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Journal article
An ecological dynamics perspective on designing urban nature environments for wellbeing and health-enhancing physical activity
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol.10, pp.1-7
27/07/2022
PMID: 35968417
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Abstract
The latest World Health Organization report on green and blue space and mental health (2021) calls for greater, and better, urban nature environments, i. e., “wilder” urban parks, tree-laden sidewalks, and overall presence of nature in the urban environment. Evidence shows that living close to and interacting with nature promotes benefits to numerous health and well-being indicators. The present article narratively reviews what are the aspects of urban nature environments that enhance health and wellbeing markers, which aspects are preferred among users and visitors of urban nature environments, and how can the benefits for health and wellbeing be understood from a theoretical perspective. Finally, guided by the ecological dynamics framework, suggestions are put forward on how designers and planners of urban nature environments can consider affordances to promote physical activity behavior, health and wellbeing; and how exercise and health researchers and professionals may channel the interaction of individuals with the nature environment in their interventions and programs.
Details
- Title
- An ecological dynamics perspective on designing urban nature environments for wellbeing and health-enhancing physical activity
- Creators
- Henrique Brito - University of LisbonEric Brymer - Southern Cross UniversityDuarte Araújo - University of Lisbon
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in Public Health, Vol.10, pp.1-7
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Grant note
- HB and DA were partly funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [grant numbers UIDB/00447/2020, SFRH/BD/147966/2019, and UIDB/00477/2020 awarded to CIPER- Centro Interdisciplinar para o Estudo da Performance Humana (unit 447)].
- Identifiers
- 991013039907202368
- Copyright
- © 2022 Brito, Brymer and Araújo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article