Woodland as working space: Where is the restorative green idyll?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-140

  Bingley, Amanda ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention Restoration Theory; Forest woodland work; Health; UK; Well being

Indexed keywords

COPPICE; FOREST; GREENSPACE; HEALTH IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOODLAND; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; COPPICE; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; FOREST WORKER; FORESTRY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATTENTION RESTORATION THEORY; FOREST WOODLAND WORK; HEALTH; UK; WELL-BEING;

EMPLOYMENT; FORESTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NARRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TREES; WORKPLACE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880328753     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.050     Document Type: Article

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