Farming for health : green-care farming across Europe and the United States of America /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hassink, Jan, Dijk, Majken van
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, [2006]
Series:Wageningen UR frontis series ; v. 13.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical models for research and program development in agriculture and health care: avoiding random acts of research / Paula Diane Relf
  • Contributions of natural elements and areas in residential environments to human health and well-being / Sjerp de Vries
  • Effects of interactions between humans and domesticated animals / Eddie A.M. Bokkers
  • People-plant interaction: the physiological, psychological and sociological effects of plants on people / Marjolein Elings
  • Social services as supplementary on-farm activity for mentally disabled people / Katja Vadnal and Katarina Kosmelj
  • Lay beliefs about farming for health / Elsa Fjeldavli
  • Contribution of care farms to landscapes of the future: a challenge of multifunctional agriculture / Thomas van Elsen, Amelie Günther and Bas Pedroli
  • Long-term care in Europe: an introduction / Piet F. Driest
  • Green care in Norway: farms as a resource for the educational, health and social sector / Lisbeth Haugan ... [et al.]
  • 'Nature and health' in Sweden / Karin Abramsson and Carina Tenngart
  • Farming for health in Finland / Ulla Partanen ... [et al.]
  • Care farms and care gardens: horticulture as therapy in the UK / Joe Sempik and Jo Aldridge
  • Farming for health in The Netherlands / Marjolein Elings and Jan Hassink
  • Farming for health - the situation in Flanders / Katrien Goris and Hilde Weckhuysen
  • Farming for health: aspects from Germany / Konrad Neuberger ... [et al.]
  • INTEGRATION: youth welfare and sustainable development in Switzerland / Peter Frey ... [et al.]
  • Farming for health in Austria: farms, horticultural therapy, animal-assisted therapy / Georg Wiesinger, Fritz Neuhauser and Maria Putz
  • Farming for health in Slovenia / Katja Vadnal
  • Farming and social-care combinations in Poland / Ewa Pawelczyk
  • Farming for health in Italy / Francesco di Iacovo, Saverio Senni and Jeanette de Kneght
  • Agriculture and health care: the care of plants and animals for therapy and rehabilitation in the United States / Paula Diane Relf
  • Farming for health across Europe: comparison between countries, and recommendations for a research and policy agenda / Jan Hassink and Majken van Dijk.