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De Young, R. (2013) Environmental Psychology Overview, in Huffman & Klein (Eds) Green Organizations (Pp. 17-33)

This document is an overview of environmental psychology from a book chapter published in 2013. It discusses environmental psychology as a field of study examining the relationship between environments and human affect, cognition, and behavior. It focuses on both built and natural environments, with early research emphasizing built environments and more recent research increasing its focus on how humans affect and are affected by natural environments. The chapter aims to introduce environmental psychology, explain how it emerged from the study of human-environment interactions, and note how it has redefined what we mean by the terms "nature" and "environment."

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De Young, R. (2013) Environmental Psychology Overview, in Huffman & Klein (Eds) Green Organizations (Pp. 17-33)

This document is an overview of environmental psychology from a book chapter published in 2013. It discusses environmental psychology as a field of study examining the relationship between environments and human affect, cognition, and behavior. It focuses on both built and natural environments, with early research emphasizing built environments and more recent research increasing its focus on how humans affect and are affected by natural environments. The chapter aims to introduce environmental psychology, explain how it emerged from the study of human-environment interactions, and note how it has redefined what we mean by the terms "nature" and "environment."

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De Young, R. (2013). Environmental psychology overview.
In Ann H. Huffman & Stephanie Klein (Eds.) Green
Organizations: Driving Change with IO Psychology.
(Pp. 17-33) New York: Routledge.

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Environmental Psychology
Overview

Raymond De Young

Enviro nmental psychology is a field of stu dy that exa min es the inter-
relatio n ship between environments and human affect, cognition, a nd
behavior (Bech tel & Churchm an, 2002; Gifford , 2007; Stnkols & Altman ,
1987). The field has always been concerned wi th b oth built and n at ural
environments with early research e mphasizing the form er (Stokols, 1995;
Sundstrom , Bell, Busby, & Aasmus, 1996). However, as environme ntal sus-
tainability issu es becam e of greater concern to societ y in general, and the
social sciences in particular, the fi eld increased its focus on how human s
affect, and are affected by, natural environments. The goals o f t his chapter
arc to introdu ce environmental p~ychology, explain how it emerged from
the study of human -environment interactions and note how it has rede-
fined wh at we m ean by the term s nature and environme11t. Special note is
m ade of human s as information -processin g creatures and the implicatio ns
th is has for encouraging reasonable behavior under trying environmental
circumstances. Finally, two pragm atic approaches to bringing out th e best
in people are p resented.
In an effort to promote durable living on a fin ite p lanet, environ men-
tal psychology develops, and empi ric ;~ll y valida tes, p ra ct ical interyentio n
strategies regardless of whe re the fo und atio nal science resid es. T hu s, the
fi eld co n siders as not useful the sometimes a rtificial d istin ction among the
field s of cognitive, evolutionary, and social p sychology. In so doin g, envi-
ronmental p sych ology incorponltcs the work of individuals wh o m ight not
otherwise initially be iden tified wit h th e field (co nsider, for instance, Con e
& H ayes, 1980; c;eller , Wine tt, & Everett, 1982; Katzcv & Johnson , 1987).
T he sam e in tegrative approach applies to the level o f an alysis ~nd scale
of intervention. T he field explores individual and collective level behavior
and seeks inte rv~ntion s that work at all of these scales. In fact, t his is one

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