Blue Spaces and Wellbeing
A project to understand how communities connect to nearby, but inaccessible water.
Project Goals
To understand how connected people are to bodies of water near their residences but with limited access
To understand how to increase that connection and engagement in activities by those bodies of water
To understand how connection to nearby water is related to well-being
To understand how connection to nearby water related to concerns over water quality and desire for increased access
To explore what demographic differences predict differences in connection and access
Survey Sites
Take the Survey!
If you’re in North Vancouver, Coal Harbour, or East Vancouver, take the survey and contribute to science!
North Vancouver
New Brighton Park
Coal Harbour
Partner Recognition
This project is conducted in partnership with Dr. Michael Schmitt’s laboratory in Simon Fraser University’s Environmental Psychology Department. Elyse Collyer and Annika Lutz are conducting the project. A big thanks to their amazing work in forwarding our mission of swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters.
