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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"environmental psychology"”.
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Topological modeling of environmental psychology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1972. B.S.
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Environmental Psychology and Urban Green Space: Supporting Place-Based Conservation in Philadelphia, PA
… that green spaces can make in developing environmentally-conscious citizens. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, this project aims to explore theoretical components of environmental psychology and place attachment as related to the socioenvironmental benefits of urban green space. Two …
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What does psychology contribute to the understanding of societal transformation? A discussion of motives for collective pro-environmental action
Pro-environmental movements organise collective strikes for actions to limit the global temperature rise and characterise lack of pro-environmental policies as immoral. Against this background, the present dissertation comprises three manuscripts that (1) connect environmental psychological …
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The Social Bond and Place: A Study of How the Bureau of Land Management Contributes to Civil Society
… draws on concepts developed in the field of environmental psychology to understand how place can serve as the basis for the development of a social bond and subsequent emergence of civil society. Two concepts drawn from environmental psychology -- place attachment and place identity -- are …
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An environmental-psychological study of sustainable housing: a transactional approach.
… is to utilise the transactional approach from environmental psychology for the study of sustainable housing. The interdisciplinary field of environmental psychology has recognised for some time the importance of considering human behaviour not only in terms of personal psychological processes, …
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Visual interactive urban design in commemorative public spaces
… investigation seeks to understand the role of environmental psychology in memorials and the impact of digital interaction on mental health. The third foci is the interpretation of using HCI as a tool in designing digital landscapes. The site chosen for this thesis is in Beichuan, China, wherein …
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Multi-Scalar Perspective in Civic Architecture: Arlington Civic Center
In the field of urban planning, environmental psychology studies human relationship to places and settings, which are then categorized as the public's identities, attachments, and dependencies. Of interest to city planning, these findings can also be utilized in a design methodology. By giving …
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A new focus for education? Nature connection as a goal for all education: Theoretical, research and practical perspectives
… and its correlates, which include wellbeing, pro-environmental attitudes and ecological behaviours; and puts it forward as a focus for all education, and moving away from its current status as an assumed by-product of outdoor learning, starting with early childhood and spanning across to higher …
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Cybernetic maintenance : exploring infrastructure legibility of waste systems at MIT
… from systems theory, participatiory urbanism, environmental psychology and game design to develop a new 'systems image' of waste on campus. Through two controlled studies, I examine the potentials and limitations of such work for changing attitudes and behaviours, and the pitfalls of attempting …
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Design for achieving strategic business objectives
… urban design and planning and the field of environmental psychology. This work looks to discover a more empirical understanding of success and failures in office design approaches, new modes of investigation, and new approaches to communication within an architectural intervention. Some of …
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Running, Attention Restoration Theory and Environmental Compatibility.
… and syntheses of four research areas (environmental psychology, exercise psychology, cognitive neuroscience and neurobiology) is provides a theoretical explanation behind running’s ability to restore directed attention.
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Barriers and Facilitators of Pro-Environmental Behaviours: Testing Methods for Measuring and Promoting Sustainable Actions
… systemic changes are crucial, individual pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) remain an essential component of sustainability efforts. This thesis examines psychological and contextual factors influencing PEBs, with a focus on climate change worry and recycling behaviour. Chapter 1 provides an …
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Designer-User Validation of a Method for Predicting Cognitive Interventions for Sustainable Product Design
Life cycle assessments to measure the environmental impact of products is often limited by a lack of information about the use phase of a product. To aid this gap by encouraging sustainable user behavior from the early brainstorming and prototype phases of product development, principles of …
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Sowing a sense of place : an in-depth case study of changing youths' sense of places
… broad range of disciplines, including geography, environmental psychology, sociology and anthropology. It has also entered the lexicon of a diversity of practitioners, including environmental educators, urban planners, architects, and real estate developers. Its broad use suggests that these …
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Pro-environmental behaviours of hospitality employees : a practice theory approach
It has been argued that the social and environmental issues facing our world today are rooted in human behaviours (Vlek & Steg, 2007). For that reason, many policy initiatives in the UK seek to promote behaviours that minimise negative impact on the natural environment. Pro-environmental behaviours …
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Adult environmental education : a community psychology perspective
Environmental education (EE) research has identified factors affecting people's environmental understanding and personal behaviours. However, it has been criticized for its largely individualistic, apolitical focus on school children. The present research used an action research (AR) approach to …
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Learning environments : redefining the discourse on school architecture
… to both, the physical as well as the social environmental contexts. This perspective could invite educators and architects to participate in a collaborative discourse for realizing most effective and sustainable learning environments, one school at a time. In search of learning factors, …
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EXAMINING THE USER EXPERIENCE IN CLIMATE-ADAPTIVE POLICIES: TUCSON ARIZONA'S RESIDENTIAL GRAY WATER RECYCLING
… thinking, climate-adaptive policy design, and environmental psychology, this research examines the role of user experience in climate-adaptive policy design while offering a research framework for synthesizing new fields.
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Queering the Black Country: a critical and creative response
… of a new creative work about the region? Using Environmental Psychology and Psychogeography, I critically examine the ways the literature of the region depict its geography and the impact this has on the identity of its characters. Freudian and post-Freudian psychoanalysis is utilised to discuss …
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