Scholars spanning a variety of disciplines have studied the ways in which contact with
natural environments may impact human well‐being. We review the effects of such nature …

The updated edition of the essential guide to environmental psychology Thoroughly revised
and updated, the second edition, Environmental Psychology: An Introduction offers an …

The paper gives an overview on the trends in the usage of landscape metrics as indicators
for: land use changes, habitat functions (biodiversity, habitats), landscape regulating …

The assessment of cultural ecosystem services, in our case landscape aesthetics, is the
most commonly investigated but least formalized issue in the scope of the ecosystem …

Landscape preference is the focus of landscape research, in which the relationship between
landscape elements and landscape preference is an important issue. Most previous studies …

Green space around settlements is increasingly important for recreation. However recreation
managers have limited spatially explicit data on recreation potential around cities, and …

As concerns on the adverse effects of noise pollution in the environment grow, the use of
environmental noise barriers has increased. Noise barriers are commonly considered to be …

Planning and monitoring of landscapes cannot be reduced to its outstanding features, but
must take into account all its characteristics. In this context, the relationship of landscape …

A rural landscape is the result of the interaction among natural elements and human
activities which takes place in time and space. It represents a non-renewable resource that …

Changes in the landscape affect not only people's well-being but also how people perceive
and use the landscape. An increasing number of policies have highlighted the importance of …