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  "abstract": "Background: While nature’s health benefits are well-known, the public health impacts of protected UNESCO Natural Heritage sites remain underexplored. This study explores the diverse values of a UNESCO site as a therapeutic landscape promoting psychological well-being.\n\nMethods: A qualitative study was conducted at Geomunoreum, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in Jeju, South Korea. On-site, working interviews with 30 visitors were analyzed using thematic analysis.\n\nResults: Four themes emerged: 1) Geological awe: Experiencing nature’s grand scale shifted visitors from human-centric views to profound awe. 2) Educational value: The site served as a living textbook intersecting natural and human history. 3) Therapeutic well-being: Multisensory embodiment (wind, scent, physical exertion) allowed visitors to disconnect from daily burnout, providing deep psychological restoration. 4) Ecological ethics: Visitors supported efforts to restore native ecosystems.\n\nConclusions: Visitors do not merely consume the site for scenic beauty. It functions as a therapeutic landscape fostering psychological healing and ecological modesty. Managed heritage sites offer a sustainable model for nature-based health interventions.\n\nKey messages: • Strictly protected natural heritage sites act as powerful therapeutic landscapes, offering profound psychological restoration and relief from burnout through multisensory embodiment.\n\n• Environmental conservation policies can synergistically enhance both ecological integrity and public mental health.",
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  "published": "2026-10-01",
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  "title": "Beyond Scenery: UNESCO Natural Heritage as a Therapeutic Landscape for Public Health",
  "title_text": "Beyond Scenery: UNESCO Natural Heritage as a Therapeutic Landscape for Public Health",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/efq7ca4ssykqx",
  "venue": "The European Journal of Public Health",
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