Farming for health : green-care farming across Europe and the United States of America /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht, The Netherlands :
Springer,
[2006]
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| Series: | Wageningen UR frontis series ;
v. 13. |
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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.