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Psycho-physiological responses of repeated exposure to natural and urban environments
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom.
Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom.
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare. Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. IMPROVE (Improvement, innovation, and leadership in health and welfare).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4364-9814
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2021 (English)In: Landscape and Urban Planning, ISSN 0169-2046, E-ISSN 1872-6062, Vol. 209, article id 104061Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
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The ‘dose’ of nature required for health benefits, and whether repeat visits to the same environment consistently confer health benefits, is unclear. We sought to provide proof of concept for testing this. Data were collected on repeated visits to either a natural or pleasant urban environment from 41 adults on three days, and at one follow-up assessment. Participants completed baseline profiling, then attended; three repeated visits to either an urban (n = 17) or natural (n = 24) environment; and a 24-hour post-exposure final session. In each environment, participants undertook a 30-minute walk at a self-directed pace. Measures included mood, cognitive function, restorative experience and salivary cortisol. Walking in both environments conferred benefits for mood, with additional improvements in restorative experience observed from visiting the natural environment. There was no change in response to visits to the natural environment over time, suggesting benefits may be consistently realized.

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Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 209, article id 104061
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Nature, Stress, Heart-rate variability, Restoration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51947DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104061ISI: 000624594900002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85100717113Local ID: ;intsam;1530667OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-51947DiVA, id: diva2:1530667
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EU, FP7, Seventh Framework Programme, 282996Available from: 2021-02-23 Created: 2021-02-23 Last updated: 2021-04-08Bibliographically approved

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