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Main description:
Environmental psychology, which studies the ways in which people perceive and respond to the physical environment, is an established area of study. Conservation psychology has a much more recent history, prompted by the desire to focus psychological research on the need to protect the natural environment. What is conservation psychology, and what is its relationship to environmental psychology?
The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology includes basic research on environmental perceptions, attitudes, and values; research on specific environments, such as therapeutic settings, schools, and prisons; environmental impacts on human well-being; and ways to promote a more sustainable relationship between people and the natural environment. By presenting an extensive review of current research, the handbook serves as a thorough guide to the state of knowledge
about a wide range of topics at the intersection of psychology and the physical environment. Beyond this, it provides a better understanding of the relationship between environmental and conservation psychology, and some sense of the directions in which these interdependent areas of study are heading. Research
on the human-environment relationship is increasingly relevant to understanding and addressing the environmental challenges society is facing. This handbook should serve as a resource for professionals both within and outside of psychology who are trying to comprehend the human implications of environments, and to design programs, policies, and environments that are cognizant of human psychology.
Contents:
1. Introduction: Environmental and Conservation Psychology ; Susan D. Clayton and Carol D. Saunders ; Part One: Thinking about Environments ; 2. Foundations of an Ecological Approach to Psychology ; Harry Heft ; 3. Environmental Perception: Wayfinding and Spatial Cognition ; Ann Sloan Devlin ; 4. Environmental Attitudes ; Robert Gifford and Reuven Sussman ; 5. Environmental Values ; Linda Steg and Judith I.M. de Groot ; 6. Justice and the Allocation of Natural Resources: Current Concepts and Future Directions ; Geoffrey J. Syme and Blair E. Nancarrow ; 7. Children and Nature ; Olin Eugene Myers, Jr. ; 8. Emotions and Environment ; Elisabeth Kals and Markus M. Muller ; 9. Place Attachment ; Kalevi M. Korpela ; 10. Environment and Identity ; Susan D. Clayton ; 11. Cultural Differences in Environmental Engagement ; Taciano L. Milfont ; Part Two: Specific Environments ; 12. Cities ; Gabriel Moser ; 13. Residential Places and Neighborhoods: Towards Healthy Life, Social Integration, and Reputable Residence ; Marino Bonaiuto and Susana Alves ; 14. Work Environments ; Jennifer A. Veitch ; 15. School Environments ; Henry Sanoff and Rotraut Walden ; 16. Healthcare Environments ; Ferdinando Fornara and Claudia Campos Andrade ; 17. Correctional Environments ; Richard E. Wener ; 18. Natural Landscapes ; Massimiliano Scopelliti, Giuseppe Carrus, and Mirilia Bonnes ; 19. Extreme and Unusual Environments: Challenges and Responses ; Peter Suedfeld ; Part Three: Environments and Human Well-being ; 20. Noise ; Stephen A. Stansfeld, Charlotte Clark, and Rosanna Crombie ; 21. Response to Environmental Disasters ; Michael K. Lindell ; 22. Therapeutic Uses of Nature ; Keith C. Russell ; 23. Restorative Environments ; Henk Staats ; 24. Healthy Physical Activity and Eating: Environmental Supports for Health ; Barbara B. Brown and Carol M. Werner ; 25. Environmental Epiphanies: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Applications ; Joanne Vining and Melinda J. Merrick ; 26. The Natural Environment in Residential Settings: Influences on Human Health and Function ; Nancy M. Wells and Kimberly A. Rollings ; 27. The Development of Conservation Behaviors in Childhood and Youth ; Louise Chawla and Victoria Derr ; 28. Promoting Proenvironmental Behavior ; P. Wesley Schultz and Florian G. Kaiser ; Part Four: A Sustainable Relationship Between Humans and Nature ; 29. Protecting Natural Resources: Psychological and Contextual Determinants of Freshwater Conservation ; Victor Corral-Verdugo, Martha Frias-Armenta, Cesar O. Tapia-Fonllem, and Blanca S. Fraijo-Sing ; 30. Collaborative Processes in Ecosystem Management ; Charles D. Samuelson and Clare L. Barratt ; 31. Learning Our Way Out of Un-sustainability: The Role of Environmental Education ; Arjen E.J. Wals ; 32. Psychology and Climate Change: Beliefs, Impacts, and Human Contributions ; Janet K. Swim, Ezra M. Markowitz, and Brittany Bloodhart ; Part Five: Conclusion ; 33. Conclusions: Directions for the Future ; Susan D. Clayton
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Publication date: October, 2012
Pages: 736
Dimensions: 254.00 x 260.00 x 39.00
Weight: 1400g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Public Health
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