The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions – Transform Your Life Through Research on Cities, Nature, and Behavior

Are New Yorkers and Californians so different because they live in such different settings? Why do some of us prefer the city to the country? How do urban settings increase crime? Why do we feel better after an experience in nature? In this fascinating and enormously entertaining book, Winifred Gallagher explores the complex relationships between people and the places in which they live, love, and work. Drawing on the latest research on behavioral and environmental science, THE POWER OF PLACE examines our reactions to light, temperatiure, the seasons, and other natural phenomena, and explores the interactions between our external and internal worlds. Gallagher's broad and dynamic definition of place includes mountaintops and the womb, Alaska's hinterlands and Manhattan's subways, and she relates these settings to everything from creativity to PMS, jet lag to tales of UFOs. Full of complex information made totally accessible, THE POWER OF PLACE offers the latest insights into the many ways we can change our lives by changing the places we live.
ASIN: 0061233358
VSKU: HBSV.0061233358.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Gallagher, Winifred
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book is in good condition and has some writing, underlining, and or highlighting inside. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.