Restoration in Urban Spaces: Nature Views From Home, Greenways, and Public Parks
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Despite promising experimental findings, few studies have addressed the potential long-term health benefits of frequent contact with different kinds of urban nature. We examine the cross-sectional relations between two kinds of urban nature (neighborhood vegetation visible from the home, use of public green spaces) and health outcomes (life satisfaction, perceived general health, 2-months hair cortisol levels) in a sample population from Berlin ( N = 32) using a mixed-method approach. Participants whose homes had views of high amounts of diverse kinds of vegetation had significantly lower cortisol levels. Moreover, participants who regularly used a vegetated trail along a canal had significantly lower cortisol levels and reported significantly higher life satisfaction than less frequent users. In addition, vegetated routes or paths played an important role in the restorative activities and daily commutes of participants. We discuss directions for future research and recommend more consideration of greenways in urban development.
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Residents with views of vegetation from their home had significantly lower hair cortisol levels as a biomarker of chronic stress reduction.
“Honold et al. (2016) reported that residents with views of vegetation from their home had significantly lower hair cortisol levels as a biomarker of chronic stress reduction [20].”
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The 'View from home and hair cortisol levels' section reports significantly lower hair cortisol only when home views combined high vegetation quantity with high diversity; neither measure had a significant main effect. The claim omits that qualification and describes the association as chronic stress reduction, which the study did not establish as a change over time. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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- Authors
- Honold, J., Lakes, T., Beyer, R., & van der Meer, E.
- Affiliations
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
- Corresponding author
- Honold, Jasmin
- Venue
- Environment and Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2015-01-20
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 796-825
- ISSN
- 0013-9165 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-390X
- OpenAlex
- W1996723995
- Cited by
- 186
- References
- 77
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 7.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Environment and Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Technische Universität Berlin
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Urban Green Space and Health
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Urban Arborization and Environmental Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Keywords
- urban nature, restoration, green space use, hair cortisol, life satisfaction, health perception, greenways, urban green infrastructure, Berlin
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