Indoor nature interventions for health and wellbeing

Available on 18 March 2019

PublishedGreen open access in The Gerontologist ›

With a focus on older adults, this paper describes a systematic review of the health and wellbeing impacts of indoor forms of nature.

Health benefits of physical activity related to urban riverside regeneration

Available on 5 February 2019

PublishedGold open access in Int J Environ Res Public Health ›

This paper describes the positive health impacts related to physical activity at a riverside park in Barcelona, Spain.

Socioeconomic differences in swimming ability among children in Sweden

Available on 11 January 2019

PublishedGreen open access in Scand. J. Public Health ›

This study has assessed the effects of a swimming intervention on socioeconomic differences in swimming abilities in children in Sweden.

The potential of using virtual nature in therapeutics

Available on 8 November 2018

PublishedGold open access in Neuropsych Dis Treat ›

This paper has reviewed the use of virtual reality nature in health and care settings, and considers the potential use of this technology in the future.

Recreational visits to coastal environments in England

Available on 4 April 2018

PublishedGreen open access in Marine Policy ›

This study has found that people make over 270 million visits to England’s coastline each year, highlighting the importance of this kind of blue environment.

Humidity in determining perceived temperature extremes in Europe

Available on 15 September 2017

PublishedGold open access in Environ Res Lett ›

This article published in Environmental Research Letters demonstrates projections of humidity index, a metric of perceived temperature, under different scenarios for use in health impact assessment.