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A Modal Ontology of Imagination: New conversations in neo-Kantian and everyday aesthetics [PDF]
Everyday aesthetics has been accused of being ontologically and systematically juvenile for a variety of reasons, such as the rejection of some major claims of Kantian aesthetics, its relative newness, its disparate methodologies, and the theoretical and
de Boer, Julia
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Depictions of rewilded landscapes reveal the underlying principles shaping the future of rewilding. This paper analyses a virtual reality (VR) model of a rewilding project in the Scottish Highlands that is advertised as a vision of a rewilded nature in 50 to 100 years' time.
Nick Sidwell
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Seeing both heritage and resource: A relational approach to forest owners' decision‐making
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The loss of forest habitats calls for a change in the intensity and scale at which forests are managed. With voluntary policies on the rise, there is greater focus on understanding the motivations of private forest owners. While private forest management is likely driven by both economic and non‐economic factors, previous literature has paid ...
Hanna Ekström Pigot
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract While biodiversity conservation has had its local success, worldwide biodiversity loss continues rapidly. Despite the push towards more inclusive and equitable approaches, conservation practices often reinforce existing conceptualizations of biodiversity, excluding other ways of knowing and valuing nature.
Heidi Lehtiniemi +3 more
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Large language models predict human sensory judgments across six modalities
Scientific ReportsDetermining the extent to which the perceptual world can be recovered from language is a longstanding problem in philosophy and cognitive science. We show that state-of-the-art large language models can unlock new insights into this problem by providing ...
Raja Marjieh +4 more
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Aesthetic complexity: practice and perception in art & design [PDF]
, 2010 My research investigates the aesthetics of visual complexity in the practice and perception of visual art and design. The aim is to understand visual complexity in terms of the relationship between the objective properties of images and subjective ...
Birkin, G
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The untapped potential of urban nature to generate well‐being within migrant communities
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Urban nature supports mental health in cities, with benefits including reduced stress and anxiety, enhanced positive emotions and increased social connection. However, most evidence concerns dominant communities in high‐income countries, neglecting marginalised groups such as migrants, refugees, sexual minorities and neurodivergent individuals.
Catalina Mardones +3 more
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Exploring patterns for social‐ecological success of ecosystem restoration worldwide
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Ecosystem restoration is a crucial response to human‐induced land degradation, which threatens biodiversity and ecosystem functions, poses food and water insecurity and undermines livelihoods, cultural values and human–nature relationships. For restoration to be effective and equitable, it is essential to understand how social and ecological ...
Greta Bindernagel +2 more
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Planting for healthy air: Urban biodiversity enhances natural chemical environments
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Cities urgently need nature to improve public health, support biodiversity, and increase resilience to climate change. Yet not all green spaces offer the same benefits. In this study, we show that more diverse urban plantings create richer “chemical environments”; subtle, naturally scented atmospheres formed by plant emissions that can influence how ...
Aurora Ruggeri +5 more
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