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The nature gaze: eye-tracking experiment reveals well-being benefits derived from directing visual attention towards elements of nature.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Fleming, W. & Rizowy, B. & Shwartz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The urban lifestyle has a profound effect on mental health, contributing significantly to the challenges faced by people who reside in urban areas. Gr...

The costs and benefits of restoring a continent's terrestrial ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Apr 2022

Authors: Mappin, B. & Ward, A. & Hughes, L. & Watson, J. E. M. & Cosier, P. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rise in global commitments to restore habitat underlines its importance to halt biodiversity loss and abate climate change. To effectively plan fo...

Perceived services and disservices of natural treatment systems for urban stormwater: insight from the next generation of designers.

Published online: 01 Sep 2022

Authors: Rippy, M. A. & Pierce, G. & Feldman, D. & Winfrey, B. & Mehring, A. S. & Holden, P. A. & Ambrose, R. & Levin, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Natural treatment systems (NTS) for stormwater have the potential to provide a myriad of ecosystem services to society. Realizing this potential requi...

How do nature type and expertise impact restorative perceptions and eye movements? A between-subjects eye-tracking study.

Published online: 22 May 2025

Authors: Liu QunYue & Lin XiaBin & Wang Qin & Lan YuXiang & Zhu ZhiPeng & Yao Xiong & Gao YaLing & Shen YuanPing & Huang Meng & Wang HongXin

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Previous research has shown that natural environments and landscape-related expertise affect psychological restoration and visual behaviour. However, ...

Towards water smart cities: climate adaptation is a huge opportunity to improve the quality of life in cities.

Published online: 15 Mar 2017

Authors: Hattum, T. van & Blauw, M. & Jensen, M. B. & Bruin, K. de

Content type: Bulletin

This paper discusses the Water Smart City (WSC) approach. It integrates urban planning and the urban water cycle, and makes a good business out of it ...

Landscape structure influences urban vegetation vertical structure.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Mitchell, M. G. E. & Wu Dan & Johansen, K. & Maron, M. & McAlpine, C. & Rhodes, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation vertical structure is important for biodiversity and ecosystem service provision. In cities, however, while variation in the spatial extent...

Valuing the cultural services from urban blue-space ecosystems in Japanese megacities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published online: 23 Nov 2022

Authors: Jo, T. & Sato, M. & Minamoto, T. & Ushimaru, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The COVID-19 pandemic is an outstanding global threat for both human health and well-being. Under the pandemic, green spaces are known to mitigate the...

Fruits of the city: the nature, nurture and future of urban foraging.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Sardeshpande, M. & Shackleton, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urban foraging is a global informal phenomenon which has been investigated in the Global North more than other parts of the world. Characterising the ...

Understanding residents' engagement for the protection of urban green spaces by enriching the value-belief-norm theory with relational values-a case study of Munich (Germany).

Published online: 06 Nov 2024

Authors: Hossu, C. A. & Artmann, M. & Saito, T. & Lierop, M. van & Ioja, C. I. & Pauleit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urban green spaces (UGS) provide mechanisms through which people connect and interact with each other, strengthening social relationships as well as h...

Play biotopes put into practice-creating synergies between children and nature.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Hedblom, M. & Mårtensson, F. & Sang, Å. O. & Wiström, B. & Litsmark, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Global urbanisation reduces greenery and species richness (biodiversity) and limits opportunities for most children to gain experiences of nature. Dis...

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