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Catharine Ward Thompson

Catharine Ward Thompson

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
44
Citations
10166
World Ranking
4079
National Ranking
686

Overview

Catharine Ward Thompson is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various dimensions of environmental science and social sciences, focusing primarily on the intersection of urban environments, health, and aging.

Their work covers several core fields of study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Demography
  • Health
  • Transportation
  • Global and Planetary Change

Key research topics that define their scholarship include:

  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Place Attachment and Urban Studies
  • Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

Their publication record is marked by contributions to a variety of journals, especially those bridging environmental and public health themes. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Age and Ageing
  • Land
  • Environment International

Recent papers illustrate the diverse applications of their work, including:

  • "Are Rurality, Area Deprivation, Access to Outside Space, and Green Space Associated with Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Cross Sectional Study (CHARIS-E)" (2021) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Life-course exposure to air pollution and biological ageing in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936" (2022) published in Environment International
  • "Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries" (2023) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Perspectives on 'Novel' Techniques for Designing Age-Friendly Homes and Neighborhoods with Older Adults" (2020) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Co-production of 'nature walks for wellbeing' public health intervention for people with severe mental illness: use of theory and practical know-how" (2020) published in BMC Public Health

Throughout their career, they have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Gergő Baranyi
  • Ian J. Deary
  • Niamh Shortt
  • Simon R. Cox
  • Jamie Pearce

Best Publications

  • More green space is linked to less stress in deprived communities: Evidence from salivary cortisol patterns

    Catharine Ward Thompson;Jennifer Roe;Peter Alan Aspinall;Richard Mitchell

  • Urban open space in the 21st century

    Catharine Ward Thompson

  • Green space and stress: evidence from cortisol measures in deprived urban communities.

    Jennifer Roe;Catharine Ward Thompson;Peter Alan Aspinall;Mark J Brewer

  • Linking landscape and health: The recurring theme

    Catharine Ward Thompson

  • The Childhood Factor Adult Visits to Green Places and the Significance of Childhood Experience

    Catharine Ward Thompson;Peter Aspinall;Alicia Montarzino

  • Associations between characteristics of neighbourhood open space and older people's walking

    Takemi Sugiyama;Catharine Ward Thompson

  • Associations between neighborhood open space attributes and quality of life for older people in Britain

    Takemi Sugiyama;Catharine Ward Thompson;Susana Alves

  • Mitigating Stress and Supporting Health in Deprived Urban Communities: The Importance of Green Space and the Social Environment

    Catharine Ward Thompson;Peter Alan Aspinall;Jenny Roe;Jenny Roe;Lynette Robertson

  • Emerging relationships between design and use of urban park spaces

    Barbara Goličnik;Catharine Ward Thompson

  • Outdoor Environments, Activity and the Well-Being of Older People: Conceptualising Environmental Support

    Takemi Sugiyama;Catharine Ward Thompson

  • Older people’s health, outdoor activity and supportiveness of neighbourhood environments’

    Takemi Sugiyama;Catharine Ward Thompson

  • Accessibility and use of peri-urban green space for inner-city dwellers: A comparative study

    Vita Žlender;Catharine Ward Thompson

  • Activity, exercise and the planning and design of outdoor spaces

    Catharine Ward Thompson

  • Effects of Urban Green Space on Environmental Health, Equity and Resilience

    Matthias Braubach;Andrey Egorov;Pierpaolo Mudu;Tanja Wolf

  • Preference and relative importance for environmental attributes of neighbourhood open space in older people

    Peter A Aspinall;Catharine Ward Thompson;Susana Alves;Takemi Sugiyama

  • Measuring the Quality of the Outdoor Environment Relevant to Older People's Lives

    Catharine Ward Thompson;Penny Travlou

  • Development of the Scottish Walkability Assessment Tool (SWAT)

    Catherine Millington;Catharine Ward Thompson;David Rowe;Peter Aspinall

  • Natural Environments and their Impact on Activity, Health, and Quality of Life

    Catharine Ward Thompson;Peter A. Aspinall

  • Green space and cognitive ageing: A retrospective life course analysis in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936.

    Mark P.C. Cherrie;Niamh K. Shortt;Richard J. Mitchell;Adele M. Taylor

  • Place mapping with teenagers: locating their territories and documenting their experience of the public realm

    Penny Travlou;Patsy Eubanks Owens;Catharine Ward Thompson;Lorraine Maxwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Takemi Sugiyama
Takemi Sugiyama Swinburne University of Technology
Richard Mitchell
Richard Mitchell University of Glasgow
Jamie Pearce
Jamie Pearce University of Edinburgh
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
Alastair H. Leyland
Alastair H. Leyland University of Glasgow
Angela Clow
Angela Clow University of Westminster
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Gary G. Bennett
Gary G. Bennett Duke University
Marie Johnston
Marie Johnston University of Aberdeen

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