Clayton / Myers Conservation Psychology

Understanding and Promoting Human Care for Nature
2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-87464-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 344 Seiten, E-Book

People are inseparable from natural ecosystems, andunderstanding how people think about, experience, and interact withnature is crucial for promoting environmental sustainability aswell as human well-being.
This is the new edition of what is now the leading textbook inconservation psychology, the field that explores connectionsbetween the study of human behavior and the achievement ofconservation goals. Completely
updated, this book summarizes theory and research on ways in whichhumans experience nature; it explores people's conceptions ofnature and environmental problems, their relationship with nature,and their moral lenses on nature; and examines ways to encourageconservation-oriented behavior at both individual and societallevels. Throughout, the authors integrate a wide body of researchdemonstrating the role of psychology in promoting a moresustainable relationship between humans and nature.
New sections cover human perceptions of environmental problems, newexamples of community-based conservation, and a "positivepsychology" perspective that emphasizes the relevance ofnature to human resilience. Additional references are to be foundthroughout this edition along with some new examples and areorganisation of chapters in response to reader feedback.
This fascinating volume is used for teaching classes to seniorundergraduate and graduate students of Conservation Psychology,Environmental Psychology and Conservation Science in departments ofPsychology, Geography, Environmental Science, and Ecology andEvolution. It is equally suitable as a starting point for otherresearchers and practitioners - psychologists, conservationbiologists, environmental scientists, and policy-makers - needingto know more about how psychological research can inform theirconservation work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clayton, Susan

Myers, Gene

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Clayton is Whitmore-Williams Professor ofPsychology and Chair of Environmental Studies at the College ofWooster in Ohio, USA. She has served as president of the Societyfor Environmental, Population, and
Conservation Psychology and is president-elect of the Society forthe Psychological Study of Social Issues. Her research focuses onunderstanding and promoting concern about environmentalissues. In particular, Clayton is interested in the ways inwhich a relationship with nature is promoted through socialinteractions, and has studied these interactions in zoo settingsaround the world.
Gene Myers is a Professor at Huxley College of theEnvironment at Western Washington University, where he offerscourses in conservation psychology, environmental history andethics, and teaches and advises in undergraduate and graduateprograms in environmental education. He is a past president of theSociety for Human Ecology. His research interests include thepsychological foundations of children's relation to animals;the
ontogenetic development of environmental care and responsibility;the integration of positive psychology into conservation andsustainability practice; and the teaching of environmental ethicsand the preparation of future environmental educators.