Expanding roles for horticulture in improving human well-being and life quality, a proceedings of the XXVI International Horticultural Congress, Toronto, Canada, 11-17 August, 2004.

摘要

These proceedings contain 50 papers on the various human issues in horticulture, horticultural therapy, and the roles that plants play in quality of life. Subjects covered include: the effects of indoor horticultural activities with potted plants on human physiological and emotional status; psycho-physiological responses to different landscape settings; the effects of gardens for socially deprived adolescents; contribution of plants to the well-being of retirement home residents; the effects of a horticulture programme on the psychological well-being of older persons in a long-term care facility; the effects of horticultural therapy on the changes of self esteem and sociality of individuals with chronic schizophrenia; the effects of horticultural activities on environmental awareness and behaviour of youth with learning disabilities; the effect of plant colour on emotional and physiological responses to landscapes; the effects of horticultural activities on anxiety reduction in female high school students; the effects of home gardening and interaction with nature in stress reduction; exercise intensity of horticulture as a physical activity; and horticultural worker health and safety.