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Species diversity enhances perceptions of urban coastlines at multiple scales.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Fairchild, T. P. & Weedon, J. & Griffin, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biodiversity is increasingly understood as an important mediator of human aesthetic appreciation of scenes and landscapes, with implications for cultu...

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Urban green space soundscapes and their perceived restorativeness.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Uebel, K. & Marselle, M. & Dean, A. J. & Rhodes, J. R. & Bonn, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The positive influence of urban green spaces on human health and well-being is well known while the pathways are little understood. Past research has ...

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The nature gaze: eye-tracking experiment reveals well-being benefits derived from directing visual attention towards elements of nature.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Fleming, W. & Rizowy, B. & Shwartz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The urban lifestyle has a profound effect on mental health, contributing significantly to the challenges faced by people who reside in urban areas. Gr...

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NatureScot Research Report 1328 - The ecological value of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDSs) in maintaining genetic diversity in urban areas.

Published online: 24 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Jehle, R. & Hall, J. & Hook, S. A. & King, S. & MacArthur, K. & Miró, A. & Rae, M. & O'Brien, D.

Content type: Reports

This report investigates the genetic variation of common frog populations (Rana temporaria) breeding in sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS) ponds...

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Effects of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on parents' attitudes towards green space and time spent outside by children in Cambridgeshire and North London, United Kingdom.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Howlett, K. & Turner, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the United Kingdom, children are spending less time outdoors and are more disconnected from nature than previous generations. However, interaction ...

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Evaluating the potential for bird-habitat models to support biodiversity-friendly urban planning.

Published online: 02 Dec 2020

Authors: Plummer, K. E. & Gillings, S. & Siriwardena, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban expansion poses a major threat to wildlife populations. Biodiversity-friendly urban landscapes could deliver benefits for both wildlife and peop...

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Plant population success across urban ecosystems: a framework to inform biodiversity conservation in cities.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Kowarik, I. & Lippe, M. von der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a rapidly urbanising world, the ability of plant species to survive and build self-sustaining populations in urban environments is increasingly imp...

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Classification and ecological relevance of soundscapes in urban informal settlements.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Fleming, G. M. & Elqadi, M. M. & Taruc, R. R. & Tela, A. & Duffy, G. A. & Ramsay, E. E. & Faber, P. A. & Chown, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Sound exerts wide-ranging influence on humans. The quality of that influence depends on the sound source and context in which it is perceived, but nat...

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Socio-ecological dynamics in urban systems: an integrative approach to mosquito-borne disease in Bengaluru, India.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Evans, M. V. & Bhatnagar, S. & Drake, J. M. & Murdock, C. C. & Shomen Mukherjee

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urban environments are heterogeneous landscapes of social and environmental features, with important consequences for human-nature entanglements, such...

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Factors affecting the pattern of use of community forests - a case study of three forests in Israel.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Fleischer, A. & Shaler, M. & Konijnendijk, C. C.

Content type: Bulletin

With rapid urbanisation in many countries, the need for urban woodland as recreation environments and for other purposes is growing. Due to lack of re...

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