Engaging the Senses: The Association of Urban Green Space with General Health and Well-Being in Urban Residents

This study evaluated the short-term responses of physiological and psychological indices examined human senses that are mostly engaged during a green space urban exposure in residents Athens, Greece. The forest had beneficial effects for physiology, anxiety mood states was also associated with all five positive reactions, while opposite observed center. difference pre- post-green salivary cortisol correlated participants’ environmental profile body mass index. Green spaces can alleviate stress improve overall mood, helping individuals experience their surroundings senses.