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Forest school: evidence for restorative health benefits …

WebRestoration is a term that refers to the process of recovery from a depleted physiological, psychological and/or social resource. In children, Wells (2000) has shown that playing in …

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Health, Well-Being and Open Space Literature Review

WebHealth, Well-Being and Open Space Literature Review: OPENspace Research Centre, Edinburgh College of Art/Heriot Watt University 4 contemporary sources of most air …

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Research Fellows and Associates

WebJenny Roe is Professor and Director of the Center for Design & Health in the School of Architecture, University of Virginia. An environmental psychologist and former head of …

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Lifecourse of Place

WebHow environments throughout life can support healthy ageing With the proportion of older adults increasing across the world, population-wide healthy ageing is an increasingly …

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Is it Nice Outside

WebHere at OPENspace, we’re delighted to see the publication of the latest Natural England report, Is it nice outside? New research into dementia and the natural …

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Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT2)

WebUsing Secondary Data to Examine whether a Programme of Physical and Social Interventions In Urban Forests Enhances Community Health and Wellbeing (WIAT2) …

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The Surprising Benefits of Blue Spaces

WebThe surprising benefits of blue spaces – BBC Future When Homo sapiens first evolved some 300,000 years ago, we lived in grasslands and forests, next to lakes …

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Joint Laboratory of Healthy Space established between …

WebFollowing the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the University of Edinburgh and Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) over the summer of …

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Dr. Mathew White- "Blue landscapes, Health and well …

WebResearch into the potential health and well-being benefits from exposure to green spaces such as parks and woodlands has led to the development of several …

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Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT)

WebSpanning ten years and two phases, Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT) is a Forestry Commission Scotland initiative to improve quality of life in Scotland’s urban and post …

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The Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC)

WebThe Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) is a new, interdisciplinary research collaboration, initially funded by a grant of £20million from Legal and General Group plc. …

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Catharine Ward Thompson appointed Honorary Professor at the

WebOur Director, Catharine Ward Thompson, has been appointed an Honorary Professor at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH). …

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Literature reviews

WebIn brief: Individual reviews of literature addressing issues such as ethnicity and exclusion, barriers to participation and strategies for increasing participation by black and minority …

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Community green: using local spaces to tackle inequality and …

WebResearch team: Catharine Ward Thompson, Jenny Roe, Peter Aspinall, Affonso Zuin, Penny Travlou and Simon Bell. The largest study of its kind in England, the collaborative …

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Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I'DGO)

WebInclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO) was a ten-year project exploring if, and in what way, the ability to get out and about impacts on older people’s quality of life and …

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Community green: using local spaces to tackle inequality

WebThe study shows that providing good-quality local green space is a hugely effective way to tackle inequality. People living in deprived urban areas view green space as a key …

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Another step forward for the National Walking Strategy

WebThe National Walking Strategy Action Plan for the next ten years has been released, along with a new website and an infographic on how we can all contribute to …

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