Forests, Trees and Human Health

1. Forests, Trees and Human Health and Well-being: Introduction
Kjell Nilsson, Marcus Sangster, Cecil C. Konijnendijk

2. Urban Forests and Their Ecosystem Services in Relation to Human Health
Giovanni Sanesi, Christos Gallis, Hans Dieter Kasperidus

3. Forest Products with Health-Promoting and Medicinal Properties
Christos Gallis, Mariella Di Stefano, Paraskevi Moutsatsou, Tytti Sarjala, Vesa Virtanen, Bjarne Holmbom, Joseph A. Buhagiar, Alexandros Katalanos

4. Negative Aspects and Hazardous Effects of Forest Environment on Human Health
Marek Tomalak, Elio Rossi, Francesco Ferrini, Paola A. Moro

5. Health Benefits of Nature Experience: Psychological, Social and Cultural Processes
Terry Hartig, Agnes E. Berg, Caroline M. Hagerhall, Marek Tomalak, Nicole Bauer, Ralf Hansmann, Ann Ojala, Efi Syngollitou, Giuseppe Carrus, Ann Herzele, Simon Bell, Marie Therese Camilleri Podesta, Grete Waaseth

6. Health Benefits of Nature Experience: The Challenge of Linking Practice and Research
Ann Herzele, Simon Bell, Terry Hartig, Marie Therese Camilleri Podesta, Ronald Zon

7. Health Benefits of Nature Experience: Implications of Practice for Research
Simon Bell, Ronald Zon, Ann Herzele, Terry Hartig

8. Contributions of Natural Environments to Physical Activity
Sjerp Vries, Thomas Claßen, Stella-Maria Eigenheer-Hug, Kalevi Korpela, Jolanda Maas, Richard Mitchell, Peter Schantz

9. Natural Elements and Physical Activity in Urban Green Space Planning and Design
Paolo Semenzato, Tuija Sievänen, Eva Silveirinha Oliveira, Ana Luisa Soares, Renate Spaeth

10. Motivating People to Be Physically Active in Green Spaces
Amalia Drakou, Rik Vreese, Tove Lofthus, Jo Muscat

11. Nature-Based Therapeutic Interventions
Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, Anna Maria Palsdottir, Ambra Burls, Alessandra Chermaz, Francesco Ferrini, Patrik Grahn

12. Outdoor Education, Life Long Learning and Skills Development in Woodlands and Green Spaces: The Potential Links to Health and Well-Being
Liz O’Brien, Ambra Burls, Peter Bentsen, Inger Hilmo, Kari Holter, Dorothee Haberling, Janez Pirnat, Mikk Sarv, Kristel Vilbaste, John McLoughlin

13. Measuring Health Benefits of Green Space in Economic Terms
Ken Willis, Bob Crabtree

14. Postscript: Landscapes and Health as Representations of Cultural Diversity
Klaus Seeland

Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Forestry