Hartig, T., G.W. Evans, L.D. Jamner, D.S. Davis & T. Gärling, 2003, Tracking restoration in natural and urban field settings, in: Journal of Environmental Psychology, ,
- Author : Hartig, T., G.W. Evans, L.D. Jamner, D.S. Davis & T. Gärling
- Year : 2003
- Journal/Series : Journal of Environmental Psychology
- Pages : 109-123
- Contents in English : The authors compared psychological stress recovery and directed attention in natural and urban field settings using repeated measures of ambulatory pressure, emotion, and attention collected from 112 randomly young adults. First and foremost, the results speak to widely held beliefs that natural surroundings aid the physical and psychological restoration of people living in cities, and illustrate how everyday settings can hinder or support these different forms of restoration. For urban populations in particular, easy pedestrian and visual access to natural settings can produce preventive benefits. Public health strategies with a natural environment component may have particular value in this time of growing urban populations, exploding health care expenditures, and deteriorating environmental quality.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: restoration, nature, blood pressure, window views, urban environment.