Kate Lee

A collaborative learning model for a flourishing green roofs, walls and facades sector: Exploring two major Australian cities

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

Journal article  |  2022  |  CITIES

The combined challenges of climate change, urban densification, and pandemic-related isolation and stress have strengthened the ca..

Connecting Biodiversity With Mental Health and Wellbeing - A Review of Methods and Disciplinary Perspectives

Madeleine Hedin, Amy K Hahs, Luis Mata, Kate Lee

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Biodiversity conservation and mental health and wellbeing are of increasing global concern, with growing relevance to planning and..

Comparing the effect of mindful and other engagement interventions in nature on attention restoration, nature connection, and mood

Rose Macaulay, Katherine Johnson, Kate Lee, Kathryn Williams

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Mindful engagement interventions have been shown to improve psychological benefits of nature experiences but to date there has bee..

Water and Meadow Views Both Afford Perceived but Not Performance-Based Attention Restoration: Results From Two Experimental Studies

Katherine A Johnson, Annabelle Pontvianne, Vi Ly, Rui Jin, Jonathan Haris Januar, Keitaro Machida, Leisa D Sargent, Kate E Lee, Nicholas SG Williams, Kathryn JH Williams

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Attention Restoration Theory proposes that exposure to natural environments helps to restore attention. For sustained attention-th..

'Letting my mind run wild': Exploring the role of individual engagement in nature experiences

Rose Macaulay, Kate Lee, Katherine Johnson, Kathryn Williams

Journal article  |  2022  |  URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Mindfulness and mind wandering are among distinct forms of cognitive engagement proposed to occur during nature experiences. Littl..

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..

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

Rose Macaulay, Kate Lee, Katherine Johnson, Kathryn Williams

Journal article  |  2022  |  LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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..