ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, CONTACT WITH NATURE AND WELL-BEING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, CITIZEN SCIENCE

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Mintz, K. K., Ayalon, O., Nathan, O., & Eshet, T. (2021). See or be? Contact with nature and well-being during COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 78, 101714.
Mintz, K. K., Ayalon, O., Eshet, T., & Nathan, O. (2024). The influence of social context and activity on the emotional well-being of forest visitors: A field study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 94, 102234.‏‏

Botanics
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Education sciences
Environmental Psychology
Political sciences
Spatial planning and urban development
Urban Ecology

The project focuses on enhancing transformative change in public awareness of the importance of biodiversity to human well-being. The main means of achieving this change will be a biodiversity-wellbeing citizen science monitoring project.

A core part of this project is the development of a mobile app in which participants will be asked to provide information on the ways various physical environments with varied levels and kinds of biodiversity features (fauna and flora), impact their momentary emotional well-being.
Data will be analyzed in multiple ways including statistical analysis, picture analysis with the aid of AI, GIS mapping, and ecological mapping.
We are looking for experts in the following fields of expertise: GIS, Policy, Ecology, Environmental education, Social justice initiatives

We are also looking for a coordinator

psychological well-being, gis, urban areas, citizen science, community, education, biodiversity monitoring, public engagement, ai

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