THE EFFECT OF LANDSCAPE ON MOOD AND PSYCHOLOGİCAL WELL BEİNG

Abstract: Urbanization has become one of the most significant factors affecting human life. Rapid economic and industrial changes, coupled with increasing urban density, have separated people from natural environments and confined them to build spaces. Ensuring sustainable and healthy urban living requires improving existing urban environments through ecological planning and design approaches. Green spaces play a key role in achieving this. Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of natural landscapes, vegetation, and environmental soundscapes for human health. This article reviews the relationship among landscape environments and psycho emotional well-being of human by tracing the historical development of landscape and environmental psychology. Drawing on theoretical and empirical research, it explores how natural and urban landscapes affect mood, stress, and overall psychological well‑being. In addition, concepts such as biophilia, ecotherapy, and landscape psychology, which underline the mental health benefits of contact with nature, are analyzed.