Nature connectedness and urban biodiversity: Pathways to environmental and psychological well-being

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Nature connectedness and urban biodiversity: Pathways to environmental and psychological well-being

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Biodiversity loss is a major threat to human well-being. Urbanization is a cause of habitat loss which is the most important factor contributing to loss of biodiversity, yet urban areas can play an important role in biodiversity conservation. Moreover, urban areas often lack opportunities for people to have experiences with biodiversity-rich spaces, which can reinforce humans’ alienation from nature. Nature connectedness, which refers to people’s subjective sense of interconnectedness with na...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2023

Creator

Samus, Andreas

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/14828

Related subjects

nature connectedness / urban biodiversity / well-being / private gardens / pro-environmental behavior / urban sustainability

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