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Editorial
This monographic issue, unlike many issues of the journal, focuses on health rather than on pathology, on protective factors rather than on risk factors and broadly outlines a historical excursus of the “positive” perspective in the medicine-psychology interface. It is known that since the Second World War, the WHO has defined the concept of health […]
The effects of natural contexts on mental health and well-being: a brief summary of the literature
ABSTRACT The problem. In the last ten years, a large number of studies have been aimed at defining and evaluating the restoration of well-being (mental, emotional and physical) attributable to natural environments. In general, natural environments are usually experienced as more “regenerating” than urban or man-made environments. However, how much the natural environment is perceived as […]
Man and nature: an ancient but still unresolved relationship
The man-nature relationship has been construed in different ways in different cultures but over time there has been a progressive accentuation of the anthropocentric vision. The possible causes of this cultural process are considered, with particular reference to technological capabilities, as well as its implications.
A brief review of the theoretical models and of the measures used to study the man-nature relationship leads to the conclusion that the very division between man and nature is a limit to an ecosystemic vision, more functional both on a theoretical level (models) and at a operational (interventions to maintain environmental balance).