Psychological benefits of greenspace increase with biodiversity

By Richard A. Fuller, K. Irvine, P. Devine‐Wright, P. Warren, Kevin J. Gaston. Biology Letters, 2007

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Social Psychology

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Evaluating restoration in urban green spaces: Does setting type make a difference? (2014, background): “Previous research has found positive relationships between perceptions of naturalness and self-reported likelihood of restoration and well-being (Dallimer et al., 2012; Fuller et al., 2007).”
Humans and Nature: How Knowing and Experiencing Nature Affect Well-Being (2013, background): “Similarly, being in natural environments has been shown to improve mood in a general sense (186, 205), and a positive correlation has been shown between the well-being of green space users and the species and habitat richness of those spaces (206).”
Mainstreaming ecosystem services into EU policy (2013, background): “The magnitude of estimates provided by the case studies proved that such value may easily be in a range of billions of euros, and may increase if the avoided cost for health care due to recreation restorative and stress reduction capacity is included [40–43].”
Insect species composition and diversity on intensive green roofs and adjacent level-ground habitats (2011, background): “Maintaining and celebrating biodiversity in cities also presents ethical and educational opportunities in “species-poor” regions (Miller 2005; Fuller et al. 2007).”
A Quantitative Review of Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments: Concepts, Models, and Implementation (2014, methodology): “Others used a combination of sociocultural and ecological methods to assess the effects of land management practices on regulating or supporting services (Florgård 2000) or to compare ES with the perception of well-being and recreational opportunity (Fuller et al. 2007; Rall and Haase 2011).”
Urban Grassland Restoration: A Neglected Opportunity for Biodiversity Conservation (2013, background): “As one positive effect of urban biodiversity, high plant diversity directly increases human well-being (Fuller et al. 2007).”
The Consumption of a Finite Planet: Well-Being, Convergence, Divergence and the Nascent Green Economy (2013, background): “…planning to encourage more physical activity, changes to schooling to promote green education, promotion of green care and therapies, and the regular undertaking of a “dose of nature” (Louv 2005; Orr 2006; Fuller et al. 2007; Hine et al. 2008; Barton and Pretty 2010; Haubenhofer et al. 2010).”
Biophilic Design for Restorative University Learning Environments: A Critical Review of Literature and Design Recommendations (2020, background): “Relating to SRT and ART, multi-sensory consideration of local nature [49,61] views of Prospect [86], and views of biodiversity have been found to reduce stress more effectively than plain or flat landscapes [87].”
Does perceived restorativeness mediate the effects of perceived biodiversity and perceived naturalness on emotional well-being following group walks in nature? (2016, methodology): “Drawing on previous research (Fuller et al., 2007), perceived biodiversity was assessed with three items.”
A systematic review of evidence for the added benefits to health of exposure to natural environments (2010, background): “The specific type and “quality” of the natural environment, for instance, its biodiversity value [50], could also be important, as well as the level of engagement of the individual with the environment [51] but this requires further study.”
Birds and the City: Urban Biodiversity, Land Use, and Socioeconomics (2009, background): “Second, urban green spaces provide important social, psychological (Chiesura 2004), and health (Ulrich 1984) benefits that are not only linked to their quantity, but also their quality (Fuller et al. 2007, Mitchell and Popham 2008).”
Ecological and Psychological Value of Urban Green Space (2010, background): “Moreover, the degree of psychological benefit gained increased with park area, the variety of habitats present in the park, and plant species richness ( Fuller et al., 2007 ).”
The influence of native versus exotic streetscape vegetation on the spatial distribution of birds in suburbs and reserves (2013, background): “…urban areas will also help people experience and connect with nature more easily (Miller & Hobbs, 2002), leading to important flow-on effects, such as improved health and well-being (Fuller et al., 2007), as well as fostering greater concern for environmental and conservation issues (Miller, 2005).”
The scaling of green space coverage in European cities (2009, background): “…documented, including among many others, those to physical health (Maas et al. 2006), stress recovery (Van den Berg et al. 2007), mental well-being (Fuller et al. 2007), social cohesion (Coley et al. 1997), provision of ecosystem services such as stormwater run-off, temperature regulation and…”