Creating environments for healthy human development and
a healthy biosphere for generations to come.
The purpose of the Natural Learning Initiative is to promote the importance of the natural environment in the daily experience of all children, through environmental design, action research, education, and dissemination of information.
Publications:
Behavior Mapping: A Method for Linking Preschool Physical Activity and Outdoor Design
The preschool that children attend has been shown to be a significant but variable predictor of physical activity of 3- to 5-yr-olds, whereas the time outdoors has been found to be a strong correlate of physical activity.
Download: Cosco_Moore_Islam_BehaviorMapping.pdf
Sensory Integration and Contact with Nature: Designing Outdoor Inclusive Environments
In The NAMTA Journal Vol. 34, No. 2
Healthy Planet, Healthy Children: Designing Nature into the Daily Spaces of Childhood
In Biophilic design: the theory, science, and practice of bringing buildings to life
In Open Space People Space
What makes a park inclusive and universally designed? A multi-method approach
In Open Space People Space
Greening Montessori School Grounds by Design
In The NAMTA Journal Vol. 32, No. 1
In Landscape Architecture Magazine
Playgrounds: A 150-Year-Old Model
In Safe and Healthy School Environments
Well-being by Nature: Therapeutic Gardens for Children
In LATIS Forum on Therapeutic Gardens
Download: MooreCoscoTherapeuticGardenLATIS.pdf
