Landscape, Gardens and Health Network

Could the size of our garden have an impact on our health?

27/11/2018

Domestic gardens and self-reported health: a national population study
Paul Brindley, Anna Jorgensen and Ravi Maheswaran
International Journal of Health Geographics 2018

https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-018-0148-6

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Research linking nature contact with health and wellbeing

28/11/2016

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There is now considerable research linking nature contact with health and wellbeing.
It suggests there are five key ways in which exposure to the natural environment is beneficial to human health These are: enhanced personal and social communication skills; increased physical health; enhanced mental and emotional health; enhanced sensory and aesthetic awareness and the ability to assert personal control; and increased sensitivity to one’s own wellbeing.

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Help our public parks: Research resources

16/8/2016

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In order to fully understand the importance of our public parks, links to the following websites may be helpful:

http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/PDF/Contribute/...pdf

http://theparksalliance.org/research/

NHS Forest website has an excellent ‘Evidence’ page listing useful research.

http://nhsforest.org/evidence

A 2004 report entitled The Value of Public Space produced by Cabe Space Design Council also includes a bibliography.

http://www.sustainabilitywestmidlands.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/The_Value_of_Public_Space.pdf

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Research-Inspired Garden at the Eden Project

3/4/2016

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Sarah Bell from Exeter University discusses the development of a research-inspired garden at the Eden Project that uses a novel art-science-horticultural collaboration.