Green Infrastructure, Physical Activity and Health. Evidence of Their Relationships in Spain

Authors

Pedro Calaza-Martínez, University of Lisbon, Research Centre for Landscape Architecture Prof. Caldeira Cabral

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/fabos.615

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

Currently, more than fifty percent of world population lives in cities; in the most developed regions upwards of 75% are urban residents (in Spain 77%), (UNFPA, 2011). We are in a moment where the urban species has already appeared for the first time. These cities do not often offer a healthy living environment. This fact and the lifestyle habits characterized by sedentary lifestyle, obesity and a poor diet cause health problems, increasing the incidence of non-communicable diseases, as the World Health Organization has revealed. For this reason, the design and planning of cities should be aimed at seeking solutions to these problems and green infrastructure provides an opportunity in this regard (Lafortezza, Davies, Sanesi & Konijnendijk, 2013).

Recommended Citation

Calaza-Martínez, Pedro (2015) "Green Infrastructure, Physical Activity and Health. Evidence of Their Relationships in Spain," Proceedings of the Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 57.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7275/fabos.615
Available at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fabos/vol5/iss1/57