Urban freshwaters, biodiversity, and human health and well‐being: Setting an interdisciplinary research agenda
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The findings of a national workshop that explored the social and environmental impacts, challenges, and research opportunities associated with the role of urban freshwaters for improved public health are discussed. Bringing together the collective expertise of academics, practitioners, policy, and user‐groups from urban aquatic ecology and human health backgrounds, this commentary develops a progressive agenda for future research by synthesizing current understandings and knowledge of urban aquatic biodiversity relative to health‐related ecosystem service outcomes, from a cross‐sectoral and cross‐disciplinary perspective. Key areas include (a) a need for greater interaction between sectors to maximize opportunities for collaboration and to promote the cobenefits (both environmental and health) associated with urban freshwater ecosystems; and (b) the need for a unified understanding and operationalization of the definition of aquatic biodiversity across sectors and disciplines, to improve our understanding of whether actual freshwater biodiversity or the perception of biodiversity is important for maximizing gains in health. Methods of valuation relating to ecosystem services and resource allocation and investment in urban freshwaters are critical in ensuring that research addresses the pathways and contexts within which health and environmental benefits from blue space can be maximized. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Value of Water
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- Authors
- Higgins, S. L., Thomas, F., Goldsmith, B., Brooks, S. J., Hassall, C., Harlow, J., Stone, D., Völker, S., & White, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Exeter (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (GB)
- Natural England (GB)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- University of York (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Higgins, Sahran L.
- ORCID
- Venue
- WIREs Water
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-02-16
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 2049-1948 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2911352479
- Cited by
- 47
- References
- 102
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 2.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
- White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Natural Environment Research Council (NE/N000307/1)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Urban Green Space and Health
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Keywords
- ecosystem services, blue spaces, human well-being, interdisciplinary research agenda, biodiversity valuation, urban water management, intersectoral collaboration
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