This review summarises the available economic literature on barriers and enabling factors affecting the ability of specific publics to access woodlands. In particular, distance to woodland, income, socioeconomic variables, health and disability are analysed as factors affecting individuals’ frequency of visits to woodlands and willingness to pay (WTP) for woodland recreation.
How urban greenspace can be used to provide an ideal setting for education and learning, and the potential of urban woodlands and greenspaces as an education and learning resource and case study examples
Summary of Programme
Environmental change describes the far-reaching shifts in the earth’s life systems caused by human-induced effects on climate, atmospheric composition and land use. Forests offer opportunities for mitigation of the effects of environmental change (e.g. carbon sequestration, slope stabilisation), and forests can be managed over the long-term to ensure their adaptation to the changes. […]
The different ways in which access to woodland and greenspace can be categorised, issues of accessibility and related and other practical considerations
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