V. 81 N. 2 (2026)
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L’impatto dei materiali ad uso arredo di interni sul benessere psico-fisico delle persone: analisi di letteratura sull’impiego del legno

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  • Vittorio Seravalle,
  • Elena Barbierato,
  • Sandro Sacchelli
Vittorio Seravalle
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI), Università degli Studi di Firenze; piazzale delle Cascine 18 - 50144 Firenze (Italy).
Elena Barbierato
DAGRI - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali Università degli Studi di Firenze
Sandro Sacchelli
UNIFI
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/ifm-1242

Pubblicato 2026-07-07

Parole chiave

  • analisi PRISMA,
  • servizi ecosistemici forestali,
  • psicologia,
  • neuroscienze,
  • benessere

Come citare

Seravalle, V., Barbierato, E., & Sacchelli, S. (2026). L’impatto dei materiali ad uso arredo di interni sul benessere psico-fisico delle persone: analisi di letteratura sull’impiego del legno. L’Italia Forestale E Montana, 81(2), 103–124. https://doi.org/10.36253/ifm-1242

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Abstract

L’impiego del legno come materiale per arredo di interni evidenzia numerosi e ben noti vantaggi in termini di miglioramento degli ambienti dal punto di vista del comfort termico e sonoro. Negli ultimi anni, inoltre, molti studi si sono focalizzati sulla valenza del materiale legnoso al fine di creare benefici per le persone anche dal punto di vista psicologico e fisiologico. La quantificazione di tali effetti positivi può portare alla valorizzazione della materia prima con possibili ricadute positive sulla filiera forestale. Con queste premesse, il lavoro riporta i risultati di un’analisi di letteratura basata sul tema “legno e benessere” andando a indagare i materiali applicati nei diversi studi, le metodologie di analisi e i campioni di intervistati coinvolti. Questo al fine di evidenziare le principali linee di ricerca seguite, i limiti delle applicazioni e i possibili sviluppi futuri.

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