Stories, Shrines, and Symbols: Recognizing Psycho-Social-Spiritual Benefits of Urban Parks and Natural Areas

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Ethnobiology

• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Sociology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2993/0278-0771-36.4.881
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