The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is seeking to
prepare for losses arising from climate change. This is an emerging issue that challenges …

Insights into how public audiences perceive and relate to the ocean are pivotal to successful
societal engagement and integration of human dimensions in marine conservation …

Drawing from research on therapeutic landscapes and relationships between environment,
health and wellbeing, we propose the idea of 'healthy blue space'as an important new …

Recent research suggests coastal environments may promote human health and wellbeing.
This article explores the diverse coastal experiences sought out by residents of two towns in …

This contribution to a spatial theory of sense of place is an invitation to seek a better
understanding of the importance of physical and concrete places in dynamic territorial …

This article considers how different recreational users engage with and utilize blue spaces
as health-enabling. Informed by empirical and participatory fieldwork with surfing and sea …

This paper explores swimming as a healthy body-water engagement in blue space at
selected outdoor Irish swimming spots. Associated theoretical underpinnings draw from non …

Although a large body of research supports the theory that exposure to nature results in
mental health benefits, research evidence on the effects of having a view of green space …

Place has a special characteristic–a physical visual shape–that operates as an intensive
visual idea. Drawing from the'therapeutic landscape'concept (Gesler, 1992), this study …

This paper examines how bluespaces inform experiences of place, being aged, and
wellbeing among seniors on Waiheke, an island within the greater Auckland area in …