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1 Green Cities :: Good Health Research and Practical Applications Kathleen Wolf, Ph.D. Research Social Scientist University of Washington (Seattle) School of Environmental and Forest Sciences US Forest Service, Pacific NW Research Station gbe - Green Building Exhibition 2018: The Wellness and Health Edition 27 October 2018

2 University of Texas Medical School, Austin SITES Landscape Architect, Heather Venhaus

3 stormwater management human health & well being

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5 patient & medical staff interactions

6 patient & medical staff interactions

7 Landscape Community credit: Ignacio Bunster-Ossa Garden

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9 Milan, Italy :: Vertical Forest

10 800 trees! Stefano Boeri Architetti

11 concept :: Forest City, Shijazhuang China

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13 New York City

14 Photo by: IndPol06 Central Park

15 Los Angeles California

16 Miami

17 Santo Domingo

18 WHO Health Definition A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (1946)

19 Determinants of Health Social Determinants

20 Metro Nature & Human Health

21 Green Cities: Good Health Sponsors: USDA Forest Service, (U&CF Program + Pacific NW Research) University of Washington NGO partners Thanks! to U of WA students: Katrina Flora Mary Ann Rozance Sarah Krueger Research Reviews & Summaries

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23 design: co-author: co-author & printing:

24 Story: Human Health Benefits Across the Life Cycle 24

25 Urban Forests and Newborns the natural environment may affect pregnancy outcomes... 10% increase in tree-canopy cover within 50m of a house = lower number of low weight births (1.42 per 1000 births) Donovan et al., Health & Place 2011; Hystad et al., Env Health Perspectives 2014

26 ADHD and nature contact 17 children aged 7-12 with diagnosed ADHD 20-minute guided walks Park Neighborhood Downtown Pre-walk puzzles Post-walk cognitive test Faber Taylor & Kuo Journal of Attention Disorders

27 Fiddleheads Forest School Washington Park Arboretum (Seattle) cognitive social & physical learning

28 Hygiene Hypothesis presence of soil bacteria in body, Mycobacterium vaccae = increased seratonin boost immune function may alleviate depression (dirt or Prozac?) Lowry et al Neuroscience 28

29 CDC moderate activity recommendations parks, active living, active transit 29

30 Walking Programs children elders families

31 Parks Prescription

32 Parks Prescription

33 credit: healthy central florida credit: CNN.com

34 Shinrin yoku (forest bathing) extensive research restorative experiences workers retirees networked system, 52 bases in Japan complexity - productivity

35 Santa Rosa, California

36 Green Streets for Walkability evidence of lower frustration and higher meditation when moving into the greener streets Aspinall et al The urban brain: Analysing outdoor physical activity with mobile EEG. British Journal of Sports Medicine 36

37 Improving Depression 20 adults with major depression walk in a park setting and a built setting 50-minute walks one week apart before-after testing: Mood: Positive and Negative Affect (PANAS) Cognition: Backward Digit Span (BDS) Berman et al Journal of Affective Disorders cognitive and affective improvements after walking in a nature setting

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39 ALLERGENS HEAT ISLAND SOLID WASTE ENERGY AIR QUALITY COMMUNITY IDENTITY SYSTEMS THINKING STORMWATER SOCIAL CAPITAL EXERCISE & FITNESS ACTIVE MOBILITY NOISE WASTE WATER CONNECTVITY PUBLIC ART BMP S BIOTA CULTURAL HERITAGE CARBON credit: American Planning Association

40 Green Infrastructure systems solutions ecology that works complexity & diversity co-design for co-benefits

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42 stormwater retention

43 Low Impact Development: A Design Manual for Urban Areas, 2010

44 green infrastructure tools & strategies = mini parks? credit: Seattle Public Utilities

45 green infrastructure & reduced crime Philadelphia reduction in narcotics arrests (18 27 %) for green not gray vs. 65% increase across city Kondo et al Journal of Public Health

46 Stormwater Management Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel (Seattle, SvR Design) 1 hectare, treats runoff from 275 hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres)

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48 Tanner Springs Park Portland OR

49 linked to active living network

50 environmental education & social learning neighborhood social cohesion

51 co-author: co-author & printing:

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53 Historic Fourth Ward, Atlanta Clear Creek Basin, 2 acre stormwater detention lake, 17 acres of greenspace & parks amenities

54 Click to add Title Dave Gamstetter

55 St Francis Early Success Project

56 St. Francis Court Apartments Bioretention Features Before & After 2009: Two levels of unused parking lots 2012: Two bioinfiltration basins with walking path

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59 Spring 2011, Ponding after rain event

60 Summer 2011, One year after installation

61 Nature for Health Knowledge to Practice nearly 40 years of research: nearby nature, human wellness critical mass of evidence now what? integrate greening and health programming urban systems co-design for co-benefits

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