Research methods for environmental psychology / edited by Robert Gifford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gifford, Robert, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental psychology--Research.

Environmental psychology.

Physical Description:

viii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Summary:

Research Methods for Environmental Psychology is the first new book covering research methods in environmental psychology in over 25 years, bringing the subject completely up-to-date with coverage of the latest methodology. Environmental psychology is an applied field, whose practitioners are interested both in assessment and in application; these dual interests are covered thoroughly in this timely book which comprehensively surveys the research and application methods for studying, changing, and improving human attitudes, behavior, and well-being in relation to the physical environment. Under the expert guidance of Robert Gifford, a range of leading contributors provide chapters on the full spectrum of methods in the field, from those for fundamental processes such as spatial cognition and environmental perception to those for environmental psychological approaches to planning; designing and evaluating built environments; experimental design for environmental psychology; qualitative methods for understanding perceptions of the environment; action research; simulations of buildings and resource management dilemmas; surveys and questionnaires for environment and behaviour, and intervention techniques and advanced statistical techniques. Gathering together all the important approaches to investigating and improving the connection between people and their physical world, the text is an invaluable guide for those studying and working in the field. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: environmental psychology and its methods / Robert Gifford

Observational methods : the first step in science / Reuven Sussman

Behavioral mapping and tracking / Cheuk Fan Ng

Research designs for environmental issues / Wokje Abrahamse, P. Wesley Schultz and Linda Steg

Agree to disagree : a practical guide to conducting survey research in environmental psychology / Donald W. Hine, Christine Kormos, and Anthony D. G. Marks

Who cares? : measuring environmental attitudes / Amanda McIntyre and Taciano L. Milfont

Qualitative approaches to environment-behavior research : understanding environmental and place experiences, meanings, and actions / David Seamon and Harneet K. Gill

Revealing the conceptual systems of places / David Canter

Behavioral methods for spatial cognition research / Daniel R. Montello

Microworlds: using computers to understand choices about the use of natural resources / Angel Chen and Paul A. Bell

Simulating designed environments / Arthur E Stamps III

Planning the built environment : programming / Jay Farbstein, Richard E. Wener and Lindsay J. McCunn

Did that plan work? : post-occupancy evaluation / Richard E. Wener, Lindsay J. McCunn and Jennifer Senick

Action research: enhancing application / Valeria Cortés and Robert Sommer

Research designs for measuring the effectiveness of interventions / Wokje Abrahamse

Applying behavioral science for environmental sustainability / E. Scott Geller, Wokje Abrahamse, Branda Guan and Reuven Sussman

Improving human functioning : ecotherapy and environmental health approaches / Thomas Doherty and Angel Chen

Research and design for special populations / John Zeisel, Robert Gifford, Mark Martin, and Lindsay J. McCunn

Advanced statistics for environment-behavior research : multilevel modeling and structural equation modeling / Donald W. Hine, Victor Corral-Verdugo, Navjot Bhullar, and Martha Frias-Armenta

Meta-analysis : an analysis of analyses / Christine Kormos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Research methods for environmental psychology

ISBN:

9781118795330

1118795334

9781118795385

1118795385

OCLC:

923727918