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Floriade Challenge 🌿‘The Green Escape’

Posted on 20 May 202226 August 2022 by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

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

Posted on 14 May 202226 August 2022 by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

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

Posted on 21 October 202114 May 2022 by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

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

Posted on 27 September 20211 November 2021 by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

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

World Sustainability Forum Speech on Community-led Greenspace |13-15 September 2021

Posted on 13 September 20211 November 2021 by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

On Monday 13th September at 11:00 CEST Dr Diana Benjumea Meija presented her research on “The Spatial and Social Components of Community-led Green Spaces and its Contribution to the Health and Wellbeing of Low-income Communities” at the 9th World Sustainability Forum In the last decade, there has been a surge in projects initiated by urban Read More

EKLIPSE project outcomes: Systematic Review, Podcast, WHO Booklet

Posted on 1 August 20211 November 2021 by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

For several years, papers have been published about the positive impact of greenness on health, including some synthesis and systematic reviews. Yet, none of them has so far addressed the question of the type of habitats and components of such habitats that have a significant (and preferably positive) effect on mental health and psychological well-being. Read More

Mental Health in Slums – the Case of Bangladesh Among Other Developing Countries

Posted on 22 July 202129 July 2021 by Tahsin Tabassum

The share of the world’s population living in urban areas has been predicted to increase from 55% in 2018 to 60% in 2030 (UN, 2018). Every year people move to the urban areas from villages for various reasons. If we try to see this urban-rural migration under the push-pull model, push factors from rural end Read More

Urban Land Institute/Health Leaders Network

Posted on 30 June 2021 by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

In early 2021 our Board Member and Lead researcher Dr Diana Benjumea was selected to join a prestigious Health Leaders Network initiated by the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Health Leaders Network is a platform aimed at sharing knowledge and ideas with health leaders across continents. It gathers professionals across the globe with the skills and Read More

NeuroLandscape Flyer (Nova Gorica) updated(2)

How can VR improve mental health

Posted on 20 May 202116 April 2024 by Weronika Gasior

Eascape, a new VR relaxation app created by neuroscientists and landscape architects, makes it possible to benefit from the healing power of nature without leaving home. The test version of the app has just been launched, as the whole world deals with the consequences of coronavirus waves and lockdowns. It is not a coincidence. In Read More

Networks of Nature: Integrating Urban Farming in the city Fabric

Posted on 2 March 20214 March 2021 by Diana

Our programme Planting Seeds of Empowerment Mental Health and Well-being of the Communities starts this year with a new project created in collaboration with international organisations to emphasise the importance of nature in the mental health and well-being of people residing in heavily urbanised cities. The project entitled: Networks of Nature Integrating Urban Farming in Read More

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