Wellbeing and Place (Hardcover)

Contents: Foreword; Wellbeing and place, Sarah Atkinson, Sara Fuller and Joe Painter; Wellbeing: reflections on geographical engagements, David Conradson; Understanding the impact of urban green space on health and wellbeing, Helen Beck; The significance of material and social contexts for health and wellbeing in rural England, Mylene Riva and Sarah Curtis; Wellbeing and the neighbourhood: promoting choice and independence for all ages, Rose Gilroy; The role of place attachments in wellbeing, Gordon Jack; Am I an eco-warrior now? Place, wellbeing and the pedagogies of connection, Andrea Wheeler; Is 'modern culture' bad for our wellbeing? Views from 'elite' and 'excluded' Scotland, Sandra Carlisle, Phil Hanlon, David Reilly, Andrew Lyon and Gregor Henderson; Exploring embodied and emotional experiences within the landscapes of environmental volunteering, Stuart Muirhead; Place matters: aspirations and experiences of wellbeing in Northeast Thailand, Rebecca Schaaf; Wellbeing in El Alto, Bolivia, Melania Calestani; A 21st century sustainable community: discourses of local wellbeing, Karen Scott; 'We are the river': place, wellbeing and aboriginal identity, Lorraine Gibson; The new therapeutic spaces of the spa, Jo Little; Place, place-making and planning: an integral perspective with wellbeing in (body) mind (and spirit), Ian Wight; Index.