When silence isn't an option: Designing green spaces that still relax

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Mar 8, 2026, 5:30 pm231 ptsTop
Local recreation areas play an important role in reducing stress. In two new publications, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL show how visual impressions and sounds interact in this process—and how this knowledge can be used to increase the attractiveness of…

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