The affective benefits of nature exposure

GN Bratman, HA Olvera‐Alvarez… - Social and Personality …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mounting evidence demonstrates that nature exposure can have affective benefits. These
include behavioral and psychophysiological responses consistent with (a) decreases in …

Improved human greenspace exposure equality during 21st century urbanization

S Wu, B Chen, C Webster, B Xu, P Gong - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Greenspace plays a crucial role in urban ecosystems and has been recognized as a key
factor in promoting sustainable and healthy city development. Recent studies have revealed …

Exposure ecology drives a unified understanding of the nexus of (urban) natural ecosystem, ecological exposure, and health

Z Yu, G Yang, T Lin, B Zhao, Y Xu, X Yao… - Ecosystem Health …, 2024 - spj.science.org
The intersection of ecology and exposure science with health concerns has led to a gradual
infiltration of these disciplines. Exposure to (urban) natural ecosystems, defined as …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic disease and where you live: Built and natural environment relationships with physical activity, obesity, and diabetes

LD Frank, B Adhikari, KR White, T Dummer… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Diabetes is among the most prevalent non-communicable diseases causing
significant morbidity and mortality globally. The aetiology and disease development of …

Spatial and temporal changes of outdoor thermal stress: influence of urban land cover types

MA Rahman, E Franceschi, N Pattnaik… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Green infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a feasible strategy for promoting adaptive
capacities of cities to climate change by alleviating urban heat island (UHI) and thus heat …

[HTML][HTML] Can't see the wood for the trees? An assessment of street view-and satellite-derived greenness measures in relation to mental health

M Helbich, R Poppe, D Oberski… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Greenness in the urban living environment is inconsistently associated with mental health.
Satellite-derived measures of greenness may inadequately characterize how people …

An optimized evaluation method of an urban ecological network: The case of the Minhang District of Shanghai

R Zhang, L Zhang, Q Zhong, Q Zhang, Y Ji… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Obtaining the characteristics of an urban ecological network structure and connectivity plays
an important guiding role in the concrete implementation of ecological construction in a …

Do various dimensions of exposure metrics affect biopsychosocial pathways linking green spaces to mental health? A cross-sectional study in Nanjing, China

J Zhang, Y Liu, S Zhou, Y Cheng, B Zhao - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022 - Elsevier
The theoretically indicated pathways linking green space (GS) exposure to mental well-
being have been consistently examined. However, few studies have deciphered the …

Inequalities in the quality and proximity of green space exposure are more pronounced than in quantity aspect: Evidence from a rapidly urbanizing Chinese city

J Zhang - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Substantial studies have revealed that exposure to green spaces (GSs) yields a variety of
health benefits. However, daily GS exposure scenarios are multidimensional, and relevant …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating multiple greenspace exposure types and their associations with neighbourhood premature mortality: A socioecological study

SM Labib, S Lindley, JJ Huck - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Greenspace exposures are often measured using single exposure metrics,
which can lead to conflicting results. Existing methodologies are limited in their ability to …