Feelings of restoration from recent nature visits

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-51

  White, Mathew P ^a   Pahl, Sabine ^b   Ashbullby, Katherine ^b   Herbert, Stephen ^c   Depledge, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal environments; Monitoring engagement with the natural environment; Natural England; Natural environments; Restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878189565     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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