Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 106-111, March 2010

The Development of Green Care in Western European Countries

  • Dorit Karla Haubenhofer, Dr. Mag.

      Affiliations

    • Agrosystems Research, Plant Research International B.V., Wageningen UR, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Address: P.O. Box 616, 6700 AP Wageningen, the Netherlands
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  • Marjolein Elings, ir.

      Affiliations

    • Agrosystems Research, Plant Research International B.V., Wageningen UR, the Netherlands
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  • Jan Hassink, Dr. ir.

      Affiliations

    • Agrosystems Research, Plant Research International B.V., Wageningen UR, the Netherlands
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  • Rachel Elizabeth Hine, Bsc. MEnv.

      Affiliations

    • Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Society (iCES), Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, UK

This article represents a review of green care across Western European countries. The following questions are addressed: What is green care, and what are its basic goals? What are the most commonly known types of green care interventions, and how are they connected to each other? There are different sectors of green care intervention that vary from each other regarding their structure, specific goals, and purpose. These traits will be investigated in this review. And lastly, how these interventions are designed and their approach to promote and provide health will be examined.

Key words: Care farming, animal-assisted interventions, social and therapeutic horticulture, healing gardens, green exercise, wilderness therapy

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PII: S1550-8307(09)00392-9

doi:10.1016/j.explore.2009.12.002

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 106-111, March 2010

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