Healthy Parks and Open Space: the Salutogenic Environment

Ward Thompson, C. (Keynote speaker)

Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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Invited presentation 49th Spanish National Congress of Parks and Public Gardens (Asociación Española de Parques y Jardines Públicos (AEPJP)). Madrid, C. 200 professionals and policy-makers

Period	15 Feb 2023 → 17 Feb 2023
Event title	49th Spanish National Congress of Parks and Public Gardens Asociación (Española de Parques y Jardines Públicos (AEPJP)): 'Parks and Gardens – Natural Health Systems', Congresso PARJAP, Madrid
Event type	Conference
Location	Madrid, SpainShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

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Conference website
Twitter comment on C Ward Thompson's presentation
Podcast by World Urban Parks - A Park Through the Ages - the first of the WUP series that includes an interview with me about public park history and contributions to health

Healthy Parks and Open Space: the Salutogenic Environment

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