Moran, Kit2019-10-252019-10-252013-03http://hdl.handle.net/10222/76534ENVS 4902 Environmental Science Undergraduate Honours ThesisIt is known that natural wilderness environments can act as restorative environments for urban stress. However, it is uncertain what effect urban green spaces have on urban stress. In this study, we reviewed methodologies in natural restoration papers to determine the best method for analysing natural restoration in mobile subjects in urban green spaces. The results indicate that heart rate variability may hold the key to an ambulatory method, despite the complexities associated with analyzing data obtained via this measure. Key Words heart rate variability, urban stress, mental stress, mobile, environmental exposure, environmental restoration, nature, wilderness exposuReport