The end goal, however, is to reach a state of passive management, allowing nature’s dynamic processes to shape the future state of the ecosystem.4 URBAN REWILDING AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS 3 Prominent Canadian examples of urban rewilding include Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal and Corktown Common in Toronto. [...] This evidence brief provides an overview of the health impacts of urban rewilding, and aims to provide environmental public health professionals with the knowledge necessary to evaluate, advocate for, and provide input on the human health component of urban rewilding projects. [...] Methodology Literature search The literature search was developed to answer the following research questions: • What are the health benefits of urban rewilded spaces? • What are the health risks of urban rewilded spaces? • What knowledge gaps exist regarding the health impacts of urban rewilded spaces? URBAN REWILDING AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS 4 • What factors should environmental public he. [...] The other difficulty in evaluating the health benefits of urban rewilding projects is the relative lack of empirical research on the subject.37-39 While much is known about the health benefits that urban greenspace provides, it is less clear if and how the biodiversity or “wildness” of that greenspace enhances these health benefits, particularly as it relates to mental health. [...] What are the health risks of rewilded urban spaces? Like health benefits, the health risks of rewilding are also dependent on project scale and approach, the habitat being rewilded, and the degree of degradation to the ecosystem prior to beginning the project.
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