Environmental Psychology Behaviour and Experience in Context

Name: Environmental Psychology Behaviour and Experience in Context
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ISBN: 9780863774812

ISBN-10: 0863774814

ISBN-13: 9780863774812

Edition: 1997

Authors: Tony Cassidy

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This text contains an up-to-date survey of theory, research and practice in environmental psychology, drawing on international literature. It adopts the perspective that physical and social factors are inextricably linked in their influence on human behaviour and experience and that the world in which we live is changed and often damaged by human action.; Throughout the text, the issues which are important in contemporary psychology, such as levels of explanation, methodological diversity and the relationship between psychology and other disciplines, are brought to the fore. The text covers established areas of environmental concern and also brings together research on rarely covered…

Book details

Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 282
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




Environmental psychology - what it is and what you should know about it: what is environmental psychology?


the roots of envrionmental psychology


the person in the equation


plan of the text



Theory and method in environmental psychology: theories looking inward


theories that assume interaction



The context of behaviour and experience: behaviour settings - setting the scene


threat and challenge - environmental stress


power, control and autonomy within the environment


social support



The environment through the senses: sensing the environment


weather and climate



The human impact on the environment: the human atmosphere - chemical pollution


disasters or cataclysmic events


chemicals, technology and psychology



Urbanbization, movement and space: urbanization


people in space


crowding


privacy


the pleasure and pain of travel



Environmental design: individual differences and design


democracy in design



Using and abusing the environment: the natural world and behaviour


social and commons dilemma


summary



Environmental psychology, looking forward: an international perspective