Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 6 (2007) 199–212
Health effects of viewing landscapes – Landscape types in
environmental psychology
Ma
.
D.
Velardea,Ã, G.
Fryb
, M.
Tveitb
a
School of Experimental Sciences and Technology, Rey Juan Carlos University of...
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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 6 (2007) 199–212
Health effects of viewing landscapes – Landscape types in
environmental psychology
Ma
.
D.
Velardea,Ã, G.
Fryb
, M.
Tveitb
a
School of Experimental Sciences and Technology, Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, C/Tulipan s/n,
28933 Mo´stoles, Madrid, Spain
b
Department of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, Norwegian University of Life Sciences,
PO Box 5003, N-1432 Aas, Norway
Abstract
The visible landscape is believed to affect human beings in many ways, including aesthetic appreciation and health
and well-being.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the range of landscapes used in environmental psychology studies,
and the evidence of health effects related to viewing these landscapes.
A literature review of publications linking
landscapes and health effects was conducted.
This reported evidence of health and well-being effects related to
exposure to visual landscapes.
The results of the review include an overview of the t
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