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The applied psychology of sustainability / Robert G. Jones.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020Edition: Second editionDescription: 429 pages 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138595248
Uniform titles:
  • Psychology of sustainability
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9/27019 23
LOC classification:
  • BF353.5.S87
Contents:
Applied Psychology and The Environment: Promises and Assumptions -- Applied Science and Sustainability: Some Basic Competencies -- The Determinist in Us All -- Differences Among People -- Opening the Black Box -- Social Contexts -- Development, Identity Formation, And Motivation -- Learning and Behavior Change -- Processes in Applied Psychology -- Broad Interventions -- The Adaptive Capacity Scorecard.
Summary: "Why doesn't everyone see sustainability as a huge issue? Why don't people think more carefully before making choices? What will it take for people to change? Examining the many psychological factors that lead to human behavioral effects on the environment, this book answers these questions definitively and provides practical guidance for approaches that have been used to successfully stimulate change. The Applied Psychology of Sustainability provides an extensive, integrated definition of the processes that lead to climatic, ecological, and socio-economic results: It defines a Psychology of Sustainability. Each chapter applies elements from the core research areas of cognitive, social and developmental psychology into the context of criteria specific to sustainability. Comprehensively updated to embrace great change in the field, this new edition expands on critical issues yet maintains its strong foundation that the psychology of decisions is the essential precursor to sustainability and that these decisions should be treated as the primary target of change. Throughout the book, readers will find new ways of framing questions related to human adaptability and evolutionary psychology. The Applied Psychology of Sustainability is essential reading for students and professionals in a range of disciplines who wish to contribute to this crucial conversation"-- Provided by publisher.
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Earlier edition published as: Psychology of sustainability : an applied perspective.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applied Psychology and The Environment: Promises and Assumptions -- Applied Science and Sustainability: Some Basic Competencies -- The Determinist in Us All -- Differences Among People -- Opening the Black Box -- Social Contexts -- Development, Identity Formation, And Motivation -- Learning and Behavior Change -- Processes in Applied Psychology -- Broad Interventions -- The Adaptive Capacity Scorecard.

"Why doesn't everyone see sustainability as a huge issue? Why don't people think more carefully before making choices? What will it take for people to change? Examining the many psychological factors that lead to human behavioral effects on the environment, this book answers these questions definitively and provides practical guidance for approaches that have been used to successfully stimulate change. The Applied Psychology of Sustainability provides an extensive, integrated definition of the processes that lead to climatic, ecological, and socio-economic results: It defines a Psychology of Sustainability. Each chapter applies elements from the core research areas of cognitive, social and developmental psychology into the context of criteria specific to sustainability. Comprehensively updated to embrace great change in the field, this new edition expands on critical issues yet maintains its strong foundation that the psychology of decisions is the essential precursor to sustainability and that these decisions should be treated as the primary target of change. Throughout the book, readers will find new ways of framing questions related to human adaptability and evolutionary psychology. The Applied Psychology of Sustainability is essential reading for students and professionals in a range of disciplines who wish to contribute to this crucial conversation"-- Provided by publisher.

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