Dr Thomas Beery

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My teaching research is within the environmental social science and education. I am particularly interested in issues that contribute to environmental problem solving from an educational and interdisciplinary perspective. The key theme of much of my research is "connection with nature." This work reflects my interest in the human relationship with the rest of nature. An area of policy interest is how we can better integrate children's wellbeing into ecosystem services policy.

Research

Publications

Recent scholarly articles (2020-2022)

Beery, T. & Fridberg, M. (2022). Swedish early childhood educators’ views on teaching to promote connectedness to nature. International Journal of early childhood environmental education, 9 (3). https://naturalstart.org/sites/default/files/journal/5._final_beery_fridberg.pdf

Galway, L. P., & Beery, T. (2022). Exploring Climate Emotions in Canada’s Provincial North. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 920313. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920313/full

Hansen, A. S., Beery, T., Fredman, P., & Wolf-Watz, D. (2022). Outdoor recreation in Sweden during and after the Covid-19 pandemic–management and policy implications. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-22. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09640568.2022.2029736

Alm, K., Beery, T. H., Eiblmeier, D., & Fahmy, T. (2022). Students’ learning sustainability–implicit, explicit or non-existent: a case study approach on students’ key competencies addressing the SDGs in HEI program. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 23(8), 60-84. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-12-2020-0484

Beery, T. H., Quaas, M., & Stenseke, M. (2021). Nature's Contributions to People: On the Relation Between Valuations and Actions. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 712902. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.712902/full

Beery, T., Olsson, M. R. & Vitestam, M., (2021). Covid-19 and outdoor recreation management: Increased participation, connection to nature, and a look to climate adaptation. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 36, s. 100457. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213078021000931

Galway, L.P., Beery, T., Buse, C., Gislason, M.K. (2021). What drives climate action in Canada’s provincial north? Exploring the role of connectedness to nature, climate worry, and talking with friends and family. Climate, 9(10),146. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9100146

Söderqvist, T., Cole, S., Franzén, F., Hasselström, L., Beery, T., Bengtsson, F., Björn, H., Kjeller, E., Lindblom, E., Mellin, A., Wiberg, J., & Jönsson, K.I. (2021). Metrics for environmental compensation: A comparative analysis of Swedish municipalities. Journal of Environmental Management, 299, 113622, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113622

Beery T., & Lekies, K. S. (2021). Nature’s services and contributions: The relational value of childhood nature experience and the importance of reciprocity. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 251. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.636944

Beery, T., & Magntorn, O. (2021). Pre-service early childhood educator experience in a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Sustainability, 13(8), 4231. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084231

Salazar G., Monroe M. C., Jordan C., Ardoin N. M., & Beery T. (2021). Improving assessments of connection to nature: A participatory approach. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 498. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.609104

Beery, T. (2020). What we can learn from environmental and outdoor education during Covid-19: A lesson in participatory risk management. Sustainability, 12(21), 9096. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219096

Beery, T. (2020). Exploring access to nature play in urban parks: Resilience, sustainability, and early childhood. Sustainability, 12, 4894. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124894

Beery, T., Chawla, L. & Levin, P. (2020). Being and becoming in nature: Defining and measuring connection to nature in young children. International Journal of early childhood environmental education, 7(3), 3-22. ISSN 2331-0464

Hanspach, J., Haider, L.J., Oteris-Rozas, E., Stahl Olafsson, A., Gulsrud, N., Raymond, C., Torralba, M., Martín-López, B., Bieling, C., García Martin, M., Albert, C., Beery, T., Fagerholm, N., Díaz-Reviriego, I., Drews-Shambroom, A., Plieninger, T. (2020). Biocultural approaches in sustainability science. People and Nature. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10120

Junghanns, J., & Beery, T. (2020). Ecological Sanitation and Sustainable Nutrient Recovery Education: Considering the Three Fixes for Environmental Problem-Solving. Sustainability, 12, 3587. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12093587 

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