Book contents
- Why Conserve Nature?
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
- Why Conserve Nature?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I The Experience of Nature
- Part II Nature Imagined
- Part III Nature, Self and Place
- 5 Personal Meanings of Nature
- 6 Places for Nature
- Part IV Why Conserve Nature?
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Personal Meanings of Nature
from Part III - Nature, Self and Place
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 February 2022
- Why Conserve Nature?
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
- Why Conserve Nature?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I The Experience of Nature
- Part II Nature Imagined
- Part III Nature, Self and Place
- 5 Personal Meanings of Nature
- 6 Places for Nature
- Part IV Why Conserve Nature?
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The relationships between nature, self and place are often expressed in the context of solitude, where nature is a receptacle of personal meanings. In this chapter we discuss these personal meanings of nature and extend it to explore aspects of environmental psychology.
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- Why Conserve Nature?Perspectives on Meanings and Motivations, pp. 191 - 237Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022