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Virginia
I. Lohr and Caroline H. Pearson-Mims
Dept. of Horticulture and
Landscape Architecture
Washington State
University
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Links to other sites related to human issues in horticultureHuman Dimensions of Urban Forestry and Urban Greening - Site prepared by Kathy L. Wolf at the University of Washington. Links to a variety of short fact sheets suitable for printing. Landscape and Human Health Laboratory - at the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Frances E. Kuo, Director. "The Landscape and Human Health Laboratory (LHHL) is a multidisciplinary research laboratory dedicated to studying the connection between greenery and human health." This site has information on the study that examined domestic violence in housing units with and without surrounding trees. International Symposium on Human-Horticulture Relationships - Abstracts from papers presented at the XXV International Horticultural Congress in Belgium in 1998. Papers presented overviews of activities in Asia, the South Pacific region, Europe, and the Americas. International
People-Plant
Interaction Rescource Center
- The mission of this Council is to document and communicate the effect
that plants have on human well-being and improved life quality,
focusing
on the psychological, sociological, physiological, economic, and
environmental
effects of plants on people. There are many links at this
site. Working Group on
Human Issues
in Horticulture - This site has out-of-date
information about this
working group
of the American Society for Horticultural Science. Wangari
Maathai - 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner who used tree planting to
improve the lives of poor women in Africa. American Horticultural Therapy
Association
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Caroline H. Pearson-Mims (E-mail: pearson@wsu.edu) Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Washington State University Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A. WSU Disclaimer and Freedom of Expression Policy Updated November 21, 2011 |