Journal
SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue 5, Pages 1375-1388Publisher
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-018-0578-x
Keywords
Nature connectedness; Pro-environmental behavior; Local-to-global scales; Nature as treatment; Sustainability
Funding
- Volkswagen-Stiftung
- Niedersachsisches Ministerium fur Wissenshaft und Kultur [A112269]
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The degree to which an individual feels connected to the natural world can be a positive predictor of pro-environmental behavior (PEB). This has led to calls to reconnect to nature' as a treatment' for PEB. What is not clear is the relationship between where one feels connected to nature and where one acts pro-environmentally. We propose that integrating spatial scale into the conceptualization of these constructs will provide insights into how different degrees of connectedness influence pro-environmental behavior. We discuss trends towards a spatial understanding of human-nature connectedness (HNC) and introduce three archetypes that highlight scalar relationships between scale of connectedness and scale of pro-environmental behavior: (1) equal interactions, (2) embedded interactions, and (3) extended interactions. We discuss potential policy and practice implications of taking a spatially explicit approach to HNC-PEB research, and propose a research agenda for investigating these scalar relationships that can inform nature as a treatment' intervention.
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