Environmental Psychology
Subtitle: a Psycho-social Introduction
Contributors: Secchiaroli, Gianfranco
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781446264911
Subjects: Environmental psychology; Psychology; Environment; Psychologie de l'environnement; PSYCHOLOGY; Mental Health; Omgevingspsychologie; Umweltpsychologie; Einführung; Psychologie sociale
Description: This textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of environmental psychology. The authors start with a review of the history of environmental psychology, highlighting its interdisciplinary nature. They trace its roots in architecture, ecology and geography, and examine the continuing relationship of these subjects to the psychological tradition. The book then moves through key contemporary lines of research in the field, contrasting models from perception and cognition, such as those of Gibson and Brunswick, with major social psychologic.
Table of contents: title: 1. The Origin of Environmental Psychology; title: 2. Environmental Psychology and Psychological Tradition; title: 3. Characterization of the Field; title: 4. Main Research Topics; title: 5. Paradigms and Psycho-social Constructs in Present-Day Environmental Psychology.