Catharine Ward Thompson

TL;DR: In this paper, the results of an exploratory study (n = 25) to establish whether salivary cortisol can act as a biomarker for variation in stress levels which may be associated with varying levels of exposure to green spaces, and whether recruitment and adherence to the required, unsupervised, salive cortisol sampling protocol within the domestic setting could be achieved in a highly deprived urban population.

TL;DR: In this paper, the social and spatial implications of new lifestyles, values, attitudes to nature and sustainability, and the models for future city life and the patterns of urban open space that might accommodate these.

TL;DR: It is concluded that higher levels of green space in residential neighbourhoods, for this deprived urban population of middle-aged men and women not in work, are linked with lower perceived stress and a steeper (healthier) diurnal cortisol decline.

TL;DR: The authors explored the significance of childhood experience of woodlands and other green or natural places in relation to adult patterns of use and attitudes to such places, and found that frequent childhood visits and being prepared to visit woodlands or green spaces alone as an adult were associated with a very low likelihood of later adult visits.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace evidence of the influence of the landscape on people's health, from ancient times to the present day, noting how access to nature and attractive green spaces has been a recurring theme in descriptions of therapeutic environments and associated healthy lifestyles.