The distinction between humans and nature: human perceptions of connectedness to nature and elements of the natural and unnatural

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Vining, Joanne (author), Merrick, Melinda S. (author), and Price, Emily A. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2008
    URL:
    http://www.apjh.humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her151/viningetal.pdf
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: D11539
    Journal Title:
    Human Ecology Review
    Journal Title Details:
    15(1) : 1-11
    Subject Term:
    attitudes, conservation, environment, information issues, natural resource management, perceptions, public attitudes, interaction, nature, natural, environmental issues, and humans
    Notes:
    11 pages., Online via publisher., Examined people's perceptions of their connection to nature as well as their ideas about what constitutes natural and unnatural environments. Results showed that even though the majority of the participants considered themselves part of nature (76.9%), natural environments were largely described as places absent from any human interference.

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