ABSTRACT
This chapter explores different facets surrounding biophilia based on real-world observations and how biophilic encounters are integrated into the everyday lives of people. It presents a series of studies which consider the connections and flows that are implicated in biophilic situations and the context in which they operate. It discusses how these are related to sets of personal values and activities which concern self-identity and wider environmental values, and which are readily expressed by people in the form of narratives. Ideas include: how the presence of nature and nature components in the urban scene acts as a specific pathway regarding the interpretation of the environment as a positive resource; biophilic content of places as an important factor in underpinning positivity; considers the complex of environmental conditions and social activities by which the urban landscape is understood and made sense of; the biophilic self and the innate linkage between humans and nature.
