City dweller

If you're a city-dweller feeling a bit blue, you may want to consider going somewhere that's more green - even if it's still in a city. Because moving to greener urban areas provides both [immediate:sudden] and sustained mental health benefits. So says a study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.The effort is one of the few to look at the effects of green spaces over an [extended:expanded] period of time. Researchers analyzed data from the British Household Panel Survey over a five-year period, [splitting:dividing] participants into two groups: those who moved to greener urban areas and those who moved to less green urban areas.In the year after people moved to greener spaces, they experienced a significant boost in mental health markers, such as mood and confidence. And the benefits [persisted:distributes] for the next two years, indicating a shift in their baseline mental health. People who wound up moving to less green areas experienced a temporary, but significant decrease in mental health. The researchers say these [findings:belongings] should inspire urban planners and policy makers. Because it's uneasy being not green.