Are poor children schooled in low quality environments? The case of French-speaking Belgian schools.

The living environment plays a critical role in overall well-being, particularly during childhood. The positive impact of green spaces on health has been widely demonstrated (Lee and Maheswaran, 2011; Tzoulas et al., 2007) as well as the detrimental effects of air pollution (Landrigan et al., 2018). Moreover, compelling evidence indicates that exposure to nature during childhood contributes to improve cognitive development and mental health (Engemann et al., 2019; Vanaken and Danckaerts, 2018). Children are also highly susceptible to pollution-related diseases (Landrigan et al., 2018). At the... Mehr ...