"Human Perceptions of Connectedness to Nature"

The following is a link to a PDF of an article in the "Human Ecology Review" from 2008 that discusses human perceptions of their place in nature and how those perceptions affect human-environment interactions. The article is interesting as a work of primary research, where the authors conducted three surveys or respondents in the United States, and analytically evaluated their answers to understand the correlation to environmentally-responsible behavior. The authors claim to have conducted this investigation to "gain a better understanding
of the complications of managing our natural areas" (pg. 10). I think this is extremely relevant to the argument the I.G.Simmons was making, particularly regarding how/why humanity has responded to conditions such as climate change, and the tendency for humanity toward dominate behavior.

http://www.humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her151/viningetal.pdf