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Briefing paper
Review refresh: places, spaces and social connections
This briefing paper explains the research behind the What Works Centre for Wellbeing's recent refresh of a review examining the changes made to community places and spaces that are designed to boost social relations and individual and community wellbeing.
Technical report
Systematic review of community infrastructure (place and space) to boost social relations and community wellbeing: five year refresh
Other authors
Rebecca Jones, Andy Pennington, Jane South, Rhiannon Corcoran
The research outlined in this report was conducted by Leeds Beckett University and the University of Liverpool during 2022, in response to a brief from What Works Centre for Wellbeing. The report explores the extent to which we can better identify what works in changing...