humanaturescapes = human + nature + landscapes

Green spaces make us feel better…but why is it so? And how do these verdant environments affect us as humans?

Musings, questions, learnings, ideas, actions, research evidence and just general curiosity around this broader topic (and all the rabbit-holes this involves) will be shared here. Come join me…

  • View from inside an interior space to a verdant courtyard through a vast window - the window frame is not evident due to the large scale of the window. A small couch sits to the left, with a small timber table between it and two chairs.

    RESTORE - The Book

    RESTORE - How Greens Spaces Support Human Restoration

    This print-on-demand book shares the history of green spaces as sites of calm, respite and restoration; the theoretical frameworks that research evidence are based on; and international case studies that demonstrate how green spaces continue to support our physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual needs.

    Take a Peek
  • A bumble bees crawls on the lower half of the centre of a cone flower, which has many small blossoms on a cone-shaped mound surrounded by bluish-purple petals.

    Events

    Come join me for a book launch or related event. Discussions and presentations around Restorative Green Spaces

    EVENTS
  • Photo of the author to the waist, standing in front of a garden. She has chin-length brown hair, wearing a blue top and grey cardigan, holding her hands together in front of her and smiling towards the camera, with sunglasses on top of her head.

    Who's this?

    Hello, my name is Sandra and this here offering is my way of sharing the benefits of nature, green spaces and outdoor communities. I hope there is something for you here - let me introduce myself…

    about

I would like to acknowledge the lands on which I live, work and learn, the lands of the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation, on the outskirts of Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. I acknowledge the Aboriginal peoples of Australia as the world’s oldest living culture, with over 60,000 years of caring for Country.

I pay my respect to traditional elders and extend this to all people of First Nations throughout the world. I acknowledge the connection, custodianship and care by First Nations for the world’s land and waterways and broader environments and Country. May we all continue to learn from First Nations thinking, practice and knowledge systems.