Kate Lee

Mindful engagement, psychological restoration, and connection with nature in constrained nature experiences

R Macaulay, K Lee, K Johnson, K Williams

Journal article  |  2022  |  Landscape and Urban Planning

Research indicates that heightened individual engagement in nature can improve psychological benefits of nature experiences, yet t..

Exploring psychological restoration in favorite indoor and outdoor urban places using a top-down perspective

Mikel Subiza-Perez, Tytti Pasanen, Eleanor Ratcliffe, Kate Lee, Anna Bornioli, Jessica de Bloom, Kalevi Korpela

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Most studies on psychological restoration and favorite places have addressed restoration in green or blue outdoor settings whereas..

Ten years of greening a wide brown land: A synthesis of Australian green roof research and roadmap forward

Nicholas SG Williams, Rachael S Bathgate, Claire Farrell, Kate E Lee, Chris Szota, Judy Bush, Katherine A Johnson, Rebecca E Miller, Andrea Pianella, Leisa D Sargent, Julia Schiller, Kathryn JH Williams, John P Rayner

Journal article  |  2021  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Australian cities have been slow to implement green roofs. This is because there are many potential barriers to their widely accep..

Roadmap for green roofs, walls and facades in Australia’s urban landscapes 2020-2030

Rachael Bathgate, nicholas Williams, Leisa Sargent, Kate Lee, John Rayner, Mo Ritchie, Judith Bush, KJH Williams, KA Johnson, Gail Hall, N Pelleri, SJ Wilkinson, C Martin

Report  |  2020

Urban green infrastructure is the network of green space in the private and public realm and includes parks, private gardens, stre..

Appraising the psychological benefits of green roofs for city residents and workers

Kathryn JH Williams, Kate E Lee, Leisa Sargent, Katherine A Johnson, John Rayner, Claire Farrell, Rebecca E Miller, Nicholas SG Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

While a relatively small body of research links green roofs to psychological benefits such as aesthetic enjoyment and improved con..

Understanding sentiments and activities in green spaces using a social data-driven approach

KH Lim, KE Lee, D Kendal, L Rashidi, E Naghizade, Y Feng, J Wang

Book Chapter  |  2019

Green spaces are believed to enhance the well-being of residents in urban areas. Although there is research exploring the emotiona..

Linking green micro-breaks with mood and performance: Mediating roles of coherence and effort

Kate E Lee, Leisa D Sargent, Nicholas SG Williams, Kathryn JH Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Can Nature Walks With Psychological Tasks Improve Mood, Self-Reported Restoration, and Sustained Attention? Results From Two Experimental Field Studies

Tytti Pasanen, Katherine Johnson, Kate Lee, Kalevi Korpela

Journal article  |  2018  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

The evidence for restorative effects of contact with nature is vast. Drawing from two well-known theories in Environmental Psychol..

Conceptualising creativity benefits of nature experience: Attention restoration and mind wandering as complementary processes

Kathryn JH Williams, Kate E Lee, Terry Hartig, Leisa D Sargent, Nicholas SG Williams, Katherine A Johnson

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Accumulating evidence indicates that time spent in natural environments promotes creativity, but few researchers have considered h..

A new framework to analyse workforce contribution to Australian cotton farm adaptability

Ruth Nettle, Geoff Kuehne, Kate Lee, Dan Armstrong

Journal article  |  2018  |  AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Farmers face many challenges, including climate variability, that require continual adaptation. However, studies of farm adaptatio..