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Farming for Health Green-Care Farming Across Europe and the United States of America /

Farming for Health describes the utilization of agricultural farms, farm animals, plants and landscapes as a base for promoting human mental and physical health and social well-being. This book gives an overview of the development of 'Farming for Health' initiatives across Europe. This dev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Hassink, Jan (Editor ), Dijk, van, Majken (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Wageningen UR Frontis Series ; 13
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Theoretical models for research and program development in agriculture and health care: avoiding random acts of research
  • Contributions of natural elements and areas in residential environments to human health and well-being
  • Effects of interactions between humans and domesticated animals
  • People-plant interaction: the physiological, psychological and sociological effects of plants on people
  • Social services as supplementary on-farm activity for mentally disabled people
  • The lay beliefs about Farming for Health
  • The contribution of care farms to landscapes of the future: a challenge of multifunctional agriculture
  • Long-term care in Europe: an introduction
  • Green care in Norway: farms as a resource for the educational, health and social sector
  • Nature and Health' in Sweden
  • Farming for Health in Finland
  • Care farms and care gardens: horticulture as therapy in the UK
  • Farming for Health in The Netherlands
  • Farming for Health - the situation in Flanders
  • Farming for Health: aspects from Germany
  • INTEGRATION: youth welfare and sustainable development in Switzerland
  • Farming for Health in Austria: farms, horticultural therapy,animal-assisted therapy
  • Farming for Health in Slovenia
  • Farming and social-care combinations in Poland
  • Farming for Health in Italy
  • Agriculture and health care: the care of plants and animals for therapy and rehabilitation in the Un
  • Farming for Health across Europe: comparison between countries, and recommendations for a research and policy agenda.