AUTHOR=Yang Ying , Zhang Yixin , Sheng Shaojie 

TITLE=Residential greenness for mitigating impacts of extreme heat events on depression and supporting mental health

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1310410

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1310410

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=1. Plants provide photosynthesis for urban ecosystems; their transpiration cooling effect can regulate the local environment temperature through an evaporative process and filter air pollutants through phytoremediation, purifying the environment.2. Extreme heat episodes pose a salient risk to the well-being resulting in factors in depression.3. RGS can alleviate the impact of heat waves on mental health through climate improvement, overcoming emotional barriers, and interacting with green Spaces.4. RGS provides ecosystem services for reducing extreme heatwaves' impact on depression.periods of extreme heat events is put forth.