Hartig Terry
| Conference theme: | Engaging with the environmment (keynote) |
| Title: | Toward Understanding the Restorative Environment as a Health Resource |
| Keywords: | Natural environments; restoration; restorative environments; stress |
| Abstract: | The ‘restorative
environment’ concept sees considerable use in the environment-behaviour-design
field these days. Much of the concept’s appeal has to do with
how it helps us to relate health to experiences in natural environments.
With this paper I offer some support for efforts to develop and
apply knowledge about restorative environments as health resources.
I will also share some thoughts on where we stand with research
on restorative environments and where research in the area can go
next. More specifically, I will discuss how we define restoration;
a general framework for theories about restorative environments;
some requirements of empirical tests of those theories; and the
public health vs. therapeutic values of restorative environments.
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