Table 2.

Amount and Location of Nature-Based Components and Physical Activity

	Direction of Change	Selected Scientific Articles
Children and Adolescents
Greater amount of nearby green space
MVPA	↑	(Roemmich et al., 2006)3; (Janssen and Rosu 2015)3 Boys, but not in girls (Sanders et al., 2015)2
Quality facilities
MVPA	↑	Adolescents (Babey et al., 2008)3; (Cohen et al., 2006)3; (Epstein et al., 2008)1
Sedentary behavior	↓	Adolescents (Babey et al., 2008)3
Use of green space	↑	Adolescents (Edwards et al., 2015)3
Closer proximity to green space
MVPA	↑	Children (Roemmich et al., 2006)3 Adolescent girls (Cohen et al., 2006)3; (Rodriguez et al., 2012)3
Adults
Greater amount of nearby green space
MVPA	↑	(Astell-Burt, Feng, et al., 2014b)3; (Kaczynski et al., 2009)3; (Sallis et al., 2016)3
Walking	↑	(Astell-Burt, Feng, et al., 2014b)3; (Sugiyama et al., 2013)2
Closer proximity to green space
MVPA	↑	(Coombes et al., 2010)3; (Ribeiro et al., 2013)3
Use of green space	↑	(Coombes et al., 2010)3
Walking	↑	(Giles-Corti et al., 2005)3; (Giles-Corti et al., 2013)3; (Gomez et al., 2010)3; (Sugiyama et al., 2010)3; (Sugiyama et al., 2013)3
Quality features and facilities
MVPA	↑	(Kaczynski & Henderson, 2008); (Schipperijn et al., 2013)
Walking	↑	(Giles-Corti et al., 2005)3; (Gomez et al., 2010)3; (Koohsari et al., 2013); (Li et al., 2005)3; (Sugiyama et al., 2010)3
Visit frequency	↑	(Flowers et al., 2016)
Biodiversity
Restorative response	↑	(Wood et al., 2018)3
Older Adults
Greater amount of nearby green space
MVPA	↑	(Gong et al., 2014)2
Sports-related activity	↑	(Hanibuchi et al., 2011)1
Quality features and facilities
LTPA	↑	(Cerin et al., 2013)3
Decline in walking	↓	(Li et al., 2005)3

¹Experimental study design

²Cohort study design

³Cross-sectional study design

↑ Increased

↓ Decreased