The nature fix : why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative / Florence Williams.
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TextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, independent publishers since 1923, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780393242713
- 0393242714
- Nature -- Psychological aspects
- Environmental psychology
- Creative ability
- Creative ability
- Environmental psychology
- Nature -- Psychological aspects
- NATURE / Essays
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
- SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Stress Management
- Creative ability
- Neurological sciences
- Stress Management
- Nature -- Psychological aspects
- 155.9 23
- BF353.5.N37 W55 2017
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circulating Books | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | New Books | BF353.5.N37 W55 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3182700021771 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-280).
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 survival ; 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.
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. --Publisher.