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

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

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-28544-w

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

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

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	2209
Number of pages	19
Journal	Scientific Reports (Nature Publisher Group)
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28544-w
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

Funding

This project has received funding from the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 666773. Data collection in California was supported by the Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University. Data collection in Canada was supported by the Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia. Data collection in Finland was supported by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). Data collection in Australia was supported by Griffith University and the University of the Sunshine Coast. Data collection in Portugal was supported by ISCTE\u2014University Institute of Lisbon. Data collection in Ireland was supported by the Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. Data collection in Hong Kong was supported by an internal University of Exeter\u2014Chinese University of Hong Kong international collaboration fund. MG holds a Miguel Servet fellowship (Grant CP19/00183) funded by Acci\u00F3n Estrat\u00E9gica de Salud\u2014Instituto de Salud Carlos III, co-funded by European Social Fund \"Investing in your future\". ISGlobal acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the \"Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019\u20132023\" Program (CEX2018-000806-S), and support from the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program. TE was funded by the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 856612 and the Cyprus Government. This project has received funding from the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 666773. Data collection in California was supported by the Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University. Data collection in Canada was supported by the Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia. Data collection in Finland was supported by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). Data collection in Australia was supported by Griffith University and the University of the Sunshine Coast. Data collection in Portugal was supported by ISCTE\u2014University Institute of Lisbon. Data collection in Ireland was supported by the Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. Data collection in Hong Kong was supported by an internal University of Exeter\u2014Chinese University of Hong Kong international collaboration fund. MG holds a Miguel Servet fellowship (Grant CP19/00183) funded by Acci\u00F3n Estrat\u00E9gica de Salud\u2014Instituto de Salud Carlos III, co-funded by European Social Fund\u00A0\"Investing in your future\". ISGlobal acknowledges support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the \"Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019\u20132023\" Program (CEX2018-000806-S), and support from the Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program. TE was funded by the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 856612 and the Cyprus Government.

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

501001 General psychology

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Garrett, J. K., White, M., Elliott, L. R., Grellier, J., Bell, S., Bratman, G. N., Economou, T., Gascon, M., Lõhmus, M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Ojala, A., Roiko, A., van den Bosch, M., Ward Thompson, C., & Fleming, L. E. (2023). Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries. Scientific Reports (Nature Publisher Group), 13(1), Article 2209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28544-w

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