Read more about Richard Louv and Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv is the author of seven books about family, nature and community, including "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder."

Learn more about Green Urbanism
This review of Timothy Beatley’s 2004 book, Native to Nowhere: Sustaining Home and Community in a Global Age, explores the necessity of vibrant public spaces, the “politics of place” and the movement behind Green Urbanism. 

Get the facts
Designing to Reduce Childhood Obesity, a research summary and fact sheet from Active Living Research, investigates the policies and environments that support active communities.