Browsing by Subject "human-nature relationship"

The purpose of this study was to examine thematics of people’s relationship with nature, as well as the operation "Luonnossa kotonaan - At home in nature" from a scientific point of view. This thesis examines the human-nature relationship of individuals who have been part of ”At Home in Nature” daycare as children. With main intrest being on the central factors which have contributed to the human-nature relationship of the individuals, as well as how they would currently describe their relationship with nature. Previous research into the subject makes it clear that experiences with nature as well as possibilities for independent mobility within ones own environment in childhood has an impact on the human-nature relationship. For the purpose of this study, I have interviewed four adults who in their childhood, participated in ”At home in nature” daycare. The duration which the participants had spent in ”At Home in Nature” daycare varied from one to four years. The interviews were analyzed with an individuals personal human-nature relationship perspective. This perspective originates from envriomental psychology and humanistic geography where the individuals own expereinces and accounts are in the central role. In a wider perspective the way in which humanistic geography and envrionmental psychology interpret personal human-nature relationship can be seen influenced by phenomenology; reality exists and understanding its contents is possible through the individuals experiences. The pivotal point being what those individual human experiences mean for the person themself and how they interpret the world through their own experiences. The main observations of this thesis are: ”At Home in Nature” daycare and the direct experiences with nature it enables has had a positive impact on the human-nature relationship of the participants. In addition to ”At Home in Nature” daycare the human-nature relationship of the participants has been affected by multiple other things, such as their families and childhood home locations. The human-nature relationship has impacted the participants life choice in adulthood as well. The conclusion of this thesis is that the relationship with nature amongs the participants has throughout their life evolved into a strong significant part of their lives, to some it was even extremely significant.