codesign
A collaborative research partnership project has launched to explore Making Space for Nature with the children of Ysgol Pen Rhos in Llanelli, Wales.
Read more “Making Space for Nature”
learning
Morganna Davies is a graduate with a Masters of Science in the field of Climate Change from the renowned Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex which is ranked #1 globally for development studies. Here she reflects on a paid internship with Urban Habitats.
Read more “Reflections on a paid internship“
planetary health
Animal Geography is an extension of geography and human-animal studies which looks at the complexities involved in the intertwining and reciprocal relations between humans and animals. The field has a focus on what happens where natural environments and human communities overlap.
Read more “zoopolis | valuing animal geographies to create nature-based solutions in urban spaces?“
health impact assessment
This newly released assessment from Public Health Wales provides a novel look at circular economy approaches and their impact on health and well-being.
Read more “Healthy doughnuts!”
active places
climate justice
ways of working
Catrin Lyddon is a researcher and practitioner with a Masters of Research in the field of health from Swansea University. Here she reflects on a paid internship at Urban Habitats. This was made possible through funding from Welsh Government and with Swansea University with a specific focus on supporting graduates from groups who face barriers to employment. In line with Urban Habitats’ commitment to creating good work in local places the internship was paid above the level of the Real Living Wage.
Read more “Reflective Learning from a Paid Internship”
community
During a four-month internship at Urban Habitats, I have gained a greater understanding of public health approaches to community wellbeing and the significant role of the built and natural environment in creating health. In this blog I reflect on these approaches in relation to my own community in the Afan Valley which is not an urban or city location but rather a series of dispersed communities in the South Wales Valleys. Do these approaches hold for these communities and what can be learned from these communities about creating health and wellbeing?
Read more “Creating health in the Afan Valley”
wellbeing
wellbeing