The drive toward an outdoor lifestyle is often rooted in the fundamental need for ecosystem services that support human health and happiness [29]. Mental Restoration:
Sunlight spilled across the sand as laughter built into a chorus. Where Part 1 had been small and shy, this second installment felt like a proper celebration: cousins arrived with sunburned noses, grandpa strolled in with his battered straw hat, and the toddlers staged an enthusiastic, half-chaotic parade along the shoreline. A folding table held a patchwork of homemade signs—some carefully painted, others scrawled with marker by tiny hands—each one announcing a contestant with pride. The drive toward an outdoor lifestyle is often
, including organic gardening, composting, and reducing energy waste [23, 28]. 3. The "City in a Garden": Urban Nature Integration and the toddlers staged an enthusiastic