A systematic review on the relationship between the built environment and children's quality of life.
Hanish P KodaliLisa HitchAnn F DunlapMarc StarvaggiKatarzyna E WykaTerry T K HuangPublished in: BMC public health (2023)
Most studies are correlational, making it difficult to infer causality. While the positive findings of green space on QoL are consistent, specific features of the built environment show inconsistent results. Overall perception of the built environment, such as neighborhood satisfaction, also shows more robust results compared to perceptions of specific features of the built environment. Due to the heterogeneity of both built environment and QoL measures, consistent measures of both concepts will help advance this area of research.