TY - CHAP
T1 - Environmental psychology
AU - Berg, van den, A. E.
AU - staats, henk
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Within the field of environmental psychology, a theoretical perspective on the health effects of nature has developed. This chapter begins with a discussion of theories on scenic beauty and environmental preference as a backdrop for understanding which environments are benign for human health and well-being. It then reports on theories on the restorative, or stress-relieving, effects of contact with natural environments. The third section discusses advances in environmental psychology, including theories on basic visual processes that may underlie restoration. The chapter concludes with some closing comments regarding the contribution of environmental psychology to health promotion, along with suggestions for new directions in theorizing and empirical research.
AB - Within the field of environmental psychology, a theoretical perspective on the health effects of nature has developed. This chapter begins with a discussion of theories on scenic beauty and environmental preference as a backdrop for understanding which environments are benign for human health and well-being. It then reports on theories on the restorative, or stress-relieving, effects of contact with natural environments. The third section discusses advances in environmental psychology, including theories on basic visual processes that may underlie restoration. The chapter concludes with some closing comments regarding the contribution of environmental psychology to health promotion, along with suggestions for new directions in theorizing and empirical research.
U2 - 10.1093/med/9780198725916.003.0035
DO - 10.1093/med/9780198725916.003.0035
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780198725916
T3 - Oxford Textbooks in Public Health
SP - 51
EP - 56
BT - Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health
A2 - van de Bosch, Matilda
A2 - Bird, William
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - Oxford
ER -