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Academic Articles

Academic Articles

  • The affective benefits of nature exposure

    Bratman et al., 2021

  • Nature at work: The effects of day-to-day nature contact on workers’ stress and psychological well-being

    Perrins et al., 2021

  • The benefits of nature exposure: The need for research that better informs implementation

    Marvier et al., 2023

  • Advancing green space equity via policy change: A scoping review and research agendaAdvancing green space equity via policy change: A scoping review and research agenda

    Rigolon et al., 2023

  • Impact of Green Space Exposure on Children’s and Adolescents’ Mental Health: A Systematic Review

    Vanaken and Danckaerts, 2018

  • Healthy by Nature: Policy Practices Aimed at Maximizing the Human Behavioral Health Benefits of Nature Contact

    LoTemplio et al., 2023

  • Low Childhood Nature Exposure is Associated with Worse Mental Health in Adulthood

    Preuß et al., 2019

  • Moving beyond the neighborhood: Daily exposure to nature and adolescents’ mood

    Li et al., 2018

  • Minimum Time Dose in Nature to Positively Impact the Mental Health of College-Aged Students, and How to Measure It: A Scoping Review

    Meredith et al., 2020

  • Your therapist wants you to go outside

    Jennifer Nozawa, 2024

  • A systematic review of evidence for the added benefits to health of exposure to natural elements.

    Bowler et al., 2010

  • Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: Opportunities to enhance health and biodiversity conservation

    Sandifer et al., 2015

  • Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing

    White et al., 2019

  • How might contact with nature promote human health? Promising mechanisms and a possible central pathway

    Kuo, 2015

  • Dose of neighborhood nature: The benefits for mental healht of living with nature

    Cox et al., 2017

  • Nature and mental health in urban Texas: A NatureScore-based study

    Makram et al., 2024

  • Urban form, air pollution, and walking behavior: A study of Salt Lake County, Utah

    Wei et al., 2023

  • Immersion in nature enhances neural indices of executive attention

    McDonnell and Strayer, 2024

  • Spending time in nature: The overlooked health barrier

    Maddock and Johnson, 2024