Land,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
10(10), P. 1085 - 1085
Published: Oct. 14, 2021
This
paper
reports
the
results
of
an
exploratory
study
carried
out
in
Birjand,
Iran,
during
first
year
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
aim
was
to
explore
behavioral
change
use
and
motivation
visit
a
green
space
(public
or
private)
pandemic
as
compared
pre-pandemic
period,
effect
spaces
(private
public)
on
users’
feelings,
relations
between
extent
which
access
missed,
characteristics
respondents
place
they
live.
A
survey
through
online
questionnaire
winter
2020
about
400
responses
were
collected.
showed
decrease
visitation
public
pandemic,
higher
private
such
gardens
courtyards
by
those
with
access.
In
addition,
both
enhance
positive
feelings
negative
ones.
Respondents
missed
spaces,
especially
when
their
before
high,
women
them
more
than
men.
Therefore,
might
represent
opportunity
for
psychological
respite
time
but
also
socialization.
respondents’
useful
suggestions
urban
landscape
planning
city
Birjand
that
be
other
cities
dry
lands;
improving
quality
beyond
quantity
may
play
role
enhancing
connection
nature
effects
mental
health,
this
can
improve
recreation
opportunities
reduce
inequalities.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
833, P. 155095 - 155095
Published: April 6, 2022
While
COVID-19
lockdowns
have
slowed
coronavirus
transmission,
such
structural
measures
also
unintended
consequences
on
mental
and
physical
health.
Growing
evidence
shows
that
exposure
to
the
natural
environment
(e.g.,
blue-green
spaces)
can
improve
human
health
wellbeing.
In
this
narrative
review,
we
synthesized
about
nature's
contributions
wellbeing
during
first
two
years
of
pandemic.
We
found
pandemic,
people
experienced
multiple
types
nature,
including
both
outdoors
indoors.
Frequency
visits
outdoor
areas
(i.e.,
public
parks)
depended
lockdown
severity
socio-cultural
contexts.
Other
forms
nature
exposure,
as
spending
time
in
private
gardens
viewing
greenery
from
windows,
may
increased.
The
majority
suggests
pandemic
was
associated
with
less
depression,
anxiety,
stress,
more
happiness
life
satisfaction.
Additionally,
correlated
inactivity
fewer
sleep
disturbances.
Evidence
mixed
regarding
associations
between
COVID-related
outcomes,
while
might
be
greater
rates
transmission
mortality
when
proper
social
distancing
were
not
maintained.
Findings
whether
helped
ameliorate
inequities
by
impacting
lower-socioeconomic
populations
than
their
higher-socioeconomic
counterparts
for
example
mixed.
Based
these
findings,
argue
buffered
negative
behavioral
impacts
Recovery
resilience
current
crises
future
improved
nature-based
infrastructure,
interventions,
designs,
governance.
Landscape and Urban Planning,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
228, P. 104554 - 104554
Published: Sept. 6, 2022
The
COVID-19
pandemic
focused
attention
on
city
parks
as
important
public
resources.
However,
monitoring
park
use
over
time
poses
practical
challenges.
Thus,
pandemic-related
trends
are
unknown.
