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In towns and cities, vegetation growing around streets and buildings can lessen the risks posed by extreme heat, rainfall and poor air quality. However, the urban public (and particularly, youth) have limited awareness of these environmental benefits.
Chloe Sutcliffe +3 more
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This research discusses how to link the principles of biophilia to street design because of its great importance as an urban element within the city center, where movement paths play an important social role in the urban environment, to meet human needs.
Dr. Lobna Abdallah Abd Elfattah Agha
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Toward a unified understanding of people’s aversion to nature: biophobia
Human–nature relationships are often framed positively, but research rarely addresses biophobia, the aversion to nature. However, negative relationships with nature are likely to become more widespread following societal and environmental changes, with serious implications for public health and conservation efforts.
Johan Kjellberg Jensen +2 more
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Visions of a Martian Future [PDF]
As we look beyond our terrestrial boundary to a multi-planetary future for humankind, it becomes paramount to anticipate the challenges of various human factors on the most likely scenario for this future: permanent human settlement ...
Abood, Steven +10 more
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The Influence of Deep Space and the Stars on Emotions
ABSTRACT Detailed photographs of deep space from the James Webb telescope are public, yet little is known about how such imagery might affect people. Using both face‐to‐face and online study designs, compared to exposure to photographs of urban environments, exposure to photographs of deep space and stars increased experiences of awe overall and also ...
Jason P. Martens +2 more
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From early childhood, picture books have captivated us with a spectrum of characters playing out plot lines in places both far and near. More specifically, many of these books, with their aesthetic and efferent elements of words and images, have come ...
Cynthia Marlene Morawski +1 more
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Knowledge, perceptions, and barriers influence public actions to help bees in Toronto, Canada
Abstract Despite the enthusiasm surrounding bees, the public's current knowledge is sourced from the non‐native honey bee whose life history differs from many endemic North American species. Ascertaining the public's understandings and perceptions of bees is essential to implementing publicly supported conservation initiatives that may benefit bee ...
Anthony C. Ayers, Sandra M. Rehan
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Feeling Environmental Transitions in Nottingham: Love, Social Justice and Place in the ‘Rebel City’
ABSTRACT This paper explores the emotional and relational dimensions of place‐based sustainability transitions using Nottingham as a key case study, grounded in its efforts to become the first carbon neutral city in the United Kingdom. Drawing on interviews, community workshops and participant observation, it examines how love—manifested through ...
Katie Keddie
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http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/91000/1/levys_1334784351 ...
Levy, Samantha
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