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Greenspace & Us: A community insights project to understand barriers and enablers around access to greenspace for teenage girls in East Oxford.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Cole, S. & Goodenough, J. & Haniff, M. & Hussain, N. & Ibrahim, S. & Jani, A. & Jiggens, E. & Khan, A. & Langford, P. & Moore, L. & Montgomery, L. & Rowe, R. & Skinner, S.

Content type: Reports

Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization = Organisation mondiale de la Santé County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2N...

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Greenspace & Us Part 2: a community insights co-production project with teenage girls to understand their needs for more inclusive and accessible greenspace.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Cole, S. & Goodenough, J. & Hussain, N. & Isa-Daniel, T. & Khan, A. & Montgomery, L. & Walker, S.

Content type: Reports

The Greenspace & Us project aimed to understand the factors influencing recreation and access to greenspace for teenage girls in East Oxford and t...

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NatureScot Research Report 1296 - Learning in Local Greenspace - an evaluation report.

Published online: 07 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Munro, S. A.

Content type: Reports

The findings of the Learning in Local Greenspace (LILG) project in this evaluation report are the following: good progress was made on reducing barrie...

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Informing the design of urban green and blue spaces through an understanding of Europeans' usage and preferences.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Jakstis, K. & Dubovik, M. & Laikari, A. & Mustajärvi, K. & Wendling, L. & Fischer, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In light of global climate change and the biodiversity crisis, making cities more resilient through an adjusted design of urban green and blue spaces ...

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Perceptions, preferences and barriers: a qualitative study of greenspace and under-representation in Leeds, UK.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Ward, C. & Palmer, A. K. & Brockett, B. F. T. & Costanza, R. & Hatfield, J. & Kubiszewski, I. & Langford, P. & Pickett, K. & Willis, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Greenspaces facilitate well-being benefits for humans in several ways including through cognitive restoration, physical exercise and social interactio...

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Greenspaces of psychiatric clinics and patient perceptions: a mixed-methods exploration.

Published online: 30 Oct 2024

Authors: Schmid, H. L. & Nowak, A. & Oeljeklaus, L. & McCall, T. & Hornberg, C. & Caspers, B. A. & Zerbe, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature and natural elements have been proven to promote mental health and well-being but there is a research gap regarding psychiatric environments, d...

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Connecting young people with greenspaces: the case for participatory video.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Eastwood, A. & Juárez-Bourke, A. & Herrett, S. & Hague, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The values that people hold are thought to be key in bringing about the transformative change needed to halt biodiversity loss. Caring for nature has ...

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Large positive ecological changes of small urban greening actions.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Mata, L. & Hahs, A. K. & Palma, E. & Backstrom, A. & Johnston, N. & King, T. & Olson, A. R. & Renowden, C. & Smith, T. R. & Vogel, B. & Ward, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The detrimental effects of environmental change on human and non-human diversity are acutely manifested in urban environments. While urban greenspaces...

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Local and landscape-scale environmental filters drive the functional diversity and taxonomic composition of spiders across urban greenspaces.

Published online: 26 Dec 2020

Authors: Flor, Y. A. D. de la & Perry, K. I. & Turo, K. J. & Parker, D. M. & Thompson, J. L. & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Urban patch colonization and species establishment within cities are restricted by the behavioural, life history and physiological attributes of colon...

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Nature Nurtures: Wild Walks Pilot.

Published online: 15 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Montgomery, L. & Fox, E. & McNally, L. & Benjamin-Wand, B. & Fatinikun, R.

Content type: Reports

Greenspace access, engagement and nature connection are all key factors that support physical and mental health and wellbeing. Although this is widely...

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