Environmental psychology: an introduction

Environmental Psychology: An Introduction offers a research-based introduction to the psychological relationship between humans and their built and naturalenvironments and discusses how sustainable environments can be created to thebenefit of both people and natureExplores the environment's effects on human wellbeing and behaviour, factors influencing environmental behaviour and ways of encouraging pro-environmental actionProvides a state-of-the-art overview ofrecent developments in environmental psychology, with an emphasis on sustainability as a unifying principle for theory, research and interventionsWhile focusing primarily on Europe and North America, also discusses environmental psychology in non-Western and developing countriesResponds to a growing interest in the contribution of environmental psychologists to understanding and solvingenvironmental problems and promoting the effects of environmental conditions on health and wellbeing INDICE: 1 Environmental psychology: History, scope and methods 1PART I ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND WELL-BEING 132 Environmental riskperception 153 Environmental stress 274 Scenic beauty: Visual landscape assessment and human landscape perception 375 Health benefits of nature 476 Restorative environments 577 Ambivalence towards nature and natural landscapes 678 Human dimensions of wildlife 779 Appraisals of built environments and approachesto building design that promote well-being and healthy behaviour 8710 Urban environmental quality 9711 Environment and quality of life 10712 How cues in the environment affect normative behaviour 119PART II FACTORS INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 12913 Measuring environmental behaviour 13114 Values and pro-environmental behaviour 14115 Social norms and pro-environmental behaviour 15316 Affective and symbolic aspects of environmental behaviour 16517 Social dilemmas: Motivational, individual and structural aspects influencing cooperation17518 Models to explain environmental behaviour 18519 Yesterday's habits preventing change for tomorrow? The influence of automaticity on environmental behaviour 19720 Environmental psychology in Latin America 211PART III ENCOURAGINGPRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 22121 Informational strategies to promote pro-environmental behaviour: Changing knowledge, awareness and attitudes 22322 Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour with rewards and penalties 23323 Persuasive technology to promote pro-environmental behaviour 24324 Acceptability of environmental policies 25525 Processes of change 26726 Simulating social environmental systems 28127 Environmental issues in developing countries 29328 Conclusion: Summary, trends and future perspectives in environmental psychology 303References 315Glossary 355Index 371

• ISBN: 978-0-470-97638-8
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 408
• Fecha Publicación: 20/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés