Dept. of Horticulture
Washington State
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Links to other sites related to human issues in horticulturePeople Plant
Council - To promote research and communication of
the influence of plants on people. Therapeutic
Landscapes Network - Information about healing
landscapes. Human 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
Resource 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has out-of-date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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Virginia Lohr
(E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu)
Department of Horticulture Washington State University Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A. WSU Disclaimer and Freedom of Expression Policy Updated March 20, 2015 |