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The nature fix : why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative
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The nature fix : why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
An investigation into the restorative benefits of nature draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood, and creativity.
Contents:
Introduction: the cordial air -- Looking for nature neurons. The biophilia effect ; How many neuroscientists does it take to find a stinking milkvetch? -- Nearby nature: the first five minutes. The smell of suvival ; Birdbrain ; Box of rain -- Five hours a month. You may squat down and feel a plant ; Garden of Hedon ; Rambling on -- Backcountry brain. Get over yourself: wilderness, creativity and the power of awe ; Water on the brain ; Please pass the hacksaw -- The city in a garden. Nature for the rest of us.
Audience/Lexile:
Adult.
Publication Info:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Subject:
Nature -- Psychological aspects.
Environmental psychology
Creative ability
Cognitive ergonomics
Ecological psychology
Ecopsychology
Ecotherapy
Environmental quality -- Psychological aspects
Environmental social sciences
Human factors science
Psychoeology
Creativeness
Creativity
SAILS ISBN:
9780393242713