“The Forest Has Become Our New Living Room” – The Critical Importance of Urban Forests During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“The Forest Has Become Our New Living Room” – The Critical Importance of Urban Forests During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Out of nowhere the COVID-19 pandemic has turned people’s everyday lives upside down. Public places in urban areas were closed. However, leaving the house for recreational and leisure purposes in nature was still allowed in Germany – even during lockdown in March and April of 2020. As a result, urban...

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Main Authors: Hannes Weinbrenner, Jasmin Breithut, Wiebke Hebermehl, Anna Kaufmann, Tabea Klinger, Therese Palm, Kristina Wirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
COVID-19
mixed-methods
social research
forest
health
appropriation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.672909/full

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