Renewal: How Nature Awakens Our Creativity, Compassion and Joy

Using personal accounts and research in cognitive and behavioral science, Edwards highlights how cultivating an emotional bond with nature benefits us and the natural world The book describes why nature makes us more joyful, creative, and compassionate Demonstrates how we can regenerate ecosystems by living in harmony with nature's rhythms. Demonstrates how emulating and learning from nature is yielding design breakthroughs through biomimicry and biophilic designs in buildings. Highlights the importance of compassion and coexisting with wildlife in designing our urban dwellings, and conservation strategies Calls for an ecocentric ethic in which we use natural resources wisely and promote species biodiversity. Andres Edwards is an educator, award-winning author, media designer and sustainability consultant. Author of three other New Society Publishers titles which have sold almost 40,000 copies Intended audience: will appeal to people who love nature and the science behind human behavior and contemplative sciences, as well as to educators and the general public interested in environmental conservation