Envisioning better forest transitions: A review of recent forest transition scholarship

H MacDonald - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Forest transition theory, as introduced by Alexander Mather, depicts forest recovery patterns
often occurring in the wake of agricultural intensification and farmland abandonment. Since …

Urban gardening and wellbeing in pandemic era: Preliminary results from a socio-environmental factors approach

D Harding, KM Lukman, M Jingga, Y Uchiyama… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The nature and impacts of living in urban settings are gaining their saliences in developed
and developing countries alike, particularly during the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic …

Influence of mangrove forests on subjective and psychological wellbeing of coastal communities: Case studies in Malaysia and Indonesia

GN Ke, IKAP Utama, T Wagner, AK Sweetman… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mangrove forests possess multiple functions for the environment and society through their
valuable ecosystem services. Along with this, the mangrove forests have large and diverse …

The nature gaze: Eye‐tracking experiment reveals well‐being benefits derived from directing visual attention towards elements of nature

W Fleming, B Rizowy, A Shwartz - People and Nature, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The urban lifestyle has a profound effect on mental health, contributing significantly to the
challenges faced by people who reside in urban areas. Growing empirical evidence …

Demystifying the nexus between Forest cover and happiness: A study of global economies

B Advani, AK Pradhan, V Mohindra… - Forest Policy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The quest for happiness is a fundamental human goal, recognized by the United Nations
(UN). Understanding the importance of happiness, our study aims to examine the impact of …

[PDF][PDF] The nature gaze: eye tracking experiment reveals wellbeing benefits derived visual attention toward elements of nature

W Fleming, B Rizowy, A Shwartz - People and Nature, 2024 - research.bangor.ac.uk
The urban lifestyle has a profound effect on mental health, contributing significantly to the
challenges faced by people who reside in urban areas. Growing empirical evidence …

[PDF][PDF] Changing the perception of forest value and attitude toward management in the conservation area in Nepal and sustainable forest energy: A Review

B Pokharel, P Chotikarn, S Gywali - Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 2023 - ajcb.in
This review paper analyzes the results of articles highlighting people's perceptions of the
forest and its products, such as bioenergy. A keyword search identified 10 peer-reviewed …

“Urban Agriculture, Forestry and Green-Blue Infrastructure as “Re-Discovered Commons”: Bridging Urban-Rural Interface”

R Kohsaka, Y Uchiyama - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This Special Issue re-explores research topics related to the relationships between urban
and rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic period in 2020 and beyond. We revisit the …

A Novel Model of Subjective Well-Being and Performance of Wushu Athletes based on the Behavior of Coaches

N Mahtab, A Karimi, F Ghafouri - Sports Psychology, 2022 - mbsp.sbu.ac.ir
Purpose: Subjective well-being is a multi-dimensional construct that is accompanied by
having positive affect experiences, life satisfaction, and awareness of happiness, It should …

Nature and Happiness Levels: New SWB Domains for Rivers, a Lake, and Forests

T Takahashi, S Asano, Y Uchida, K Takemura… - 2023 - usprepo.office.usp.ac.jp
By using a questionnaire survey, we measured nature-related happiness levels, which
include specific domains that differ from the overall subjective well-being (SWB) in a …