Int.
J.
Environ.
Res.
Public Health 2009, 6, 2332-2343; doi:10.
3390/ijerph6092332
International Journal of
Environmental Research and
Public Health
ISSN 1660-4601
www.
mdpi.
com/journal/ijerph
Review
Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on...
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Int.
J.
Environ.
Res.
Public Health 2009, 6, 2332-2343; doi:10.
3390/ijerph6092332
International Journal of
Environmental Research and
Public Health
ISSN 1660-4601
www.
mdpi.
com/journal/ijerph
Review
Biophilia: Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health
and Well-Being?
Bjørn Grinde 1,
* and Grete Grindal Patil 2
1
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
2
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Box
5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway; E-Mail: grete.
patil@umb.
no
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: bjgr@fhi.
no; Tel.
: +47-2107-6420;
Fax: +47-2107-6447
Received: 22 July 2009 / Accepted: 27 August 2009 / Published: 31 August 2009
Abstract: It is concluded that an environment devoid of Nature may act as a ―discord‖, i.
e.
,
have a negative effect.
While the term mismatch is used for any difference between present
living conditions and the environment of evolutionary adaptation, di
Less