A5049053061- Urban Green Space and Health
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Noise Effects and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Wireless Body Area Networks
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Global Health Care Issues
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Maritime Navigation and Safety
Royal Cornwall Hospital
2016-2025
University of Exeter
2016-2025
Jagiellonian University
2021-2024
Institute of Psychology
2021-2024
Imperial College London
2009-2019
United Nations
2019
NationsUniversity
2019
Environmental Law Institute
2019
Radboud University Nijmegen
2019
Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology
2010-2016
Spending time in natural environments can benefit health and well-being, but exposure-response relationships are under-researched. We examined associations between recreational nature contact the last seven days self-reported well-being. Participants (n = 19,806) were drawn from Monitor of Engagement with Natural Environment Survey (2014/15-2015/16); weighted to be nationally representative. Weekly was categorised using 60 min blocks. Analyses controlled for residential greenspace other...
Abstract Living near, recreating in, and feeling psychologically connected to, the natural world are all associated with better mental health, but many exposure-related questions remain. Using data from an 18-country survey ( n = 16,307) we explored associations between multiple measures of health (positive well-being, distress, depression/anxiety medication use) and: (a) exposures (residential/recreational visits) to different settings (green/inland-blue/coastal-blue spaces); (b) nature...
Introduction Proximity and access to water have long been central human culture accordingly deliver countless societal benefits. Over 200 million people live on Europe's coastline, aquatic environments are the top recreational destination in region. In terms of public health, interactions with ‘blue space’ (eg, coasts, rivers, lakes) often considered solely risk drowning, microbial pollution). Exposure blue space can, however, promote health well-being prevent disease, although underlying...
This paper summarizes the epidemiological evidence for adverse health effects associated with disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water and describes potential mechanism of action. There appears to be good a relationship between exposure DBPs, as measured by trihalomethanes (THMs), bladder cancer, but other cancers including colorectal cancer is inconclusive inconsistent. some an association specifically THMs, little gestational age/intrauterine growth retardation and, lesser extent,...
The available evidence of the effects air pollution and noise on behavioral development is limited, it overlooks exposure at schools, where children spend a considerable amount time.We aimed to investigate associations traffic-related pollutants (TRAPs) school schoolchildren.We evaluated 7-11 years age in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) during 2012-2013 within BREATHE project. Indoor outdoor concentrations elemental carbon (EC), black (BC), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were measured schools two...
Over the last two decades residential exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF MF) has been associated with childhood leukaemia relatively consistently in epidemiological studies, though causality is still under investigation. We aimed estimate cases of that might be attributable ELF MF European Union (EU27), if associations seen studies were causal. estimated distributions using identified existing literature. Individual integrated a probabilistic mixture distribution...
Abstract The effects of ‘nature’ on mental health and subjective well-being have yet to be consistently integrated into ecosystem service models frameworks. To address this gap, we used data from an 18-country survey test a conceptual model integrating with services, initially proposed by Bratman et al. We analysed range individual contextual factors in the context 14,998 recreational visits blue spaces, outdoor environments which prominently feature water. Consistent model, outcomes were...
The role of neighbourhood nature in promoting good health is increasingly recognised policy and practice, but consistent evidence for the underlying mechanisms lacking. Heterogeneity exposure methods, outcome measures, population characteristics, little exploration recreational use or different types green blue space, multiple separate mediation models previous studies have limited our ability to synthesise findings draw clear conclusions. We examined pathways linking with general using a...
Computerized neuropsychological tests offered several advantages for large epidemiological studies to assess child development. We aimed evaluate the psychometric properties and criterion validity of 2 computerized (n-back attentional network task [ANT]) used working memory attention function, respectively. As part BREATHE (BRain dEvelopment Air polluTion ultrafine particles in scHool childrEn) project, we evaluated development 2,904 children between 7 9 years age. The main outcomes n-back...
Abstract Exposure to natural environments is associated with a lower risk of common mental health disorders (CMDs), such as depression and anxiety, but we know little about nature-related motivations, practices experiences those already experiencing CMDs. We used data from an 18-country survey explore these issues (n = 18,838), taking self-reported doctor-prescribed medication for and/or anxiety indicator CMD ( n 2698, 14%). Intrinsic motivation visiting nature was high all, though slightly...
It is well established that outdoor natural environments - or green spaces have the potential to serve as therapeutic landscapes and are a public health resource. Less known about extent which "water-related (blue spaces) may benefit health. As with space, benefits resulting from blue space use probably depend on place quality. However, lack of comparable environmental quality data hampers planning design their inclusion in health-related policies. This paper presents novel tool BlueHealth...
Varied categorisations of residential distance to bluespace in population health studies make comparisons difficult. Using survey data from eighteen countries, we modelled relationships between blue spaces (coasts, lakes, and rivers), self-reported recreational visits these environments at least weekly, with penalised regression splines. We observed exponential declines visit probability increasing all three demonstrated the utility derived categorisations. These categories may be broadly...
The promotion of physical activity through better urban design is one pathway by which health and well-being improvements can be achieved. This study aimed to quantify health-related economic impacts associated with in an riverside park regeneration project Barcelona, Spain. We used data from Barcelona local authorities meta-analysis assessing outcomes develop apply the "Blue Active Tool". estimated user terms all-cause mortality, morbidity (ischemic heart disease; ischemic stroke; type 2...
Physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of several non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Natural environments support recreational PA. Using data including a representative cross-sectional survey English population, we estimated annual value nature-based PA conducted in England 2019 terms avoided healthcare and societal costs disease. Population-representative from Monitor Engagement with Environment (MENE) (n = 47,580; representing 44,386,756) were used to estimate weekly volume by adults 2019....