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dc.contributor.authorBell, SL
dc.contributor.authorWestley, Michael
dc.contributor.authorLovell, R
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, BW
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-04T09:47:14Z
dc.date.available2020-08-04T09:47:14Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-02
dc.identifier.issn0142-6397
dc.identifier.issn1469-9710
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/16128
dc.description.abstract

A broad and growing evidence base suggests the potential for time spent in natural environments to promote human health and well-being. Whilst evidence of such benefits is rapidly accumulating, we still know relatively little about the role of wildlife encounters in shaping the well-being potential of people’s routine green/blue space interactions, particularly amongst non-specialists. This article addresses this conceptual gap, drawing on the findings of a three-stage, qualitative, interpretive study which sought to understand and situate people’s natural environment well-being experiences within their everyday lives. Wildlife encounters were emphasised by study participants in the context of four types of well-being experience: social, immersive, symbolic and achievement oriented. These are explored within this paper, before discussing the influence of past experiences and current life circumstances on participants’ wildlife relationships. Consideration is also given to how environmental managers might focus activity and investment to balance opportunities for such wildlife experiences with the ongoing priorities of delivering socially inclusive, ecologically rich and climate change-resilient green spaces.

dc.format.extent8-19
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.subjectGeneric health relevance
dc.subject11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.titleEveryday green space and experienced well-being: the significance of wildlife encounters
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.issue1
plymouth.volume43
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalLandscape Research
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01426397.2016.1267721
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business/School of Art, Design and Architecture
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR)
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dcterms.dateAccepted2016-12-18
dc.identifier.eissn1469-9710
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1080/01426397.2016.1267721
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2018-01-02
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