Liam Heneghan

Professor of Environmental Science and Studies, DePaul University, Chicago

Liam Heneghan is professor of environmental science and studies at DePaul University in Chicago. His latest book is Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom of Children’s Literature (2018).

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Written by Liam Heneghan

Illustration of scientists in lab coats studying colourful flowers in a dense garden, with detailed botanical elements.

essayEcology and environmental sciences

Can we restore nature?

In seeking a means to heal our wounded planet, we should look to the painstaking, cautious craft of art conservation

Liam Heneghan

Silhouetted birds flying among tree branches against a deep blue evening sky.

essayNature and landscape

A place of silence

Our cities are filled by the hubbub of human-made noise. Where shall we find the quietness we need to nurture our spirit?

Liam Heneghan

A winding country road surrounded by barren, reddish-brown fields and distant, hazy mountains under a cloudy sky.

ideaTravel

We have a new word for that feeling when travel makes everything new

Liam Heneghan

A young girl in a yellow shirt reading a book to a white dog lying on the floor, with other people blurred in the background.

essayArchitecture

Beasts at bedtime

At bookstores it’s easy to confuse the kids section for the nature section. Why are so many children’s books about animals?

Liam Heneghan

Classic illustration of Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin walking in a grassy field with trees at sunset. Sunlight filters through tall trees in the background.

essayChildhood and adolescence

The ecology of Pooh

Adults may feel exiled from the intensity and sweetness of childhood places. But perhaps there are surprising ways home

Liam Heneghan

A dense forest with moss-covered trees and rocks, displaying a rich green landscape with intertwined branches and trunks.

essayArchitecture

Out of kilter

Old ideas of balance and harmony need to be put aside if we are to save a natural world in constant flux

Liam Heneghan