A systematic review of the relationship between natural environments and physiological and mental health during different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

MH Yen, D Li, YC Chiang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has altered how individuals interact with natural environments. Numerous studies
have investigated the effects of such environments on health. However, how natural …

[HTML][HTML] Natural environments, psychosocial health, and health behaviors in a crisis–A sco** review of the literature in the COVID-19 context

C Nigg, E Petersen, T MacIntyre - Journal of environmental psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak led to major restrictions globally, affecting people's psychosocial
health and their health behaviors. Thus, the purpose of this sco** review was to …

[HTML][HTML] Post-/pandemic mobility adaptations and wellbeing in Oslo, Norway: A longitudinal mixed-methods approach

SC Hoff, L Böcker, UB Wethal - Transportation Research Part D: Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the understudied relationship between post-/pandemic mobility
adaptations and wellbeing outcomes, drawing on a longitudinal mixed-method approach …

[HTML][HTML] Why daylight should be a priority for urban planning

C Volf, B Bueno, P Edwards, R Hobday, S Mäder… - Journal of Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Daylight is essential for ecosystems and for the physical and mental well-being of people. In
densely populated cities, only a small proportion of total daylight is available to support …

Exploring park visitation trends during the Covid-19 pandemic in Hungary by using mobile device location data

G Csomós, EM Borza, JZ Farkas - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Swee** changes in park visitation have accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic. In
countries where governments imposed strict lockdowns during the first wave, park visitation …

Informing the design of urban green and blue spaces through an understanding of Europeans' usage and preferences

K Jakstis, M Dubovik, A Laikari, K Mustajärvi… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In light of global climate change and the biodiversity crisis, making cities more resilient
through an adjusted design of urban green and blue spaces is crucial. Nature‐based …

[HTML][HTML] Human-nature interactions in the Afrotropics: Experiential and cognitive connections among urban residents in southern Nigeria

AG Awoyemi, N Ibáñez-Rueda, J Guardiola… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many people are losing direct contact with nature, a phenomenon termed as the extinction of
experience. Urban dwellers are particularly affected by this process that influences public …

[HTML][HTML] Has the pandemic altered public perception of how local green spaces affect quality of life in the United Kingdom?

AJ Crossley, A Russo - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Green spaces unquestionably improve both physical and mental health, but there is little
information on how they affect quality of life. This study investigates whether the public …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction in the use of green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health

M Borgi, B Collacchi, F Cirulli, E Medda - Health & place, 2023 - Elsevier
Our study examined the use of green spaces before and during the pandemic in a large
cohort of Italian twins and evaluated its impact on measures of mental health (depressive …

Well-being from nature exposure depends on socio-environmental contexts in Paraguay

V Berdejo-Espinola, RA Fuller, R Zahnow - Nature Cities, 2024 - nature.com
Access to urban nature is an important contributor to human health. Yet evidence of nature's
benefits comes overwhelmingly from the Global North and might not directly translate to …