The urban forest is a green infrastructure system that delivers multiple environmental,
economic, social and health services, and functions in cities. Environmental benefits of …

There is an increasing evidence that natural environment provides substantial human health
benefits. One mechanism underlying this relationship is the experience of stress. However …

Highlights•Cities are a centers of demand for ecosystem services and with projected
doubling of urban populations there will be an accelerating demand of these …

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 …

A growing body of empirical research suggests that brief contact with natural environments
improves emotional well-being. The current study synthesizes this body of research using …

Previous studies used pictures or movies to investigate the impact of virtual nature
environments on physiological and psychological health, providing inferior immersive …

Humans have evolved into what they are today after the passage of 6–7 million years. If we
define the beginning of urbanization as the rise of the industrial revolution, less than 0.01 …

Although it is well established that exposure to nearby nature can help reduce stress in
individuals, the shape of the dose–response curve is entirely unclear. To establish this dose …

Everyday environmental conditions impact human health. One mechanism underlying this
relationship is the experience of stress. Through systematic review of published literature …

Based on attention restoration theory we proposed that micro-breaks spent viewing a city
scene with a flowering meadow green roof would boost sustained attention. Sustained …