Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics
Nature is presented as a new paradigm for ergonomics. As a discipline concerned with well-being, the importance of natural environments for wellness should be part of ergonomics knowledge and practice. This position is supported by providing a concise summary of the evidence of the value of the natu...
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| author | Richardson, Miles Maspero, Marta Golightly, David Sheffield, David Staples, Vicki Lumber, Ryan |
| author_facet | Richardson, Miles Maspero, Marta Golightly, David Sheffield, David Staples, Vicki Lumber, Ryan |
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| description | Nature is presented as a new paradigm for ergonomics. As a discipline concerned with well-being, the importance of natural environments for wellness should be part of ergonomics knowledge and practice. This position is supported by providing a concise summary of the evidence of the value of the natural environment to well-being. Further, an emerging body of research has found relationships between well-being and a connection to nature, a concept that reveals the integrative character of human experience which can inform wider practice and epistemology in ergonomics. Practitioners are encouraged to bring nature into the workplace, so that ergonomics keeps pace with the move to nature-based solutions, but also as a necessity in the current ecological and social context. Practitioner Summary: Nature-based solutions are coming to the fore to address societal challenges such as well-being. As ergonomics is concerned with well-being, there is a need for a paradigm shift in the discipline. This position is supported by providing a concise summary of the evidence of the value of the natural environment to well-being. |
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| spelling | nottingham-335152020-05-04T17:41:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33515/ Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics Richardson, Miles Maspero, Marta Golightly, David Sheffield, David Staples, Vicki Lumber, Ryan Nature is presented as a new paradigm for ergonomics. As a discipline concerned with well-being, the importance of natural environments for wellness should be part of ergonomics knowledge and practice. This position is supported by providing a concise summary of the evidence of the value of the natural environment to well-being. Further, an emerging body of research has found relationships between well-being and a connection to nature, a concept that reveals the integrative character of human experience which can inform wider practice and epistemology in ergonomics. Practitioners are encouraged to bring nature into the workplace, so that ergonomics keeps pace with the move to nature-based solutions, but also as a necessity in the current ecological and social context. Practitioner Summary: Nature-based solutions are coming to the fore to address societal challenges such as well-being. As ergonomics is concerned with well-being, there is a need for a paradigm shift in the discipline. This position is supported by providing a concise summary of the evidence of the value of the natural environment to well-being. Taylor & Francis 2016-03-22 Article PeerReviewed Richardson, Miles, Maspero, Marta, Golightly, David, Sheffield, David, Staples, Vicki and Lumber, Ryan (2016) Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics. Ergonomics . ISSN 1366-5847 nature health well-being ergonomics http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2016.1157213 doi:10.1080/00140139.2016.1157213 doi:10.1080/00140139.2016.1157213 |
| spellingShingle | nature health well-being ergonomics Richardson, Miles Maspero, Marta Golightly, David Sheffield, David Staples, Vicki Lumber, Ryan Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics |
| title | Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics |
| title_full | Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics |
| title_fullStr | Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics |
| title_short | Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics |
| title_sort | nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics |
| topic | nature health well-being ergonomics |
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