Environmental Psychology

Linda Steg is professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Judith I. M. de Groot is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Consumer Behaviour at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

1 Environmental Psychology: History, Scope, and Methods 1 PART I ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND WELL-BEING 13 2 Environmental Risk Perception 15 3 Climate Change as a Unique Environmental Problem 26 4 Environmental Stress 36 5 Scenic Beauty: Visual Landscape Assessment and Human Landscape Perception 45 6 Health Benefits of Nature 55 7 Restorative Environments 65 8 Ambivalence Towards Nature and Natural Landscapes 76 9 Human Dimensions of Wildlife 85 10 Children and the Natural Environment 95 11 Appraising and Designing Built Environments that Promote Well-Being and Healthy Behaviour 104 12 Urban Environmental Quality 113 13 Environment and Quality of Life 123 14 Place Attachment 135 15 How Cues in the Environment Affect Normative Behaviour 144 PART II FACTORS INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 155 16 Measuring Environmental Behaviour 157 17 Values and Pro-Environmental Behaviour 167 18 Social Norms and Pro-Environmental Behaviour 179 19 Emotions and Pro-Environmental Behaviour 189 20 Symbolic Aspects of Environmental Behaviour 198 21 Social Dilemmas: Motivational, Individual, and Structural Aspects Influencing Cooperation 207 22 Theories to Explain Environmental Behaviour 217 23 The Role of Group Processes in Environmental Issues, Attitudes, and Behaviours 228 24 Yesterday's Habits Preventing Change for Tomorrow? About the Influence of Automaticity on Environmental Behaviour 238 25 Environmental Psychology in Latin America 251 PART III ENCOURAGING PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR 261 26 Informational Strategies to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour: Changing Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes 263 27 Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour with Rewards and Penalties 273 28 Persuasive Technology to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour 283 29 Acceptability of Environmental Policies 295 30 Processes of Change 307 31 Simulating Social Environmental Systems 319 32 Environmental Issues in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 330 33 Conclusion: Summary, Trends, and Future Perspectives in Environmental Psychology 341 References 352 Index 407