Extreme weather and climate change: population health and health system implications

KL Ebi, J Vanos, JW Baldwin, JE Bell… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Extreme weather and climate events, such as heat waves, cyclones, and floods, are an
expression of climate variability. These events and events influenced by climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) and nature therapy on mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Kotera, M Richardson, D Sheffield - International journal of mental health …, 2022 - Springer
Shinrin-yoku, immersing oneself in nature using one's senses, has been receiving increased
attention internationally. While most of the existing studies have focused on physical health …

Humanization of nature: Testing the influences of urban park characteristics and psychological factors on collegers' perceived restoration

X Li, X Zhang, T Jia - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have mainly focused on the independent role of landscape characteristics
or preference on psychological restoration respectively. However, few studies have explored …

Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

LR Larson, LE Mullenbach, MHEM Browning… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected many people's psychological health.
Impacts may be particularly severe among socially vulnerable populations such as college …

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 …

Minimum time dose in nature to positively impact the mental health of college-aged students, and how to measure it: A scoping review

GR Meredith, DA Rakow, ERB Eldermire… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Across the US, college and university students exhibit high levels of stress,
anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. While counseling, medications and, in …

Urban park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted?

LR Larson, Z Zhang, JI Oh, W Beam… - … in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic altered human behavior around the world. To maintain mental and
physical health during periods of lockdown and quarantine, people often engaged in …

[HTML][HTML] Urban green spaces and stress during COVID-19 lockdown: A case study for the city of Madrid

M Maury-Mora, MT Gómez-Villarino… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the unexpected emergence of COVID-19, different cities improvised responses to
prevent the virus from spreading and infecting the population. Madrid, capital of Spain and …

From egoism to ecoism: Psychedelics increase nature relatedness in a state-mediated and context-dependent manner

H Kettner, S Gandy, ECHM Haijen… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: There appears to be a growing disconnection between humans and their
natural environments which has been linked to poor mental health and ecological …

Life satisfaction linked to the diversity of nature experiences and nature views from the window

C Chang, RRY Oh, TP Le Nghiem, Y Zhang… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of nature interactions on multiple aspects of human subjective wellbeing are
increasingly well understood. Although nature experience has been shown to be positively …