Green Public Health

Zusammenfassung
This study aims to provide an overview of the scientific literature on the benefits of wood lands on people’s health, well-being, and quality of life. Its intention is to high light the advantages of the forest as a place for leisure activities, restoration, recovery from stress and further social and therapeutic interventions. Its aim is to take stock of the current state of the scientific knowledge and provide a knowledge base for projects re lating to Green Care in woodlands and Green Public Health. Both scientific and practical projects have been taken into account.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Nature and Health
• Forests as Natural Habitat
• Task and Objective of the Literature Review
• Method
• Special Aspects of Forests as Natural Habitat
• Trees and Forests
• Forests as Setting for Health-related Activities
• Health Promotion, Health Prevention and Forests: Focusing on Healthy Groups of People
• Forests and Physical Health
• Forests and Mental Health
• Forests and Social Health
• Therapy, Rehabilitation and Forests: Focusing on Groups of People with Diseases
• Forests and Mental, Physical and Social Symptoms of Disease
• Wilderness Therapy Programmes
• Conditions Influencing Health Effects in Forests
• Duration of the Visit
• Activities and Exercise
• Social Context - Alone or in Company
• Other Influencing Factors
• General Conditions for Nature and Forest Visits
• Social and Personal Conditions
• Reasons for Seeking Restoration in Forests and Activities Undertaken in Forests
• Monetary Aspects of Restoration in Forests
• Practical Examples
• Developments in Asia, Europe and Australia
• Healing Forest Garden Nacadia
• The (computer-generated) Virtual Forest
• Overview of Scientific Reviews and Outlook

• References

• Books

• Links