Mathew P. White

TL;DR: A detailed review of the literature on subjective well-being and its determinants can be found in this paper, where the authors highlight a range of problems in drawing firm conclusions about the causes of SWB; these include some contradictory evidence, concerns over the impact on the findings of potentially unobserved variables and the lack of certainty on the direction of causality.

TL;DR: It is shown how ecosystem service assessments can be expanded to include mental health, and a heuristic, conceptual model for doing so is provided.

TL;DR: It is found that, on average, individuals have both lower mental distress and higher well-being when living in urban areas with more green space, and the potential cumulative benefit at the community level highlights the importance of policies to protect and promote urban green spaces for well- Being.

TL;DR: In this paper, a set of 120 photographs of natural and built scenes, half of which contained "aquatic" elements were collated and two studies investigated preferences (attractiveness, willingness to visit and willingness to pay for a hotel room with the view), affect and perceived restorativeness ratings for these photographs.

TL;DR: Moving to greener urban areas was associated with sustained mental health improvements, suggesting that environmental policies to increase urban green space may have sustainable public health benefits.