The study echoes others which have linked health to the countryside and urban parks.
Eco-friendly Philly boasts some 220 miles of bike lanes, good public transportation and the crown jewel of urban parks, 9, 200-acre Fairmount Park.
After the Games, the entire Olympic park will be opened up to become one of the largest urban parks created in Europe in more than 150 years.
The study, by Katherine Ashbullby and Mathew White, looked at responses from 2, 750 people in England over two years, comparing their experiences of the seaside, countryside and urban parks.
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But lest people get carried away with visions of smiling picnickers in the new green arcadias of Blairite Britain, the urban parks scheme come with a very nineties twist.
On December 2nd, the Heritage Lottery fund announced the details of the third round of their urban parks programme, giving 48 parks around Britain money for updating and restoration.
Its central and perennially popular Stanley Park is one of North America's largest urban parks, graced with colonies of curious racoons and stunning views out to the snow-capped North Shore mountains.
The report advocates having teachers take children for lessons outdoors when possible, with urban schools using parks.
These have included forest trees, trees in urban areas such as parks and gardens, and also young trees in nurseries.
While urban railway bridges, parks and pavements may not be the first image you see, many cities have been quick to embrace the foraging trend.
As summer hit its peak and the weather heated up we also brought took a look at six awesome parks made from rehabilitated urban structures.
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The Labour MP Gareth Thomas will call for the restriction on the right to buy in Britain's National Parks to be extended to major urban areas including London.
Watson said parks near the state's urban centers are especially popular, because camping can be an inexpensive way for someone to visit a city like San Francisco, where hotels can cost 10 or 20 times the price of a camping spot.
Parks, gardens and green space in urban areas can improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people living there, says a University of Exeter study.
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This modern urban zone is comprised of glass and steel skyscrapers, a giant shopping mall, convention centre and office parks that house Fortune 500 corporate offices and global hotel chains.
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