
Psychology in Practice: Environment
Karon Oliver(Author)
Hodder Education (Publisher)
Published on 3. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-340-84495-3 (ISBN)
Description
Psychology in Practice is the definitive six-part series on the practical applications of psychology to areas of everyday life, covering crime, education, health, sport, organisations and the environment. Each book in the series examines one unit of the Applications of Psychology section of the OCR syllabus.
The social, political and human issues of how we live and interact are integral to the development of modern society. As the world population increases, questions of urban planning, renewal and housing design have become vitally important. Psychology in Practice: Environment offers a unique insight into a range of social and environmental issues including the psychology of collective behaviour, crowding and personal space, architecture, climate and environmental cognition.
Key learning aids include:
? a set of key terms for each chapter
? practical exercises
? section summaries and overall main chapter points
? recommended further reading and web sites
? sample examination questions based on OCR specimen materials.
Readership
Psychology and environment students and teachers, those working in urban planning, ecology, the environment and the interested general reader
The social, political and human issues of how we live and interact are integral to the development of modern society. As the world population increases, questions of urban planning, renewal and housing design have become vitally important. Psychology in Practice: Environment offers a unique insight into a range of social and environmental issues including the psychology of collective behaviour, crowding and personal space, architecture, climate and environmental cognition.
Key learning aids include:
? a set of key terms for each chapter
? practical exercises
? section summaries and overall main chapter points
? recommended further reading and web sites
? sample examination questions based on OCR specimen materials.
Readership
Psychology and environment students and teachers, those working in urban planning, ecology, the environment and the interested general reader
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-84495-3 (9780340844953)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Karon Oliver is a highly experienced author
Content
Environmental stress and noise; climate and weather; density and crowding; crowds and collective behaviour; environmental disaster and technological catastrophe; personal space and territory; architecture and behaviour; housing design and urban renewal; environmental cognition.