The importance of nature for health: is there a specific benefit of contact with green space? (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014What is the aim of the review? To examine the effectiveness of direct accessing of natural environments in the promotion of health and well-being compared with other forms of ‘exposure’ to the natural environment or with accessing ‘synthetic’ environments. Secondary questions will be addressed as follows: Do the benefits vary among different types of natural […]
What are the mechanisms of regeneration post-disturbance in tropical dry forest? (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014What is the aim of the review? To assess the importance of facilitation and vegetative regrowth in the regeneration of tropical dry forests. The secondary question will assess the relative contribution of either seedlings or vegetative regrowth to the recovery of the site in terms of growth rates, %DBH recovered, %height recovered, %BA recovered, and […]
How effective is ‘greening’ of urban areas in reducing human exposure to ground level ozone concentrations, UV exposure and the ‘urban heat island effect’? (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014What is the aim of the review? To examine the effectiveness of the ‘greening’ of urban areas in reducing human exposure to ground level ozone concentrations, UV exposure and the ‘urban heat island effect’.
The Evidence Base for Community Forest Management as a Mechanism for Supplying Global Environmental Benefits and Improving Local Welfare (systematic review)
Posted by AndrewPullin on July 12, 2014What is the aim of the review? To collate and synthesise the published and unpublished evidence in order to evaluate the following question: Does community forest management in less developed countries supply global environmental benefits and improve local rural welfare?
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