Eric Lambin

An Ecology of Happiness (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Fagan, Teresa Lavender

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The scientific evidence that a healthy planet equals happier humans: "Highly recommended."- Library Journal We've heard plenty about the big-picture damage and danger of environmental degradation. But there hasn't been much focus on its impact on us and our well-being. You sense it while walking on a sandy beach or in a forest, or when you catch sight of wildlife, or even while gardening in your backyard. Could it be that the natural environment is an essential part of our happiness? In this wide-ranging work, Eric Lambin draws on new scientific evidence in the fields of geography, political ecology, environmental psychology, urban studies, and disease ecology, among others, to answer such questions as: To what extent do we need nature for our well-being? What can be done to protect the environment and increase our well-being at the same time?Drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America, Lambin makes a persuasive case for the strong link between healthy ecosystems and happy humans. An Ecology of Happinessoffers a compelling, powerful argument to help motivate commitment and action: Whether it's brilliant fall foliage or birdsong, nature makes our steps a little lighter and our eyes a little brighter. What better reason to protect an ecosystem or save a species than for our own pleasure? "Anyone who has ever delighted in the earthy scent of a springtime stroll in the woods, a walk on the beach, or a starry gaze into the universe now has scholarly proof.Nature, not money or material possessions, makes us happy."-Ruth DeFries, Columbia University, author of The Big Ratchet

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 185
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780226466699
• Artikelnr.: 50902033

Autorenporträt

Eric Lambin is the George and Setsuko Ishiyama Provostial Professor and a senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University and a professor in the Earth and Life Institute at the University of Louvain in Belgium. Teresa Lavender Faganis a freelance translator living in Chicago; she has translated numerous books for the University of Chicago Press and other publishers.