State of science: refitting the human to nature
Journal article
Authors | Richardson, M. and Thatcher, A. |
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Abstract | Environmental institutions are realising that the human-nature relationship is a tangible target for a sustainable future. Societal change of that relationship is a challenge involving modifications to both systems and human behaviours. We argue that as Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) focusses on relationships, interfaces and systems it is well placed to contribute. After introducing the state of HFE and nature connectedness science an analysis of areas of HFE and human-nature connectedness themes is used to consider current work and future opportunities. We conclude that despite decades-old calls to action, HFE is embedded in a dated paradigm and has had little positive contribution to the human-nature relationship. However, HFE is well placed to create sustainable communities, designed to create a new relationship with nature. To do this, HFE needs to recognise that it should move on from solely fitting the task to the human, to refitting the human to nature. |
Keywords | Nature connectedness; sustainability ; ergonomics |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Ergonomics |
Journal citation | pp. 1-15 |
Publisher | Routledge - Taylor and Francis |
ISSN | 1366-5847 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2236340 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2236340 |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Jul 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 10 Jul 2023 |
Deposited | 02 Aug 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q00q2/state-of-science-refitting-the-human-to-nature
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