The importance of high quality natural spaces for well-being

The importance of high quality natural spaces for well-being

One advantage of GiGL’s not-for-profit business model is that we are able to make selected information available for research projects, and Dr Sarah Knight is one of the incredible researchers we’ve had the privilege to work with. An ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the...
Planning for Better Biodiversity Outcomes

Planning for Better Biodiversity Outcomes

Eleni Foui, GiGL Planning Research Officer A whole year has passed since the “Biodiversity Evidence – Better Outcomes from Planning” project began. The project aims to support London’s Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to achieve better outcomes for biodiversity...
Greenspace and Mental Wellbeing

Greenspace and Mental Wellbeing

Dr Vikki Houlden, Newcastle University – Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies & the Spatial Analytics and Modelling Group I was in my fourth and final year of study as a Civil Engineer at the University of Warwick when, on a bit of a whim, I signed up...
Liveable Cities

Liveable Cities

Bill Butcher, eCountability The concepts behind ecosystem services, the multitude of ways in which humankind freely benefit from natural capital, have long been discussed; but it wasn’t until the term was defined by the UN in its Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005,...
A different perspective

A different perspective

Gianfranco Gliozzo, University College London The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment popularised the concept of ‘ecosystem services’; making sure nature is considered in decision-making by measuring and accounting for the benefits it provides to human...