Masters in Environmental Governance

MA Wild Writing

iCES Film Series

Occasional Papers

Current Research Programmes

University Books on Environment and Health

University's Green Task Force

Department of Biological Sciences

Fellows of the iCES
Prof Jules Pretty
Dr Jo Barton
Prof Ted Benton
Prof Steffen Boehm
Dr Stuart Bunting
Prof Ian Colbeck
Dr Val Gladwell
Prof Mark Harvey
Rachel Bragg
Dr Karen Hulme
Prof Peter Hulme
Dr Peter Martin
Dr Sandra Moog
David Ong
Dr Kate Rockett
Dr Gavin Sandercock
Dr David Smith
Prof Colin Samson
Prof Martin Sellens
Prof Nigel South
 

Associates of iCES
Dr Zareen Bharucha
Karen Kolbe
Pippa Mansell
Suresh Sahu
Dr Zulfiqar Ali

Occasional Papers

2009

Occasional Paper 2009-1
Rebuilding lost connections: How revitalisation projects contribute to cultural continuity and improve the environment (Sarah Pilgrim, Colin Samson and Jules Pretty) - (PDF 212kb)

Occasional Paper 2009-2
Nature, Childhood, Health and Life Pathways (Jules Pretty, Caroline Angus, Madeleine Bain, Jo Barton, Valerie Gladwell, Rachel Hine, Sarah Pilgrim, Gavin Sandercock and Martin Sellens) - (PDF 249kb)

2007

Occasional Paper 2007-1
Aquaculture development and global carbon budgets: emissions, sequestration and management options (Stuart Bunting and Jules Pretty) - (PDF 225kb)

2006

Occasional Paper 2006-4
Coastal aquaculture and development - planning for sustainability (Roger Lewins) - (PDF 149kb)

Occasional Paper 2006-3
Low impact aquaculture (Stuart Bunting) - (PDF 166kb)

Occasional Paper 2006-2
Urban and peri-urban aquaculture development in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India (Stuart Bunting and Roger Lewins) - (PDF 190kb)

Occasional Paper 2006-1
Sustainability in Armenia: New Challenges for the Agricultural Sector (Vardan Haykazyan and Jules Pretty) - (PDF 187kb)

2003

Occasional Paper 2003-1
Green Exercise: Complementary Roles of Nature, Exercise and Diet in Physical and Emotional Well-Being and Implications for Public Health Policy (Jules Pretty, Murray Griffin, Martin Sellens and Chris Pretty) - (PDF 245kb)

2002

Occasional Paper 2002-1
A Preliminary Assessment of the Environmental costs of the Eutrophication of Fresh Waters in England and Wales (Jules Pretty, Chris Mason, Dave Nedwell and Rachel Hine) - (PDF 328kb)

2001

Occasional Paper 2001-5
Future Directions for Joint Agricultural-Environmental Policies: Implications of the United Kingdom Experience for Europe and the United States (Thomas Dobbs and Jules Pretty) - (PDF 345kb)

Occasional Paper 2001-4
Potential Carbon Mitigation and Income in Developing Countries from Changes in Use and Management of Agricultural and Forest Lands (John O Niles, Sandra Brown, Jules Pretty, Andrew Ball, John Fay) - (PDF 68kb)

Additional Paper:
Carbon Sinks for Abating Climate Change: Can They Work? (Sandra Brown, Ian Swingland, Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Ghillean Prance, Norman Myers) - (pdf. 54.44kb)

Occasional Paper 2001-3
Agricultural Influences on Carbon Emissions and Sequestration (Jules Pretty and Andrew Ball) - (PDF 82kb)

Occasional Paper 2001-2
Reducing Food Poverty with Sustainable Agriculture: A Summary of New Evidence (Jules Pretty and Rachel Hine)

Occasional Paper 2001-1
The United Kingdom's Experience with Agri-Environmental Stewardship Schemes: Lessons and Issues for the United States and Europe (Thomas Dobbs and Jules Pretty) - (PDF 89kb)

Green Exercise papers
Hine R, Pretty J and Barton J. 2009. Research Project: Social, Psychological and Cultural Benefits of Large Natural Habitat & Wilderness Experience: A review of current literature. Report for the Wilderness Foundation by University of Essex (pdf)

Hine R, Peacock J and Pretty J. 2008. Green Spaces: Measuring the Benefits. Drawing on Case Studies from the East of England (pdf)

Hine R, Peacock J and Pretty J. 2008. Care farming in the UK: A Scoping Study. Report for the National Care Farming Initiative (UK) by University of Essex (pdf)

Peacock J, Hine R and Pretty J. 2008. The TurnAround 2007 Project. Report for the Wilderness Foundation by University of Essex (pdf)

Hine R, Peacock J and Pretty J. 2007. Evaluating the impact of environmental volunteering on behaviours and attitudes to the environment. Report for BTCV Cymru by University of Essex (pdf)

Peacock J, Hine R and Pretty J. 2007. Got the Blues, then find some Greenspace: The Mental Health Benefits of Green Exercise Activities and Green Care. Report for Mind by University of Essex (pdf)

Mind. 2007. Ecotherapy: The green agenda for mental health. Mind week report, May 2007. www.mind.org.uk/mindweek

Hine R, Peacock J and Pretty J. 2007. Green Lungs for the East of England. Report for the National Trust by University of Essex (pdf)

Peacock J, Hine R and Pretty J. 2006. Do People Feel Healthier in the Countryside? Understanding Public Attitudes and Beliefs Concerning the Relationship between Health and the Environment. Report for the Susie Fisher Group by University of Essex (pdf)

Peacock J, Hine R and Pretty J. 2006. The Health Benefits of Environmental Improvements to a Circular Route at Easington Coastal Path. Report for the Environment Agency and Durham Heritage Coast by University of Essex (pdf)

Peacock J, Hine R, Willis G, Griffin M and Pretty J. 2005. The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Environmental Improvements at Two Sites in London and Welshpool. Report for the Environment Agency, Bristol by University of Essex (pdf)

Pretty J, Griffin M, Peacock J, Hine R, Sellens M and South N. 2005. A countryside for health and wellbeing; the physical and mental health benefits of green exercise. Countryside Recreation Network, Sheffield (pdf)

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