Author Archives: Jo Garrett
New paper: Using systems thinking when evaluating nature-based solutions
The major challenges that society faces, such as noncommunicable diseases and climate change, require large-scale interventions that work in complex systems. These interventions are often at regional or national level scales and can rarely be evaluated using experimental methods as researchers typically can’t control who receives the intervention. Nevertheless, evaluation of these types of interventions […]
ReBLS: A new longitudinal survey of people’s attitudes towards nature
As part of our work for theme one of the RENEW project, the Renewing Biodiversity Longitudinal Survey, or ReBLS for short, has been launched. The aim of the longitudinal panel survey is to understand how biodiversity renewal impacts people’s attitudes towards nature and renewal efforts, nature-related behaviours, health, and well-being, and how this may change […]
New paper: Greenspace and mental health – a longitudinal dynamic panel study in Wales
There is growing evidence that living near or spending time in green and natural spaces is asociated with better health and well-being. However, most of this evidence is cross sectional, which represents a snapshot of people’s lives and cannot account for within person variation. This leaves open the possibility of reverse causality, where individuals with […]
New paper: Visiting nature is associated with lower socioeconomic inequalities in well-being in Wales
A new paper exploring the links between green and blue spaces and well-being in Wales has been published Open Access in the journal Scientific Reports. This paper was part of a project led by Prof Sarah Rodgers at the University of Liverpool. Natural environments can promote well-being through multiple mechanisms. Although some of these benefits […]
Take part in the RENEW Window View Survey
As part of the RENEW project, we are asking people to take part in a survey all about the views from windows in your homes or workplaces. To take part, you can simply upload a picture of your view and answer a few questions about its importance to you. Looking at nature through a window […]
New paper: Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries
The latest paper from the now completed BlueHealth project has been published Open Access in the journal Scientific Reports. The findings provide valuable insights into how different aspects of blue space visits can influence people’s reported mental well-being. Ecosystem services (ESS) are the contributions to individuals and society that result from the natural environment and […]
New paper: A typology for urban Green Infrastructure
The latest paper from the REGREEN project has been published Open Access in the journal Nature-Based Solutions. It sets out a typology of urban Green Infrastructure which aims to help design and plan new Green Infrastructure. The paper was led by Prof Laurence Jones from UKCEH, and involved several co-authors from the University of Exeter. […]
Beyond Greenspace 