[HTML][HTML] What happens in your brain when you walk down the street? implications of architectural proportions, biophilia, and fractal geometry for urban science

AA Brielmann, NH Buras, NA Salingaros, RP Taylor - Urban Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article reviews current research in visual urban perception. The temporal sequence of
the first few milliseconds of visual stimulus processing sheds light on the historically …

Advancing urban green and blue space contributions to public health

RF Hunter, M Nieuwenhuijsen, C Fabian… - The Lancet Public …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) have the potential to improve public health and
wellbeing, address health inequities, and provide co-benefits for the environment, economy …

Human well-being responses to species' traits

JC Fisher, M Dallimer, KN Irvine, SG Aizlewood… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
People rely on well-functioning ecosystems to provide critical services that underpin human
health and well-being. Consequently, biodiversity loss has profound negative implications …

Why cultural ecosystem services matter most: Exploring the pathways linking greenspaces and mental health in a low-income country

M Nawrath, H Elsey, M Dallimer - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposure to urban greenspaces promotes a variety of mental health benefits. However,
much of the evidence for these benefits is biased towards high-income countries. In contrast …

A decision support tool for green infrastructure planning in the face of rapid urbanization

P Brom, K Engemann, C Breed, M Pasgaard… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multifunctional green infrastructure, a key component of compact sustainable cities, is
challenged by the pressures associated with rapid urbanization. In this paper, we present a …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring how urban nature is associated with human wellbeing in a neotropical city

JC Fisher, JE Bicknell, KN Irvine, D Fernandes… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human population growth and urbanisation are putting pressure on urban green and blue
spaces worldwide. These spaces provide habitat for biodiversity and, as evidence from the …

Exposure to urban green space may both promote and harm mental health in socially vulnerable neighborhoods: A neighborhood-scale analysis in New York City

EH Yoo, JE Roberts, Y Eum, X Li, K Konty - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There is growing evidence that exposure to green space can impact mental
health, but these effects may be context dependent. We hypothesized that associations …

Nature's contributions to social determinants of mental health and the role of conservation

T Pienkowski, A Keane, H Booth, E Kinyanda… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Little is known about the impending mental health impacts of the global nature crisis.
Existing evidence largely overlooks how nature sustains the economic and material …

A systematic review of audit tools for evaluating the quality of green spaces in mental health research

H Park, CD Brown, AL Pearson - Health & Place, 2024 - Elsevier
Research showing the relationship between exposure to green space and health has
yielded conflicting results, possibly due to the oversight of green space quality in quantitative …

Does the quality of street greenspace matter? Examining the associations between multiple greenspace exposures and chronic health conditions of urban residents in …

Y Liu, B Zhao, Y Cheng, T Zhao, A Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Numerous studies have demonstrated that greenspace (GS) exposure is
associated with health improvements in individuals with hypertension and diabetes …