Health Benefits from Nature Experiences Depend on Dose
The University of Queensland · Queensland Health · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Nature within cities will have a central role in helping address key global public health challenges associated with urbanization. However, there is almost no guidance on how much or how frequently people need to engage with nature, and what types or characteristics of nature need to be incorporated in cities for the best health outcomes. Here we use a nature dose framework to examine the associations between the duration, frequency and intensity of exposure to nature and health in an urban population. We show that people who made long visits to green spaces had lower rates of depression and high blood pressure, and those who visited more frequently had greater social cohesion. Higher levels of physical…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 33.82
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 48
Authors
7- DFDanielle F. ShanahanCorresponding
The University of Queensland
- RARobert A. Baruch Bush
Queensland Health, Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland
- KJKevin J. Gaston
University of Exeter, Sustainability Institute
- BBBrenda B. Lin
CSIRO Land and Water
- JDJulie Dean
Queensland Health, Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland
Topics & keywords
- Urbanization
- Depression (economics)
- Public health
- Duration (music)
- Population
- Environmental health
- Gerontology
- Blood pressure
- Sustainable cities and communities
Funding
- COCentre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Australian Research Council
- SRSight Research UKAward: NE/J015237/1
- CSCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- NENatural Environment Research CouncilAwards: NE/J015237/1, NE/J015237/1
- DODepartment of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Queensland Government