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Putting the Wild Back Into Life
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Putting the Wild Back Into Life
Videophilia
- The new human tendency to focus on sedentary activities involving electronic media. (Pergams, Zaradic)
- Antithesis of biophilia hypothesis by Edward O Wilson
- Children age 3 to 12 spend 1 percent of their time outdoors, they spend 27 percent of their time watching television. (Sebba)
- Outdoor play and nature experience have proven beneficial for cognitive functioning, reduction in symptoms of ADD, increase in self-discipline and emotional wellbeing at all developmental stages.(Pergams,Zaradic)
Technological Momentum
Question: Does Momentum of Electronic Media & Automobiles Mean the Slow Death of Biophilia?
(Pergams, Zaradic)
Source : Zaradic, Patricia, and Oliver Pergams. "Is Love Of Nature In The US Becoming Love Of Electronic Media? 16-year Downtrend In National Park Visits Explained By Watching Movies, Playing Video Games, Internet Use, And Oil Prices." Journal of Environmental Management (): 387-393. Print.
Sebba, Rachel. "The Landscapes of Childhood: The Reflection of Childhood's Environment in Adult Memories and in Children’s Attitudes." Environment and Behavior 23 (): 395-422. Print.
- Popularity of Automobiles
- High Gas Prices
- Social Media Demands
- Electric Automobiles
- Connectivity
- Vicarious Experiences
Social Construction of Technology
- Time Demands of Tech
- Agriculture
Question: Can Urbanites and Parents Change the Trend of Videophilia?
Answer: Possibly, But Focusing Just Technological Momentum Fails To Focus On the Social Aspects Of Technology
Actor Network Theory
- Jogging
- Biking
- Everywhere WI-Fi
- Television as a babysitter
- Increasing Cost of Nature
- Career Goals
- Urban Entertainment
Question: What Actors Can Influence The Biophilia-Videophilia Battle?
Answer: Not Alone. Adults Have Too Many Commitments to Unplug Completely
- Pressures
- Entertainment Providers
- Fear
- Natural Yelp
- Geocaching
- Trained Professionals
- Roof Top Gardens
Answer: . The solution lies not only with the parents, but in a combined effort
between multiple actors including social media engineers, news outlets,
transportation technology engineers, classroom instructors and trained nature
professionals.
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