Forests, Trees and Human Health - Nilsson, Kjell; Sangster, Marcus; Gallis, Christos; Hartig, Terry; de Vries, Sjerp; Seeland, Klaus; Schipperijn, Jasper; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011)
Preface -- 1. Forests, Trees and Human Health and Well-being: Introduction -- Part I: Forest Products and Environmental Services. 2. Urban forests and their ecosystem services in relation to human health -- 3. Forest Products with Health-Promoting and Medicinal Properties -- 4. Negative aspects and hazardous effects of forest environment on human health -- Part II: Physical and Mental Health and the Experience of Nature. 5. Health benefits of nature experience: Psychological, social and cultural processes -- 6. Health benefits of nature experience: The challenge of linking practice and research -- 7. Health benefits of nature experience: Implications of practice for research -- Part III: Promoting Physical Activity. 8. Contributions of Natural Environments to Physical Activity -- 9. Natural elements and physical activity in urban green space planning and design -- 10. Motivating people to be physically active in green spaces -- Part IV: Therapeutical and Educational Aspects. 11. Nature-based therapeutic interventions -- 12. Outdoor education, life long learning and skills development in woodlands and green spaces: the potential links to health and well-being -- Part V: Forest and Health Policies and Economics. 13. Measuring health benefits of green space in economic terms -- Postscript: Landscapes and health as representations of cultural diversity.-.
Keywords: Forestry; Forestry