Safe for Children
By Jeffry Fawcett, October 28, 2008 in the Editorials blog
Green space is good for children. A study to be published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that children in neighborhoods with more greenery had better health over a two-year period. The study tracked 3,800 children between 3 and 18 years old. In a novel approach to measuring how green a neighborhood was, the researchers used satellite-based mapping technology previously used for agriculture, forestry, and malaria research. [Read more…]
