Psychological benefits of greenspace increase with biodiversity

RA Fuller, KN Irvine, P Devine-Wright… - Biology …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… of greenspace for benefits to human well-being. Here, we show that the psychological benefits
gained by greenspace users increase … those visitors to urban greenspaces can perceive …

Not all green space is created equal: Biodiversity predicts psychological restorative benefits from urban green space

E Wood, A Harsant, M Dallimer… - … in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
… (ie, biodiversity and habitats) quality of parks are positively … higher quality parks have a
function both for amenity and biodiversity. … in the restorative benefits obtained from different parks. …

The wellbeing benefits associated with perceived and measured biodiversity in Australian urban green spaces

MF Schebella, D Weber, L Schultz, P Weinstein - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
… The analysis was extended to examine differences in the attainment of psychological
benefits between parks exhibiting very low, low, moderate, and high levels of each …

Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas

G Carrus, M Scopelliti, R Lafortezza… - Landscape and urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
… with green space of a higher biodiversity level) and the benefits and well-being reported
by individuals. Indeed, our findings show that spending more time within urban and peri-urban …

Biodiversity and psychological well-being

K Korpela, T Pasanen… - Urban biodiversity …, 2018 - api.taylorfrancis.com
… between increased biodiversity and psychological benefits … study on biodiversity and
perceptions of urban green space, … were shown to prefer urban green space aesthetics and to …

Does biodiversity improve mental health in urban settings?

J Dean, K van Dooren, P Weinstein - Medical hypotheses, 2011 - Elsevier
… ‘green space’ and contact with nature on mental health, we identified only one original research
paper that directly investigated the link between biodiversity and mental … on biodiversity

Biodiversity and human health: mechanisms and evidence of the positive health effects of diversity in nature and green spaces

R Aerts, O Honnay… - British medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
… and derive mental benefits from exposure to green space. Biophilia … physiological stress)
75 and ‘attention restoration theory’ (natural environments facilitate the recovery from mental

[HTML][HTML] The role of urban green space in promoting health and well-being is related to nature connectedness and biodiversity: Evidence from a two-factor mixed …

C Gong, R Yang, S Li - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024 - Elsevier
… would benefit the low-NC group more than the high-NC group (Hypothesis 2a). For the
low-biodiversity green space, we expected no significant differences in the benefits between the …

The impact of green space and biodiversity on health

H Lai, EJ Flies, P Weinstein… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
… that examined biodiversity in addition to green space and … “biodiversity” studies (observational
studies of biodiversity in urban green spaces with commentary on relevant health effects). …

[HTML][HTML] Is biodiversity of greenspace important for human health and wellbeing? A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review

V Houlden, A Jani, A Hong - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2021 - Elsevier
… a relationship between biodiversity of greenspace and human … for a relationship between
biodiversity in greenspaces and … biodiversity and various aspects of physical and mental health…