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Green schoolyards in low-income urban neighborhoods: Natural spaces for positive youth development outcomes
Increases in activity and social interaction linked to schoolyard greening in low-income neighborhoods were maintained over time
Bates, C. R., Bohnert, A. M., Gerstein, D. E., (2018). Green schoolyards in low-income urban neighborhoods: Natural spaces for positive youth development outcomes. Frontiers in Psychology, 9Perceptions of park visitors on access to urban parks and benefits of green spaces
Visitors to urban parks in the global South valued parks highly for the multiple benefits they provide but “stark gender and income inequalities” limit access for many city dwellers
Basu, S., Nagendra, H., (2021). Perceptions of park visitors on access to urban parks and benefits of green spaces. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 57Are forest healing programs useful in promoting children's emotional welfare?: The interpersonal relationships of children in foster care
Forest healing programs can positively improve the interpersonal relationship skills of adolescents in foster care
Hong, J., Park, S., An, M., (2021). Are forest healing programs useful in promoting children's emotional welfare?: The interpersonal relationships of children in foster care. Urban Forestry & Urban GreeningWhat difference does it make? Exploring the transformative potential of everyday climate crisis activism by children and youth
Youths’ everyday climate crisis activism can make important contributions to a more sustainable future
Trott, C. D., (2021). What difference does it make? Exploring the transformative potential of everyday climate crisis activism by children and youth. Children's GeographiesOutcomes of art-based environmental education in the Hudson River Watershed
An arts-based environmental education program increases students’ environmental knowledge and provides an avenue for advocacy
Schneller, A. J., Harrison, L. M., Adelman, J., Post, S., (2021). Outcomes of art-based environmental education in the Hudson River Watershed. Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 20(1),The impact of schoolyard greening on children's physical activity and socioemotional health: A systematic review of experimental studies
Greening of schoolyards can generate positive physical activity and socioemotional health outcomes for students
Bikomeye, J. C., Balza, J., Beyer, K. M., (2021). The impact of schoolyard greening on children's physical activity and socioemotional health: A systematic review of experimental studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(535),Nature-based solutions and their potential to attract the young generations
Nature-Based Solutions can positively influence young generations’ tourism choices, especially for females
Giachino, C., Pattanaro, G., Bertoldi, B., Bollani, L., Bonadonna, A., (2021). Nature-based solutions and their potential to attract the young generations. Land Use Policy, 101The association between green space and adolescents' mental well-being: A systematic review
Greater amounts of green space appear to have a positive impact on the mental well-being of adolescents
Zhang, Y., Mavoa, S., Zhao, J., Raphael, D., Smith, M., (2020). The association between green space and adolescents' mental well-being: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6640)A simulated walk in nature: Testing predictions from the attention restoration theory
Research using simulated natural environments yield new insights into Attention Restoration Theory
Crossan, C., Salmoni, A., (2021). A simulated walk in nature: Testing predictions from the attention restoration theory. Environment and Behavior, 53(3),Happiness from nature? Adolescents' conceptions of the relation between happiness and nature in Finland
Finnish adolescents view a positive relationship between nature and happiness
Hakokongas, E., Puhakka, R., (2021). Happiness from nature? Adolescents' conceptions of the relation between happiness and nature in Finland. Leisure SciencesGreen space and health equity: A systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities
Strategic greenspace planning can play an important role in promoting health equity
Rigolon, A., Browning, M. H. E. M., McAnirlin, O., Yoon, H., (2021). Green space and health equity: A systematic review on the potential of green space to reduce health disparities. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 18,Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: A new green care approach
Engaging vulnerable people in sustainable construction projects may prove effective in addressing their mental health and social connection concerns
Davies, J., McKenna, M., Bayley, J., Denner, K., Young, H., (2020). Using engagement in sustainable construction to improve mental health and social connection in disadvantaged and hard to reach groups: A new green care approach. Journal of Mental Health, 29(3),"Just because they aren't human doesn't mean they aren't alive": The methodological potential of photovoice to examine human-nature relations as a source of resilience and health among urban Indigenous youth
Urban Indigenous youth identify connections with nature as a source of resilience and health
Morton, D., Bird-Naytowhow, K., Pearl, T., Hatala, A. R., (2020). "Just because they aren't human doesn't mean they aren't alive": The methodological potential of photovoice to examine human-nature relations as a source of resilience and health among urban Indigenous youth. Health & Place, 61Influence of urban forest on traffic air pollution and children respiratory health
Urban forests can play a role in cleaning the air and making it healthier for children
Almeida, L. D. O. E., Favaro, A., Raimundo-Costa, W,, Anhê, A. C. B. M., Ferreira, D. C., Blanes-Vidal, V., Senhuk, A. P. M. D. S., (2020). Influence of urban forest on traffic air pollution and children respiratory health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(175)Assessing the social value of ecosystem services for resilient riparian greenway planning and management in an urban community
Using Importance-Performance Analysis can help set the direction for sustainability-focused landscape planning and management
Lee, J., Kweon, B., Ellis, C. D., Lee, S., (2020). Assessing the social value of ecosystem services for resilient riparian greenway planning and management in an urban community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(9)Community-based adaptation to climate change in villages of Western Province, Solomon Islands
Combining a community-driven assessment with semi-quantitative methodologies can help communities identify and address climate change vulnerability
Basel, B., Goby, G., Johnson, J., (2020). Community-based adaptation to climate change in villages of Western Province, Solomon Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 156Parental perspectives on green schoolyards: Advantages outweigh disadvantages, but willingness to help is limited
Parents consider the advantages of green schoolyards to outweigh the disadvantages, but cite lack of time as a barrier to their more active involvement.
