Human–nature interactions and the consequences and drivers of provisioning wildlife

DTC Cox, KJ Gaston - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many human populations are undergoing an extinction of experience, with a progressive
decline in interactions with nature. This is a consequence both of a loss of opportunity for …

Quantifying relational values—why not?

C Schulz, J Martin-Ortega - Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Most existing empirical research on relational values (RV) uses qualitative
methods.•The terminology of RV is often not yet employed in existing quantitative …

Doses of neighborhood nature: the benefits for mental health of living with nature

DTC Cox, DF Shanahan, HL Hudson… - AIBS …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Experiences of nature provide many mental-health benefits, particularly for people living in
urban areas. The natural characteristics of city residents' neighborhoods are likely to be …

Urban bird feeding: Connecting people with nature

DTC Cox, KJ Gaston - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
At a time of unprecedented biodiversity loss, researchers are increasingly recognizing the
broad range of benefits provided to humankind by nature. However, as people live more …

[HTML][HTML] The Joy of birds: the effect of rating for joy or counting garden bird species on wellbeing, anxiety, and nature connection

ME White, I Hamlin, CW Butler, M Richardson - Urban Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
The feeding of garden birds is a popular and accessible means of connecting with wildlife in
urban environments in the United Kingdom. Past research has found that the main …

Killing with kindness: Does widespread generalised provisioning of wildlife help or hinder biodiversity conservation efforts?

JD Shutt, AC Lees - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Provisioning of wildlife with food, water and breeding sites is a globally ubiquitous
phenomenon. While some provisioning is targeted at single species of conservation …

Reconnecting children to nature: The efficacy of a wildlife intervention depends on local nature and socio‐economic context, but not on urbanisation

JK Jensen, J Alkan Olsson, M von Post… - People and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Children's interactions with nature are important mediators of health benefits and future
relationships with nature and conservation. However, there are growing concerns that …

[HTML][HTML] Recognizing the importance of near-home contact with nature for mental well-being based on the COVID-19 lockdown experience

ML Lenda, P Skórka, M Jaźwa, HY Lin… - Ecology and …, 2023 - ecologyandsociety.org
Several urban landscape planning solutions have been introduced around the world to find
a balance between develo** urban spaces, maintaining and restoring biodiversity, and …

Economic valuation of wildlife conservation

S Martino, JO Kenter - European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2023 - Springer
This paper reviews concepts and methods for the economic valuation of nature in the
context of wildlife conservation and questions them in light of alternative approaches based …

Committed bird-watchers gain greater psychological restorative benefits compared to those less committed regardless of expertise

C Randler, S Murawiec, P Tryjanowski - Ecopsychology, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Numerous studies have shown a positive impact of nature on psychological restoration and
on well-being, which, in turn, are related to life satisfaction. Previous studies were place …