On World Environmental Health day between 1.30pm and 3:00pm (BST) a panel of experts will join the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Team to discuss how a growing urban population can reconnect with the environment.
The live discussion will take place in the comments section here and will explore how people in cities can be encouraged to actively engage with the outdoors – both to improve health and wellbeing, and to reconnect with the environment and improve environmental awareness.
Among the expert panel will be Dr Ben Wheeler, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre and a specialist in the influence green space can have on health and wellbeing. Other panel members include Dr. Bettina Menne (Senior Sustainability Officer for WHO), Prof. Catharine Ward Thompson (Director of OPENspace), Prof. Jamie Pearce (Edinburgh Uni), and Dr. Fiona Adshead (Bupa).
The discussion will cover:
Innovation in urban design and green space.
How can designers, scientists, business and citizens collaborate to create sustainable environments?
The role of business, with a focus on employee engagement programmes.
How can citizens be encouraged to change their behaviour?
Which cities are leading the way and demonstrating best practice?
You can submit questions in advance, or tweet them to @GuardianSustBiz using #askGSB and organisers will put them to the panel on the day.