Natural environments and human health /

• Main Authors: Ewert, Alan W., 1949- (Author), Mitten, Denise, (Author), Overholt, Jillisa, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Subjects: Human beings > Effect of environment on.; Environmental health.; Environment.; Environmental Health.; Environmental Exposure.; Public Policy.; Policy and Planning.; Natural Resources (General); Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Human Health and Biology (General), (Revised June 2002); Human Health and the Environment.; Development.; Education.; Environmental factors.; Environmental impact.; Health.; Health behaviour.; Health impact assessment.; Health policy.; Health promotion.; History.; Research.
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This book explores the interaction between human health and natural environments, which involves a myriad of experiences, settings, and beliefs. It aims to provide a bridge between what people do (individually and collectively) in natural settings and how that action can impact health, both individu...

Table of Contents:

• Human perceptions of nature
• The historical connection between natural environments and health
• Concepts and theories
• Human development and nature
• Adaptations and applications
• Outcomes and benefits
• Sense of place and the role of education
• Innovative approaches to integrating natural environments and health
• Future actions and implications : policy and research - take a park, not a pill
• Resources.