They are missing relationships, community, urban form and a connection with the environment -- things that are not measured in the G.N.P".
Like many aboriginal people, they share an intimate connection with the environment.
It embraces technology, but at the same time has a deep connection with the environment.
While the GRP module focuses on an iconic national park, we believe that place-based connections with the environment can and should be extended to encompass any number of local settings, including natural areas on urban university campuses.
Physical linkages consist of numerous activities and processes that occur in upstream areas in connection with the physical environment (such as land use change, runoff generation, and snow and glacier melting) and their impacts on the downstream environment.
It matters because an early connection with the wild environment can not only enhance wellbeing, but helps develop more ecologically considerate citizens in later life, which is in all our interests.
The proliferation of multi-storey apartment buildings in Jordan makes it difficult to provide interior spaces with the required amount of light depending on direct connection with the outdoor environment.
Though I understand the need for controls, it would be a tragedy if the Inuit were forced to give up this way of life and their connection with the Arctic environment was broken.
For many people who live in rural communities around the world, consuming the prized traditional foods requires access to traditional lands, time and resources, and an in-depth connection with the local environment to understand the ingredients and timing of an optimal harvest.
The connection with the natural environment has been associated with positive impact on physical and psychological conditions like depression, attention disorder and obesity [ 4].
The deliberate lack of connection with the clinical environment encourages patients to speak more freely about their experiences, positive and negative.
