The Possibility of Sustainable Urban Horticulture Based on Nature Therapy
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Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 277-0882, Japan
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Department of Forest Resources, Kongju National University, Yesan 32439, Korea
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Sustainability 2020, 12(12), 5058; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125058
Received: 16 April 2020 / Revised: 17 June 2020 / Accepted: 17 June 2020 / Published: 21 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Nature Therapy: Accumulation of Physiological Data on the Wellbeing Effect of Nature)
Population growth and increased stress caused by urbanization have led to social problems that are predicted to intensify in the future. In these conditions, the recently established ”nature therapy” has revealed that an environment rich in various plant life significantly contributes to the relief of physical and mental stress. Meanwhile, from the perspective of reduction in the energy required for transportation and the retention of plant freshness, urban horticulture, in which plant life exists harmoniously with the city, has attracted considerable attention. Interactions between humans and plants in urban horticulture are considered to contribute to the good health and wellbeing of people. Therefore, we incorporate human-centered thinking based on nature therapy into horticultural produce-centered thinking based on conventional urban horticulture. By introducing a pioneering urban horticulture plant factory as an example, we propose the possibility of sustainable urban horticulture based on nature therapy.
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Keywords:
stressful society; nature therapy; plant factory; urban green; sustainable cities; human-centered horticulture; health promotion; immunity
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Lu, N.; Song, C.; Kuronuma, T.; Ikei, H.; Miyazaki, Y.; Takagaki, M. The Possibility of Sustainable Urban Horticulture Based on Nature Therapy. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5058. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125058
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Lu N, Song C, Kuronuma T, Ikei H, Miyazaki Y, Takagaki M. The Possibility of Sustainable Urban Horticulture Based on Nature Therapy. Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):5058. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125058
Chicago/Turabian StyleLu, Na, Chorong Song, Takanori Kuronuma, Harumi Ikei, Yoshifumi Miyazaki, and Michiko Takagaki. 2020. "The Possibility of Sustainable Urban Horticulture Based on Nature Therapy" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 5058. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125058
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