Feeling Nature

Biophilia refers to the benefits that contact with nature brings to humans. But do we value nature the same way across biomes? In Feeling Nature, we trained a visual AI model using surveys from residents of eight cities in different biomes to explore this question.

Using street view imagery, we quantified exposure to natural elements (biophilic settings). By integrating survey responses, we identified which features matter most in each biome (biophilic perceptions). Feeling Nature maps how people perceive and value nature worldwide.