本书作者 Kathy Willis 15 年前看到一项研究后改变了对人与自然关系的看法,该研究表明术后患者看窗外树木比看墙恢复快三倍。此后她致力于研究生活中的绿色空间与健康、情绪和长寿之间的联系。本书特色在于汇集了这些新科学发现,并分享了我们都能在生活中做出的简单改变。书中充满了自然生活的实用的方法,如雪松可刺激免疫系统中的免疫细胞对抗cancer,触摸木材会让我们感觉更平静,玫瑰香味有助于人们更平静、专心地驾驶,办公桌旁放盆植物也会有作用等。本书适用于从上班路线到孩子择校等诸多方面,将新科研成果带入家庭和工作场所,展示了自然如何有助于降低就医成本,以及将自然引入城镇如何为所有人创造好的、快乐的和健康的环境。
’This lucid and entertaining book presents compelling scientific evidence that proves what many of us have perhaps long suspected: nature is really good for us. I found it revelatory’ Richard Deverell, Director of Kew A revolutionary, science-based look at the ways nature can help make us healthier. Fifteen years ago, University of Oxford Professor Kathy Willis read a study that radically changed her view of our relationship to the natural world. The study revealed that hospital patients recovering from surgery improved three times faster when they looked out of their windows at trees rather than seeing walls. Since then, she has dedicated her research to proving this link between the amount of green space in our lives and our better health, mood and longevity. For the first time ever, Good Nature brings together these recent scientific findings and shares the simple changes we can all make in our lives. The book is full of surprising and practical ways that nature can improve our lives, such as: did you know that cedar enhances cancer-fighting cells in our immune system? Or that touching wood makes us feel calmer (the woodier, the knot-ier, the better)? Or that the scent of roses helps people drive more calmly and safely? Even having a pot plant by your desk can make a difference. A book with applications to everything from which way we walk to work to choosing where our kids should go to school, Good Nature brings the latest scientific research into our homes and workplaces. It shows how nature can help reduce the costs of healthcare and how, by bringing nature into our towns and cities, we can create a better, happier and healthier environment for all.
作者简介:
凯瑟琳·威利斯 (Katherine Willis) CBE 是牛津大学生物系生物多样性教授、圣埃德蒙堂校长。她的研究旨在了解植物生物多样性如何随着时间和空间的变化对气候变化和其他环境驱动因素做出反应。她的工作受到Global认可,并leading多项吸收Global植物生物多样性知识的举措。她的广播工作包括在多个 BBC 电视和广播节目中写作和演讲。她是《Botanicum》一书的作者,并于 2015 年荣获UK Royal学会颁发的迈克尔·法拉第公共科学传播奖章。Kathy 居住在UK牛津。