Farming for Health

van Dijk

ISBN 10: 1402045409 / ISBN 13: 9781402045400

Edité par Springer Netherlands Jan 2006, 2006

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Farming for Health describes the use of farms, farm animals, plants and landscapes as a base for promoting human mental and physical health and social well-being. The book offers an overview of the development of 'Farming for Health' initiatives across Europe, resulting from changing paradigms in health care and the demand for new social and financial activities in agriculture and rural areas. The contributors are drawn from a range of countries and disciplines. 372 pp. Englisch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Farming for Health
• Éditeur: Springer Netherlands Jan 2006
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1402045409
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781402045400
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 241 L x 160 H x 25 P (en millimètres) 241 millimètres de largeur par 160 millimètres de hauteur par 25 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 723 grammes

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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'.