Was the trip worth it? Travel cost and well-being on recreational nature visits

Available on 20 June 2022

Published Gold open access in Amer J Agr Econ ›

BlueHealth researchers have looked into the question of whether visits that cost more in terms of travel are associated with higher self-resported well-being.

Nature connectedness: a metric for a sustainable future

Available on 1 June 2022

Published Gold open access in Ambio ›

An article about nature connectedness in different countries has been published in the journal Ambio by BlueHealth researchers

The health potential of urban water: a future outlook on local risks and opportunities

Available on 28 February 2022

Published Gold open access in Cities ›

Where will you be in 2040 and how might blue spaces support your mental and physical health at that time? What would this mean for future urban…

Urban blue space renovation and local resident and visitor well-being: A case study from Plymouth, UK

Available on 1 November 2021

Published Green open access in Landscape and Urban Planning ›

Observational studies have suggested that people with better access to attractive, safe, and inclusive blue spaces enjoy higher psychological well-being, with particular benefits for those living in…

Green/blue spaces and mental health in 18 countries

Available on 26 April 2021

Published Gold open access in Scientific Reports ›

Living near, recreating in, and feeling psychologically connected to, the natural world are all associated with better mental health, but many exposure-related questions remain. BlueHealth researchers have…

The Ocean Decade—Opportunities for oceans and human health

Available on 23 April 2021

Published Gold open access in American Journal of Public Health ›

Human health is vulnerable to threats emerging from ecosystems that we inhabit. Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted this fact very starkly. More insidious…