Theoretical Foundations of Biodiversity and Mental Well-being Relationships

Marselle, Melissa R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02318-8_7

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“…Two theories of restorative environments are proposed to explain the health benefits of green exercise [34]. Environments that facilitate the restoration of the individual's depleted cognitive capacities for information processing are called restorative [35]. First, the psycho-evolutionary stress recovery theory posits that exposure to nature promotes stress reduction by providing positive distractions from daily stressors and developing feelings of calmness or interest, which may in turn foster positive affect and decrease stress [27].…”

Section: Ecological Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to this framework, the foundation of environmental preferences is the desire to obtain information from the environment. The exploration of the immediate environment depends on the complexity of the stimuli (i.e., the number of different visual elements in a scene), the coherence (i.e., provides a sense of order), the legibility (i.e., easy to understand and to remember), and mystery (i.e., the promise of additional information) [35]. In this framework, we can find the study by van den Berg et al [38], who analyzed whether perceived complexity of natural and urban scenes would explain differences in viewing times and ratings of mental restoration.…”

Section: Ecological Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Role of Blue and Green Exercise in Planetary Health and Well-Being

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The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that health and well-being are essential to achieving the United Nations (UN) Development Agenda 2030, which includes the goal of empowering people to adopt active lifestyles while protecting the planet’s health. This article aims at exploring how exercise performed in different natural settings can contribute to improving health and to a more sustainable world. We define “exercise” as a form of physical activity undertaken to increase fitness, health, and well-being, and argue for the importance of “green” and “blue” exercise as forms of physical activity that are associated with the protection and sustainability of natural settings and the promotion of planetary health. Blue and green exercise should become a focus of public policies, especially when outdoor activities are being identified as fundamental for the promotion of mental, physical, social, and spiritual health. The current paper intends to raise the awareness of political decision-makers and professionals in education, environment, and heath sectors for the potential of green and blue exercise as specific exercise practices that are healthy, joyful, and environmentally friendly.

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Section: Ecological Dynamicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ecological Dynamicsmentioning

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The Role of Blue and Green Exercise in Planetary Health and Well-Being

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Section: Attention Restoration Theorymentioning

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“…Biodiversity is not addressed in the theoretical writings of the ART (Marselle, 2019). However, natural environments providing specific components of biodiversity may be beneficial for attention restoration as they are likely to contain stimuli that facilitate the experience of all four restorative qualities (Korpela, Pasanen and Ratcliffe, 2018;Marselle, 2019). One study found restoration from directed attention fatigue was greatest for people who looked at images of urban greenspaces with high vegetation density compared to those who looked at urban greenspaces with medium-or low-density vegetation (Chiang, Li and Jane, 2017).…”

Section: Attention Restoration Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Pathways linking biodiversity to human health: A conceptual framework

Marselle¹,

Hartig²,

Cox³

et al. 2020

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Biodiversity is a cornerstone of human health and well-being. However, while evidence of the contributions of nature to human health is rapidly building, understanding of how biodiversity relates to human health remains limited in important respects. In particular, we need a better grasp on the range of pathways through which biodiversity can influence human health, including those that run through psychological and social processes as well as through biochemical and biophysical processes. Building on evidence from across the natural, social and health sciences, we present a conceptual framework organising the pathways linking biodiversity to human health. Four domains of pathways—both beneficial as well as harmful—link biodiversity with human health: (i) reducing harm (e.g. provision of medicines, decreasing exposure to air and noise pollution); (ii) restoring capacities (e.g. attention restoration and stress reduction); (iii) building capacities (e.g. promoting physical activity, transcendental experiences), and (iv) causing harm (e.g. dangerous wildlife, zoonotic diseases or allergens). We discuss how to test components of the biodiversity-health framework with analytical approaches and existing datasets. In a world with accelerating declines in biodiversity, profound land-use change, and an increase in non-communicable and zoonotic diseases globally, greater understanding of these pathways can reinforce biodiversity conservation as a strategy for the promotion of health for both people and nature. We conclude by identifying research avenues and recommendations for policy and practice to foster biodiversity-focused public health actions.

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“…Biodiversity, e.g. richness of species, is hypothesised as something that could contribute to the fascination quality of a restorative environment (Ulrich 1983; see Marselle 2018). It could also contribute to a conceptual sense of 'being away', an additional dimension of this restorative environment feature (Kaplan, S. 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-being

Irvine

Hoesly

Bell-Williams

et al. 2019

Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change

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Among government agencies, practitioners and researchers there is growing interest in the potential of natural environments for human health and wellbeing. In parallel, conserving biodiversity is seen as critical in this effort. Likewise, spiritual well-being is increasingly considered as an important dimension of human health. This chapter examines the interrelationship between biodiversity and spiritual well-being. We first consider what spiritual well-being is. Then, based on a review of literature, we discuss four themes that illustrate biodiversity and spiritual well-being relationships, including: (i) influence of spiritual traditions on biodiversity; (ii) sacred places as repositories of biodiversity; (iii) the spiritual domain within ecosystems services; and (iv) the effects of biodiversity on spiritual wellbeing. We bring these strands together in a conceptual model and discussion of measurement issues that can inform future research.

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Theoretical Foundations of Biodiversity and Mental Well-being Relationships

Cited by 15 publications

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The Role of Blue and Green Exercise in Planetary Health and Well-Being

The Role of Blue and Green Exercise in Planetary Health and Well-Being

Pathways linking biodiversity to human health: A conceptual framework

Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-being

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