Researchers have used Google Street View to study hundreds of elements of the built environment, including buildings, green spaces, pavements and roads, and how these elements relate to each other and influence coronary artery disease in people living in these neighborhoods.
  • tsonfeir
    111·
    3 months ago

    That’s cool—but it doesn’t actually give any info. What are the environmental risks found in these images?

    This reads like it’s trying to sell something.

    • Shadow@lemmy.ca
      121·
      3 months ago

      Did you read further down?

      For instance, features like green space and walkable roads were associated with lower risk, while other features, such as poorly paved roads, were associated with higher risk. However, these findings need further investigation.

      Basically they used analysis of street view to figure out what areas are friendly for walking, and compared that to data on health risks for that area.

      Seems like a pretty tenuous link to me though.

      • SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz
        20·
        3 months ago

        They really need to correct for income, otherwise they’re just finding that poorer areas have worse health outcomes - which is pretty well known.

      • tsonfeir
        71·
        3 months ago

        Yes, I read that. It just seemed very vague.