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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

Science: general issues --- Psychology --- nature --- Learning --- outdoor learning --- nature-based learning --- Education --- School --- Child Development --- Formal learning --- informal learning

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The topic of pinpointing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in the urban context has been cultivating interest lately from different scholars, urban planning practitioners and policymakers. This Special Issue originates from the Greening Cities Shaping Cities Symposium held at the Politecnico di Milano (12–13 October 2020), aiming at bridging the gap between the science and practice of implementing NBS in the built environment, as well as highlighting the importance of citizen participation in shared governance and policy making. The Special Issue received contributions from all over the world, from Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, Brazil, Portugal, Denmark, France, Bulgaria, Sweden, Hungary, Spain, the UAE, the UK, and the USA.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- nature-based solutions --- landscape and urban design --- urban agriculture and food systems --- coastal dynamics --- Groningen --- stakeholder participation --- multi-level governance --- co-creation --- urban living lab --- sustainable urban development --- urban planning --- greening cities --- urban governance --- biophilia --- health and well-being --- urban design --- urban green infrastructure --- ecopsychology --- ecotherapy --- Parque Augusta --- social movements --- appropriation of nature --- green gentrification --- right to nature --- spatial planning --- green infrastructure --- rainwater management --- urban green areas --- nature-based solutions (NBSs) --- agent-based model (ABM) --- firmographics --- market segmentation --- multi-level perspective --- sustainability transition --- participatory budget --- urban sustainability --- European green capital --- European green deal --- Lisbon --- social monitoring --- social cohesion --- CLEVER Cities --- municipal planning --- ecosystem services --- shared governance --- public-private collaboration --- competence development --- land development --- planning models --- nature-based solutions (NBS) --- knowledge-based urban development --- guidelines --- citizen engagement --- participation --- urban regeneration --- living knowledge --- URBiNAT --- Augmented Reality --- Virtual Reality --- emotions --- co-design --- computer vision --- simulation --- Environmental Psychology --- colors --- Nature-Based Solutions --- surrounding environment for access --- neighborhood park --- user satisfaction --- park facility --- Bay Avenue Park --- Al Ittihad Park --- n/a

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The health and wellbeing of people and the planet is currently receiving a much attention, if only because of the ongoing global crisis instigated by COVID-19. The benefits of nature for human wellbeing have been scientifically studied in multiple disciplines for over three decades. Researchers from disciplines such as ecology, sport science, psychology, tourism, medicine, forestry, environmental studies and architecture have found evidence that being in nature, interacting with nature, and feeling connected to nature are important for good health and wellbeing. In particular, physical activity in nature has been linked to wellbeing. This manuscript explores a particular type of physical activity in nature: adventure and outdoor activity. Adventure in nature is important for wellbeing, and carefully designed interventions and programs can have a profound impact. The work in this book suggests that adventure should be considered an important part of the public health offering.

Lifestyle, sport & leisure --- physical education --- national curriculum --- military personnel --- psychological wellbeing --- outdoor adventure activities --- mental health --- resilience --- mental health problems --- higher education --- outdoor adventure --- multi-variate quantitative analyses --- active components of positive change --- school children --- transitions --- primary and secondary school --- nature --- tailored outdoor education programming --- individuality --- adaptable productive functioning --- green spaces --- health and psychological well-being --- self-determination --- adventure --- armed forces --- physical activity --- recovery --- soldiers --- Nature–based health interventions --- green prescriptions --- wilderness therapy --- forest schools --- green exercise --- adherence --- compliance --- health --- outdoor and adventure activities --- outdoor therapy --- phenomenology --- therapeutic process --- embodiment --- lived-experience --- slow adventure --- time --- slowness --- wellbeing --- cognitive dissonance --- strategies of dissonance reduction --- characteristics of dissonance arousal and modes of reduction --- consonant cognitions --- attitude and behaviour change --- autophenomenology --- adventure education programming --- Ecological Dynamics --- adventure education --- representative design --- outdoor and adventure sports --- n/a --- Nature-based health interventions

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This book explores the holistic and harmonious principles of Taoism in relation to teaching and learning.

Education. --- Holistic education. --- Taoism. --- Taoist philosophy. --- EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General. --- Lao-Tzu. --- Montessori. --- Taoist teaching and learning. --- compassionate teaching. --- contemplative education. --- education. --- holistic education. --- kindergarten. --- mindfulness. --- nature based learning. --- spirituality. --- teaching methods. --- Philosophy, Taoist --- Philosophy --- Daoism --- Taouism --- Religions --- Tao --- Education --- Interdisciplinary approach in education --- Children --- Education, Primitive --- Education of children --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Youth --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Teaching --- Training

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The overall focus, scope, and purpose of this Special Issue on outdoor adventure is to provide the current and anticipated future trends, offer innovative ideas for new programs, support decision making for managers to move plans and intentions into action, inspire pioneering staff training and leadership development, incite policy reviews and revisions, promote resource (re)allocation where needed, and stimulate culture shifts among outdoor leaders and managers. Furthermore, this Special Issue is situated within the existing literature by depicting major trends in the field, exploring organizational issues and successes, identifying gaps between research and practice, and formulating solutions to some of the field’s most pressing challenges. Of particular interest were manuscripts reporting the following: • Adventure education across diverse cultures; • Innovative partnerships for experiential education outdoors; • Land management agencies working with adventure education programs; • Leadership and/or management issues and challenges; • Programming advances, participation trends; • Recruitment and retention of diverse staff, workforce enhancement; • Social groups/identity and outdoor spaces (e.g., people of color and outdoor adventure; women in the outdoors—where have we been, where are we going?; LGBTQ trends and future directions; youth and outdoor adventure); • Socioeconomic factors and solutions; • Technology influences and adventure education; • Working with schools/school districts and being in sync with curriculum needs, supporting transportation challenges, etc.

Humanities --- Education --- outdoor adventure education --- social justice --- inclusive praxis --- Outward Bound --- policy --- purposes --- practice --- barriers --- outdoor learning --- outdoor and adventure education --- international perspectives --- comparative --- experiential learning --- transformative learning --- equity --- pedagogy --- whiteness --- gender --- critical theory --- outdoor education --- outdoor skills --- partnership --- outdoor programs --- outdoor education in urban areas --- outdoor recreation --- female empowerment --- single-gender --- adolescent programming --- adolescent girls --- outdoor camp --- girls’ camp --- youth development --- treasure hunt --- mobile learning --- geocaching --- smartphone --- educational app --- Lesvos island --- secondary education students --- undergraduate students --- nature-based programs --- ecological framework --- COVID-19 impact --- n/a --- girls' camp