van Dijk-Wesselius, J. E., Having, D., de Koning, M., Maas, J., van den Berg, A. E., (2021). Parental perspectives on green schoolyards: Advantages outweigh disadvantages, but willingness to help is limited. Children's Geographies, 19(2),Assessing challenges and opportunities for schools’ access to nature in England
Schools can mitigate children’s declining contact with nature, but various spatial, cultural, and social factors tend to impede the process
Walker, E., Bormpoudakis, D., Tzanopoulos, J., (2021). Assessing challenges and opportunities for schools’ access to nature in England. Urban Forestry & Urban GreeningMeasuring green space effects on attention and stress in children and youth: A scoping review
Attention and stress outcomes in children as they relate to responses to green space settings should be carefully reviewed and interpreted
Barger, B., Torquati, J., Larson, L. R., Bartz, J. M., Johnson-Gaither, C., Gardner, A., Moody, E., Rosenberg, S., Schutte, A., Murray, M., Schram, B. M., (2021). Measuring green space effects on attention and stress in children and youth: A scoping review. Children, Youth and Environments, 31(1),Green space in Chinese schools enhance children's environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behavior
School green space supports children’s pro-environmental behavior
Liu, W., Chen, J., (2021). Green space in Chinese schools enhance children's environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behavior. Children, Youth and Environments, 31(1),Blue care: A systematic review of blue space interventions for health and wellbeing
Nature-based therapy in blue (water) settings has the potential to improve mental health for diverse groups
Britton, E., Kindermann, G., Domegan, C., Caitriona, C., (2020). Blue care: A systematic review of blue space interventions for health and wellbeing. Health Promotion International, 35,Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot ... children’s play preferences outdoors across a year in one private pre-school setting
Preschool children find ways to use the affordances of an outdoor setting through different seasons and various weather conditions
Elliott, H., (2021). Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot ... children’s play preferences outdoors across a year in one private pre-school setting. International Journal of Play, 10(1),Reconfiguring relational space: A qualitative study of the benefits of caring for hens for the socio- emotional development of 5 – 9-year-old children in an urban junior school context of high socioeconomic exclusion
Caring for hens at school helped children facing socio-economic exclusion make social-emotional gains and develop awareness and respect for nature
Gilligan, C., Downes, P., (2021). Reconfiguring relational space: A qualitative study of the benefits of caring for hens for the socio- emotional development of 5 – 9-year-old children in an urban junior school context of high socioeconomic exclusion. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor LearningUrban agriculture as a nature-based solution to address socio-ecological challenges in Australian cities
Urban agriculture has the potential to simultaneously provide multiple benefits to people and the planet
Kingsley, J., Egerer, M., Nuttman, S., Keniger, L., Pettitt, P., Frantzeskaki, N., Gray, T., Ossola, A., Lin, B., Bailey, A., Tracey, D., Barron, S., Marsh, P., (2021). Urban agriculture as a nature-based solution to address socio-ecological challenges in Australian cities. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 60Transit to parks: An environmental justice study of transit access to large parks in the U.S. West
Transit agencies have a role to play in addressing environmental injustices relating to park access
Park, K., Rigolon, A., Choi, D., Lyons, T., Brewer, S., (2021). Transit to parks: An environmental justice study of transit access to large parks in the U.S. West. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 60Evaluating a green schoolyard transformation: A protocol utilizing the RE-AIM framework
Use of a field-tested evaluation protocol can augment the evidence base for the green schoolyard movement as a health-promotion strategy
Gerstein, D. E., Bates, C. R., Bohnert, A. M., (2021). Evaluating a green schoolyard transformation: A protocol utilizing the RE-AIM framework. Children, Youth and Environments, 31(1),Green and open space factor Vienna: A steering and evaluation tool for urban green infrastructure
A new urban design index integrates the ecosystem service approach into urban planning for socially sustainable development
