 There is now considerable research linking nature contact with health and wellbeing.
It suggests there are five key ways in which exposure to the natural environment is beneficial to human health These are: enhanced personal and social communication skills; increased physical health; enhanced mental and emotional health; enhanced sensory and aesthetic awareness and the ability to assert personal control; and increased sensitivity to one’s own wellbeing.
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In order to fully understand the importance of our public parks, links to the following websites may be helpful:
http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/PDF/Contribute/...pdf http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/PDF/Contribute/...pdf http://theparksalliance.org/research/ NHS Forest website has an excellent ‘Evidence’ page listing useful research. http://nhsforest.org/evidence A 2004 report entitled The Value of Public Space produced by Cabe Space Design Council also includes a bibliography. http://www.sustainabilitywestmidlands.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/The_Value_of_Public_Space.pdf 2012 Forestry Commission ‘Greenspace design for health and well-being’ written by Aileen Shackell and Robin Walter includes a section offering suggestions for further reading. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/FCPG019.pdf/$FILE/FCPG019.pdf Sarah Bell from Exeter University discusses the development of a research-inspired garden at the Eden Project that uses a novel art-science-horticultural collaboration.  |
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