This book tells the story of how our relationship with nature got broken, why it matters and how to fix it. There is growing recognition that the root cause of wildlife loss and the warming climate is people's disconnection from nature, yet solutions focus on technical fixes. Reconnection considers the problems scientifically.
highly stimulating... The author has impressive credentials and a great command of the social science literature (much of which he has been involved in writing). I was grateful that he brought in his own love for, and experience of, nature at frequent intervals because it showed that this wasn't just an academic exercise - and it clearly isn't.
Richardson's manifesto for re-establishing our connection to nature is heartfelt and never dry. And it couldn't be more needed than now.
This well-written book... emphasizes the importance of the psychological connection to nature
and its role in promoting overall well-being. I found it particularly impressive how Richardson highlights the distinction between 'exposure' and 'connection' to nature, raising the possibility that the latter holds the greater influence.
Richardson makes his meticulously researched case in prose that a teenager would understand. He offers redress for the causes of our double ecological crisis rather than just describing the symptoms. My stand-out environmental book of the year.
This was a book I was keen to read, and it did not disappoint.