Preference for nature in urbanized societies: Stress, restoration, and the pursuit of sustainability

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-96

  van den Berg, Agnes E ^a   Hartig, Terry ^b   Staats, Henk ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN SOCIETY;

EID: 34247578090     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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