Nature and health Townsend, Mardie and Ebden, Matthew 2009, Nature and health. In Keleher, Helen and Macdougall, Colin (ed), Understanding health : a determinants approach, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic., pp.151-159. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Nature and health Author(s) Townsend, Mardie Ebden, Matthew Title of book Understanding health : a determinants approach Editor(s) Keleher, Helen Macdougall, Colin Publication date 2009 Chapter number 10 Total chapters 24 Start page 151 End page 159 Total pages 9 Publisher Oxford University Press Place of Publication South Melbourne, Vic. Keyword(s) natural environments nature and health environmental degradation environmental deprivation biophilia hypothesis Summary This chapter aims to demonstrate that the natural environment is a key determinant of human health. Natural environments are defined as organic environments where the majority of ecosystem processes are present (e.g. the cycle of life and death, reproduction, relationships between species). Including a spectrum of different environments ranging from wilderness areas in National Parks to farms, and human constructed gardens, 'natural' does not necessarily mean unaffected by human intervention. 'Nature' can also refer to any single element of the natural environment (such as plants, animals, soil and water), including domestic and companion animals as well as cultivated plants. The term 'natural environment' differs from the more usual use of the term 'environment' in that it can be a setting in itself, or it can be an element of other settings, including our homes, workplaces and schools. ISBN 9780195551297 Language eng Field of Research 111712 Health Promotion Socio Economic Objective 920205 Health Education and Promotion HERDC Research category B1.1 Book chapter Copyright notice ©2009, Oxford University Press Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30029493 Document type: Book Chapter Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Higher Education Research Group   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 05 Aug 2010, 12:29:41 EST Fri, 06 Aug 2010, 10:17:06 EST Fri, 06 Aug 2010, 10:18:50 EST Wed, 08 Feb 2012, 08:56:41 EST Fri, 13 Sep 2013, 12:03:33 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 19:24:46 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 10:28:02 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1030 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 05 Aug 2010, 12:29:34 EST by Jane Moschetti