denise hewlett, university of winchester - landscapes for life conference 2016
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Value of Tranquillity to Health & Well Being
Denise HewlettUniversity of Winchester & ESRC
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Tranquillity
Contributes to mental
and physical well being
Mental and physical
Wellbeing
Contributes to inner sense of
tranquillity
Quality of Life
What’s your mix?
Distinctions and similarities
Tranquillity• Senses• State of mind – peace • Effect on body• Effect on Feel good factor• In Urban or rural (and
coastal)• Antithesis - mankind• Individual• Subjective
Well being• Senses• State of mind – peace • Physical• Effect on ‘Feel good’ factor• Urban or rural (and coastal)• Antithesis - not necessarily
related to mankind• Individual• Subjective• Collective – family, society,
economy
Value - increasing proof!• Effect of tranquillity and wellbeing on i.e.:
– Elderly patients– Dementia (Stepping into Nature!)– Depression – Pain (tranquillity or tranquillisers)– OCD (Mediation vs Medication)
• Tourism and Leisure opps• Conservation - planning
Value…
• “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into the trees. The winds blow their freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares drop off you like autumn leaves.”
• John Muir
But how do you pin down tranquillity and well being?
• How identify when they are so personal?• What is normal? What is benchmark and who
decides this? Whose views count?• And when you have identified them, how do you
create, monitor and evaluate the impacts/benefits?
• Why do it? And if you do, what funds resources can help or even progress your projects for you?
BETP study area
Enhancements
1. All local and most recent data used – topographical and householders
2. Land and Coastal dimension (inclusive of ‘urban’ areas)
3. Increased resolution from 500x500 m (250m) to 5mx5m!
4. All models and maps directly informed by participants’
5. Practical calculations for use by local governing officers
Stages
GIS
Young and elderly?
GIS workflow and filtering
Normalise tranquility indices
Obtain digital data From project partners, Edina etc
Build GIS project Using ArcGIS 10.1
Model tranquility indices e.g. cost surface, viewshed
Combine tranquility indices by votes
Models
Tranquillity - Dorset
Tranquil• What could be seen• What could be heard• What was experienced• Perceived• Natural environment
– Water, trees/woods, open spaces
• Mankind features
Non tranquil• See, hear and experience
anything manmade – – Traffic– Infrastructure– Industry – Other people and children!
Esp.visitors• Safety• ‘Bad habits’
Householders - features selected by respondents - % order of popularity
TranquilFeature: % of
respondentsNatural environment and sounds 88.2%
Large Open Spaces 75.9%
Few People around especially in the countryside
71.1%
Able to see the coastline and hear the sea
66.1%
Features that are in keeping with the Purbeck landscape’ e.g. villages, nature, open space, cultural heritage
57.1%
Other* 19.3%
Total Views - 1726
Non tranquil
Feature: % of respondents
Noise pollution (man-made) 74%
Holiday season and feeling of being overcrowded: amount of people, cars, traffic jams
67.8%
Man-made infrastructure and built up areas
67.3%
Seaside noise(people, loud music, cars, jet skis and power boats)
59.2%
Litter and fly tipping 57.1%
Other* 22.3%
Total 1588
Visitors – experiences and perceptionsTranquilTop ranked Topics
1.Views and landscape2.Peace and quiet 3. Sea and seascape 4. Countryside and rural features 5 Nature and wildlife 5 Other : safety – unspoilt nature experiences – sense of space – village life – friendliness – peaceful people - opp to be myself!
Non-Tranquil
Top ranked Topics 1.Traffic 2.Crowds 3. man-made noise 4. Other 5 shops 5 Pace and stress
Distinctive views and feelings!Governing Bodies and Residents
Where you live …..
• ‘How could anyone think this is not a tranquil place!?’– Visitor 31 – on Studland Beach 31st August. Origin
London.• ‘its turning into a disney area – losing
tranquillity and peace that the visitors come for!’– Resident – F – Harmons Cross, Purbeck Dorset.
Practical use & funds• AONB Management Plans• Dark Skies Strategies• Green Infrastructure• Consultations – evidence base: • distinctive views = implications for
breadth and depth of consultation.• NPPF – 77 & 123
– Local planning– Urban areas
• Wellbeing strategies i.e zones, access, safety and way marking – identifying/designating ‘special ‘areas.
• Visitor Management and Promotion• Transferability to alternative areas • Implementation of Environmental
Noise Directive (END)
• Research Grants– Participatory workshop
RGS
• Health • Women• Arts• Natural environment
– Integrated land management and business
• Community– partnership
opportunities– Knowledge Exchange – Elderly– Young
