Greenspace Scotland report on this UNICEF research in their July bulletin.
UNICEF has highlighted the importance of having good access to urban greenspace to children’s health and development. However, the UK was ranked fairly low in the league table in UNICEF’s recent Report Card in developed nations, .
Research, published in ‘Places and Spaces: environments and children’s wellbeing’, shows a clear link between access to greenspace and children’s satisfaction with life. Last year, UNICEF also published The Necessity of Urban Green Space for Children’s Optimal Development
