How Urban Design Can Impact Mental Health & Well-being

Our cities are often designed with function in mind. We build parks for exercise, wider sidewalks for pedestrians, and bike lanes for commuters. While we have made progress towards building healthier bodies, we have overlooked the equally important mental well-being. Urban design has a powerful influence on the quality of its citizens’ life, especially mental Read More

Building Back Differently: The Role of CLM in Public Health Promotion through Nature-based Solutions

“The future of humanity is undoubtedly urban,” warns the UN-Habitat in their World Cities Report (2022), urging public health policies to address the growing health risks associated with urban expansion. Urban environments — characterized by traffic, pollution, noise, and overcrowding — not only create fertile ground for physical health issues but also place a significant Read More

Nature, mental health, and equity. Highlights from the kick-off meeting of the GreenME project

The GreenME project will study how exposure to nature can be integrated in healthcare systems to treat and improve mental health for all. It officially launched its ambitious initiative at the Kick-off meeting held in Barcelona from January 29th to 31st, 2024. Hosted by the Open University of Catalunya (UOC) and coordinated by the Universitat Read More

Urban Solutions and Sustainability R&D Congress 2023, Singapore

Date: 4 – 5 October (Wed & Thu), 2023 Venue: Sands Expo and Convention Centre   The Congress was divided into several breakout sessions, out of which this specific one dedicated to mental health and well-being promotion through contact with urban nature. Below are the descriptions of speakers and talks. Among them our own Dr Read More

NeuroLandscape a part of GreenME – the Horizon EU Funded Project!

NeuroLandscape is delighted to announce its participation in the consortium selected for the prestigious Horizon Europe GreenME project  with a budget of nearly 6M euro. This collaboration presents an exciting opportunity to advance our mission of integrating nature-based solutions into urban environments for enhanced well-being and sustainable living. Led by Universita Autonoma de Barcelona, the Read More

Presentation at the International Conference for Environment and Human Health | HK

18 of August 2022 10:40 AM Hong Kong Time (GMT+8) *online Dr Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo to present “Neuroscience for Designing Urban Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscape Exposure for Mental Health” at the  International Conference for Environment and Human Health hosted by Research Centre for Environment and Human Health in Hong Kong. https://youtu.be/GZObrp0q9i4

Floriade Challenge 🌿‘The Green Escape’

Floriade Challenge 🌿‘The Green Escape’🌿 took place at Aeres Hogeschool Almere and Floriade Expo 2022. 25 young professionals accepted the challenge of Almere 2.0 and the Gemeente Almere to develop an innovative concept for greening an important 🏃🏻 slow-traffic route 🚴🏻 in the centre of Almere. May 20th: Location:            Floriade MASTERCLASS: 14.45-16.00 u 14.15-14.45        IT check 14.30-14.45       Online walk-in 14.45-14.47       Welcome Read More

1st in-person NeuroLandscape Workshop | Korthi-Greece | 7-9 May 2022

The first, in-person scientific meeting of NeuroLandscape Team, titled “Natural and Cultural Heritage for Healthier and More Sustainable Urban Realms” took place among beautiful landscapes of the Greek island of Andros, hosted at the local Korthi Town Hall.  The program of a 3-day event included: SATURDAY (7.05.2022) Time Presentation title – Speaker (Affiliation) Language 11:15 Read More

ICT Solutions for Healthcare | Webinar | 21 October 2021

XIII International Congress of the Spanish Association of Bioethics and Medical Ethics (AEBI) The Organizing Committee and the Spanish Association of Bioethics and Medical Ethics (AEBI) organized the thirteenth edition of the AEBI International Congress that hosted several focused events, including the webinar on ICT solutions for Healthcare. In it our NeuroLandscape VR tool called Read More

ASEAN Workshop on Biodiversity and its Linkages to Human Health

27 September 2021  at 2:30 PM Singapore The connections between biodiversity, mental health and physical inactivity are particularly relevant in the context of shifting global burden of diseases in which non-communicable diseases are among the most rapidly rising challenge to global public health. Contact with nature may provide positive mental health benefits, as well as Read More