Liam Heneghan
Professor of Environmental Science and Studies, DePaul University, Chicago
Liam Heneghan is professor of environmental science and studies at DePaul University in Chicago. His latest book is Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom of Children’s Literature (2018).
Written by Liam Heneghan
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Ecology and environmental sciences
Can we restore nature?
In seeking a means to heal our wounded planet, we should look to the painstaking, cautious craft of art conservation
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Nature and landscape
A place of silence
Our cities are filled by the hubbub of human-made noise. Where shall we find the quietness we need to nurture our spirit?
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Travel
We have a new word for that feeling when travel makes everything new
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Architecture
Beasts at bedtime
At bookstores it’s easy to confuse the kids section for the nature section. Why are so many children’s books about animals?
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Childhood and adolescence
The ecology of Pooh
Adults may feel exiled from the intensity and sweetness of childhood places. But perhaps there are surprising ways home
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Architecture
Out of kilter
Old ideas of balance and harmony need to be put aside if we are to save a natural world in constant flux
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