Health and the role of nature in enhancing mental healthChalmin-Pui, L. S. and Blanusa, T. (2022) Health and the role of nature in enhancing mental health. In: Brears, R. (ed.) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. ISBN 9783030518127
It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_214-1 Abstract/SummaryThis paper reviews current scientific evidence for the impact of nature, and more specifically urban green infrastructure, on supporting and enhancing human mental health.
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