title: Living in cities, naturally.
abstract: Natural features, settings, and processes in urban areas can help to reduce stress associated with urban life. In this and other ways, public health benefits from, street trees, green roofs, community gardens, parks and open spaces, and extensive connective pathways for walking and biking. Such urban design provisions can also yield ecological benefits, not only directly but also through the role they play in shaping attitudes toward the environment and environmental protection. Knowledge of the psychological benefits of nature experience supports efforts to better integrate nature into the architecture, infrastructure, and public spaces of urban areas.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Housing and Urban Research and Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hartig
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture / Q000639:trends; D002947:Cities; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014504:Urban Health; D014505:Urban Population / Q000639:trends; D014506:Urban Renewal