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Author : Heather Anne Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Measuring Local Environmental Attitudes, Perceptions and Concern written by Heather Anne Clark and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Markus Hadler
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030857964
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Surveying Climate-Relevant Behavior written by Markus Hadler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book discusses the contribution of sociology and survey research to climate research. The authors address the questions of which behaviors are of climate relevance, who is engaging in these behaviors, in which contexts do these behaviors occur, and which individual perceptions and values are related to them. Utilizing survey research, the book focuses on the measurement of climate-relevant behaviors with population surveys and develops an instrument that allows a valid estimate of an individual’s GHG emissions with a few core items. While the development of these instruments was based on surveys and qualitative interviews conducted in Austria, the instruments were subsequently tested in a set of 31 European countries, revealing the international relevance of such research. The book also concludes with a brief consideration of the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on environmental attitudes, situating the project globally.
Author : Susan D. Clayton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199733023
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology written by Susan D. Clayton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First handbook to integrate environmental psychology and conservation psychology.
Author : Geetika Tankha
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527504212
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Environmental Attitudes and Awareness written by Geetika Tankha and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental problems of pollution and degradation are a major source of concern globally. At all levels, efforts are being made to protect and preserve the environment from further deterioration. Measures are being taken at international, national and regional levels by governments and organisations to spread the awareness and concern for the environment and ecosystem, but these are not yet yielding the expected returns. Research has indicated that humans must be guided by values, beliefs, and individual motivating factors if attitudes are to be converted in actual behaviour. This book presents an empirical research study on the relationship between the measures of ecological concern and its demographic and psychosocial determinants. It discusses the various models of environmental concern and tracks the human-environment relationship as studied by environmental psychologists and sociologists. The book will be of great use to the students, academics, researchers and scholars in a variety of fields, including human ecology, eco-philosophy, sustainable development, environmental psychology, environmental sociology, environmental economics, environmental studies, and conservation psychology, and will further the reader’s understanding of the role of human factors in ecological protection. It will also be of value to policy makers and the general reader interested in understanding behavioural and psychosocial perspectives on environmental concern.
Author : Andrew Dobson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262524465
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Environmental Citizenship written by Andrew Dobson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multidisciplinary consideration of how effective environmental citizenship can be in achieving sustainability, with theoretical, practical, and ethnographic perspectives.
Author : Susan Clayton
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262532068
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Identity and the Natural Environment written by Susan Clayton and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The often impassioned nature of environmental conflicts can be attributed to the fact that they are bound up with our sense of personal and social identity. Environmental identity—how we orient ourselves to the natural world—leads us to personalize abstract global issues and take action (or not) according to our sense of who we are. We may know about the greenhouse effect—but can we give up our SUV for a more fuel-efficient car? Understanding this psychological connection can lead to more effective pro-environmental policymaking. Identity and the Natural Environment examines the ways in which our sense of who we are affects our relationship with nature, and vice versa. This book brings together cutting-edge work on the topic of identity and the environment, sampling the variety and energy of this emerging field but also placing it within a descriptive framework. These theory-based, empirical studies locate environmental identity on a continuum of social influence, and the book is divided into three sections reflecting minimal, moderate, or strong social influence. Throughout, the contributors focus on the interplay between social and environmental forces; as one local activist says, "We don't know if we're organizing communities to plant trees, or planting trees to organize communities."
