GGR Knowledge Brief 3- Green Digital Innovation

Digital innovation, in particular virtual reality and digital placemaking, played a large role in GoGreenRoutes. This knowledge brief examines how virtual reality can be leveraged to increase nature connectedness, and potentially deliver some of the same health benefits conferred by time spent outdoors. Access to the outdoors can be limited, in particular for those spending extended periods in a hospital setting. There remains an ongoing need to explore the possibilities and limits of virtual reality to improve physical and mental health among less mobile populations, or demographics that rely heavily upon digital tools in their daily lives, for example youth.

Publication Date: 31 Dec 2024

Author(s): Francesca Centola, Adriana Duarte, et. al