Outputs (3)

“I got hope but I don't have trust”: Exploring young people’s thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, S., & Portus, R. (2023, June). “I got hope but I don't have trust”: Exploring young people’s thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency. Presented at International Environmental Psychology Conference, Arhuus, Denmark

The CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to TAckle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation) project critically examines educational and worldview influences on young people’s (15–18-year-olds) climate and environm... Read More about “I got hope but I don't have trust”: Exploring young people’s thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.

Rachel Carson - searching for wonder (2023)
Book Chapter
Portus, R. (2023). Rachel Carson - searching for wonder. In J. McKendrick (Ed.), Inspirationally Playful: People, papers and practices that have inspired play practitioners and researchers (23). The Child and Adolescent Health Research Group

Rachel Carson is one of the most famed environmentalists of the twentieth century who, in 1962, published her seminal book Silent Spring. Exposing the damaging effects of insecticides, Carson’s writing sparked an environmental movement which continue... Read More about Rachel Carson - searching for wonder.

The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature? (2023)
Digital Artefact
Portus, R., Williams, S., & Barnes, S. (2023). The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature?. [Online PDF and physical artefact]

Published 11th April 2023 by Dr Rosamund Portus, Sadie Barnes and Dr Sara Williams, co-created with parents/guardians living across the Southwest of England. This toolkit was created as part of the project ‘Nature Deficit Disorder in the Pandemic:... Read More about The alternative nature toolkit: Where in the world is nature?.