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The Importance Of Nature: An Investigation On How Geography Influences Well-Being, Christina Cobb
The Importance Of Nature: An Investigation On How Geography Influences Well-Being, Christina Cobb
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The objective of this community service project (CSP) was to study how a community’s location, specifically within nature, influences their well-being. I hoped to see how the community’s location, within Chapada Diamantina national park, influences the many ways health is promoted, and how these ways are affected by their location within nature. This project was built upon a review of the literature, which found that there is a theoretical basis for the notion that contact with nature is beneficial, a term deemed Biophilia. There is a robust body of academic research that highlights the health benefits deriving from contact …