BlueHealth

The BlueHealth project has increased our understanding of how urban blue spaces can affect people’s well-being.

The majority of Europe’s population live in urban areas characterised by inland waterways and coastal margins. This interdisciplinary research project combined large-scale survey data with localised interventions to understand the effects these environments might have on our health.

The recommendations developed as part of the project will help decision-makers and communities to promote health through access to good-quality blue spaces, informing the development of towns and cities fit for the future.
This project started in January 2016 and was completed in December 2020.

Austria was not one of the original 18 countries participating in the project, so Mathew White extended the project to collect data from a representative sample of over 2,500 people in Austria in October 2020. This study aimed to explore how the Austrian population interact with green and blue spaces for their health and well-being and Mathew White is keen to speak to any Austrian-based researchers about using this data.

Duration: January 2016 to December 2020
Funding:  Horizon 2020, EU
BlueHealth Website