Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes. Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

00:00:00 - Introduction by Robert Huxford, Director of the Urban Design Group.
00:03:14 - Introduction from Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo.
00:04:40 - What are contemplative landscapes?
00:10:04 - The approach to the research. Evidence based design.
00:11:08 - Current problems with the urban environment.
00:13:50 - Meta analysis of a range of health consequences.
00:16:26 - Nature, but what nature?
00:18:31 - Olmsted.
00:20:03 - What are the active ingredients, the contemplative features?
00:23:37 - Brain and behaviour research.
00:28:21 - The structure of the book.
00:33:46 - Discussion
00:34:23 - Why do many urban parks fall below a desirable health benefit score?
00:35:18 - Sutcliffe Park London
00:36:24 - What features should be added to a park to improve mental health?
00:39:14 - Activities
00:41:11 - Special needs
00:46:32 - Virtual reality vs reality.
00:49:29 - Time in the research.
00:51:42 - Exclusion criteria.
00:52:49 - Difficulties in carrying out such research.
00:54:30 - Multi sensory aspects, particularly involving children.
Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo PhD, is a landscape architect and neuroscience researcher who conducted interdisciplinary research at the University of Porto, Portugal, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA, and the National University of Singapore. She is a co-founder and lead researcher at NeuroLandscape NGO and a fellow of the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health.