For older adults, social integration and the strength of social ties are profoundly important
predictors of well-being and longevity. Can the physical environment be designed to …

How would inner-city residents respond to the incorporation of trees and grass in their
neighborhoods? Law enforcement officials have argued that, in these settings, trees and …

What makes a neighborhood space vital? This article explores the possibility that the
presence of trees and grass may be one of the key components of vital neighborhood …

Research has recently argued, quite successfully, for a more dialectic appreciation of urban
nature/society relations. Despite this progress, there is still the need to recognize that the …

Well-being depends on others and the environment. Our capacity to meet our needs and
pursue a meaningful life is affected by the actions of other people as well as the shared …

In this study I investigated practitioners claims for social benefits of urban greening projects
(eg, tree planting, community gardens). Practitioners' claims of increased neighborliness …

This research investigates urban environmental change as a function of the broader
socioeconomic processes related to urban restructuring within the US between 1962–1993 …

在過去, 地球上的人生活的很單純(simple), 生活的目標就是生存. 自然擁有不可知的力量,
人類融入大自然中生活, 家庭是生產者, 和土地有密不可分的關係, 生存是生命最終的目標 …

This study investigates how the presence of trees and grass in outdoor common spaces, and
exposure to these natural elements enhance inner-city older adults' social integration and …

This dissertation is a heuristic investigation into the experience of nature. The methods differ
from other heuristic studies in being present-centered, with experiences collected in situ in …