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Graham H, de Bell S, Hanley N, Jarvis S, White PCL (2019). Willingness to pay for policies to reduce future deaths from climate change: evidence from a British survey.
Public Health,
174, 110-117.
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Willingness to pay for policies to reduce future deaths from climate change: evidence from a British survey.
OBJECTIVES: Without urgent action, climate change will put the health of future populations at risk. Policies to reduce these risks require support from today's populations; however, there are few studies assessing public support for such policies. Willingness to pay (WtP), a measure of the maximum a person is prepared to pay for a defined benefit, is widely used to assess public support for policies. We used WtP to investigate whether there is public support to reduce future health risks from climate change and if individual and contextual factors affect WtP, including perceptions of the seriousness of the impacts of climate change. STUDY DESIGN: a cross-sectional British survey. METHODS: Questions about people's WtP for policies to reduce future climate change-related deaths and their perceptions of the seriousness of climate change impacts were included in a British survey of adults aged 16 years and over (n=1859). We used contingent valuation, a survey-based method for eliciting WtP for outcomes like health which do not have a direct market value. RESULTS: the majority (61%) were willing to pay to reduce future increases in climate change-related deaths in Britain. Those regarding climate change impacts as not at all serious were less willing to pay than those regarding the impacts as extremely serious (OR 0.04, 95% CI 0.02-0.09). Income was also related to WtP; the highest-income group were twice as likely to be willing to pay as the lowest-income group (OR 2.14, 95% CI 1.40-3.29). CONCLUSIONS: There was public support for policies to address future health impacts of climate change; the level of support varied with people's perceptions of the seriousness of these impacts and their financial circumstances. Our study adds to evidence that health, including the health of future populations, is an outcome that people value and suggests that framing climate change around such values may help to accelerate action.
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Graham H, de Bell S, Flemming K, Sowden A, White P, Wright K (2018). Older people's experiences of everyday travel in the urban environment: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies in the United Kingdom.
Ageing and Society, 1-27.
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Older people's experiences of everyday travel in the urban environment: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies in the United Kingdom
AbstractCompared to younger age groups, older people spend more time in their locality and rely more heavily on its pedestrian and public transport infrastructure. Qualitative studies provide unique insight into people's experiences. We conducted a qualitative evidence synthesis of United Kingdom-based studies of older people's experiences of travelling in the urban environment. We searched health, social science, age-related and transport-related databases from 1998 to 2017. Fourteen papers (from 12 studies) were included in a thematic synthesis, a three-staged process that moves iteratively between codes, descriptive themes and cross-cutting analytical themes. Emerging themes were discussed with policy advisers. Four overarching themes were identified. The first and second theme pointed to the importance of ‘getting out’ and of being independent travellers. The third and fourth themes highlighted how local environments and travel systems enabled (or prevented) older people from realising these valued dimensions of travel. The loss of local amenities and micro-environmental features, such as pavement quality, personal safety and aesthetic appearance, were recurrent concerns. Free modes of travel like walking and bus travel were highly valued, including the social engagement they facilitated. Our review suggests that, while its extrinsic value (reaching destinations) matters, the intrinsic value of travel matters too. The process of travel is experienced and enjoyed for its own sake, with older people describing its contribution to their wellbeing.
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Graham H, de Bell S, Flemming K, Sowden A, White P, Wright K (2018). The experiences of everyday travel for older people in rural areas: a systematic review of UK qualitative studies. Journal of Transport & Health, 11, 141-152.
de Bell S, Graham H, White PCL (2018). The role of managed natural spaces in connecting people with urban nature: a comparison of local user, researcher, and provider views. Urban Ecosystems, 21(5), 875-886.
Hossain MS, Pogue SJ, Trenchard L, Van Oudenhoven APE, Washbourne C-L, Muiruri EW, Tomczyk AM, García-Llorente M, Hale R, Hevia V, et al (2017). Identifying future research directions for biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainability: perspectives from early-career researchers. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 25(3), 249-261.
de Bell S, Graham H, Jarvis S, White P (2017). The importance of nature in mediating social and psychological benefits associated with visits to freshwater blue space. Landscape and Urban Planning, 167, 118-127.
