The nature fix : why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative / Florence Williams.

  • Williams, Florence, 1967-
Date:
[2017]
  • Books

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Why nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative

Description

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.

Publication/Creation

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]

Physical description

xii, 280 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm

Contributors

Edition

First edition.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280).

Contents

Introduction : the cordial air -- Part one. Looking for nature neurons. The biophilia effect -- How many neuroscientists does it take to find a stinking milkvetch? -- Part two. Nearby nature : the first five minutes. The smell of survival -- Birdbrain -- Box of rain -- Part three. Five hours a month. You may squat down and feel a plant -- Garden of Hedon -- Rambling on -- Part four. Backcountry brain. Get over yourself : wilderness, creativity and the power of awe -- Water on the brain -- Please pass the hacksaw -- Part five. The city in a garden. Nature for the rest of us.

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    Medical Collection
    WA30 2017W71n
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780393242713
  • 0393242714