Psychology of Sustainability

An Applied Perspective

Robert G. Jones (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

350 Seiten

2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-84313-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Psychology of Sustainability: An Applied Perspective examines the many psychological factors that lead to human behavioral effects on the environment. Each chapter will apply elements from a basic research area into the context of criteria specific to sustainability. Increased interest has led many universities to offer courses on "Psychology of Sustainability." This book is the perfect text to provide an introduction to the subject. Throughout the book, readers will find new ways of framing questions related to human adaptability and evolutionary psychology. Psychology of Sustainability is ideal for students or professionals who are looking to contribute to the conversation.

Autor

Robert G. Jones is professor of psychology at Missouri State University. As an I-O psychologist, Bob and his students have provided consulting services in organizational development and personnel decisions with large and small organizations for over 25 years. His extensive public service outside I-O psychology has included successful community organizing for green space preservation, policy making for urban energy and growth management, and the Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Steering Committee for the National League of Cities.

Inhalt

Series Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1. Applied Psychology and the Environment 2. The Determinist in Us All 3. Differences among People 4. Opening the Black Box 5. Social Contexts 6. Development, Identity Formation, and Motivation 7. Learning and Behavior Change 8. Processes in Applied Psychology 9.Organizational Interventions 10. Broad Interventions 11. The Adaptive Capacity Scorecard

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 31 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 12 Tables, black and white; 36 Illustrations, black and white
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 178 x 254 mm
• Gewicht: 635 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• ISBN-10: 0-415-84313-8 / 0415843138
• ISBN-13: 978-0-415-84313-3 / 9780415843133
• Zustand: Neuware