Effects of nature on restorative and cognitive benefits in indoor environment
This study investigates the effects of natural exposure in an indoor environment on restorative quality and cognitive ability.
Urban Spaces
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Greening of Daycare Yards with Biodiverse Materials Affords Well-Being, Play and Environmental Relationships
Nature contacts are recognized as positively contributing to humans’ health and well-being. Although there have been projects to green daycare or schoolyards, yard greening and microbial biodiversity have never been studied simultaneously.
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Immunological resilience and biodiversity for prevention of allergic diseases and asthma
Increase of allergic conditions has occurred at the same pace with the Great Acceleration, which stands for the rapid growth rate of human activities upon earth from 1950s. Changes of environment and lifestyle along with escalating urbanization are acknowledged as the main underlying causes.
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Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status
Slower epigenetic aging is associated with exposure to green space (greenness); however, the longitudinal relationship has not been well studied, particularly in minority groups.
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Outdoor Learning, Outdoor Play and the School Environment Literature Review
Nature Play WA undertook a comprehensive literature review for the Education Department of WA that considers three critical elements to improving student experience and learning in school settings: outdoor learning, outdoor play and the school environment.
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Parent and early childhood educator perspectives of unstructured nature play for young children: A qualitative descriptive study
Nature play is growing in popularity, with many early childhood settings transforming their outdoor play environments to incorporate more natural elements.
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Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment reveals mental health benefits of birdlife
The mental health benefits of everyday encounters with birdlife for mental health are poorly understood. Previous studies have typically relied on retrospective questionnaires or artificial set-ups with little ecological validity. In the present study, we used the Urban Mind smartphone application to examine the impact of seeing or hearing birds on self-reported mental wellbeing in real-life contexts.
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How nature nurtures: Amygdala activity decreases as the result of a one-hour walk in nature
Since living in cities is associated with an increased risk for mental disorders such as anxiety disorders, depression, and schizophrenia, it is essential to understand how exposure to urban and natural environments affects mental health and the brain.
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Nature, smells, and human wellbeing
The link between nature and human wellbeing is well established. However, few studies go beyond considering the visual and auditory underpinnings of this relationship, even though engaging with nature is a multisensory experience.
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People’s desire to be in nature and how they experience it are partially heritable
Nature experiences have been linked to mental and physical health. Despite the importance of understanding what determines individual variation in nature experience, the role of genes has been overlooked.
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Multisite greenness exposure and oxidative stress in children. The potential mediating role of physical activity
Residential greenness exposure has been reported to positively impact health mainly by reducing overweight/obesity risk, improving mental health and physical activity.
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Commissioner for Children and Young People Speaking Out Survey 2021
In the Commissioner’s second Speaking Out Survey, 16,532 children and young people from all regions of WA shared their experiences and views on safety, mental health, engagement in education, connection to community and how they access sources of support. The findings will be valuable for anyone working with children and young people, across both government…
