More Nuanced Information on Responses to Natural Environments (10-11-11)
Hinds and Sparks present a nuanced assessment of people’s responses to natural environments.
Hinds and Sparks present a nuanced assessment of people’s responses to natural environments.
Morgan reviews the research supporting therapeutic uses of nature and discusses several recent projects that have put the resulting scientific findings to good use.
People underestimate the pleasure that they experience in nature, which has implications for the development of sustainability initiatives.
Eric Heyman investigated environments in which people and birds thrive.
A recent press release from the University of Illinois discusses important links between green spaces and health, with a focus on research done by Frances Kuo, a professor there.
The USDA Forest Service i-Tree Tools can be used to assess the “local, tangible ecosystem services that trees provide” either individually or in groups.
Laaksoharju and Rappe examined the relationship of 9-10 year old Finns with green spaces and plants.
When people feel attached to their neighborhood, they have an “emotional connection to [its] physical and social environments.”
Moving closer to outdoor recreation sites does not mean that people will become trim.
What sort of landscape do people living in the high desert prefer?