Abstract
A study of the natural environment, people, and the relationship between them. The authors offer a research-based analysis of the vital psychological role that nature plays. They try to understand how people perceive nature and what kinds of natural environments they prefer.
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Perspective (graphical)Natural (archaeology)PsychologySocial psychologyEnvironmental psychologyGeographyComputer science
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- 1989
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- book
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Rachel Kaplan,
Stephen Kaplan
(1989).
The Experience of Nature: A Psychological Perspective.
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