Disaster Recovery

Extreme weather is on the rise. And scientists are warning that, due to global warming, the trend is likely to continue. From hurricanes to floods to tornadoes; they’ve claimed thousands of lives and billions of dollars in recent years. And the trauma lasts much longer than the national attention given the events. There’s a growing understanding of the power of nature to help individuals - as well as communities - heal following disasters like Hurricane Harvey and Sandy - and the F5 tornado that flattened parts of Joplin, Missouri a few years ago.

Research about Disaster Recovery

New Report | Access to nature and the workplace

New Report | Take Burnout from Red to Green

New Report | The Power of Sacred Places

The Healing Power of Nature | How Green Space is Improving Health and Wellbeing in Cities

New Report | The Healing Power of Nature

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Even small urban green spaces can lower depression rates, new research confirms

Neighborhood green space and health in a large urban center

Designer’s approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Nature and the Environment: The Psychology of Its Benefits and Its Protection

Preliminary Analysis of TKF “Book & Bench” texts

Seeing the forest for the trees: hybridity and social-ecological symbols, rituals and resilience in post-disaster contexts

Refuges of local resilience: Community gardens in post-Sandy New York City

Recognizing Stewardship Practices as Indicators of Social Resilience

Holistic Care in the US Military I—The Epidaurus Project

Research on the Beneficial Aspects of the Experience of Nature in Cities

Reflect & Restore | Urban Green Space for Mental Wellness

Feeling Stressed? Take a Time Out in Nature

The Benefits of Nearby Nature in Cities for Older Adults

Nearby Nature for Human Health | Sites to Systems.

The Sacred and Nearby in Nature and Cities.

Parents, communities take note: Teens need nature too.

Can nature play a positive role before and after birth?

Disaster recovery and a nature fix

A filmmaker’s perspective; Alden Stoner on Hurricane Healing Garden

At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, nature is helping wounded warriors heal from invisible wounds

Nature Meets Healthcare in Portland, Oregon

Green spaces as an “under-recognized healer”

In the wake of natural disasters, here’s what we need to do better

How nature helped one Rockaway community recover following Hurricane Sandy

More Resources about Disaster Recovery

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Hurricane Healing Garden

Butterfly Angels

A filmmaker’s perspective; Alden Stoner on Hurricane Healing Garden

How nature helped one Rockaway community recover following Hurricane Sandy

There’s a blindspot in most post-disaster recovery efforts, and it may surprise you

Telling a story—a remarkable story

Nature Sacred community spaces open and thriving

Creating Place

What is community?

New Open Space Sacred Place Dedicated in Joplin MO

Nature and Cities: An Interview with Armando Carbonell

New Installations Take Shape: Update from Landscapes of Resilience

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IMPACT AREA / Disaster Recovery

Following disaster of all kinds, we humans repeatedly exhibit an innate need to connect with nature.

Disaster Recovery

Research about Disaster Recovery

New Report | Access to nature and the workplace

New Report | Take Burnout from Red to Green

New Report | The Power of Sacred Places

The Healing Power of Nature | How Green Space is Improving Health and Wellbeing in Cities

New Report | The Healing Power of Nature

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Even small urban green spaces can lower depression rates, new research confirms

Neighborhood green space and health in a large urban center

Designer’s approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Nature and the Environment: The Psychology of Its Benefits and Its Protection

Preliminary Analysis of TKF “Book & Bench” texts

Seeing the forest for the trees: hybridity and social-ecological symbols, rituals and resilience in post-disaster contexts

Refuges of local resilience: Community gardens in post-Sandy New York City

Recognizing Stewardship Practices as Indicators of Social Resilience

Holistic Care in the US Military I—The Epidaurus Project

Research on the Beneficial Aspects of the Experience of Nature in Cities

Reflect & Restore | Urban Green Space for Mental Wellness

Feeling Stressed? Take a Time Out in Nature

The Benefits of Nearby Nature in Cities for Older Adults

Nearby Nature for Human Health | Sites to Systems.

The Sacred and Nearby in Nature and Cities.

Parents, communities take note: Teens need nature too.

Can nature play a positive role before and after birth?

Disaster recovery and a nature fix

A filmmaker’s perspective; Alden Stoner on Hurricane Healing Garden

At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, nature is helping wounded warriors heal from invisible wounds

Nature Meets Healthcare in Portland, Oregon

Green spaces as an “under-recognized healer”

In the wake of natural disasters, here’s what we need to do better

How nature helped one Rockaway community recover following Hurricane Sandy

More Resources about Disaster Recovery

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Hurricane Healing Garden

Butterfly Angels

A filmmaker’s perspective; Alden Stoner on Hurricane Healing Garden

How nature helped one Rockaway community recover following Hurricane Sandy

There’s a blindspot in most post-disaster recovery efforts, and it may surprise you

Telling a story—a remarkable story

Nature Sacred community spaces open and thriving

Creating Place

What is community?

New Open Space Sacred Place Dedicated in Joplin MO

Nature and Cities: An Interview with Armando Carbonell

New Installations Take Shape: Update from Landscapes of Resilience

Browse other Impact Areas

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Social cohesion

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