Health and well-being

Horticulture: Plants for People and Places

Volumn 3, Issue , 2014, Pages 1001-1023

  Cameron, Ross W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention recovery; Cancer; Created environment; Eco therapy; Green Infrastructure; Green space; Health; Heart disease; Natural environment; Obesity; Psychological health; Social benefit; Stress recovery; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933053007     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8560-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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