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Forests, trees and human health
- Source :
- Nilsson, K, Sangster, M, Gallis, C, Hartig, T, De Vries, S, Seeland, K & Schipperijn, J (eds) 2011, Forests, Trees and Human Health . Springer Science+Business Media . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9806-1, Forests, Trees and Human Health
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Springer, 2011.
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Abstract
- The link between modern lifestyles and increasing levels of chronic heart disease, obesity, stress and poor mental health is a concern across the world. The cost of dealing with these conditions places a large burden on national public health budgets so that policymakers are increasingly looking at prevention as a cost-effective alternative to medical treatment. Attention is turning towards interactions between the environment and lifestyles. Exploring the relationships between health, natural environments in general, and forests in particular, this groundbreaking book is the outcome of the European Union’s COST Action E39 ‘Forests, Trees and Human Health and Wellbeing’, and draws together work carried out over four years by scientists from 25 countries working in the fields of forestry, health, environment and social sciences. While the focus is primarily on health priorities defined within Europe, this volume explicitly draws also on research from North America and elsewhere and will have relevance worldwide. A state-of-the-art analysis of the global research on the topic of forests and human health, a key contribution of the book is its synthesis of material across both disciplines and nations, providing a vital reference for researchers in forestry, health, natural resource management and environmental policy. Currently the only unified body of work on this topic, the book will also be an important tool for those working in both health and environment policy and practice.
- Subjects :
- forests
business.industry
bosbouw in steden
bomen
CL - Mens en Maatschappij
health
CL - The Human Factor
trees
omgevingspsychologie
Human health
environmental psychology
well-being
welzijn
Environmental health
Medicine
gezondheid
Wageningen Environmental Research
bossen
Socioeconomics
business
urban forestry
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nilsson, K, Sangster, M, Gallis, C, Hartig, T, De Vries, S, Seeland, K & Schipperijn, J (eds) 2011, Forests, Trees and Human Health . Springer Science+Business Media . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9806-1, Forests, Trees and Human Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0b272a351d254fdb862076424a83685b