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Chapter Nine - Health and social benefits of living with ‘wild’ nature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2019

By
Cecily Maller ,
Laura Mumaw  and
Benjamin Cooke
Edited by
Nathalie Pettorelli ,
Sarah M. Durant  and
Johan T. du Toit
Nathalie Pettorelli
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, London
Sarah M. Durant
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, London
Johan T. du Toit
Affiliation:
Utah State University
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Rewilding , pp. 165 - 181
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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