Essays about: "Human-Nature Connectedness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Human-Nature Connectedness.

1. 1. The grass is always tastier on the fruitful side : exploring the potentials, opportunities and challenges of urban food production: a case study of Uppsala

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Sanaz Kalantari; Rana Toprak; [2023]
   Keywords : Urbanization; grass lawns; urban agriculture; food production; Uppsala; Ultuna Permakultur; municipal sector; planning; establishing; management; ecosystems; human-nature connectedness; extinction of experience; top-down; bottom-up; landscape architecture;

   Abstract : Urbanization has globally led to economic and infrastructural growth but has also resulted in environmental degradation, decreased access to fertile agricultural land, increased food demand, and fragmentation of essential ecosystems. These challenges are prevalent in Swedish cities, including Uppsala, where green spaces are predominantly covered by lawns. READ MORE

3. 2. How Does it Feel to be Connected with Nature? A Qualitative Study of Meditation Practitioners in Sweden.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Romane Louise Aurélie Yang; [2023]
   Keywords : meditation; connectedness with nature; mindfulness; human-nature relationship; Buddhism; Sweden; sustainability science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : For the past centuries, human-nature relationships have deteriorated into a drastic disconnection, characterized by a lack of compassion for nature and insufficient action for mitigating environmental degradation. This study investigates connectedness with nature (CWN) among regular meditation practitioners. READ MORE

4. 3. Perceived Distance from Nature and Climate Change

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

   Author : Sofie Johansson; [2022-12-06]
   Keywords : climate change; social psychological distance; environmental behavior; human-nature connection;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between each of the four psychological distances (spatial, temporal, social, hypothetical) from climate change and connectedness to nature. Data was collected using an online questionnaire, and sample consisted of (N = 233) respondents from Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. Feeling the system:Facilitated nature experiences for leaders as a step towards societal sustainability

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Charlotte Griestop; Christine Musch; Vanessa Wonn; [2022]
   Keywords : Systems Thinking; Leadership for Sustainability; Nature Connection; Leverage Points; Embodied Learning; Strategic Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the role of facilitated nature experiences for leadersas a step towards sustainability. Qualitative interviews were conducted with facilitators andparticipants of nature-based leadership programs (NBLP) and analyzed regarding 1) Transformative Learning Conditions, 2) Transformative Learning Outcomes, and 3) Professional Changes inspired by NBLP participation. READ MORE

6. 5. Magic, Money, and Mu(shrooms): On the Psychedelic Industry, Environmental Crisis, and Indigenous Territories

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Ellen Julia Amanda Månsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Keywords: Human Ecology; Psychedelics; Environmental Crisis; Human-Nature Connectedness; Capitalism; Indigenous Knowledges; Ecopsychology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As the environmental crisis intensifies humans are searching in many corners of the world for solutions and actions to take on both a political, economic, and social level. In recent years, psychedelics have been brought forward in Western academia as a potential way of (re-)connecting humans with nature and foster pro-environmental behaviour. READ MORE