Environmental Problems & Solutions
Extinction of experience
Loss of encounters with the natural world.
Nature = places of exploration and learning.
Entertainment comes from media, not imagination and outside play.
Place detachment: indifference, lack of concern.
Masashi Soga, Kevin J Gaston, "Extinction of experience: the loss of human-nature interactions", Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 94–101: 2016/03/03.
Place attachment
Feelings of connection or belonging initiated at an early age tend to become stronger in later years.
Morgan, P. 2009. Towards a Developmental Theory of Place Attachment. Journal of Environmental Psychology 30, 1:11-22.
Eco-literacy: knowing your surroundings.
International Mud Day
(June 29th)
Wayne County, Michigan