The importance of nature, green spaces, and gardens in Human Well-Being

Ethics, Place and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-312

  Brook, Isis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARDEN; GREENSPACE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 78650298722     PISSN: 1366879X     EISSN: 14696703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366879X.2010.522046     Document Type: Article

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