Tree Canopy Cover Is Best Associated with Perceptions of Greenspace: A Short Communication

Soumya Mazumdar, Alison Dunshea, Shanley Chong and Bin Jalaludin
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Soumya Mazumdar: South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
Alison Dunshea: Population Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
Shanley Chong: South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales Medicine, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
Bin Jalaludin: Population Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 18, 1-9

Abstract: A growing literature has supported a relationship between greenspace and health. Various greenspace metrics exist; some are based on subjective measures while others are based on an objective assessment of the landscape. While subjective measures may better reflect individual feelings about surrounding greenspace and the resulting positive benefits thereof, they are expensive and difficult to collect. In contrast, objective measures can be derived with relative ease, in a timely fashion, and for large regions and populations. While there have been some attempts to compare objective and subjective measures of greenspace, what is lacking is a comprehensive assessment of a wide range of greenspace metrics against subjective measures of greenspace. We performed such an assessment using a set of three objective greenspace metrics and a survey of residents in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. Our study supported existing findings in that overall, there is very little agreement between perceived and objective greenspace metrics. We also found that tree canopy in 10 min walking buffers around residences was the objective greenspace measure in best agreement with perceived greenspace.

Keywords: tree canopy; greenspace; perceived greenspace; objective greenspace; geographic information systems; buffers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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