Home and nearby nature: Uncovering relational flows between domestic and natural spaces in three countries during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: This paper addresses the role of living spaces, neighborhood environments, and access to nearby nature in shaping individual experiences of health and well-being during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key data is drawn from the GreenCOVID study across Spain, England and Ireland. The survey gathered contextual information about home environments, neighborhood spaces, and access to nature elements, and standardized measures of health and wellbeing between April and July 2020 (n = 3,127). The paper used qualitative data from the survey to document flows between home and nearby nature. These were framed as barriers/mediators with specific focus on differing interpretations of home as both trap and refuge, with additional dimensions of loss, disruption and interruption shaping t

SUBMITTER: Foley R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448848 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature