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Social horticulture could help with depression and other mental health problems of PTSD, abuse, lonely elderly people, [17] drug or alcohol addicts, blind people, and other people with special needs. [18] Nature therapy could also improve self-management, self-esteem, social relations and skills, socio-political awareness and employability. [19]
In 1980, Friends of the Earth expanded the World Health Organization's definition of health, stating, "health is a state of complete physical, mental, social and ecological well-being and not merely the absence of disease - personal health involves planetary health" [4] James Lovelock created the term "Planetary Medicine" in 1986. [5]
Geotherapy is the metaphor that earth's Biophysical environmental problems, like global warming, can be soundly diagnosed and corrected, in much the same way that a medical doctor diagnoses and heals a human body by restoring imbalances in a patient's health. [1]
The Earth Institute's activities are guided by the idea that science and technological tools that already exist could be applied to greatly improve conditions for the world's poor, while preserving the natural systems that support life on Earth. The Earth Institute supports projects in the biological, engineering, social, and health sciences.
One of the largest factors in worsened mental health due to noise pollution is annoyance. [60] [61] Annoyance due to environmental factors has been found to increase stress reactions and overall feelings of stress among adults. [55] The level of annoyance felt by an individual varies, but contributes to worsened mental health significantly. [61]
In the 1995 book Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind, Greenway wrote: [8] [page needed] Ecopsychology is a search for language to describe the human-nature relationship. It is a tool for better understanding the relationship, for diagnosing what is wrong with that relationship, and for suggesting paths to healing.
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International Journal of Earth Sciences; International Journal of Speleology; Journal of African Earth Sciences; Journal of Geology; Journal of Geophysical Research: sections B (Solid Earth), F (Earth Surface), G (Biogeosciences) Journal of Sedimentary Research; Journal of Structural Geology; Journal of South American Earth Sciences; Journal of ...