Benefits Of Living And Working Close To Green Spaces
Greenery is about beauty, joy, excitement and smiling from within. The growing trends of maximum green cover and meticulous landscape designs for residential & commercial spaces demonstrate people’s inclination towards green spaces. Having verdant greens in close proximity awakens our senses with its beauty – the vibrant colors of flowers and the sweet smell of plants. To sit under the shade of a tree or walk on a lush carpet of spongy grass or the sweet perfume of flowers is the perfect refreshment you could get.
Did you know landscapes & green spaces do much more than pleasing aesthetics and aroma?
People instinctively feel the connection with greenery will make their lives better hence all efforts are made to make green spaces part of every day. It could be natural vegetation of the place or managed landscapes, what matters the most is having them in our lives. Nowadays even commercial spaces have abundant landscaping done and indoors greenery because of their apparent effect on cognitive functioning and workspace productivity.
Yes, they offer tremendous benefits for both humans and for the environment.
Let’s explore them:
Environmental Benefits:
Natural coolants- All trees, plants & grass reduce the heat island effect and also act as an “air conditioner” for surrounding area.
Air purifiers – Greens capture dust and other pollutants, breaths in carbon dioxide and release fresh oxygen for us to respirate good quality air.
Noise Minimizers- Plants & trees reduce noise by 20 – 30% over any other hard structure.
Physical & Psychological Benefits
Human interaction with plants & trees is stress relieving and healing, even if it is just looking at greenery from a window.
Just the sight of greenery can lower blood pressure.
Walking in natural environment improves attention and memory.
Nature walks seem to improve ADHD children with better focusing and attention span.
Neighborhoods and communities with adequate green spaces have lower stress; have lower health care costs and improved quality of life.
Neighborhoods and communities with adequate green spaces have lower stress; have lower health care costs and improved quality of life.
Walking in natural environment improves attention and memory.
Nature walks seem to improve ADHD children with better focusing and attention span.
Neighborhoods and communities with adequate green spaces have lower stress; have lower health care costs and improved quality of life.
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