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A review by rozydozy
Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild by Lucy Jones
medium-paced
2.0
I thought this made some interesting points about the relationship between poor mental health in the West and a loss of access to nature. However, I had two major issues with it:
1) The call-to-action offered no real solutions. It would be great to have more biophilic urban design and greater rights for nature. How are we going to build public support and credible policies for that? It just felt a bit limp in the end.
2) This author is based in the UK, but cherry picked examples from all over the world to support their points. I think it’s very difficult to write something that is truly relevant across countries and cultures (the best I’ve read is This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein). This book ended up feeling a bit shallow as a result.
1) The call-to-action offered no real solutions. It would be great to have more biophilic urban design and greater rights for nature. How are we going to build public support and credible policies for that? It just felt a bit limp in the end.
2) This author is based in the UK, but cherry picked examples from all over the world to support their points. I think it’s very difficult to write something that is truly relevant across countries and cultures (the best I’ve read is This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein). This book ended up feeling a bit shallow as a result.