Research areas
Restorative and favourite urban environments
I am currently interested in how natural environments can promote benefits for specific sub-groups.
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I have explored psychological wellbeing benefits of exposure to several urban environments, including:
- wellbeing walking experiences in Bristol, UK
- examination of favorite urban places in different countries
- exploring the role of VR and of physiological measurements linked to exposure to different environments
- development of a conceptual model on restorative urban environments.
Public health benefits of 30km/h policies
I worked on the evaluation of Bristol's 20mph speed limit policy (BRITE project).
I am now co-investigator in the project "30km/h speed limits for healthy and liveable cities"
Walking, places and wellbeing
With my PhD, I have explored the influence of built environments on walking experiences and intentions.
I have also investigated the benefits of active mobility to school of children and teenagers. Recently, I have written a discussion piece on walking meetings.
Sustainable mobility and urban policies
I have worked on the evaluation and design of interventions for sustainable and healthy mobility in cities, including road safety interventions, policies for charging electric vehicles, low-emission zones, parking policies, sustainable and inclusive tourism.