Gallagher Winifred - The Power Of Place How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts Emotions And Actions - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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 UF Os. 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.
Title: The Power Of Place How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts Emotions And Actions
Author(s): Gallagher Winifred
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780061233357
Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/30/2007