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Considering the impact of nature, human beings are sensory beings constantly engaged with the patterns of nature, and other environmental phenomena that exist in the environments they inhabit. Many patterns of nature are available to trigger and work with our senses, both directly and indirectly—consciously and unconsciously. This ‘biophilic effect’ is crucial for our physiological and psychological health and wellbeing. Humans are inherently part of the natural world, even in a modern industrial society ignorant of nature with a focus on technology and manufacturing, this innate human-nature connection continues to shape our evolution as a species, and undeniably exists. This chapter is designated to the second meta biophilic pattern—Indirect Experience of Nature [2]—to guide the sustainable and healthy cities agenda to include the characteristics of a complex order derived from nature, the living structures.
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Roӧs, P.B. (2022). Indirect Experience of Nature [Pattern 2]. In: A Biophilic Pattern Language for Cities. Sustainable Urban Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19071-1_4
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