Forests, Trees and Human Health /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Nilsson, Kjell. (Editor), Sangster, Marcus. (Editor), Gallis, Christos. (Editor), Hartig, Terry. (Editor), de Vries, Sjerp. (Editor), Seeland, Klaus. (Editor), Schipperijn, Jasper. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.-.