Restoration in Urban Forests and Woodlands
Is there a specific component of urban forests and woodlands that increases their restorative value?
Is there a specific component of urban forests and woodlands that increases their restorative value?
How does coherence among objects influences people’s psychological responses?
Troy and his colleagues investigated the relationship between tree cover and crime.
As McWilliam and her colleagues state “adjacent residential land uses degrade urban forests following development.”
Home, Hunziker, and Bauer investigated why people visit urban green spaces.
Childhood obesity is a significant public health issue in many communities.
Interested in taking a vacation that involves spending time in nature?
Research by Marc Berman, a post-doctoral fellow at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute in Toronto and colleagues has linked walking in natural settings and improved memory function in people with major depression.
Research continues on factors that increase walking.
Thompson led a research effort investigating the relationship between green space on well-being in deprived communities in Scotland.