People and nature: Toward an ecological model of health promotion

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-14

  Dustin, Daniel L ^a   Bricker, Kelly S ^a   Schwab, Keri A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecological model of health promotion; Restorative environments; Sustainability; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MENTAL HEALTH; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 77949336993     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400903430772     Document Type: Article

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