The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology (Oxford Library of Psychology)

Description

Environmental psychology, which studies the ways in which people perceive and respond to the physical environment, is an established area of study. Conservation psychology has a much more recent history, prompted by the desire to focus psychological research on the need to protect the natural environment. What is conservation psychology, and what is its relationship to environmental psychology?

The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology includes basic research on environmental perceptions, attitudes, and values; research on specific environments, such as therapeutic settings, schools, and prisons; environmental impacts on human well-being; and ways to promote a more sustainable relationship between people and the natural environment. By presenting an extensive review of current research, the handbook serves as a thorough guide to the state of knowledge about a wide range of topics at the intersection of psychology and the physical environment. Beyond this, it provides a better understanding of the relationship between environmental and conservation psychology, and some sense of the directions in which these interdependent areas of study are heading. Research on the human-environment relationship is increasingly relevant to understanding and addressing the environmental challenges society is facing. This handbook should serve as a resource for professionals both within and outside of psychology who are trying to comprehend the human implications of environments, and to design programs, policies, and environments that are cognizant of human psychology.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Environmental and Conservation Psychology
Susan D. Clayton and Carol D. Saunders

Part One: Thinking about Environments

2. Foundations of an Ecological Approach to Psychology
Harry Heft

3. Environmental Perception: Wayfinding and Spatial Cognition
Ann Sloan Devlin

4. Environmental Attitudes
Robert Gifford and Reuven Sussman

5. Environmental Values
Linda Steg and Judith I.M. de Groot

6. Justice and the Allocation of Natural Resources: Current Concepts and Future Directions
Geoffrey J. Syme and Blair E. Nancarrow

7. Children and Nature
Olin Eugene Myers, Jr.

8. Emotions and Environment
Elisabeth Kals and Markus M. Müller

9. Place Attachment
Kalevi M. Korpela

10. Environment and Identity
Susan D. Clayton

11. Cultural Differences in Environmental Engagement
Taciano L. Milfont

Part Two: Specific Environments

12. Cities
Gabriel Moser

13. Residential Places and Neighborhoods: Towards Healthy Life, Social Integration, and Reputable Residence
Marino Bonaiuto and Susana Alves

14. Work Environments
Jennifer A. Veitch

15. School Environments
Henry Sanoff and Rotraut Walden

16. Healthcare Environments
Ferdinando Fornara and Cláudia Campos Andrade

17. Correctional Environments
Richard E. Wener

18. Natural Landscapes
Massimiliano Scopelliti, Giuseppe Carrus, and Mirilia Bonnes

19. Extreme and Unusual Environments: Challenges and Responses
Peter Suedfeld

Part Three: Environments and Human Well-being

20. Noise
Stephen A. Stansfeld, Charlotte Clark, and Rosanna Crombie

21. Response to Environmental Disasters
Michael K. Lindell

22. Therapeutic Uses of Nature
Keith C. Russell

23. Restorative Environments
Henk Staats

24. Healthy Physical Activity and Eating: Environmental Supports for Health
Barbara B. Brown and Carol M. Werner

25. Environmental Epiphanies: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Applications
Joanne Vining and Melinda J. Merrick

26. The Natural Environment in Residential Settings: Influences on Human Health and Function
Nancy M. Wells and Kimberly A. Rollings

27. The Development of Conservation Behaviors in Childhood and Youth
Louise Chawla and Victoria Derr

28. Promoting Proenvironmental Behavior
P. Wesley Schultz and Florian G. Kaiser

Part Four: A Sustainable Relationship Between Humans and Nature

29. Protecting Natural Resources: Psychological and Contextual Determinants of Freshwater Conservation
Víctor Corral-Verdugo, Martha Frías-Armenta, César O. Tapia-Fonllem, and Blanca S. Fraijo-Sing

30. Collaborative Processes in Ecosystem Management
Charles D. Samuelson and Clare L. Barratt

31. Learning Our Way Out of Un-sustainability: The Role of Environmental Education
Arjen E.J. Wals

32. Psychology and Climate Change: Beliefs, Impacts, and Human Contributions
Janet K. Swim, Ezra M. Markowitz, and Brittany Bloodhart

Part Five: Conclusion

33. Conclusions: Directions for the Future
Susan D. Clayton