Here’s the science behind the nature-health connection
is another key sense that may indicate safety or danger, allowing relaxation or exacerbating stress—and soothing nature sounds fit firmly in the first camp, says Rachel Buxton, a conservation scientist at Carleton University in Canada, who studies soundscapes, seabird ecology, and ecological restoration.Scientists still don’t know everything about how nature affects health.
Many important questions about how to maximize a nature prescription remain unanswered. “We don’t really know how much time people need to spend in nature, [or] what types of nature,” says Browning. The quality of nature someone is exposed to is also likely important, but researchers are not quite sure what that means.
Some of that research revolves around how outdoor spaces can be better designed specifically for nature therapy, Stigsdotter notes. If researchers hope to use nature-based treatments to improve the health of specific patient groups, like those with anxiety or depression, the setting really matters.
Harnessing these health impacts across entire populations will necessarily mean expanding access. A prescription to get outside can’t address the issues surrounding access to green space. It can’t expand green space in neighborhoods that lack them, or guarantee that vulnerable people feel comfortable going to these green spaces, or combat all the stress and illness people face.
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