eprintid: 1528788 rev_number: 19 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/52/87/88 datestamp: 2016-11-21 10:23:47 lastmod: 2020-06-10 17:50:41 status_changed: 2016-11-21 10:23:47 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Seymour, VI title: The Human-Nature Relationship and its impact on health: A critical review ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B04 divisions: C05 keywords: Human health, Human-Nature Relationship, Natural environment, Interdisciplinary note: © 2016 Seymour. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. abstract: Within the past four decades, research has been increasingly drawn toward understanding whether there is a link between the changing human–nature relationship and its impact on people’s health. However, to examine whether there is a link requires research of its breadth and underlying mechanisms from an interdisciplinary approach. This article begins by reviewing the debates concerning the human–nature relationship, which are then critiqued and redefined from an interdisciplinary perspective. The concept and chronological history of “health” is then explored, based on the World Health Organization’s definition. Combining these concepts, the human–nature relationship and its impact on human’s health are then explored through a developing conceptual model. It is argued that using an interdisciplinary perspective can facilitate a deeper understanding of the complexities involved for attaining optimal health at the human–environmental interface. date: 2016-11-18 date_type: published publisher: Frontiers Media official_url: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00260 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Review verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1191946 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00260 lyricists_name: Seymour, Valentine lyricists_id: SEYMO27 actors_name: Seymour, Valentine actors_id: SEYMO27 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Frontiers in Public Health volume: 4 article_number: 260 event_location: UK issn: 2296-2565 citation: Seymour, VI; (2016) The Human-Nature Relationship and its impact on health: A critical review. Frontiers in Public Health , 4 , Article 260. 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00260 <https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00260>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1528788/1/fpubh-04-00260.pdf