Environmental Psychology - An Introduction

The updated edition of the essential guide to environmental psychologyThoroughly revised and updated, the second edition, Environmental Psychology: An Introduction offers an overview of the interplay between humans and their environments. The text examines the influence of the environment on human experiences, behaviour and well-being and explores the factors influencing environmental behaviour, and ways to encourage pro-environmental behaviour. The revised edition is a state-of-the art review of relevant theories and research on each of these topics.With contributions from an international panel of noted experts, the text addresses a wealth of topics including the main research methods in environmental psychology; effects of environmental stress; emotional impacts and meanings of natural environment experience; aesthetic appraisals of architecture; how to measure environmental behaviour; cognitive, emotional and social factors explaining environmental behaviour; effects and accep tability of strategies to promote pro-environmental factors; and much more. This important book:_ Discusses the environmental factors that threaten and promote human wellbeing_ Explores a wide range of factors influencing actions that affect environmental conditions_ Discusses the effects and acceptability of approaches that aim to encourage pro-environmental behavior_ Presents research results conducted in different regions in the world_ Contains contributions from noted expertsWritten for scholars and practitioners in the field, the revised edition of Environmental Psychology offers a comprehensive review of the most recent research available in environmental psychology.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1 Environmental Psychology: History, Scope, and Methods 1PART I ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND WELL-BEING 132 Environmental Risk Perception 153 Climate Change as a Unique Environmental Problem 264 Environmental Stress 365 Scenic Beauty: Visual Landscape Assessment and Human Landscape Perception 456 Health Benefits of Nature 557 Restorative Environments 658 Ambivalence Towards Nature and Natural Landscapes 769 Human Dimensions of Wildlife 8510 Children and the Natural Environment 9511 Appraising and Designing Built Environments that Promote Well-Being and Healthy Behaviour 10412 Urban Environmental Quality 11313 Environment and Quality of Life 12314 Place Attachment 13515 How Cues in the Environment Affect Normative Behaviour 144PART II FACTORS INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 15516 Measuring Environmental Behaviour 15717 Values and Pro-Environmental Behaviour 16718 Social Norms and Pro-Environmental Behaviour 17919 Emotions and Pro-Environmental Behaviour 18920 Symbolic Aspects of Environmental Behaviour 19821 Social Dilemmas: Motivational, Individual, and Structural Aspects Influencing Cooperation 20722 Theories to Explain Environmental Behaviour 21723 The Role of Group Processes in Environmental Issues, Attitudes, and Behaviours 22824 Yesterday's Habits Preventing Change for Tomorrow? About the Influence of Automaticity on Environmental Behaviour 23825 Environmental Psychology in Latin America 251PART III ENCOURAGING PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 26126 Informational Strategies to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Changing Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes 26327 Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour with Rewards and Penalties 27328 Persuasive Technology to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour 28329 Acceptability of Environmental Policies 29530 Processes of Change 30731 Simulating Social Environmental Systems 31932 Environmental Issues in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 33033 Conclusion: Summary, Trends, and Future Perspectives in Environmental Psychology 341References 352Index 407