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Restorative Environments

Restorative Environments is an academic concept referring to physical settings that belong to the broader category of environmental contexts and are distinguished by their capacity to facilitate psychological recovery from mental fatigue, stress, and attentional overload through inherently engaging yet gently stimulating natural or designed features.

518

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53.1K

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1.5K

Authors

589

Institutions

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2017–2026

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The Cognitive Benefits of Interacting With Nature

Marc G. Berman, John Jonides, Stephen Kaplan · Psychological Science · 2008 · 2.5K citations

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Restorative Effects of Natural Environment Experiences

Terry Hartig, Marlis Mang, Gary W. Evans · Environment and Behavior · 1991 · 1.6K citations

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Exposure to restorative environments helps restore attentional capacity

Rita Berto · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 2005 · 1.2K citations

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The Nature of the View from Home

Rachel Kaplan · Environment and Behavior · 2001 · 1.2K citations

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The relation between perceived sensory dimensions of urban green space and stress restoration

Patrik Grahn, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter · Landscape and Urban Planning · 2009 · 890 citations

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Authors

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  1. KK
    Kalevi Korpela

    Tampere University, Finland

    25 publications · 4.9K citations

    24

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  2. TH
    Terry Hartig

    Uppsala University, Sweden

    22 publications · 5.9K citations

    19

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  3. RB
    Rita Berto

    University of Padua, Italy

    8 publications · 2.1K citations

    8

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  4. LT
    Liisa Tyrväinen

    Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finland

    7 publications · 1.6K citations

    7

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  5. GC
    Giuseppe Carrus

    Roma Tre University, Italy

    7 publications · 499 citations

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Institutions

589

  1. Tampere University

    Tampere, Finland

    23 h-index

    48 publications

    6.4K citations

  2. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    27 publications

    3.2K citations

  5. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    3K citations

  7. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. National Taiwan University

    Taipei, Taiwan

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    2.9K citations

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  1. 34

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  2. Environment and Behavior

    33 publications · 8.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Environmental Psychology

    34 publications · 8.4K citations

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    32 publications · 2.7K citations

    26

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  5. Urban forestry & urban greening

    25 publications · 2.5K citations

    22

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