Psychology for Sustainability 5th Edition by Britain A. Scott

Psychology for Sustainability 5th Edition by Britain A. Scott

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0367480697
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0367480691

Psychology for Sustainability applies psychological science to so-called environmental issues that manifest when human habits disrupts and degrades pure programs. Drawing on environmental psychology, ecopsychology, conservation psychology, and associated disciplines, the authors present an intensive overview of related concept and analysis in a vigorous and easy-to-read model.

This version represents a considerable revision and growth spurred by a burgeoning physique of analysis and by world ecological, political, and social developments. Explicit consideration is paid to environmental justice and collective motion for programs change. Multiple-third of the content material is totally new, and there are greater than 9 hundred new references. This version additionally includes a new full-color design and over 200 full-color figures, tables, and images. Well timed subjects embrace local weather change, biodiversity loss, environmental racism, Indigenous views, social media, and COVID-19 and different pandemics. Content material retained from the earlier version has been up to date all through.

The twelve chapters are organized into 4 elements:

• What on Earth Are We Doing features a prologue on psychology as a sustainability science, adopted by three chapters that present an outline of the ecological disaster and its historic origins, and a imaginative and prescient for a sustainable future.
• Psychology for a Sustainable Future encompasses 5 chapters on analysis strategies, concept, and findings pertinent to understanding and shifting unsustainable habits.
• What’s Good for the Planet is Good for Us contains two chapters that handle the reciprocal relationship between planetary and human well being.
• Being the Change We Wish to See introduces two new chapters to encourage readers to take what they’ve realized and apply it as changemakers on this planet. The primary is about collective motion for systemic change. The second presents a constructive psychology perspective on how you can deal with the ecological disaster in a manner that promotes wellbeing and resilience and is personally significant and fulfilling.

Fastidiously tailor-made to the size of an ordinary faculty semester, Psychology for Sustainability is important studying for programs on sustainability throughout disciplines. Will probably be invaluable to individuals exterior academia as effectively, together with policymakers, legislators, and people engaged on sustainable communities. The textual content can also be supplemented with on-line sources for instructors.

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