Homebuyers Want Green Features (12-12-08)
Green design features are a very important consideration for people considering buying homes in master-planned communities.
Green design features are a very important consideration for people considering buying homes in master-planned communities.
Sugiyama and his colleagues investigated which attributes of neighborhood open spaces influence health, life satisfaction, and walking (outdoor activity) for older individuals.
Semenza and March researched the influence of straightforward community based interventions on the quality of life in urban neighborhoods.
Multiple factors could determine an individual’s satisfaction with his/her neighborhood.
The quality of an urban environment is regularly assessed using a limited criteria list.
The amount of natural vegetation, or greenness, in a neighborhood would logically seem to be equally linked to both perceived physical and mental health, but this is not the case.
The amount of green space near their homes is related to the weights of inner city children.
What do people do when they just feel like getting out of the house for a while?
Social cohesion in neighborhoods has been linked to levels of schizophrenia among residents.
A study of pre-Baby Boomers/ early Baby Boomers (ages 50-75) living in Portland Oregon indicates that certain neighborhood features are related to increased obesity among residents.