The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought unprecedented socially isolating measures to mitigate the spread of disease, heightening importance public outdoor urban greenspace. Here, we investigated association between tree-rich greenspace and mental health in a large opportunity sample surveyed using crowdsourcing research website ( www.covid19resilience.org ) April 6th October 12...

This article presents crucial new evidence that prisons with a higher proportion of the area within their perimeter given over to natural vegetation exhibit lower levels self-harm and violence (both between prisoners toward staff). Extending prior qualitative prison-level studies find nature contact influences prisoners’ self-reported well-being, it uses geographic information systems mapping g...

Abstract Introduction Exposure to greenspace has been associated with better sleep health by potentially supporting salubrious activities (e.g., physical activity), buffering noise, improving air quality, and promoting mental health. However, most prior studies have included few dimensions or lacked racial/ethnic diversity. Further, access is not equitably distributed across groups due structur...

The Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) is a widely recognised phenomenon that profoundly affects the quality of life for urban citizens. greenspace can help mitigate UHIE, but characteristics determine extent to which any given cool an area are not well understood. A key characteristic likely be properties trees found in greenspace. Here, we explore sensitivity strength cooling effect tree communi...

Abstract The presence of greenspace, its profound impact and association with physical mental health, biodiversity, aesthetical pleasure has been delineated abundantly. Contrarily, there is a concerning disparity in the accessibility proximity between affluent deprived areas urbanised localities. Existing literature prioritised distribution domains when assessing inequitable greenspace conseque...

Many of us feel intuitively that having access to nature in urban environments is important for our quality of life. The evidence base supporting this claim has grown considerably in recent years, with high profile studies highlighting the links between access to greenspace/having views of nature and health and wellbeing. Physical activity in green environments is increasingly seen as a valuabl...

There is growing evidence to suggest that exposure to natural environments can be associated with mental health benefits. Proximity to greenspace has been associated with lower levels of stress (Thompson et al., 2012) and reduced symptomology for depression and anxiety (Beyer et al., 2014), while interacting with nature can improve cognition for children with attention deficits (Taylor and Kuo,...

Contact to nature and greenspace is important for emotional well-being can promote human health. Forest landscapes provide such access greenspace, especially in protected areas. However, forested areas are impacted by natural disturbances as bark beetle infestations. On the one hand, have positive impacts on ecological processes biodiversity. other they allegedly negative recreational value of ...