Do low-income neighbourhoods have the least green space? A cross-sectional study of Australia’s most populous cities

Astell‐Burt, Thomas; Feng, Xiaoqi; Mavoa, Suzanne; Badland, Hannah; Giles‐Corti, Billie

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-292

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Do low-income neighbourhoods have the least green space? A cross-sectional study of Australia’s most populous cities

Published in BMC Public Health • Mar 31, 2014

Authors:

Thomas Astell‐Burt

Xiaoqi Feng

Suzanne Mavoa

Abstract

BACKGROUND: An inequitable distribution of parks and other 'green spaces' could exacerbate health inequalities if people on lower incomes, who are already at greater risk of preventable diseases, have poorer access. METHODS: The availability of green space within 1 kilometre of a Statistical Area 1 ...

Subject

Neighbourhood (mathematics)

Socioeconomic status

Demography

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