A review of the benefits of nature experiences: More than meets the eye

LS Franco, DF Shanahan, RA Fuller - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Evidence that experiences of nature can benefit people has accumulated rapidly. Yet
perhaps because of the domination of the visual sense in humans, most research has …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of ornamental plants to urban ecosystem services

A Francini, D Romano, S Toscano, A Ferrante - Earth, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban areas can be differently anthropized; often, high-density populations lead to higher
amounts of pollution. Nowadays, ornamental plants can represent important living …

Nature in virtual reality improves mood and reduces stress: evidence from young adults and senior citizens

SHM Chan, L Qiu, G Esposito, KP Mai, KP Tam, J Cui - Virtual reality, 2023 - Springer
Large populations worldwide have been deprived from nature experiences due to mass
quarantines and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and face a looming mental …

Older adults with cognitive and/or physical impairments can benefit from immersive virtual reality experiences: a feasibility study

L Appel, E Appel, O Bogler, M Wiseman… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Older adults living in long term care, rehabilitation hospitals, and seniors'
residences often experience reduced mobility, sometimes resulting in confinement indoors …

Gardening can relieve human stress and boost nature connection during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Egerer, B Lin, J Kingsley, P Marsh… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted social life. Gardens and yards have
seemingly risen as a lifeline during the pandemic. Here, we investigated the relationship …

Empirical study of landscape types, landscape elements and landscape components of the urban park promoting physiological and psychological restoration

L Deng, X Li, H Luo, EK Fu, J Ma, LX Sun… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban parks have been found to benefit human health and well-being. Many studies have
addressed the relationship between spatial characteristics and health restoration, but little …

[KNIHA][B] An impact evaluation framework to support planning and evaluation of nature-based solutions projects. Report prepared by the EKLIPSE Expert Working …

C Raymond, M Breil, M Nita, N Kabisch, M de Bel… - 2017 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Nature‐Based Solutions (NBS) are solutions to societal challenges that are inspired and
supported by nature. The European Commission requested the EKLIPSE project to help …

Towards explaining the positive effect of vegetation on the perception of environmental noise

T Van Renterghem - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2019 - Elsevier
Audio-visual interactions play a significant role when humans perceive the environment. In
this review paper, it is analysed how visible vegetation can be used to mitigate negative …

[KNIHA][B] Well-being for public policy

E Diener - 2009 - books.google.com
In this volume, the authors explain the reasons why subjective indicators of well-being are
needed. They describe how these indicators can offer useful input and provide examples of …

Health effects of viewing landscapes–Landscape types in environmental psychology

MD Velarde, G Fry, M Tveit - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2007 - Elsevier
The visible landscape is believed to affect human beings in many ways, including aesthetic
appreciation and health and well-being. The aim of this paper is to analyse the range of …