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Farming for Health

Green-Care Farming Across Europe and the United States of America

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  • Nov 2010

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Editors:
  1. JAN HASSINK

    1. Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Centre, AA, The Netherlands

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  2. MAJKEN VAN DIJK

    1. Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, AA, The Netherlands

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  • The first product of the European Community of Practice

Part of the book series: Wageningen UR Frontis Series (WURF, volume 13)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Theoretical models for research and program development in agriculture and health care: avoiding random acts of research

    • Paula Diane Relf
    Pages 1-20

  3. Contributions of natural elements and areas in residential environments to human health and well-being

    • Sjerp de Vries
    Pages 21-30

  4. Effects of interactions between humans and domesticated animals

    • Eddie A.M. Bokkers
    Pages 31-41

  5. People-plant interaction: the physiological, psychological and sociological effects of plants on people

    • Marjolein Elings
    Pages 43-55

  6. Social services as supplementary on-farm activity for mentally disabled people

    • Katja Vadnal, Katarina KoÅ¡melj
    Pages 57-72

  7. The lay beliefs about Farming for Health

    • Elsa Fjeldavli
    Pages 73-90

  8. The contribution of care farms to landscapes of the future: a challenge of multifunctional agriculture

    • Thomas van Elsen, Amelie Günther, Bas Pedroli
    Pages 91-100

  9. Long-term care in Europe: an introduction

    • Piet F. Driest
    Pages 101-106

  10. Green care in Norway: farms as a resource for the educational, health and social sector

    • Lisbeth Haugan, Ragnhild Nyland, Elsa Fjeldavli, Toril Meistad, Bjarne O. Braastad
    Pages 109-126

  11. Nature and Health' in Sweden

    • Karin Abramsson, Carina Tenngart
    Pages 127-134

  12. Farming for Health in Finland

    • Ulla Partanen, Taina Lilja, Sirpa Kurppa, Katriina Soini
    Pages 135-146

  13. Care farms and care gardens: horticulture as therapy in the UK

    • Joe Sempik, Jo Aldridge
    Pages 147-161

  14. Farming for Health in The Netherlands

    • Marjolein Elings, JAN HASSINK
    Pages 163-179

  15. Farming for Health - the situation in Flanders

    • Katrien Goris, Hilde Weckhuysen
    Pages 181-192

  16. Farming for Health: aspects from Germany

    • Konrad Neuberger, Ingrid Stephan, Robert Hermanowsk, Albrecht Flake, Franz-Joseph Post, Thomas van Elsen
    Pages 193-211

  17. INTEGRATION: youth welfare and sustainable development in Switzerland

    • Peter Frey, Susanne Frutig, Urs Kaltenrieder, Jörg Wetzel
    Pages 213-232

  18. Farming for Health in Austria: farms, horticultural therapy,animal-assisted therapy

    • Georg Wiesinger, Fritz Neuhauser, Maria Putz
    Pages 233-248

  19. Farming for Health in Slovenia

    • Katja Vadnal
    Pages 249-269

  20. Farming and social-care combinations in Poland

    • Ewa Pawelczyk
    Pages 271-288
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About this book

Farming for Health describes the utilization of agricultural farms, farm animals, plants and landscapes as a base for promoting human mental and physical health and social well-being. This book gives an overview of the development of ‘Farming for Health’ initiatives across Europe. This development is a logical result of the changing paradigms in the health-care sector and the demand for new social and financial impulses in agriculture and rural areas.

Researchers from The Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria and Italy as well as the USA contributed to this book. It not only describes the situation in different countries, it also includes scientific papers dealing with different aspects of ‘Farming for Health’.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Centre, AA, The Netherlands

    JAN HASSINK

  • Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre, AA, The Netherlands

    MAJKEN VAN DIJK

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Farming for Health

  • Book Subtitle: Green-Care Farming Across Europe and the United States of America

  • Editors: JAN HASSINK, MAJKEN VAN DIJK

  • Series Title: Wageningen UR Frontis Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4541-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4540-0Published: 30 January 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4541-7Published: 31 August 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 360

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Landscape Ecology

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