Conservation psychology
Subtitle: understanding and promoting human care for nature
By: Susan Clayton and Gene Myers.
Contributors: Myers, Gene
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.; Wiley-Blackwell, Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781405194099; 9781405176781
Subjects: Nature -- Psychological aspects; Environmental psychology; Human behavior
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing the field of conservation psychology; title: Part I: Thinking about nature; title: Attitudes, values, and perceptions; title: Moral psychology and the environment; title: Environment and identity; title: Theoretical foundations for the human response to nature; title: Part II: Interactions with nature; title: Domestic nature : cohabiting with plants and animals; title: Managed nature : zoos, aquariums, and public parks; title: Wild nature : encounters with wilderness; title: Part III: Promoting conservation; title: Promoting sustainable behavior; title: Community psychology and international biodiversity conservation; title: Environmental education; title: The psychology of hope.