Richard Louv is a journalist and author of eight books about family, nature, and society, including Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, which sparked an international movement to connect children and nature. He is co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Children & Nature Network, a leading organization in the growing movement to reconnect children with nature. His work has been credited with launching a new nature-based education movement in the US, UK, and beyond.
Richard Louv argues that children are increasingly cut off from the natural world and examines the consequences for their health, creativity, and sense of wonder.
Richard Louv coins the term 'nature-deficit disorder' and makes a powerful case that children's disconnection from nature is fueling a crisis of attention, creativity, and wellbeing.
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