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- The book discusses both environmental factors that threaten and promote human wellbeing, and elaborates on a wide range of factors influencing actions that affect environmental conditions, including contextual factors, motivational factors and habits.
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This book aims to give an introduction in environmental psychology. We define environmental psychology as the discipline that studies the interplay between individuals and the built and natural environment.
Feb 4, 2022 · Environmental psychology improves human life by providing insights into how the physical environment affects our behavior, emotions, and cognition. It informs the design and management of environments that promote wellbeing, productivity, and sustainability, such as green buildings, parks, and public spaces.
- The Power of Place: How Our Surroundings Shape Our Thoughts, Emotions, and Actions, by Winifred Gallagher. The Power of Place is a fast 256-page read for prospective environmental psychologists.
- Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave, by Adam Alter. Next on our list of books for environmental psychologists, Drunk Tank Pink is the at times unsettling account of how exterior influences have vast subconscious reach on a daily basis.
- This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live, by Melody Warnick. Part personal memoir, part science experiment and part how-to guide to making peace with a new hometown, Warnick’s This Is Where Your Belong is written in the tone of a wise friend.
- Environmental Psychology for Design, by Dak Kopec. This textbook targets students of urban design and architecture with insightful and practical ways that they can apply the field of environmental psychology to their future career.
This book aims to give an introduction in environmental psychology. We define environmental psychology as the discipline that studies the interplay between indi-viduals and their built and natural environment. This means that environmental psychology examines the influence of the environment on human experiences,
Environmental Psychology addresses questions of how environments affect humans, what motivates people to act pro-environmentally, and how humans can be encouraged to establish and maintain a sustainable environment. The book discusses both environmental factors that threaten and promote human wellbeing, and elaborates on a wide range of factors ...
- Linda Steg, Agnes E. van den Berg, Judith I. M. de Groot
- 2012
What is conservation psychology, and what is its relationship to environmental psychology? How will the combination affect the further development of the field? This chapter provides a definition and places the terms in a historical as well as a functional context.
Topics include: * Healthy design * Restorative environments * Links to urban planning * Contaminated environments * Womens issues * Environments for aging * Climate, weather, and crime * The history and future of disaster research * Childrens environments * Personal space in a digital age * Community planning.
