Forests, trees and human health
This groundbreaking book is the outcome of the European Union's COST Action E39 'Forests, Trees and Human Health and Wellbeing'. It explores the relationships between health, natural environments in general, and forests in particular.
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- Full title :Forests, trees and human health / Kjell Nilsson [and others], editors.
Summary
This groundbreaking book is the outcome of the European Union's COST Action E39 'Forests, Trees and Human Health and Wellbeing'. It explores the relationships between health, natural environments in general, and forests in particular.
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- Publication Date:2010.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Springer
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : color illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9789048198061, 9048198062
- oclc:on1100913503
- LC Classification:QH301-705
- Dewey Decimal:570
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Forests, Trees and Human Health and Well-being: Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Fragmented Research -- 1.3 COST Action E39 -- Forests, Trees and Human Health and Well-Being -- 1.3.1 Objectives -- 1.3.2 Scientific Approach -- 1.3.2.1 Crosscutting Approaches -- 1.4 A New Perspective on Human Health and Well-Being -- 1.5 Health-Related Products from Natural Sources -- 1.6 Therapeutic Interactions: Plants and Landscapes, Garden Therapy and Ecotherapy -- 1.7 Land Use, Accessibility to Green Areas and Health Effects -- 1.8 Settlements and Localities: Health and Nature Where We Live -- 1.9 Health Policies and Economics -- 1.10 Future Research Needs -- 1.11 Structure of the Book, and the Action: Five Themes -- Chapter 2: Urban Forests and Their Ecosystem Services in Relation to Human Health -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Forest Classification Systems -- 2.3 Urban Forest and Green Spaces: Typologies and Indicators -- 2.4 The Forest and the City: Implication on Urban Environment -- 2.4.1 Urban Forests and the Sustainable City -- 2.4.2 Impacts of Urban Forests on Natural Urban Environments -- 2.4.2.1 Hydrology -- 2.4.2.2 Climate: The Urban Heat Island Effect -- 2.4.2.3 Air Quali…
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