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2021
Journal article
Moments, not minutes: The nature-wellbeing relationship
A wealth of literature has evidenced the important role that the greater-than-human natural environment plays in our mental health and wellbeing (reviews by Bratman et al., 2019; Capaldi et al., 2014, 2015; Pritchard et al., 2019). Spending time in nature, engaging with nature directly and indirectly, and a strong sense...Richardson, Miles ; Passmore, Holli-Anne ; Lumber, Ryan ; Thomas, Rory ; Hunt, Alex
Time in nature, Worthwhile life, Happiness, Simple activities, Nature connectedness, and Wellbeing
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2022
Journal article
Actively Noticing Nature (Not Just Time in Nature) Helps Promote Nature Connectedness
The climate and biodiversity crises reveal a failing human-nature relationship. The psychological construct of nature connectedness provides a means for understanding and improving that relationship. Furthermore, recent research suggests that higher levels of nature connectedness benefit both people and the environment, promoting pro-nature conservation actions, pro-environmental behaviors, and greater personal...Richardson, Miles ; Hamlin, Iain ; Butler, Carly W. ; Thomas, Rory ; Hunt, Alex
Nature connectedness, human-nature relationship, Nature contact, Noticing nature, and Environmental psychology
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2020
Journal article
Applying the pathways to nature connectedness at a societal scale: a leverage points perspective
The climate emergency and crisis of biodiversity loss show that the human–nature relationship is failing. This paper introduces the psychological construct of nature connectedness as a measurable target for improving the human–nature relationship, and therefore helping tackle the warming climate and loss of wildlife. The ‘pathways to nature connectedness’ (sensory...