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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2021 12:55:36 GMT -5
City Youth Have Better Mental Health if They Live Near Nature
Adolescents who have access to nature daily have better brain development and have a lower risk of emotional and behavioural problems, according to recent research published in Nature Sustainability.
Looking at those aged nine to 15 at 31 different schools across London, England, the study authors focused on how natural environments can impact cognitive development, mental health and overall well-being.
For their insights, researchers examined satellite data, noting the kids’ proximity to “green spaces” such as woods, meadows and parks, and “blue spaces” such as rivers, lakes and the sea.
Adjusting for other variables such as age, parental occupation, and more, they noted that green space positively impacted mental health, underscoring the importance of time spent outdoors.
The study could not pinpoint the reasons for the link, and also didn’t adjust for socio-economic status, so it could also be that those with greater access to green spaces were also generally financially better off, alleviating other potential stressors such as food insecurity (the researchers noted that more than half of the participants had parents who were in managerial or other professional occupations).
Either way, the study underscores how nature can play an important role to well-being and mental health.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2021 13:41:36 GMT -5
Developers need to stop chopping all the freaking trees down. Like if you need to put a parking lot in somewhere, why cant you leave some trees up and some sidewalks in? I know, it costs more.
Sidewalks are another biggie. How can kids or people go out and even take a walk when there are very few sidewalks anymore? Its' not safe to walk on the road. I grew up in a small town and there were sidewalks from end to end and every street had sidewalks. We explored the entire town on those sidewalks.
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Post by flan327 on Jul 21, 2021 14:38:36 GMT -5
Cabrini Green
No wonder hardly anyone gets out alive
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