Beyond greenspace: an ecological study of population general health and indicators of natural environment type and quality This study was published in the International Journal of Health Geographics and is available open access here. For small areas across Britain (each containing about 1500 people), we calculated indicators of: The % of land covered by various […]
What accounts for ‘England’s green and pleasant land’? A panel data analysis of mental health and land cover types in rural England This study was published here in Landscape and Urban Planning. The point of this piece of work was to investigate links between health and the natural environment in rural areas. Since rural areas […]
We’ve recently published two key papers from the Beyond Greenspace project. As part of the project we also made a short film to discuss what the project is about, and the wider context in which it sits. Grab some popcorn and watch the film, then have a read about some of the key findings from […]
Ben Wheeler, Becca Lovell and guest blogger Dr Karyn Morrissey, University of Liverpool We recently had a great opportunity to spend a morning together with a wide range of people and organisations, mostly from the Merseyside area, at a workshop organised by the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy and Practice Fresh Thinking Series. At the […]
We’ve not blogged for a while, but have been busily working away on our analyses and writing up the findings of the Beyond Greenspace project. We’ll post key findings here as soon as they’re peer-reviewed and published. While we’re doing that, here are a few updates on our activities that might be of interest… Stakeholder […]
The folks at Understanding Society have produced a podcast where we discuss the Beyond Greenspace project and related work, especially as it relates to our work on the British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society – kudos due to Mat White and Ian Alcock for leading on these aspects of the research. You can listen […]
Our colleague at ECEHH Dr Ruth Garside has organised a workshop at the 2014 Ecohealth conference in Montreal, Quebec Ecohealth Workshop. Montreal. 11 August 2014 1pm-4:30pm Get involved! We need your expertise! To sign up or if you have any queries contact Ruth Garside There is increasing interest in improving the evidence about linkages between […]
Mental Health Awareness week runs from 12-18th of May 2014 and in collaboration with our colleagues at the University of Reading we have written an article for The Conversation which examines how biodiversity loss might have implications for mental health. By Natalie Clark (University of Reading) and Rebecca Lovell (European Center for Environment and Human […]
Picture © Karen Matthews In a recent paper in the Lancet, Chalmers et al. argued that investment in additional research should always be preceded by systematic assessment of existing evidence. The reason for this is to reduce waste through duplication but also to enhance the likelihood of identifying the most effective research techniques. Ever at the […]
**NOW FULLY BOOKED** Picture © Karen Matthews The Beyond Greenspace team are holding a meeting on the 18th of June at the Royal Geographical Society, London, to discuss the results of our research with the wider community of environment-health policymakers, practitioners and researchers. Download the Beyond Greenspace Symposium timetable Please join us if you are interested […]
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