“Examining Biophilia and Societal Indifference to Environmental Protection”

What is Biophilia?

The theory of biophilia posits that there is an innate connection between all the species that share Earth’s biosphere. This connection is inherently collaborative as organisms work together to ensure survival as opposed to competing for resources and territory. As threats to the environment increase in frequency and scale, applying a scientifically rigorous lens to the biophilia theory becomes crucial to ensuring survival.

Mary Ann Markey  (Grand Canyon University, USA) and Lonny Douglas Meinecke (King University, USA)
Projected Release Date: July, 2020| Copyright: ©2021 | Pages: 250ISBN13: 9781799844082 | ISBN10: 1799844080 | EISBN13: 9781799844099 | DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4408-2

Examining Biophilia and Societal Indifference to Environmental Protection is a pivotal reference source that explores the relationship between nature, humanity, and mindfulness.

The book is broken into three sections:
1) The first section introducing the reader to biophilia and examining how this phenomenon results in human awe for nature.
2) The second section investigates the value of biophilia and covers human exploitation of nature, including how this has changed the regard for children and elders.
3) The final section outlines a practical approach to restoring nature and renewing faith in one another.

While highlighting a broad range of topics including mental health, natural disasters, and taxonomy, this book is ideally designed for biologists, activists, engineers, policymakers, government officials, academicians, researchers, and students.

Topics Covered

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Author(s)/Editor(s) Biography

Dr. Mary Ann Markey is an Adjunct Professor at Grand Canyon University with a Ph.D. in Conflict and Crisis Management and a Master’s Degree in Psychology. Over the course of her professional career, her research, presentation and publishing topics have included:
-Intra-family homicide
-Revenge
-Violence
-Aggression
-Domestic violence
-Torture
-School Shooters
-Workplace Shooters
-Mass shootings at social venues (movie theaters, music concerts, etc.).

Dr. Markey has devoted much of her professional and private life to the concept of Biophilia. She copyrighted her first Theory of Biophilia in November of 2016 with the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Markey co-hosted the 1st International Conference on Biophilia in June 2018 in Waterford, Ireland, and is initiating efforts to ensure that these Biophilia conferences remain an annual event. She recently launched her own conference organizing, consulting and publishing business which is called GEM Conferences, LLC and located on the west coast of Florida. These conferences are unique because they are based upon a European model that encompasses the theoretical and practical applications of the designated topic.

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