Human Impact Partners Evidence Base
- Neighborhood access to city parks impacts crime rates.
- Parks and open space are not equally distributed.
- Parks and open spaces improve environmental quality by filtering air and water and dampening noise, thereby contributing to better health outcomes.
- Parks and open spaces contribute to neighborhood social cohesion.
- Access to parks and open space leads to positive general health and wellbeing and improves healing.
- Access to parks and open spaces has an impact on stress, depression, and mental functioning.
- Parks encourage and provide a space for physical activity, which can effectively combat obesity and chronic disease.