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Wellbeing, Space & Society is an interdisciplinary journal concerned with the role that space and place play in shaping wellbeing #WSS
One of our most cited papers, titled “Understanding changes in park visitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A spatial application of big data” used Google’s park mobility data to assess what factors influenced change in park visitation during the pandemic.
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Are you interested in greenspaces and how greenspaces shape wellbeing? Read one of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s top cited paper “The role of urban and rural greenspaces in shaping immigrant wellbeing and settlement in place.”
To read this paper click here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the authors who submitted their work and have advanced the field of wellbeing through their research.
We would also like to thank our Editoral Board Members and reviewers who generously shared their time and expertise.
#ThankYou #research
To learn more about the book, authored by two editorial board members of Wellbeing, Space and Society, visit the book website: www.routledge.com/Whole-Onflow...
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If you are a researcher currently studying the world through poststructuralist, posthumanist, new materialist and non-representational theoretical lenses, we highly recommend you read the new book titled “Whole Onflow: Processes of the World Materializing.”
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IMGS will be held from July 12–17, 2026 at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
For more details and to register, visit: event.fourwaves.com/2026imgs/pages
#conference #healthgeography #abstract #IMGS
The 21st IMGS will be held at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) from July 12–17, 2026!
Mark your calendars!!
For more details and to register, visit: event.fourwaves.com/2026imgs/pages
#conference #health #geography
The 2026 CAG/CARTO Annual Meeting, taking place at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, is now accepting abstracts for poster and oral presentations in English & French.
✅ Submit your abstract by January 16th, 2026: event.fourwaves.com/cagcarto2026...
#conference #abstract
Season’s greetings and happy holidays to those who celebrate! Thank you for being part of our scholarly community this year.
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🌍✨ Calling all researchers! We’re seeking submissions that explore the vital connections between space, society, and wellbeing.
Submit your papers (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...) and join the conversation on wellbeing.
#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
It is available for pre-order now (visit the publisher website by clicking here:
www.routledge.com/Whole-Onflow...).
Dr. Gavin J. Andrews and Dr. Cameron Duff, members of Wellbeing, Space and Society’s Editorial Board, along with Dr. Keith Woodward have authored a new book titled “Whole Onflow: Processes of the World Materializing.”
#research #book #geography
The paper focuses on the experiences of binationally mobile Mexicans living near the US-Mexico border in southern Arizona
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Read a recently published paper in Wellbeing, Space and Society titled ““Don’t leave it all to science”: How Mexicans living along the US-Mexico border view health and care seeking.”
#wellbeing #research #WSS #healthcare
In honor of this day, Wellbeing, Space and Society highlights important research on sanitation & hygiene. Check out the article Navigating water and sanitation environments in schools: Exploring health risk perceptions of children with physical disabilities using drawing (doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...)
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🚽 In a world that’s constantly changing, one thing remains essential: we’ll always need the toilet.
Sanitation protects our health, preserves our environment, and upholds dignity — yet billions still live without it.
The need for sustainable sanitation solutions has never been more urgent.
We have a new paper in @wssjournal.bsky.social: “Caring with: positioning social support in landscapes of care.”
It argues that social support is central to sustaining informal dementia care, reshaping how care is organised and experienced.
Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🎉 New publication! “Relationship between subjective wellbeing, personality traits, and lifestyle migration in Japan” is out in Wellbeing, Space & Society (doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...).
Thanks to co-authors, family and WSS!
@wssjournal.bsky.social
#Wellbeing #LifestyleMigration #Personality #Japan
To read the full paper, click here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ws...
#Wellbeing #Community #CommunityLed #Grassroots #research #WSS
Drawing on ethnographic research the authors of the paper titled “Strengthening Community Ties in South Africa: Tackling Food Insecurity and Structural Challenges through Community-Led Initiatives” explore community-based initiatives that demonstrate how residents leverage social networks
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#WellbeingSpaceSociety #Wellbeing #research #artsbased #methods #Toronto #Canada
The authors of the paper titled “Sexual consent education among youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: Findings from an arts-based and qualitative study” explored homeless youth experiences of sexual consent and violence, & the potential of arts-based approaches
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🌍✨ Calling all researchers! We’re seeking submissions that tackle pressing societal issues and explore the vital connections between space, society, and wellbeing.
Submit your papers (www.sciencedirect.com/journal/well...!
#ResearchCall #Wellbeing #SocietyAndSpace #PolicyImpact #WSS
New research published in Wellbeing, Space and Society has concluded that a third of children do not play outdoors after school, which may have implications for their health and wellbeing.
To read the full paper, click here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Join us in congratulating Dr. Susan J Elliott, 2025 inductee to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).
To read more about Dr. Elliott’s work and the RSC, visit the University of Waterloo news article: uwaterloo.ca/news/rsc-rec...
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Thank you to all for submitting your research to WSS. We have seen a substantial increase in the number of submissions and we are thrilled! And a big thank you to our reviewers, who continue to dedicate their time & expertise to ensuring the quality & integrity of the journal.
#WSS #ThankYou
To learn more about the conference and Dr. Elliott’s work, visit the conference website: www.uni-bielefeld.de/zwe/ikg/inte...
#conference #keynote #WSS
Dr. Susan J Elliott, co-editor-in-chief of Wellbeing, Space and Society, will be giving a keynote lecture (titled “Women, water and wellbeing in the face of climate change: what’s violence got to do with it?”) at the International Conference on Conflict and Violence Research 2025
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Read Dr. Bryan Smale, Dr. Jeffrey Wilson, and Nnamdi Akubueze’s paper on the determinants and mitigating factors of loneliness among older adults by clicking here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#WSS #wellbeing #olderadults #loneliness
We welcome original contributions that explore policy, practice, and resource allocation to enhance equity, responsiveness, & person-centred care.
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