Research Catalog

Title

Applying psychology to the environment / Susan Cave.

Author

Cave, Sue

Publication

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1998.

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Details

Description

vi, 249 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Applying Psychology to the Environment looks at how psychological knowledge and theories can be applied to a wide range of environmental issue. The book explores the relationship between people and the environment and relates it back to psychological theory. Topics addressed include perceptions of the environment, physical and social conditions, urban and rural environments, environmental stress and how people affect the environment. The book is aimed at A level students and undergraduates of Psychology, but will also be of interest to Environmental Studies undergraduates and to anyone working in the fields of architecture, design and planning.

Subject

• Environmental psychology
• Environmental Psychology
• Spatial Behavior

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-234) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. What is environmental psychology? 2. Environmental cognition 3. The physical environment 4. The social environment 5. The built environment 6. The natural environment 7. The environment and stress - 8. How people affect the environment

ISBN

0340647574

LCCN

gb^98071712^

OCLC

• 40105476
• SCSB-11087862

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library