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People think there's no nature in cities, but they want to know more

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2022
We surveyed urban residents to study their knowledge, engagement, perception, and curiosity of bird biodiversity in four Peruvian cities in two different ecosystems (Lima and Huacho in the Pacific desert, and Nauta and Iquitos in the western Amazon ...
Natalia C. Piland   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

30 days wild: development and evaluation of a large-scale nature engagement campaign to improve well-being [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
There is a need to increase people’s engagement with and connection to nature, both for human well-being and the conservation of nature itself. In order to suggest ways for people to engage with nature and create a wider social context to normalise ...
A Wilhelm-Rechmann   +53 more
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Considerations for Children’s Nature Connection and Park Environmental Justice in Western Societies

open access: yesLand, 2022
Nature provides multiple physical, mental, and social health benefits to children. Although green spaces in cities can provide these health benefits, in many Western societies, children are spending less time outdoors and access to green spaces and ...
Melissa VanSickle, Christopher Coutts
doaj   +1 more source

Cosmopolitanism and Human Reason [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Over and above the modalities with which it is expressed in the domains of Kant’s system, the theme of cosmopolitanism embodies the meaning of a philosophy seen as a plan to build on the connection between man, polis and reason; an essential connection ...
cicatello a
core   +1 more source

Five ways to wellbeing at the zoo: improving human health and connection to nature

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
Good mental and physical health go hand-in-hand when identifying factors that lead people to experience a better overall quality of life. A growing disconnect to the natural world is worsening the mental health of individuals in many societies.
Paul Rose, Paul Rose, Lisa Riley
doaj   +1 more source

The full story: Understanding how films affect environmental change through the lens of narrative persuasion

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2021
Researchers in conservation fields have recently highlighted the potential for visual storytelling to convey environmental messages to large audiences. However, an effective model for how such narratives can produce environmental outcomes, such as human ...
Christopher Michael McCormack   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural dynamical connections [PDF]

open access: yesCzechoslovak Mathematical Journal, 1991
Let \((Y,\pi,X)\) be a fibered manifold with \(\dim X=1\), \(\dim Y=1+m\), \((J^ r\pi,\;\pi_{r,s},\;J^ s\pi)\) and \((J^ r\pi,\;\pi_ r,\;X)\) the obvious jet bundles induced by \(\pi\). In a previous paper [Proc. Conf. Differ. Geom. Appl., Brno 1989, 276-287 (1990)] the author proved the existence and uniqueness of a connection of order \((r+1)\) on \(\
openaire   +1 more source

A growing disconnection from nature is evident in cultural products [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Human connection with nature is widely believed to be in decline, even though empirical evidence on the magnitude and temporal pattern of the change is scarce.
Bourdo E. A.   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Green and Screen: Does Mobile Photography Enhance or Hinder Our Connection to Nature? [PDF]

open access: yesDigital Culture & Education, 2020
Connection to nature, which describes the affective, experiential and cognitive aspects of our relationship with the natural world, has been positively associated with increased wellbeing, as well as pro-environmental beliefs and behaviours.
Alexia Barrable, David Booth
doaj  

Human–nature connection: a multidisciplinary review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In sustainability science calls are increasing for humanity to (re-)connect with nature, yet no systematic synthesis of the empirical literature on human–nature connection (HNC) exists. We reviewed 475 publications on HNC and found that most research has
Abernethy, Paivi   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

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