Urban Farm DB
Research catalogue
Database research record2016·Global

Living in cities, naturally

Terry Hartig, Peter H. Kahn

Science

Urban Farm DB summary

Natural features, settings, and processes in urban areas can help reduce stress associated with urban life. Public health benefits from street trees, green roofs, community gardens, parks, open spaces, and extensive connective pathways for walking and biking. Such urban design provisions also yield ecological benefits, both directly and by shaping attitudes toward the environment and environmental protection.