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The Impact of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Installation on Surrounding Health and Safety.
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American Journal of Public Health . Mar2015, Vol. 105 Issue 3, pe114-e121. 8p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Charts, 1 Map. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objectives. We investigated the health and safety effects of urban green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) installments. Methods. We conducted a difference-in-differences analysis of the effects of GSI installments on health (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol and stress levels) and safety (e.g., felonies, nuisance and property crimes, narcotics crimes) outcomes from 2000 to 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We used mixed-effects regression models to compare differences in pre- and post-treatment measures of outcomes for treatment sites (n = 52) and randomly chosen, matched control sites (n = 186) within multiple geographic extents surrounding GSI sites. Results. Regression-adjusted models showed consistent and statistically significant reductions in narcotics possession (18%–27% less) within 16th-mile, quarter-mile, half-mile (P < .001), and eighth-mile (P < .01) distances from treatment sites and at the census tract level (P < .01). Narcotics manufacture and burglaries were also significantly reduced at multiple scales. Non-significant reductions in homicides, assaults, thefts, public drunkenness, and narcotics sales were associated with GSI installation in at least 1 geographic extent. Conclusions. Health and safety considerations should be included in future assessments of GSI programs. Subsequent studies should assess mechanisms of this association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CENSUS
*COMPARATIVE studies
*STATISTICAL correlation
*CRIME
*HEALTH behavior
*HEALTH status indicators
*LONGITUDINAL method
*EVALUATION of medical care
*METROPOLITAN areas
*NATURE
*PUBLIC spaces
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*REGRESSION analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*SAFETY
*SURVEYS
*WATER supply
*RESIDENTIAL patterns
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*CONTROL groups
*STATISTICAL models
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00900036
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100905161
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302314