Urban freshwaters, biodiversity, and human health and well-being: Setting an interdisciplinary research agenda
dc.contributor.author | Higgins, SL | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Goldsmith, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Brooks, SJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Hassall, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Harlow, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Stone, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Voelker, S | |
dc.contributor.author | White, P | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-04T09:35:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-02-16 | |
dc.description.abstract | The findings of a national workshop that explored the social and environmental impacts, challenges, and research opportunities associated with the role of urban freshwaters for improved public health are discussed. Bringing together the collective expertise of academics, practitioners, policy, and user‐groups from urban aquatic ecology and human health backgrounds, this commentary develops a progressive agenda for future research by synthesizing current understandings and knowledge of urban aquatic biodiversity relative to health‐related ecosystem service outcomes, from a cross‐sectoral and cross‐disciplinary perspective. Key areas include (a) a need for greater interaction between sectors to maximize opportunities for collaboration and to promote the cobenefits (both environmental and health) associated with urban freshwater ecosystems; and (b) the need for a unified understanding and operationalization of the definition of aquatic biodiversity across sectors and disciplines, to improve our understanding of whether actual freshwater biodiversity or the perception of biodiversity is important for maximizing gains in health. Methods of valuation relating to ecosystem services and resource allocation and investment in urban freshwaters are critical in ensuring that research addresses the pathways and contexts within which health and environmental benefits from blue space can be maximized. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 6 (2), article e1339 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/wat2.1339 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/36723 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2019 The Authors. WIREs Water published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_GB |
dc.subject | freshwater | en_GB |
dc.subject | urban | en_GB |
dc.subject | biodiversity | en_GB |
dc.subject | health | en_GB |
dc.subject | blue space | en_GB |
dc.title | Urban freshwaters, biodiversity, and human health and well-being: Setting an interdisciplinary research agenda | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-04T09:35:24Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2049-1948 | |
exeter.article-number | ARTN e1339 | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Wiley via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-01-09 | |
exeter.funder | ::Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | en_GB |
rioxxterms.funder | Natural Environment Research Council | en_GB |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | NE/N000307/1 | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-01-09 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-04-04T09:33:47Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-04-04T09:35:30Z | |
refterms.panel | D | en_GB |
rioxxterms.funder.project | bc91c1a1-e1ad-48fa-b45b-0adc14bd08c7 | en_GB |
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