Although research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is
associated with better overall health and well-being outcomes, the Western model mainly …

Academic research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is
associated with better overall health outcomes. Notably, the area of therapeutic …

Research has shown that Indigenous people suffer significant health inequalities in
comparison to dominant colonising cultures. Evidence shows that these inequalities can be …

With the increasing prevalence of mental illness, there is an ever-growing need for
supportive and rehabilitative social and health services and facilities. In many countries, the …

Increasing evidence shows that creating and maintaining relationships with nature is
important for human wellbeing. Humanity has become a mostly urbanised species where …

To recognize the significance of indigenous cultures and their landscapes as well as to
appraise these places, identification and evaluation have to focus on indigenous worldviews …

ABSTRACT In Aotearoa/New Zealand landscapes were personified by the Indigenous Māori
through the contention that the relationship with the land forms the basis of their existence …

In the context of the highly compact bicultural capital city of Wellington, New Zealand, this
paper explores the development of an ecosanctuary initiated by the community. The …

Increasingly, our built and natural environments are becoming hybrids of real and digital
entities where objects, buildings and landscapes are linked online in websites, blogs and …

The characteristics and values of traditional cultural landscapes are comprehensively
outlined by addressing biodiversity, agrobiodiversity, and agrodiversity as well as ecosystem …