Living Close to Natural Outdoor Environments in Four European Cities: Adults’ Contact with the Environments and Physical Activity

Margarita Triguero-Mas, David Donaire-Gonzalez, Edmund Seto, Antònia Valentín, Graham Smith, David Martínez, Glòria Carrasco-Turigas, Daniel Masterson, Magdalena Van den Berg, Albert Ambròs, Tania Martínez-Íñiguez, Audrius Dedele, Gemma Hurst, Naomi Ellis, Tomas Grazulevicius, Martin Voorsmit, Marta Cirach, Judith Cirac-Claveras, Wim Swart, Eddy Clasquin, Jolanda Maas, Wanda Wendel-Vos, Michael Jerrett, Regina Gražulevičienė, Hanneke Kruize, Christopher J. Gidlow and Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
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Margarita Triguero-Mas: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
David Donaire-Gonzalez: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Edmund Seto: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Antònia Valentín: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Graham Smith: Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK
David Martínez: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Glòria Carrasco-Turigas: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Masterson: Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK
Magdalena Van den Berg: Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Albert Ambròs: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Tania Martínez-Íñiguez: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Audrius Dedele: Department of Environmental Science, Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
Gemma Hurst: Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK
Naomi Ellis: Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK
Tomas Grazulevicius: Department of Environmental Science, Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
Martin Voorsmit: Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Marta Cirach: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Judith Cirac-Claveras: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Wim Swart: Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Eddy Clasquin: Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jolanda Maas: Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Wanda Wendel-Vos: Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Michael Jerrett: Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Regina Gražulevičienė: Department of Environmental Science, Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
Hanneke Kruize: Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Christopher J. Gidlow: Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: This study investigated whether residential availability of natural outdoor environments (NOE) was associated with contact with NOE, overall physical activity and physical activity in NOE, in four different European cities using objective measures. A nested cross-sectional study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain); Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom); Doetinchem (The Netherlands); and Kaunas (Lithuania). Smartphones were used to collect information on the location and physical activity (overall and NOE) of around 100 residents of each city over seven days. We used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to determine residential NOE availability (presence/absence of NOE within 300 m buffer from residence), contact with NOE (time spent in NOE), overall PA (total physical activity), NOE PA (total physical activity in NOE). Potential effect modifiers were investigated. Participants spent around 40 min in NOE and 80 min doing overall PA daily, of which 11% was in NOE. Having residential NOE availability was consistently linked with higher NOE contact during weekdays, but not to overall PA. Having residential NOE availability was related to NOE PA, especially for our Barcelona participants, people that lived in a city with low NOE availability.

Keywords: green spaces; physical activity; natural outdoor environments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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