Mark Hirons

Associated projects

• Community values in accessible urban green spaces and planning: An Oxford case.

  Connections between inequality of income and green space accessibility (1), and between green spaces and the benefits they realise for human well-being and the natural environment (2), especially to t[...] Read more

• Equitable distribution of nature-rich accessible green space: An Oxfordshire case study

  There are well known links between health and spending time in green spaces[1], as shown by the increased interest in social prescribing[2]. However, there is evidence that the most deprived communiti[...] Read more

• Social ecological mapping for nature recovery

  This work will be conducted in both the UK and Ghanaian case study landscapes. It will include literature review, the development of conceptual frameworks for the integration of the social dimensions [...] Read more

• Institutional innovations for nature recovery

  Institutions refers to the formal and informal rules and norms that enable and constrain action in particular contexts. We adopt a critical perspective towards the analysis of institutions to historic[...] Read more

• Advancing participatory governance processes for nature recovery

  This project aims to advance participatory approaches for delivering multiple social and ecological benefits through nature recovery, particularly in ways that are equitable and empower people to shap[...] Read more

• Governing sustainable finance for effective and equitable nature recovery

  Finance is a central component of governance. Questions related to who pays, for what, and how are central to nature recovery efforts. Moreover, financing nature recovery entails profound implications[...] Read more

• Innovative methods to connect and communicate between disciplines

  Interdisciplinary working that bridges different scientific fields is widely recognised as crucial for effectively understanding and responding to environmental issues. New policy directions such as n[...] Read more

• Database of Scottish nature recovery projects

  This small project aims to build a database of all nature recovery projects and organisations in Scotland. We want to capture the extent of current activity as well as the diversity of organisation fo[...] Read more

• The landscape aesthetics of nature recovery

  Ambitions for nature recovery in the UK involve profound changes to land use that will shift the ecological composition and appearance of different landscapes. Recovery commonly involves a transition [...] Read more