5. Nature and human health
5.1 The relationship between ecosystem services and human health
In certain well-identified and quantifiable cases, the impact of determinants on health can be direct, such as alcohol or tobacco consumption. In other cases, it is more difficult to establish a causal relationship between a determinant and a pathology. This is because, on the one hand, it is easier to identify and study risk factors than resource factors and, on the other hand, some health benefits are multifactorial, interacting with each other over long time intervals and in diverse spaces.
Anne Roué-Le-Gall has proposed a diagram to structure the links between the various urban nature spaces and the health determinants involved (figure
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Law no. 2014-1170 of October 13, 2014 on the future of agriculture, food and forestry (JORF no. 0238 of October 14, 2014).
Law no. 2000-1208 of December 13, 2000 on urban solidarity and renewal (JORF no. 289 of December 14, 2000). Known as the "SRU law".
Law no. 2009-967 of August 3, 2009 on the implementation of the Grenelle Environment...
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