[HTML][HTML] Is water quality in British rivers “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”?

MJ Whelan, C Linstead, F Worrall, SJ Ormerod… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
We explore the oft-repeated claim that river water quality in Great Britain is “better now than
at any time since the Industrial Revolution”. We review available data and ancillary evidence …

Exiting the Anthropocene: Achieving personal and planetary health in the 21st century

SL Prescott, AC Logan, J Bristow, R Rozzi, R Moodie… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Planetary health provides a perspective of ecological interdependence that connects the
health and vitality of individuals, communities, and Earth's natural systems. It includes the …

Nature's role in supporting health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A geospatial and socioecological study

JM Robinson, P Brindley, R Cameron… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented changes to human lifestyles
across the world. The virus and associated social restriction measures have been linked to …

Tourism and mental health: Foundations, frameworks, and futures

R Buckley - Journal of Travel Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Tourism contributes to mental health. We could: recognize, measure, value, and market
those contributions; analyze components and design products to maximize mental health …

Economic value of nature via healthcare savings and productivity increases

RC Buckley, ALM Chauvenet - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic values of mental health benefits from nature can provide a new conservation tool.
Here we calculate valuations from increased workplace productivity and reduced healthcare …

Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis

V Vitale, L Martin, MP White, LR Elliott, KJ Wyles… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contact with natural environments is associated with good health and well-being. Although
childhood nature experiences may be important in the development of an individual's …

Nature-based interventions and mind–body interventions: Saving public health costs whilst increasing life satisfaction and happiness

J Pretty, J Barton - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A number of countries have begun to adopt prevention pays policies and practices to reduce
pressure on health and social care systems. Most affluent countries have seen substantial …

A systematic review of arts-based interventions delivered to children and young people in nature or outdoor spaces: Impact on nature connectedness, health and …

Z Moula, K Palmer, N Walshe - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The time that children and young people spend in nature and outdoor spaces
has decreased significantly over the past 30 years. This was exacerbated with a further 60 …

Perceptions, preferences and barriers: A qualitative study of greenspace and under‐representation in Leeds, UK

C Ward, AK Palmer, BFT Brockett… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Greenspaces facilitate well‐being benefits for humans in several ways including through
cognitive restoration, physical exercise and social interaction. However, some groups are …

Experience them, love them, protect them—Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed people's perception of urban and suburban green spaces and their conservation …

D Tansil, C Plecak, K Taczanowska… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Public green and open spaces fulfil various social, ecological, economic, and aesthetic
roles, which can be complementary while also competing with one another. The COVID-19 …