Biophilia as an Environmental Virtue

Clowney, David

doi:10.1007/s10806-013-9437-z

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“…Broadly, environmental attitudes are an individual’s beliefs, affect, and behavioral intentions regarding nature and environmentally related activities or issues [ 30 ]. Environmental attitudes encompass aspects such as an individual’s environmental reasoning [ 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ], ecological beliefs [ 35 ], connection to nature [ 36 ], place attachment [ 37 ], biophilia [ 38 , 39 ], and willingness to engage in pro-environmental behaviors [ 17 , 18 , 19 ]. Pro-environmental behavior is defined as environmentally responsible or environmentally protective behavior [ 20 ], such as biodiversity conservation [ 40 ] or adoption of recycling efforts [ 41 ].…”

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Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

DeVille

Tomasso

Stoddard

et al. 2021

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Urbanization, screen dependency, and the changing nature of childhood and parenting have led to increased time indoors, creating physical and emotional distancing from nature and time spent in natural environments. Substantial evidence from observational and intervention studies indicates that overall time spent in nature leads to increased perceived value for connectedness to nature and, subsequently, greater pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors (PEAB). This narrative review of the recent literature evaluates associations between time spent in nature with values ascribed to nature and nature connectedness, as well as PEAB. We discuss the influence of nature exposure and education in childhood on subsequent development of PEAB in adulthood. We analyze theoretical frameworks applied to this research as well as metrics employed, populations studied, and individual and societal values before presenting limitations of this research. We conclude with suggestions for future research directions based on current knowledge, underscoring the importance of promoting time spent in nature and PEAB in the face of growing challenges to planetary health. Research indicates that overall time spent in nature, regardless of the quality of environmental conditions, leads to increased perceived values ascribed to nature, which is associated with PEAB; however, this literature is predominantly cross-sectional. Furthermore, personal and social factors may influence PEAB. Thus, more longitudinal studies that consider these factors are needed to assess the duration and frequency of time spent in nature in childhood and its impact on PEAB throughout the life course. Identifying contexts which cultivate PEAB and reverse alienation from nature beginning in childhood may better sensitize adults to the urgency of environmental issues such as climate change, which adversely impact individual and environmental health.

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Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

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Tomasso

Stoddard

et al. 2021

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“…Wilson proposed that we are born with basic mental facilities which are awakened and stimulated through contact with the natural environment. When this natural contact is provided the mind can develop and thrive; when contact is absent the mind is mentally deprived (Krčmářová 2009;Clowney 2013). Recent scientific studies increasingly support the Biophilia Hypothesis; contact with the natural environment is repeatedly shown to decrease stress, symptoms of mental illness, and recovery times in hospitals, and increase concentration in school children and happiness in workplaces (Frumkin 2001;Taylor et al 2002;Giles-Corti et al 2005;Matsuoka and Kaplan 2008;Taylor and Kuo 2009;Barton and Pretty 2010;Nisbet and Zelenski 2011;Logan and Selhub 2012;Beil and Hanes 2013).…”

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Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework of Education for Healthy Cities and Healthy Environments

Jevtić

Bouland

2017

World Sustainability Series

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“…First, all participant groups, regardless of their nature exposure, responded with equal connection to wild nature scenes and equal disconnection to scenes of low nature content. Such consistent response patterning suggests an intuitive biophilic response to what is and is not nature [47,159] that is rooted in a genetic human propensity toward nature [160], not just in first-hand experiences in nature. Two recent literature reviews independently concluded that humans have a "fundamental psychological need" for NR [51,52], with empirical evidence supporting NC as a "primitive belief" [161].…”

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Cultural Sets Shape Adult Conceptualizations and Relationships to Nature

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The variability of nature and the nature construct have complicated interpretations of empirical evidence from nature-based health studies. The challenge of defining nature exposure for purposes of methodological standardization may encompass constructs beyond vegetated landcover. This study offers a new construct for defining ‘nature exposure’ that considers cultural sets and nature familiarity. Focus group discussions across the United States (N = 126) explored the concept of what constitutes the relationship to nature. The participant diversity included regions, cultural demographics, cumulative nature experience, and everyday nature exposure. Mixed methods of semi-structured discussion and a photo exercise that prompted nature connectedness allowed for data triangulation and the detection of contradictions between approaches. Individuals conceptualized nature in ways reflecting highly personal and differentiated experiences, which defied consensus toward a single nature construct. The group scoring of photo imagery showed consistent high and low levels of nature connectedness with respect to wildness and outdoor urban venues, respectively, but diverged in the assessment of nature within the built environment. Everyday nature exposure significantly differentiated how groups conceptualized and related to nature imagery. This result may indicate an unmet biophilic need among groups with low backgrounds of nature exposure. The contrasts between the discussion content and the observed reactions to nature imagery showed the value of using mixed methods in qualitative research.

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Biophilia as an Environmental Virtue

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework of Education for Healthy Cities and Healthy Environments

Cultural Sets Shape Adult Conceptualizations and Relationships to Nature

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