Resources
Resources to Build Your Campus Nature Rx Program
Rakow & Eells (2019) - book
Rakow (2020) - guide
Resources related to inclusion, diversity, equity and access of YOC and other black, indigenous, and POC in parks & greenspaces.
Best practices for engaging diverse youth in parks nature sites, and other greenspace
Rakow, Ibes, & Kim - book chapter
Joly, Kuhlken, & Rakow (2022) - guide
The guide helps you choose an appropriate tool to measure nature connection with any audience (children, seniors, etc.) and includes copies for easy access.
Research
Rakow & Ibes (2020) - research article, Frontiers in Psychology
A scoping review on the impact of nature on mental-health of college-aged students
Meredith et al. (2019)
Roberts et al. (2020) - article
C&NN curates and summarizes peer-reviewed scientific literature to help build the evidence base for advancing the children and nature movement.
Student Projects
Madison, Parrott, Twombly (2024)
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