Ring, Z., Damyanovic, D., Reinwald, F., (2021). Green and open space factor Vienna: A steering and evaluation tool for urban green infrastructure. Urban Forestry & Urban GreeningThe neighborhood socioeconomic inequalities in urban parks in a high-density city: An environmental justice perspective
Study in Hong Kong identifies issues related to distributional justice with respect to parks in a high-density city
Zhang, R., Zhang, C., Cheng, W., Lai, P. C., Schüz, B., (2021). The neighborhood socioeconomic inequalities in urban parks in a high-density city: An environmental justice perspective. Landscape and Urban Planning, 211Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review
Characteristics of urban green space positively linked to human well-being include structure, biodiversity, and naturalness
Reyes-Riveros, R., Altamirano, A., Barrera, F. D. L., Rozas-Vasquez, D., Vieli, L., Meli, P., (2021). Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 61“When you see nature, nature give you something inside”: The role of nature-based leisure in fostering refugee well-being in Canada
Refugees engaged in nature-based leisure activities experienced improved sense of well-being and belonging
Hurly, J., Walker, G. J., (2019). “When you see nature, nature give you something inside”: The role of nature-based leisure in fostering refugee well-being in Canada. Leisure Science, 41(4),The physical characteristics of children's preferred natural settings in primary school grounds
The type, context, and condition of natural settings should be considered in the design and management of school grounds
Aminpour, F., (2021). The physical characteristics of children's preferred natural settings in primary school grounds. Urban Forestry & Urban GreeningPotential effects of school garden on students' knowledge, attitude and experience: A pilot project on sixth grade students in Iran
School gardens can positively impact students' knowledge and attitude, and help them gain valuable experiences
Amiri, A., Geravandi, S., Rostami, F., (2021). Potential effects of school garden on students' knowledge, attitude and experience: A pilot project on sixth grade students in Iran. Urban Forestry & Urban GreeningThe school garden: A social and emotional place
Garden-based learning may promote positive emotions and cooperative behavior
Pollin, S., Retzlaff-Fürst, C., (2021). The school garden: A social and emotional place. Frontiers in Psychology, 12Associations between the naturalness of window and interior classroom views, subjective well-being of primary school children and their performance in an attention and concentration test
Views of natural elements can contribute to the subjective well-being of primary students
Lindemann-Matthies, P., Benkowitz, D., Hellinger, F., (2021). Associations between the naturalness of window and interior classroom views, subjective well-being of primary school children and their performance in an attention and concentration test. Landscape and Urban Planning, 214The effects of contact with nature during outdoor environmental education on students' wellbeing, connectedness to nature and pro-sociality
Contact with nature during outdoor environmental education promotes students’ wellbeing, connectedness to nature, and pro-sociality
Pirchio, S., Passiatore, Y., Panno, A., Cipparone, M., Carrus, G., (2021). The effects of contact with nature during outdoor environmental education on students' wellbeing, connectedness to nature and pro-sociality. Frontiers in Psychology, 12Relationships between childhood experience of nature and green/blue space use, landscape preferences, connection with nature and pro-environmental behavior
Childhood nature experiences on their own may not adequately predict adult nature connection, engagement, or environmental behaviors
van Heezik, Y., Freeman, C., Falloon, A., Buttery, Y., Heyzer, A., (2021). Relationships between childhood experience of nature and green/blue space use, landscape preferences, connection with nature and pro-environmental behavior. Landscape and Urban Planning, 213Exploring outdoor play: A mixed-methods study of the quality of preschool play environments and teacher perceptions of risky play
Limits to risky play at preschool include teachers’ reluctance, lack of affordances, and safety regulations
LeMasters, A. C., Vandermaas-Peeler, M., (2021). Exploring outdoor play: A mixed-methods study of the quality of preschool play environments and teacher perceptions of risky play. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor LearningRenaturing the city: Factors contributing to upscaling green schoolyards in Amsterdam and The Hague
A combination of factors presents barriers to the successful up-scaling of green schoolyards
