Environmental Psychology deals with human-environment interactions as relationships between the physical-material and sociocultural outer world, as well as human experience and behavior. This fully revised second edition provides a well-structured, clearly understandable overview of the topics and developments of this increasingly significant sub-discipline of psychology and makes it clear that environmental psychology is a highly relevant field of research and application in the present and future.

Well-structured textbook on environmental psychology Clear presentation of important topics of our time, including climate change, sustainable consumption, etc Suitable for study and teaching, as well as for practical questions from society, economics, and politics

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Kals is a professor of social and organizational psychology at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Dr. Isabel T. Strubel is a lecturer at the chair of social and organizational psychology at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hellbrück is a retired professor of work, environmental, and health psychology at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Inhalt

Environmental Psychology and its historical roots.- Environment-related perception and cognition.- Environmental burdens, stress, and health.- Landscape, weather, and climate.- Environmental risks and environmental disasters.- Space and built environment.- Values, environmental awareness, and sustainability.- Environmentally protective action.- Sustainable consumption.- Volunteering in environmental protection.- Environmental conflicts and environmental mediation.- Professionalization, design, and evaluation.