Environmental cognition (involved in human cognition) plays a crucial role in environmental perception. All different areas of the brain engage with environmentally relevant information. Some believe that the orbitofrontal cortex integrates environmentally relevant information from many distributed areas of the brain. Due to its anterior location within the frontal cortex, the orbitofrontal cortex may make judgments about the environment, and refine the organism's "understanding" through error analysis, and other processes specific to prefrontal cortex. But to be certain, there is no single brain area dedicated to the organism's interactions with its environment. Rather, all brain areas are dedicated to this task. One area (probably the orbitofrontal cortex) may collate the various pieces of the informational puzzle in order to develop a long term strategy of engagement with the ever-changing "environment . "  Moreover, the orbitofrontal cortex may show the greatest change in blood oxygenation (BOLD level) when an organism thinks of the broad, and amorphous category referred to as "the environment . "  Research in this area is showing an increase in climate change related emotional experiences that are seen to be inherently adaptive. Engagement with these emotional experiences leads to a greater sense of connection with others and increased capacity to tolerate and reflect on emotions. Other notable researchers and writers in this field include: David Canter  Emeritus Professor at The University of Liverpool. Developed the Environmental Psychology Program at the University of Surrey in 1971 and established, with Kenneth Craik The Journal of Environmental Psychology in 1980. Best known for his "Psychology of Place" theory and his development of building evaluations as part of the Building Performance Research Unit at The University of Strathclyde. Irwin Altman  Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Utah Robert Gifford, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Victoria. Current Editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and author of Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (5th edition, 2014). James J. Gibson, Best known for coining the word affordance, a description of what the environment offers the animal in terms of action Roger Hart Professor of Environmental Psychology, Director of the Center for Human Environments and the Children's Environments Research Group, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Rachel and Stephen Kaplan  Professors of psychology at the University of Michigan, the Kaplans are known for their research on the effect of nature on people's relationships and health, including Attention Restoration Theory and are renowned in the field of environmental psychology Cindi Katz  Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Setha Low  Professor of Environmental Psychology and Director of the Public Space Research Group, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Kevin A. Lynch and his research into the formation of mental maps Francis T. McAndrew  Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College and author of "Environmental Psychology" (1993). Bill Mollison  developed the Environmental Psychology Unit at the University of Tasmania, and also Permaculture with David Holmgren Amos Rapoport  Distinguished Professor Emeritus Department of Architecture Leanne Rivlin  Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Susan Saegert, Director of the Environmental Psychology PhD Program and of the Housing Environments Research Group at the City University of New York Robert Sommer, a pioneer of the field who first studied personal space in the 1950s and is perhaps best known for his 1969 book Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design, but is also the author of numerous other books, including Design Awareness, and hundreds of articles. Daniel Stokols, Chancellor's Professor, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine; edited Handbook of Environmental Psychology with Irwin Altman; author, Perspectives on Environment and Behavior; co-author, Health, Behavior, and Environmental Stress with Sheldon Cohen, Gary Evans, and David Krantz Allan Wicker, who expanded behavior setting theories to include other areas of study, including qualitative research, and social psychology. Gary Winkel  Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York James A. Swan  professor, media producer and writer who authored one of the first popular articles on environmental education, produced symposiums on the Gaia Hypothesis and the significance of place, produced several documentary films on environmental topics and Co-Executive Producer of the "Wild Justice " TV series on the National Geographic Channel. David Uzzell, first Professor of Environmental Psychology in UK, University of Surrey. Research on public understandings of climate crisis, behaviour change and environmental practices, environmental labour studies, environmental risk, heritage interpretation. Aesthetics Architecture