Author : Zhengyan Li
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Truth Matters written by Zhengyan Li and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mandatory environmental information disclosure policy has proliferated in recent years. In this dissertation, I explore its impacts on individuals' environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions and its interaction with other forms of environmental regulations. This dissertation is comprised of three essays that revolve around the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), a major environmental information disclosure program in the U.S., which discloses comprehensive information on the use of toxic chemicals and provides risk measures for various geographic units based on the disclosed information. Using survey data, the first essay examines the relationship between individuals' perception of environmental risk in their communities and their environmental attitudes and behavioral intentions for different racial groups. I find that perception of risk is strongly positively correlated with environmental concern and participatory intentions for all racial groups, especially for Whites and Blacks. But all racial groups' perception of risk deviates from the reality. If people possess the correct perception of risk, which is an attempted goal of information disclosure policy, the predicted concern and participatory intentions would increase significantly for Whites and Blacks, but less so for Hispanics. Through a survey experiment, the second essay directly evaluates the impacts of the provision of correct information about local environmental risk on individuals' attitudes and behavioral intentions. I find that people can correctly use the provided information to update their beliefs and attitudes based on how the new information compares with their prior knowledge, but the results also show that the provided information falls short of further changing behavioral intentions. The third essay studies the impacts of the TRI on the implementation of the Clean Air Act with differences-in-differences based approaches. I find that regulators significantly reduce the inspection and enforcement activities in the Clean Air Act on the group of facilities that disclose information in the TRI. Together, the three essays highlight the complexity of environmental information disclosure policy--it is potentially effective but with heterogenous impacts; it stimulates emotional and psychological responses but may fail to transform the responses to meaningful participation in the policymaking process; it could supplement the implementation of other environmental regulations but may also create loopholes for "green washing". The insights provided by this dissertation have important implications for the use and design of environmental information disclosure policy to maximize its promise and minimize its limitations to achieve effective, efficient, and equitable protection of the environment.
Author : Russell J. Dalton
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262541039
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Critical Masses written by Russell J. Dalton and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates how citizens in the United States and Russia have used the democratic process to force their governments to address the horrendous environmental damage caused by the nuclear arms race. It is the first in-depth comparative study of environmental activism and democracy in the two countries. Critical Masses focuses on two crucial areas--the Hanford Reservation in Washington State and the Mayak Complex in Russia--that were at the heart of their nations' nuclear weapons programs, examining how the surrounding communities were affected. It explores nuclear weapons production, how both governments concealed environmental and health dangers from people living nearby, and how Russian and American citizens think about environmental issues. And it provides insights into the process of democratization in Russia and the limits of democracy in the United States, as well as the development of nuclear policy in the post-Cold War era.
Author : Talib Rothengatter
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080474632
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Traffic and Transport Psychology written by Talib Rothengatter and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-09-08 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gives an overview of the trends in Traffic and Transport Psychology. It reflects the considerable development of the most important factors for driving a road vehicle, and the variety of international research approaches. The first part contains basic approaches and integrated models as well as general theories and their implementation into Traffic and Transport Psychology. The second part deals with the driver, especially cognition, performance, social and differential effects and impairment. Important aspects are treated, such as speed perception, reaction times, interaction, risk acceptance, aggression and gender differences. Special chapters refer to performance and fatigue. The third part focuses on safety, driver support, selection and influencing drivers by enforcement, training and programs for the rehabilitation of traffic offenders. Classic ergonomic methods are discussed as well as modern telematic devices, or trends regarding driver-assessment. In the last part, current developments are presented in relation to better mobility and the protection of the environment. Questions are asked, such as whether we could reduce the use of cars, how travel behaviour can be modified or to what extent the use of alternatives to motor vehicles benefits safety as well as the environment. This work is not only important for psychologists. It should be read by all transport professionals interested in the application of psychology to traffic.
Download or read book Trames written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Riley E. Dunlap
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Environmental Sociology written by Riley E. Dunlap and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2002 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental sociology: an introduction. Sociological theory and the natural environmental. Theory and the sociological study of the built environment. Socio-behavioral qualities of the built environmet. Macro-environments and people: cities, suburbs,a nd metropolitan areas. Designing the built environment. Rural environments and agriculture. Energy, society, and environment. Natural hazards and disastres. Technological hazards and disastres. Risk, technology, and society. Human dimensions of global environmental change. Social impact assessment and technololgy assessment. The environmental movement in the United States. Environmental concern: conceptual and measurement issues. Environmental sociology in nonacademic settings.
