0.5 km
scattered trees within half a kilometre of campus linked to lower depression symptoms
Scattered trees within 0.5 km of campus associated with reduced depression in students
Examining multiple buffer distances around university campuses across 90 Chinese campuses, Yang et al. (2022) found that the presence of scattered trees (but not dense trees, bush scrub, or low plants) within 0.5 km of campus was associated with lower depression scores. Access to water features and street intersections at larger radii also showed protective associations.
Yang et al. (2022) focused on the environments within a 0.5 km, 1 km, and 2.5 km buffer of the campus and students' depression symptoms, indicating that campus neighborhoods with scattered trees (0.5 km), access to water (0.5, 1.0, and 2.5 km), and increased street intersections (1.0 and 2.5 km) were associated with decreased depression.
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>40%
majority of park users visit multiple times per week
Over 40% of urban park users in Delhi visit three or more times per week
Priyanka Jha et al., 2026, Land
nature-view patients had shorter hospital stays than wall-view patients
Patients with a nature window view had shorter postoperative hospital stays
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50 of 2,816
very few published papers directly examine interior office space and employee health
Only 50 out of 2,816 papers examined the link between interior office space and employee health
Susanne Colenberg et al., 2020, Building Research & Information
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