Green space and happiness of developed countries
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2-1-2020
Abstract
Previous research has reported a connection between urban green space and public health that ultimately contributes to happiness. Existing studies have mainly investigated green space over small areas. This paper revisits this significant correlation by examining the relationship between country-level happiness and the amount of urban green space as measured systematically from satellite images. Based on 2018 and 2013 data from 30 developed countries, we found that there is a correlation between urban green space and happiness, and this relationship becomes stronger among countries with higher GDP. We also found that the relationship between happiness and green space has grown stronger over time.
Identifier
85084359010 (Scopus)
ISBN
[9781728160344]
Publication Title
Proceedings 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing Bigcomp 2020
External Full Text Location
https://doi.org/10.1109/BigComp48618.2020.00-67
First Page
247
Last Page
250
Grant
NRF-2017R1E1A1A01076400
Fund Ref
National Research Foundation of Korea
Recommended Citation
Hashemi Fesharaki, Seyedeh Farnoosh; Behrouz, Ali; Yang, Jeasurk; Wohn, Donghee Yvette; and Cha, Meeyoung, "Green space and happiness of developed countries" (2020). Faculty Publications. 5515.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/5515