Author : Robert Gifford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118795334
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)
Download or read book Research Methods for Environmental Psychology written by Robert Gifford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the full spectrum of methodology, the timely and indispensible Research Methods for Environmental surveys the research and application methods for studying, changing, and improving human attitudes, behaviour and well-being in relation to the physical environment. The first new book covering research methods in environmental psychology in over 25 years. Brings the subject completely up-to-date with coverage of the latest methodology in the field The level of public concern over the impact of the environment on humans is high, making this book timely and of real interest to a fast growing discipline Comprehensively surveys the research and application methods for studying, changing, and improving human attitudes, behavior, and well-being in relation to the physical environment Robert Gifford is internationally recognised as one of the leading individuals in this field, and the contributors include many of the major leaders in the discipline
Author : Luisella Mazzone De Angelis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (663 download)
Download or read book Local Environmental Perceptions and Cognitive and Affective Learning in a Rural, Andean Community in Mollepata, Peru written by Luisella Mazzone De Angelis and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: This study examines the linkages between environmental field trips and cognitive and affective gains in two groups of homogenous elementary-aged students in Mollepata, Peru. One group participated in an environmental field trip to a local, non-profit farm (Aprodes) to explore watershed and agricultural issues. The second group received the same content within the classroom setting. The research also examines the environmental perceptions of local residents via semi-formal open-ended interviews to assess their environmental awareness and their willingness to receive environmental education services from an outside organization. Data were collected both quantitatively and qualitatively via pre and post tests containing science content and environmental attitudes items; pre and post student journals and parent and teacher interviews. Data were analyzed within the framework of the United Nation's goals of environmental education in the Belgrade Charter (1975) and within the context of theories on human-nature relationships. Students in the field trip group scored slightly better in the cognitive portion of the tests though differences were not statistically significant. Similarly, slight gains in pro-environment attitudes occurred in the field trip group over the classroom groups though overall results for both groups were nearly identical. Parents and teachers are moderately aware of environmental problems within the town but do not equate agricultural problems of synthetic chemical usage or other agricultural related problems cited to broader watershed issues. They consistently desire for their children to receive advanced educations in the city so that they become better than their parents. Adults interviewed placed a high value on education and claimed to welcome an outside group providing environmental education to the entire community. The data indicates a need for additional environmental knowledge and awareness and that students in rural, Andean settings may benefit from structured classroom lessons paired with experiential experiences outside of the classroom. It is the researcher's firm belief that addressing cognitive and affective growth with regards to environmental education will collectively contribute to developing a world population that is aware and concerned for the environment and the knowledge, skills, attitudes, motivation and commitment to work toward solutions to and prevention of environmental problems.
Author : Russell J. Dalton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316123537
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)
Download or read book The Civic Culture Transformed written by Russell J. Dalton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book re-evaluates Almond, Verba, and Pye's original ideas about the shape of a civic culture that supports democracy. Marshaling a massive amount of cross-national, longitudinal public opinion data from the World Values Survey Association, the authors demonstrate multiple manifestations of a deep shift in the mass attitudes and behaviors that undergird democracy. The chapters in this book show that in dozens of countries around the world, citizens have turned away from allegiance toward a decidedly 'assertive' posture to politics: they have become more distrustful of electoral politics, institutions, and representatives and are more ready to confront elites with demands from below. Most importantly, societies that have advanced the most in the transition from an allegiant to an assertive model of citizenship are better-performing democracies - in terms of both accountable and effective governance.
Author : Douglas E. Booth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742518766
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (187 download)
Download or read book Searching for Paradise written by Douglas E. Booth and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes sprouting on valley bottoms and ridge lines. This perceptive book explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Drawing on concepts from economics, environmental ethics, and conservation biology, Booth suggests that the ultimate solution lies in re-directing population growth away from rural areas to reinvigorated and environmentally attractive ecological cities and to increase the density of development within rural areas themselves. Policymakers, activists, and local citizens concerned with rural sprawl will find this book an invaluable resource. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Download or read book Trames written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colette (Co) van Loon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Measuring Environmental Attitudes of Children written by Colette (Co) van Loon and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
