Recent Works:
How might contact with nature promote human health?
Green views and places reduce ADHD symptoms
Views of trees from home can improve girls’ self-discipline
Trees near home boost concentration and resilience
The right residential landscaping can discourage crime
Adding trees near residences can reduce domestic violence
Green residential landscaping strengthens communities
Contact Us:
info-lhhl@uiuc.edu
Affiliates:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
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W E L C O M E
The Landscape and Human Health Laboratory (LHHL) is a multidisciplinary research laboratory dedicated to studying the connection between greenery and human health.
The LHHL uses its findings to promote policies to:
- Increase the use of and care for green landscaping to help individuals, families, and communities flourish
- Suggest locations for green landscaping where the environment is most challenging and relief is most needed
- Aid in the design of green landscapes so that they are as effective in promoting human health as possible
We examine the impacts of natural features—trees, grass, flowers, and green spaces—on:
- Safety, crime, violence, and aggression
- Strength of community
- Well-being, coping, and vitality
- Attention, executive-functions, self-control, learning
The populations we study include underserved groups, such as:
- Elderly adults
- Impoverished, inner-city adults and children
- Children with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Our research settings include:
- Urban public housing in Chicago
- Home- and play-settings from the Mid-west and across the U.S.A.
- Chicago Public Schools
- Urban parks, neighborhoods, and commercial areas in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- Laboratory simulations of green and built environments
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