Dr Lauriane Suyin Chalmin-Pui
Department of Landscape Architecture
Research Fellow
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Department of Landscape Architecture
Arts Tower
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
- Profile
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My research is driven by an interest in social engagement with nature and, specifically, the socio-cultural value of urban nature. At the Royal Horticultural Society Environmental Horticulture team, I am leading an interdisciplinary research programme on the influence of gardens and gardening on human health and wellbeing.
I am investigating how domestic gardens can support physical and mental health through exposure to and multi-sensory experiences with plants and wildlife. This is part of a wider objective to promote the health, social, and cultural value of green spaces, for the general population but also for specific groups of people who may not otherwise have access to safe and private gardens.
I completed my PhD on the impact of front gardens on health and well-being at the University of Sheffield Landscape Architecture department, supervised by Dr Ross Cameron, Andy Clayden, Prof Alistair Griffiths, and Prof Jenny Roe. This was fully funded by the Royal Horticultural Society. I was also the student representative on the University Research Ethics Committee and a visiting scholar to the Center for Design and Health at the University of Virginia School of Architecture
I have a BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science. I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
- Research interests
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- gardens
- health and well-being
- environmental politics
- animal studies
- environmental education
- evaluation
- stress physiology
- affect
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Why garden? – Attitudes and the perceived health benefits of home gardening. Cities, 112, 103118-103118.
- Gardens with kerb appeal - a framework to understand the relationship between Britain in Bloom gardeners and their front gardens. Leisure Sciences. View this article in WRRO
- Color aesthetics: A transatlantic comparison of psychological and physiological impacts of warm and cool colors in garden landscapes. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100038-100038.
- “It made me feel brighter in myself”- The health and well-being impacts of a residential front garden horticultural intervention. Landscape and Urban Planning, 205. View this article in WRRO
- Bringing fronts back : a research agenda to investigate the health and well-being impacts of front gardens. Challenges, 10(2), 37-37. View this article in WRRO
- How do visitors relate to biodiversity conservation? An analysis of London Zoo’s ‘BUGS’ exhibit. Environmental Education Research.
- ‘Designing a wellbeing garden’ a systematic review of design recommendations. Design for Health.
Chapters
- Health and the Role of Nature in Enhancing Mental Health, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures (pp. 819-825). Springer International Publishing
All publications
Journal articles
- Environmental horticulture for domestic and community gardens—An integrated and applied research approach. Plants, People, Planet. View this article in WRRO
- Cultivating urban habitats, a human species recovery action plan needs more than food and medicinal plant diversity to survive. Acta Horticulturae(1374), 155-164.
- Editorial: nature-based social prescriptions for improving health and wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
- Why garden? – Attitudes and the perceived health benefits of home gardening. Cities, 112, 103118-103118.
- Gardens with kerb appeal - a framework to understand the relationship between Britain in Bloom gardeners and their front gardens. Leisure Sciences. View this article in WRRO
- Color aesthetics: A transatlantic comparison of psychological and physiological impacts of warm and cool colors in garden landscapes. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 2, 100038-100038.
- “It made me feel brighter in myself”- The health and well-being impacts of a residential front garden horticultural intervention. Landscape and Urban Planning, 205. View this article in WRRO
- Eighth annual conference of inVIVO planetary health : from challenges to opportunities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21). View this article in WRRO
- Bringing fronts back : a research agenda to investigate the health and well-being impacts of front gardens. Challenges, 10(2), 37-37. View this article in WRRO
- How do visitors relate to biodiversity conservation? An analysis of London Zoo’s ‘BUGS’ exhibit. Environmental Education Research.
- Identifying features within a garden linked to emotional reactions and perceived restoration. Cities & Health, 1-13.
- ‘Designing a wellbeing garden’ a systematic review of design recommendations. Design for Health.
Chapters
- Health and the Role of Nature in Enhancing Mental Health, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures (pp. 819-825). Springer International Publishing
- Why garden? – Attitudes and the perceived health benefits of home gardening. Cities, 112, 103118-103118.