Mental health and urban restorative environments during the COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 Pandemic significantly affected people’s lifestyles around the world. This qualitative study discusses the influence of urban restorative environments on mental health in times of pandemic. Data was collected by means of bibliographic research, to describe the phenomena related to the need to improve biophilic tendencies. Results showed strong correlations between the natural environment, mental health and quality of life of the urban population. The pandemic also questions how we live in cities and the way we treat environmental issues. Given this scenario, the natural environmental contributes greatly to the mental health of the urban population, minimizing the onset of mental illnesses and the damage to quality of life, accentuated by COVID-19.

Keywords:
pandemic; stress; mental illness; quality of life