Steg, Linda

van den Berg, Agnes E.

de Groot, Judith I. M.

Environmental psychology.

An introduction.

Malden

2012

9780470976388

54928

The Distinctiveness of Environmental PsychologyTheoretical BasesEnvironmental Perception and Spatial CognitionManaging Social SpaceEncouraging Proenvironmental BehaviorThe Psychology of Resource ManagementResidential Environmental PsychologyThe Environmental Psychology of Neighborhoods and CitiesEducational Environmental PsychologyWorkplace Environmental PsychologyNatural Environmental PsychologyThe Social Construction of Nature, the Environment, and Environmental ProblemsEnvironmental Psychology and Architectural DesignInformation and Communication Technologies and EnvironmentsConclusion - Changing Contexts, Horizons, and ChallengesReferences

1 Environmental psychology: History, scope and methods

PART I ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND WELL-BEING

2 Environmental risk perception

3 Environmental stress

4 Scenic beauty: Visual landscape assessment and human landscape perception

5 Health benefits of nature

6 Restorative environments

7 Ambivalence towards nature and natural landscapes

8 Human dimensions of wildlife

9 Appraisals of built environments and approaches to building design that promote well-being and healthy behaviour

10 Urban environmental quality

11 Environment and quality of life

12 How cues in the environment affect normative behaviour

PART II FACTORS INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR

13 Measuring environmental behaviour

14 Values and pro-environmental behaviour

15 Social norms and pro-environmental behaviour

16 Affective and symbolic aspects of environmental behaviour

17 Social dilemmas: Motivational, individual and structural aspects influencing cooperation

18 Models to explain environmental behaviour

19 Yesterday's habits preventing change for tomorrow? The influence of automaticity on environmental behaviour

20 Environmental psychology in Latin America

PART III ENCOURAGING PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR

21 Informational strategies to promote pro-environmental behaviour: Changing knowledge, awareness and attitudes

22 Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour with rewards and penalties

23 Persuasive technology to promote pro-environmental behaviour

24 Acceptability of environmental policies

25 Processes of change

26 Simulating social environmental systems

27 Environmental issues in developing countries

28 Conclusion: Summary, trends and future perspectives in environmental psychology

References

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