Understanding Park Use (03-07-19)
Park probed factors linked to park use.
Park probed factors linked to park use.
Getting people rolling isn't easy
An Engemann-lead team determined that growing up in greener areas has lifelong benefits.
A Konig-lead team confirms the important links between culture and the experience of place.
Homelike spaces and neighborhoods, whether they’re in workplaces, residential areas, or elsewhere, can optimize mental and physical wellbeing as well as professional and financial performance. Why do some places feel homelike and neighborly but not others? Cognitive scientists have thoroughly investigated the answer to that question.
Options to improve society-wide wellbeing
Helping low-income residents feel good about urban parks
Garrett and her team investigated the effects of views of water (for example, of oceans) on wellbeing.
Researchers have linked living in a greener area with better cardiovascular health.
Davidovic and colleagues studied preferred colors for street lighting.