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9780061233357

The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, And Actions

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    9780061233357

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    0061233358

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-02-01
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

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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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Science of Placep. 11
Outside In
A Day and Night Worldp. 27
The Climate Indoorsp. 40
North Versus Southp. 52
Going to Extremesp. 67
Subtle Geophysical Energiesp. 79
Sacred Placesp. 89
Inside Out
Person as Placep. 101
The Structure of Emotionp. 116
Environmental Addictionsp. 127
Synchrony
Stimulation: Less Is More, More or Lessp. 141
Different People, Different Worldsp. 160
From the Nest to the Global Villagep. 177
The Crime of the Citiesp. 189
Nature: What Has It Done for You Lately?p. 201
Saving the Worldp. 215
Suggested Readingsp. 229
Indexp. 236
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