Changes in human values and wellbeing experienced from treescape expansion

该博士学位旨在了解大规模植树对人类价值观和福祉的影响。由于树木储存碳的能力，植树已经成为基于自然的气候变化解决方案的一个组成部分。例如，英国政府承诺到2025年每年种植3万公顷。那么，一个关键的问题是，这些树将在哪里种植？虽然我们对支持大规模植树的环境条件有相当多的了解，但我们对当地环境的这种变化将如何影响人们知之甚少。事实上，很少有研究试图根据任何生活环境的变化来衡量人类价值观和福祉的变化。对此类影响的深入了解可以帮助指导围绕种植地点的决策，并与计划进行此类变化的当地社区进行接触。

This PhD aims to understand how human values and wellbeing are affected by large scale tree planting. Due to trees' ability to store carbon, tree planting has become an integral part of nature-based solutions to climate change. For example, the UK government has pledged to plant 30,000 hectares every year by 2025. A key question, then, is where are these trees going to be planted? While we know quite a bit about the environmental conditions supporting large scale tree planting, we know much less about how people will be impacted by such changes to their local environments. In fact, little research has attempted to measure changes to human values and wellbeing based on changes in any living environments. Insights into such impacts can help guide decisions around planting locations as well as engagement with local communities where such changes are planned.