Mon, 25 Apr 2016 People living in green areascities feel much better than other residents say
British scientists. According to the results of their research,
nearby parks, gardens and other green spaces favor
not only the well-being of the citizens, but also a higher degree
life satisfaction. Researchers working in Exeter
university, studied data on 10,000 individuals and more than 5,000
families. The choice fell on those who changed place in 1991-2008
residence. The following pattern was revealed: living in
green areas, people noticed a large
life satisfaction and less mental
Disorders. And even change the level of income of participants
research, their health, marital status, type of housing or
places of employment did not change their attitude towards life in general. Interesting
the results came out when scientists tried to compare the effect of
living in a “green space” with marriage. So, the effect of
impact of a successful marriage was only three times the effect of
exposure to green environment. Compared to the influence that
has a successful employment on a person, the effect of the influence
The green environment was one tenth. Scientists believe that
the results of their work can be useful to urban planners who plan
building the city. Local governments, developing
public health strategies can also
take advantage of them.