Behavioural sciences Biophilia hypothesis Biosphere 2 Children, Youth and Environments (journal) Climatotherapy Cognitive geography Connectedness to nature scale Conservation psychology Disciplinary architecture Deep ecology Eco-anxiety Ecopsychology Environmental dependence syndrome Environmental design Environmental design and planning Ergonomics Evolutionary psychology Feng shui Healing environments Human factors Interior design psychology Journal of Environmental Psychology Neighborhood watch Nidotherapy Psychology Situational strength Social sciences Urban design Bibliography Allesch, Christian G. (2003). "Person and Environment: Reflections on the roots of environmental psychology". Barker, Roger Garlock (1968). "Ecological Psychology: Concepts and Methods for Studying the Environment of Human Behavior . "  Bell P., Greene T., Fisher, J., & Baum, A. (1996). Environmental Psychology. Ft Worth: Harcourt Brace. Canter D., (1977) "The Psychology of Place" London: Architectural Press. available as an eBook Chigbu, U.E. (2013). "Fostering rural sense of place: the missing piece in Uturu, Nigeria , "  Development In Practice 23 (2): 264-277. De Young, R. (2013). "Environmental Psychology Overview . "  In Ann H. Huffman & Stephanie Klein [Eds.] Green Organizations: Driving Change with IO Psychology. (Pp. 17-33). NY: Routledge. Gifford, R. (2014). Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (5th ed.). Colville, WA: Optimal Books. Gifford, R. (Ed.)(2016). Research Methods for Environmental Psychology. New York: Wiley. Ittelson, W. H., Proshansky, H., Rivlin, L., & Winkel, G. (1974). An Introduction to Environmental Psychology. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Translated into German and Japanese. Proshansky, H. M. (1987). "The field of environmental psychology: securing its future . "  In Handbook of Environmental Psychology, eds. D. Stokols and I. Altman. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Proshansky, Harold, Abbe Fabian, and Robert Kaminoff. (1983). "Place Identity: Physical World Socialization of the Self , "  Journal of Environmental Psychology 3 (1): 57-83. Rivlin, L. G. (1990). "Paths towards environmental consciousness . "  pp. 169–185 in Environment and Behavior Studies: Emergence of Intellectual Traditions, eds. I. Altman and K. Christensen. NY: Plenum. Stokols, D., and I. Altman, eds. (1987). Handbook of Environmental Psychology. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Zube, E.H., and G. T. Moore, eds. (1991). Advances in Environment, Behavior, and Design, Volume 3. New York: Plenum Press.
Environmental cognition (involved in human cognition) plays a crucial role in environmental perception. All different areas of the brain engage with environmentally relevant information. Some believe that the orbitofrontal cortex integrates environmentally relevant information from many distributed areas of the brain. Due to its anterior location within the frontal cortex, the orbitofrontal cortex may make judgments about the environment, and refine the organism's "understanding" through error analysis, and other processes specific to prefrontal cortex. But to be certain, there is no single brain area dedicated to the organism's interactions with its environment. Rather, all brain areas are dedicated to this task. One area (probably the orbitofrontal cortex) may collate the various pieces of the informational puzzle in order to develop a long term strategy of engagement with the ever-changing "environment " . Moreover, the orbitofrontal cortex may show the greatest change in blood oxygenation (BOLD level) when an organism thinks of the broad, and amorphous category referred to as "the environment " . Research in this area is showing an increase in climate change related emotional experiences that are seen to be inherently adaptive. Engagement with these emotional experiences leads to a greater sense of connection with others and increased capacity to tolerate and reflect on emotions. Other notable researchers and writers in this field include: David Canter , Emeritus Professor at The University of Liverpool. Developed the Environmental Psychology Program at the University of Surrey in 1971 and established, with Kenneth Craik The Journal of Environmental Psychology in 1980. Best known for his "Psychology of Place" theory and his development of building evaluations as part of the Building Performance Research Unit at The University of Strathclyde. Irwin Altman , Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Utah Robert Gifford, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Victoria. Current Editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and author of Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (5th edition, 2014). James J. Gibson, Best known for coining the word affordance, a description of what the environment offers the animal in terms of action Roger Hart Professor of Environmental Psychology, Director of the Center for Human Environments and the Children's Environments Research Group, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Rachel