I thought this was a very well-rounded article, considering it compared 3 different spaces (as opposed to the expected, standard 2) of 1 urban area and 2 areas that were green to different extents. It was also well-rounded in terms of variables they were looking at, including psychological vs. physiological. I thought it was also very smart that they chose to conduct the experiment on people who were just coming back from work, as this is when the results of the study would be most applicable and relevant. This was a good article to reinforce one of the articles we previously looked at, which looked at the effects of talking a walk in an urban space versus walking in a park. After reading this, I was more inclined to take more walks in the park. I’ve been pretty stressed these days, and when this happens I tend to live in the library or lock myself up in my room and watch Friends. But now I’ll definitely consider taking walks in the park to take on a scientifically-proven, more natural way of destressing myself. My only problem is that I don’t even know of any nearby parks in my current neighborhood. Luckily, I’m moving to a new area in two weeks that will allow me this opportunity. I was sort of relieved to read that there wasn’t a big difference between the 2 green spaces. There’s not really any opportunity to explore woodlands in NYC, so I’m glad the option of walking through an urban park is still valid.The gender difference in nature perception would definitely be something interesting to explore. The results of a study like that would be very revealing, and would be able to strengthen the results and findings of this already well-developed study. Overall, I thought this was a very well-thought out, revealing study that definitely would make one more inclined to taking walks in urban green spaces when stressed.