Publications by year
2019
Graham H, de Bell S, Hanley N, Jarvis S, White PCL (2019). Willingness to pay for policies to reduce future deaths from climate change: evidence from a British survey.
Public Health,
174, 110-117.
Abstract:
Willingness to pay for policies to reduce future deaths from climate change: evidence from a British survey.
OBJECTIVES: Without urgent action, climate change will put the health of future populations at risk. Policies to reduce these risks require support from today's populations; however, there are few studies assessing public support for such policies. Willingness to pay (WtP), a measure of the maximum a person is prepared to pay for a defined benefit, is widely used to assess public support for policies. We used WtP to investigate whether there is public support to reduce future health risks from climate change and if individual and contextual factors affect WtP, including perceptions of the seriousness of the impacts of climate change. STUDY DESIGN: a cross-sectional British survey. METHODS: Questions about people's WtP for policies to reduce future climate change-related deaths and their perceptions of the seriousness of climate change impacts were included in a British survey of adults aged 16 years and over (n=1859). We used contingent valuation, a survey-based method for eliciting WtP for outcomes like health which do not have a direct market value. RESULTS: the majority (61%) were willing to pay to reduce future increases in climate change-related deaths in Britain. Those regarding climate change impacts as not at all serious were less willing to pay than those regarding the impacts as extremely serious (OR 0.04, 95% CI 0.02-0.09). Income was also related to WtP; the highest-income group were twice as likely to be willing to pay as the lowest-income group (OR 2.14, 95% CI 1.40-3.29). CONCLUSIONS: There was public support for policies to address future health impacts of climate change; the level of support varied with people's perceptions of the seriousness of these impacts and their financial circumstances. Our study adds to evidence that health, including the health of future populations, is an outcome that people value and suggests that framing climate change around such values may help to accelerate action.
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2018
Graham H, de Bell S, Flemming K, Sowden A, White P, Wright K (2018). Older people's experiences of everyday travel in the urban environment: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies in the United Kingdom.
Ageing and Society, 1-27.
Abstract:
Older people's experiences of everyday travel in the urban environment: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies in the United Kingdom
AbstractCompared to younger age groups, older people spend more time in their locality and rely more heavily on its pedestrian and public transport infrastructure. Qualitative studies provide unique insight into people's experiences. We conducted a qualitative evidence synthesis of United Kingdom-based studies of older people's experiences of travelling in the urban environment. We searched health, social science, age-related and transport-related databases from 1998 to 2017. Fourteen papers (from 12 studies) were included in a thematic synthesis, a three-staged process that moves iteratively between codes, descriptive themes and cross-cutting analytical themes. Emerging themes were discussed with policy advisers. Four overarching themes were identified. The first and second theme pointed to the importance of ‘getting out’ and of being independent travellers. The third and fourth themes highlighted how local environments and travel systems enabled (or prevented) older people from realising these valued dimensions of travel. The loss of local amenities and micro-environmental features, such as pavement quality, personal safety and aesthetic appearance, were recurrent concerns. Free modes of travel like walking and bus travel were highly valued, including the social engagement they facilitated. Our review suggests that, while its extrinsic value (reaching destinations) matters, the intrinsic value of travel matters too. The process of travel is experienced and enjoyed for its own sake, with older people describing its contribution to their wellbeing.
Abstract.
Graham H, de Bell S, Flemming K, Sowden A, White P, Wright K (2018). The experiences of everyday travel for older people in rural areas: a systematic review of UK qualitative studies. Journal of Transport & Health, 11, 141-152.
de Bell S, Graham H, White PCL (2018). The role of managed natural spaces in connecting people with urban nature: a comparison of local user, researcher, and provider views. Urban Ecosystems, 21(5), 875-886.
2017
Hossain MS, Pogue SJ, Trenchard L, Van Oudenhoven APE, Washbourne C-L, Muiruri EW, Tomczyk AM, García-Llorente M, Hale R, Hevia V, et al (2017). Identifying future research directions for biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainability: perspectives from early-career researchers. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 25(3), 249-261.
de Bell S, Graham H, Jarvis S, White P (2017). The importance of nature in mediating social and psychological benefits associated with visits to freshwater blue space. Landscape and Urban Planning, 167, 118-127.