and Stephen Kaplan , Professors of psychology at the University of Michigan, the Kaplans are known for their research on the effect of nature on people's relationships and health, including Attention Restoration Theory and are renowned in the field of environmental psychology Cindi Katz , Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Setha Low , Professor of Environmental Psychology and Director of the Public Space Research Group, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Kevin A. Lynch and his research into the formation of mental maps Francis T. McAndrew , Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College and author of "Environmental Psychology" (1993). Bill Mollison , developed the Environmental Psychology Unit at the University of Tasmania, and also Permaculture with David Holmgren Amos Rapoport , Distinguished Professor Emeritus Department of Architecture Leanne Rivlin , Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York Susan Saegert, Director of the Environmental Psychology PhD Program and of the Housing Environments Research Group at the City University of New York Robert Sommer, a pioneer of the field who first studied personal space in the 1950s and is perhaps best known for his 1969 book Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design, but is also the author of numerous other books, including Design Awareness, and hundreds of articles. Daniel Stokols, Chancellor's Professor, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine; edited Handbook of Environmental Psychology with Irwin Altman; author, Perspectives on Environment and Behavior; co-author, Health, Behavior, and Environmental Stress with Sheldon Cohen, Gary Evans, and David Krantz Allan Wicker, who expanded behavior setting theories to include other areas of study, including qualitative research, and social psychology. Gary Winkel , Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York James A. Swan , professor, media producer and writer who authored one of the first popular articles on environmental education, produced symposiums on the Gaia Hypothesis and the significance of place, produced several documentary films on environmental topics and Co-Executive Producer of the Wild Justice TV series on the National Geographic Channel. David Uzzell, first Professor of Environmental Psychology in UK, University of Surrey. Research on public understandings of climate crisis, behaviour change and environmental practices, environmental labour studies, environmental risk, heritage interpretation. Aesthetics Biophilia hypothesis Biosphere 2 Children, Youth and Environments (journal) Climatotherapy Cognitive geography Connectedness to nature scale Conservation psychology Disciplinary architecture Deep ecology Eco-anxiety Ecopsychology Environmental dependence syndrome Evolutionary psychology Feng shui Healing environments Human factors Interior design psychology Journal of Environmental Psychology Nidotherapy Situational strength Urban design Bibliography Allesch, Christian G. (2003). "Person and Environment: Reflections on the roots of environmental psychology". Barker, Roger Garlock (1968). "Ecological Psychology: Concepts and Methods for Studying the Environment of Human Behavior " . Bell P., Greene T., Fisher, J., & Baum, A. (1996). Environmental Psychology. Ft Worth: Harcourt Brace. Canter D., (1977) "The Psychology of Place" London: Architectural Press. available as an eBook Chigbu, U.E. (2013). "Fostering rural sense of place: the missing piece in Uturu, Nigeria " , Development In Practice 23 (2): 264-277. De Young, R. (2013). "Environmental Psychology Overview " . In Ann H. Huffman & Stephanie Klein [Eds.] Green Organizations: Driving Change with IO Psychology. (Pp. 17-33). NY: Routledge. Gifford, R. (2014). Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (5th ed.). Colville, WA: Optimal Books. Gifford, R. (Ed.)(2016). Research Methods for Environmental Psychology. New York: Wiley. Ittelson, W. H., Proshansky, H., Rivlin, L., & Winkel, G. (1974). An Introduction to Environmental Psychology. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Translated into German and Japanese. Proshansky, H. M. (1987). "The field of environmental psychology: securing its future " . In Handbook of Environmental Psychology, eds. D. Stokols and I. Altman. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Proshansky, Harold, Abbe Fabian, and Robert Kaminoff. (1983). "Place Identity: Physical World Socialization of the Self " , Journal of Environmental Psychology 3 (1): 57-83. Rivlin, L. G. (1990). "Paths towards environmental consciousness " . pp. 169–185 in Environment and Behavior Studies: Emergence of Intellectual Traditions, eds. I. Altman and K. Christensen. NY: Plenum. Stokols, D., and I. Altman, eds. (1987). Handbook of Environmental Psychology. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Zube, E.H., and G. T. Moore, eds. (1991). Advances in Environment, Behavior, and Design, Volume 3. New York: Plenum Press.
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