Walking in "wild" and "tended" urban forests: The impact on psychological well-being

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Martens, Dörte ^a   Gutscher, Heinz ^b   Bauer, Nicole ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Experiment; Green space; Health effect; Psychological restoration; Urban environment; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951577505     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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