Access to Green Space in Disadvantaged Urban Communities: Evidence of salutogenic effects based on biomarker and self-report measures of wellbeing

Catharine Ward Thompson; Peter Aspinall; Jenny Roe

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.036

Access to Green Space in Disadvantaged Urban Communities: Evidence of salutogenic effects based on biomarker and self-report measures of wellbeing

Catharine Ward Thompson, Peter Aspinall, Jenny Roe

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Abstract

This paper describes two case studies from Scotland, UK, exploring links between access to green space, perceptions of and activities in green space, and health and quality of life. One study involved a natural experiment to study the effects of improvements to woodlands near a disadvantaged urban community, compared with a similar community without such interventions. The second study, a recent, innovative study for the Scottish Government, demonstrated use of a biomarker as a method for measuring the salutogenic effects of environmental settings such as green space, offering evidence of environment-body interactions within a real-world context of people’s everyday lives.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10-22
Number of pages	23
Journal	Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences
Volume	153
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.036
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Green space
salutogenic
biomarker
wellbeing
woodland
environmental intervention
urban deprivation

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NIHR WIAT: Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT): How effective is the Forestry Commission Scotland's woodland improvement programme
Ward Thompson, C. (Principal Investigator), Silveirinha de Oliveira, E. (Researcher), Tilley, S. (Researcher), Aspinall, P. (Co-Investigator (External)), Briggs, A. (Co-Investigator (External)), Cummins, S. (Co-Investigator (External)), Mitchell, R. (Co-Investigator (External)) & Roe, J. (Co-Investigator (External))
Other
1/04/12 → 31/08/17
Project: Research
GreenHealth: The contribution of Green and Open Space in Public Health and Well Being
Ward Thompson, C. (Principal Investigator), Robertson, L. (Researcher), Roe, J. (Researcher) & Aspinall, P. (Co-Investigator (External))
UK central government bodies/local authorities, health and hospital authorities
1/08/11 → 31/10/12
Project: Research

2 Participation in conference
2 Invited talk
1 Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

Launch of 'Guide for Green Walking in Mental Health'
Ward Thompson, C. (Invited speaker)
20 May 2020
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Links between landscape and health
Ward Thompson, C. (Keynote speaker)
3 Sept 2018
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Festival of Politics
Ward Thompson, C. (Presenter)
19 Aug 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

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Access to Green Space in Disadvantaged Urban Communities: Evidence of salutogenic effects based on biomarker and self-report measures of wellbeing

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Projects

NIHR WIAT: Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT): How effective is the Forestry Commission Scotland's woodland improvement programme

GreenHealth: The contribution of Green and Open Space in Public Health and Well Being

Activities

Launch of 'Guide for Green Walking in Mental Health'

Links between landscape and health

Festival of Politics

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