UID:
almahu_9949697499302882
Format:
1 online resource (499 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-75474-9
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9786611754747
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0-08-086750-2
Series Statement:
Advances in psychology ; 96
Content:
Active researchers in the areas of geography and psychology have contributed to this book. Both fields are capable of increasing our scientific knowledge of how human behavior is interfaced with the molar physical environment. Such knowledge is essential for the solution of many of today's most urgent environmental problems. Failure to constrain use of scarce resources, pollution due to human activities, creation of technological hazards and deteriorating urban quality due to vandalism and crime are all well known examples. The influence of psychology in geographical research has long been
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Behavior and Environment: Psychological and Geographical Approaches; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Understanding Behavior and Environment: A Joint Challenge to Psychology and Geography; PART I: BASIC PROCESSES OF BEHAVIOR-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; Chapter 2. Geographical Perspectives on Spatial Cognition; Chapter 3. Psychological Perspectives on Spatial Cognition; Chapter 4. Emotions in Person-Environment-Behavior Episodes; Chapter 5. Environmental Appraisal, Human Needs, and a Sustainable Future; Chapter 6. Cognitive Processes and Cartographic Maps
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Chapter 7. The Structure of Cognitive Maps: Representations and ProcessesChapter 8. Hazard Perception and Geography; Chapter 9. Perceptions of Environmental Hazards: Psychological Perspectives; Chapter 10. The Geography of Everyday Life; Chapter 11. Psychological Explanations of Participation in Everyday Activities; PART Il: THE REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS OF BASIC PROCESSES OF BEHAVIOR-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; Chapter 12. Search and Choice in Urban Housing Markets; Chapter 13. The Choice of a Home Seen From the Inside: Psychological Contributions to the Study of Decision Making in Housing Markets
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Chapter 14. Retail Environments and Spatial Shopping BehaviorChapter 15. Consumers in Retail Environments; Chapter 16. Human-Nature Relationships: Leisure Environments and Natural Settings; Chapter 17. Psychological Foundations of Nature Experience; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-89698-8
Language:
English
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