Giezen, M., Pellerey, V., (2021). Renaturing the city: Factors contributing to upscaling green schoolyards in Amsterdam and The Hague. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 63Equity in green and blue spaces availability in Singapore
Singapore, a highly compact city, provides equitable access to urban green and blue spaces
Nghiem, T. P. L., Zhang, Y., Oh, R. R. Y., Chang, C., Tan, C. L. Y., Shannahan, D. F., Lin, B. B., Gaston, K. J., Fuller, R. A., Carrasco, R., (2021). Equity in green and blue spaces availability in Singapore. Landscape and Urban Planning, 210Outdoor play activities and outdoor environment of early childhood education in Turkey: A qualitative meta-synthesis
Preschool teachers in Turkey believe that outdoor activities contribute to child development, yet generally hesitate taking children outside
Ozturk, Y., Ozer, Z., (2022). Outdoor play activities and outdoor environment of early childhood education in Turkey: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Early Child Development and Care, 192(11),Nature's role in outdoor therapies: An umbrella review
Nature’s role in outdoor therapeutic interventions remains unclear
Harper, N. J., Fernee, C. R., Gabrielsen, L. E., (2021). Nature's role in outdoor therapies: An umbrella review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18Life course nature exposure and mental health outcomes: A systematic review and future directions
A review of the literature finds that early nature exposure can contribute to later-life mental health
Li, D., Menotti, T., Ding, Y., Wells, N. M., (2021). Life course nature exposure and mental health outcomes: A systematic review and future directions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18Availability, use of, and satisfaction with green space, and children’s mental wellbeing at age 4 years in a multicultural, deprived, urban area: Results from the Born in Bradford cohort study
Positive effects of green space on wellbeing differ by ethnicity
McEachan, R. R. C., Yang, T. C., Roberts, H., Pickett, K. E., Arseneau-Powell, D., Gidlow, C. J., Wright, J., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., (2018). Availability, use of, and satisfaction with green space, and children’s mental wellbeing at age 4 years in a multicultural, deprived, urban area: Results from the Born in Bradford cohort study. Lancet Planet Health, 2,Quantifying emotional differences in urban green spaces extracted from photos on social networking sites: A study of 34 parks in three cities in northern China
Greater greenness of an area increases the probability and intensity of human emotion experienced in that area
Zhu, X., Geo, M., Zhang, R., Zhang, B., (2021). Quantifying emotional differences in urban green spaces extracted from photos on social networking sites: A study of 34 parks in three cities in northern China. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 62Meaning-making of student experiences during outdoor exploration time
Teachers and students identify multiple benefits of regular opportunities for self-directed outdoor learning
Berg, S., Bradford, B., Barrett, J., Robinson, D. B., Camara, F., Perry, T., (2021). Meaning-making of student experiences during outdoor exploration time. Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 21(2),Recess behaviors of urban children 16 months after a green schoolyard renovation
Green schoolyards can promote physical activity and prosocial behavior in urban school-aged children
Raney, M. A., Bowers, A. L., Rissberger, A. L., (2021). Recess behaviors of urban children 16 months after a green schoolyard renovation. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18,Primary children’s views about appreciating, supporting, and learning about nature
Both direct and indirect approaches may be beneficial for fostering children’s interest in the natural world
Sheldrake, R., Reiss, M. J., (2023). Primary children’s views about appreciating, supporting, and learning about nature. Journal of Biological Education, 57(2),Nature as an ecological asset for positive youth development: Empirical evidence from rural communities
Exposure and connection to nature are positively linked to positive youth development in rural youth
Bowers, E. P., Larson, L. R., Parry, B. J., (2021). Nature as an ecological asset for positive youth development: Empirical evidence from rural communities. Frontiers in Psychology, 12Visitor access, use, and desired improvements in urban parks
Understanding urban park uses and evaluating visitor perspectives can help create more accessible, welcoming spaces
Talal, M. L., Santelmann, M. V., (2021). Visitor access, use, and desired improvements in urban parks. Urban Forestry & Urban GreeningMADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM:
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