The perception of the forest in forestry students: a survey at the University of Florence

Chirici, C; Sacchelli, Sandro; Salbitano, S; Travaglini, T; Marchi, Miriam Inês; Cocozza, Carlo

doi:10.3832/efor3816-018

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“…Il contatto con la natura, anche quella urbana e condominiale, ha un potere rilassante, rigenerativo, di stimolo ai processi vitali fondamentale per fronteggiare periodi di crisi quale quella Covid-19. Il legame tra aree verdi e salute è ampiamente presente in letteratura, anche con recenti studi e ricerche e attività esperienziali nel periodo del lockdown da Covid-19 (Zabini et al 2020, Chirici et al 2021.…”

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The search for well-being in natural environments: a case study in the Covid-19 era

Vivona¹,

Romeo²,

Sdao³

et al. 2021

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The search for well-being in natural environments: a case study in the Covid-19 era Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed lifestyles in relation with the external environment, in particular nature. The permanence in natural environments, the relationship with the outside and with the green that surrounds us reveal, in general, important elements of personal and collective well-being, both during the usual daily life but also and above all in the current pandemic crisis, that has dramatically changed everyone's life habits and has disrupted interpersonal relationships and the relationship with the outdoor world, often observed from a window. As part of the CNR FOE-Nutrage project "Nutrizione, Alimentazione e Invecchiamento attivo", subtask 3.6.4 "Well-being search in natural environments", a case study was conducted with the aim of investigating, through desk analysis and field surveys, the relationship between the environment and well-being on a sample of people over 65 years of ageconsidered at high risk during the current COVID-19 pandemicresiding mainly in Calabria (southern Italy) and Lombardia (northern Italy). The overall vision integrated good lifestyles and permanence in natural environments with the perspective of disease prevention and maintenance of the psycho-physical health. Results showed that the sample interviewed, despite having changed during the lockdown of March-April 2020 the type of environment frequented and reduced the time spent outside, did not give up walking, attending outdoor spaces and taking care of the house greenery (plants and terraces) for their psycho-physical well-being. The study is part of a vision extensively investigated by the scientific literature on the influence of environmental factors on the psycho-physical well-being of people, and, in particular, on the importance of ecosystem services and of the "Green-care".

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The search for well-being in natural environments: a case study in the Covid-19 era

Vivona¹,

Romeo²,

Sdao³

et al. 2021

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“Young Sentinels of the Coastal Pine Forest”: an education project to safeguard biodiversity and prevent forest fires

Agneta¹,

Greco²

2022

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Young Sentinels of the Coastal Pine Forest": an education project to safeguard biodiversity and prevent forest fires The vegetation of the coastal areas is closely linked to the back-dune habitat, generally occupied by coniferous forests of great naturalistic and landscape interest, where the floristic composition and vegetation are subject to deep transformations immediately after fire occurrence. School represents the ideal community for environmental and sustainability education projects aimed to raise the knowledge and awareness of the common cultural and natural heritage. This paper describes the work carried out by a third-year class of the Lower Secondary School of the I.C. "Q.O. Flacco" of Marconia (Matera, Italy) within the frame of the project "Young sentinels of the coastal pine forest". The project aims to describe and safeguard the vegetation of the dune and back-dune habitat in the SIC area located in Marina di Pisticci, in order to prevent the occurrence of wildfires that can threaten the coastal pine forest. The results of this work can contribute to increase the knowledge of the local vegetation and to rise the awareness of new generations for the relevant role they should play in safeguarding the environment.

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The perception of the forest in forestry students: a survey at the University of Florence

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The search for well-being in natural environments: a case study in the Covid-19 era

The search for well-being in natural environments: a case study in the Covid-19 era

“Young Sentinels of the Coastal Pine Forest”: an education project to safeguard biodiversity and prevent forest fires

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