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How to Make Cities Happier Places

It's (relatively) easy: Add green space.
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Researchers have been studying the relationship between mental health and urban green space for years, but they haven’t always been able to make a causal connection between the two.

Now, a new study from researchers at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School shows that moving from a less-green urban environment to a more-green one can lead to lasting positive changes in mental well-being.