Design Well, Live Healthy Being around trees, shrubs and other plants improves people’s mental health and give us more positive outlook onto our lives. Spending time outside every day, decreases the risk of being depressed or stressed, and thus burden on our mental health is greatly reduced. The power of plants for our physical and mental wellbeing is Read More
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A Place for Yourself Everywhere.
Research has proven that time alone in outdoor nature is beneficial for our mental and physical health. One of the Contemplative Landscape characteristics is the “sense of solitude” that one can experience when immersed in the landscape. Yet, the urban high stress pace of life “enjoyed” by many across the globe makes finding such a Read More
Healthy landscapes | UNISCAPE International Conference
“Assessing Relevant Knowledge Related to the Types and Characteristics of Urban Green & Blue Spaces Having a Significant Impact on Human Mental health and Well-being” to be presented at Healthy landscapes | UNISCAPE International Conference in Bologna (6-8 June) by Eklipse: Knowledge and Learning Mechanism on BiodiversityWhile participating in the Eklipse project we are looking Read More
This is Your Brain on Nature
Many overlaps with what we’re doing here at NeuroLandscape: EEG, nature, mental health, Frederick Law Olmsted, Singapore.”When we spend time in green space, there is something profound going on.”https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/01/call-to-wild/
Green neighborhoods linked to improved mental health
More great news from the Universities of Oxford and Hong Kong!https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/design/mental-health-green-neighbourhoods-link-depression-anxiety-stress-uk-cities-a8289076.html