Urban Farm DB
Research catalogue
Database research record2011·Global

Contact with Nature

Howard Frumkin, Jared Fox

Island Press/Center for Resource Economics eBooks

Urban Farm DB summary

Contact with nature may benefit health, a relationship supported by both theoretical and empirical considerations. Nature contact can take many forms in the built environment, including plantings in buildings, views from windows, biophilic building design, community gardens, and parks. Evidence supports various benefits of such nature contact, ranging from stress reduction to improved recovery from illness and surgery.