Environmental Psychology An Introduction

Whether made up of concrete skyscrapers or ancient redwoods, the environment influences people′s lives in many ways; reciprocally, this environment is in many ways a product of human activity. The most up–to–date introductory textbook on its subject, Environmental Psychology: An Introduction provides a valuable overview of the interplay between humans and their varied environments. A response to the growing interest in environmental psychology as a way to promote sustainable environments, this text incorporates the work of over fifty well–known scholars to examine this increasingly important area.

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 influencing actions that affect environmental conditions, including contextual factors, motivational factors and habits. Furthermore, the book demonstrates ways to encourage pro–environmental behaviour including information strategies, incentives and persuasive technology, and describes factors influencing the acceptability of environmental policies.

Environmental Psychology provides an international approach, including non–Western and developing countries, and offers comprehensive reviews of key research lines in environmental psychology.