Child development and the physical environment

GW Evans - Annu. Rev. Psychol., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Characteristics of the physical environment that influence child development are discussed.
Topics include behavioral toxicology, noise, crowding, housing and neighborhood quality …

The restorative value of the urban environment: A systematic review of the existing literature

AM Weber, J Trojan - Environmental Health Insights, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Stress poses a major issue in our modern society, making restoration an
important research focus. Restoration likelihood has mostly been observed in nature, which …

Nearby nature: A buffer of life stress among rural children

NM Wells, GW Evans - Environment and behavior, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Identifying mechanisms that buffer children from life's stress and adversity is an important
empirical and practical concern. This study focuses on nature as a buffer of life stress among …

Nature and the life course: Pathways from childhood nature experiences to adult environmentalism

NM Wells, KS Lekies - Children, youth and environments, 2006 - muse.jhu.edu
This paper examines connections between childhood involvement with the natural
environment and adult environmentalism from a life course perspective. Approximately …

Benefits of nature contact for children

L Chawla - Journal of planning literature, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This review examines different ways that contact with nature can contribute to the health and
well-being of children. Applying the capabilities approach to human development for a …

[BOOK][B] Conservation psychology: Understanding and promoting human care for nature

S Clayton, G Myers - 2015 - books.google.com
People are inseparable from natural ecosystems, and understanding how people think
about, experience, and interact with nature is crucial for promoting environmental …

Determinants of restorative experiences in everyday favorite places

KM Korpela, M Ylén, L Tyrväinen, H Silvennoinen - Health & place, 2008 - Elsevier
The study was based on the answers to a mailed questionnaire of a simple random sample
of respondents from two cities (Helsinki, Tampere) in Finland. Ten determinants of …

[HTML][HTML] The psychological and social benefits of a nature experience for children: A preliminary investigation

RL Dopko, CA Capaldi, JM Zelenski - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2019 - Elsevier
There are active movements to connect children with nature to improve their well-being.
However, most of the research on children and nature has focused on cognitive benefits or …

Early childhood educators' use of natural outdoor settings as learning environments: an exploratory study of beliefs, practices, and barriers

J Ernst - Environmental Education Research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In efforts to encourage use of natural outdoor settings as learning environments within early
childhood education, survey research was conducted with 46 early childhood educators …

The restorative effects of redesigning the schoolyard: A multi-methodological, quasi-experimental study in rural Austrian middle schools

C Kelz, GW Evans, K Röderer - Environment and Behavior, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Contact with nature can have numerous beneficial effects for children. As the school is a
place where children spend a lot of time, the physical environment of the school has …