Urban nature and stress

Entry No 

HPI-1 

Strategic area(s) 

Health & Wellbeing 

Name of partner 

HPI (Nico Steckhan) 

Resource / link 

? What Library (Daniela mentioned) 

Hunter, M. R., Gillespie, B. W., & Chen, S. Y. (2019). Urban Nature Experiences Reduce Stress in the Context of Daily Life Based on Salivary Biomarkers. Front Psychol, 10, 722. 

Herman, K., Ciechanowski, L., & Przegalińska, A. (2021). Emotional Well-Being in Urban Wilderness: Assessing States of Calmness and Alertness in Informal Green Spaces (IGSs) with Muse—Portable EEG Headband. Sustainability, 13, 2212. 

Location, Description of intervention/project 

HPI, Potsdam, Germany 

Geographical scale of the project 

Potsdam, later other cities? 

Background information  

How NBS affects our health? (Stress in the city) 

Objectives defined 

Identification of Health KPIs (Patient Reported Outcomes and Sensor data) 

Metrics used 

Walkability, Vital signs (VO2max, HRV), EEG, Mood Map 

Diversity dimension and findings 

Result summary 

Input for DivAirCity and action items