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Turning over a new leaf: The health-enabling capacities of nature contact in prison

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  • Moran, Dominique
  • Turner, Jennifer

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In this paper we explore the potential applicability of evidence of health-enabling effects of elements of the built environment – particularly access to nature – deriving from research in healthcare facilities to evidence-based design in the custodial context. Drawing on comparative qualitative research conducted in the UK and the Nordic region, we argue that although available data lack direct comparability, there is evidence that access to nature generates the same health-enabling effects in custody as are recognised in healthcare facilities. Reflecting on the differing political contexts of imprisonment in the two study areas, we conclude by advocating further research both to better understand health-enabling elements of the custodial built environment, and to better enable robust findings from healthcare facilities to be applied in custodial contexts.

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  • Moran, Dominique & Turner, Jennifer, 2019. "Turning over a new leaf: The health-enabling capacities of nature contact in prison," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 231(C), pages 62-69.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:231:y:2019:i:c:p:62-69
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.032
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    1. Iva Pires & Dana Krivankova & Jana Dvorackova, 2019. "Garden Therapy: The Health-Enabling Capacities of Nature Contact," Proceedings of the 15th International RAIS Conference, November 6-7, 2019 007IP, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.
    2. Jean C. Bikomeye & Sima Namin & Chima Anyanwu & Caitlin S. Rublee & Jamie Ferschinger & Ken Leinbach & Patricia Lindquist & August Hoppe & Lawrence Hoffman & Justin Hegarty & Dwayne Sperber & Kirsten , 2021. "Resilience and Equity in a Time of Crises: Investing in Public Urban Greenspace Is Now More Essential Than Ever in the US and Beyond," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-39, August.

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