Green spaces and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

D Rojas-Rueda, MJ Nieuwenhuijsen… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Green spaces have been proposed to be a health determinant, improving
health and wellbeing through different mechanisms. We aimed to systematically review the …

Nature contact and human health: A research agenda

H Frumkin, GN Bratman, SJ Breslow… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the
potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has …

Urban trees and human health: A scoping review

KL Wolf, ST Lam, JK McKeen, GRA Richardson… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The urban forest is a green infrastructure system that delivers multiple environmental,
economic, social and health services, and functions in cities. Environmental benefits of …

Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) and nature therapy: A state-of-the-art review

MM Hansen, R Jones, K Tocchini - International journal of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Background: Current literature supports the comprehensive health benefits of exposure to
nature and green environments on human systems. The aim of this state-of-the-art review is …

A review of the benefits of nature experiences: More than meets the eye

LS Franco, DF Shanahan, RA Fuller - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Evidence that experiences of nature can benefit people has accumulated rapidly. Yet
perhaps because of the domination of the visual sense in humans, most research has …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: Opportunities to enhance health and biodiversity …

PA Sandifer, AE Sutton-Grier, BP Ward - Ecosystem services, 2015 - Elsevier
We are at a key juncture in history where biodiversity loss is occurring daily and accelerating
in the face of population growth, climate change, and rampant development …

Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on levels of cortisol as a stress biomarker: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Antonelli, G Barbieri, D Donelli - International journal of biometeorology, 2019 - Springer
Forest bathing is a traditional practice characterized by visiting a forest and breathing its air.
This review aims to investigate the effects of forest bathing on levels of salivary or serum …

[HTML][HTML] Medical empirical research on forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku): A systematic review

Y Wen, Q Yan, Y Pan, X Gu, Y Liu - Environmental health and preventive …, 2019 - Springer
This study focused on the newest evidence of the relationship between forest environmental
exposure and human health and assessed the health efficacy of forest bathing on the …

The influence of urban green environments on stress relief measures: A field experiment

L Tyrväinen, A Ojala, K Korpela, T Lanki… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study investigated the psychological (perceived restorativeness, subjective vitality,
mood, creativity) and physiological (salivary cortisol concentration) effects of short-term visits …

The psychological and physical effects of forests on human health: A systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

M Stier-Jarmer, V Throner, M Kirschneck… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The aim of this systematic review of systematic reviews was to identify,
summarise, and synthesise the available evidence of systematic reviews (SRs) and meta …