Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries

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The effects of 'nature' on mental health and subjective well-being have yet to be consistently integrated into ecosystem service models and frameworks. To address this gap, we used data on subjective mental well-being from an 18-country survey to test a conceptual model integrating mental health with ecosystem services, initially proposed by Bratman et al. We analysed a range of individual and contextual factors in the context of 14,998 recreational visits to blue spaces, outdoor environments which prominently feature water. Consistent with the conceptual model, subjective mental well-being outcomes were dependent upon on a complex interplay of environmental type and quality, visit characteristics, and individual factors. These results have implications for public health and environmental management, as they may help identify the bluespace locations, environmental features, and key activities, that are most likely to impact well-being, but also potentially affect recreational demand on fragile aquatic ecosystems.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 06. März, Seite 2209

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garrett, Joanne K [VerfasserIn]
White, Mathew P [VerfasserIn]
Elliott, Lewis R [VerfasserIn]
Grellier, James [VerfasserIn]
Bell, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Bratman, Gregory N [VerfasserIn]
Economou, Theo [VerfasserIn]
Gascon, Mireia [VerfasserIn]
Lõhmus, Mare [VerfasserIn]
Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Ojala, Ann [VerfasserIn]
Roiko, Anne [VerfasserIn]
van den Bosch, Matilda [VerfasserIn]
Ward Thompson, Catharine [VerfasserIn]
Fleming, Lora E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Water

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Date Completed 08.03.2023

Date Revised 18.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-023-28544-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353848182