A room with a green view: the importance of nearby nature for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 31; no. 2; p. e2248
• Main Authors: Soga, Masashi, Evans, Maldwyn J, Tsuchiya, Kazuaki, Fukano, Yuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2021
• Subjects: COVID-19; Humans; Japan; Mental Health; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Japan; nature-based solution; global change; urban greenspace; nature-based intervention; personalized ecology; urbanization; ecosystem services; public health

The COVID-19 pandemic and its global response have resulted in unprecedented and rapid changes to most people's day-to-day lives. To slow the spread of the virus, governments have implemented the practice of physical distancing ("social distancing"), which includes isolation within th...