Psy 460 Week 2 Theories Of Environmental Psychology
Environmental Psychology
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Environmental Psychology
Environmental psychology was established as an independent discipline in the 1950’s and 1960’s that studied the environmental features as well as human behavior in the physical and sociophysical environment. Research was focused to have a solid understanding of the environmental physical features of the environment and effect toward human behavior.
At the beginning of environmental psychology research there were two theories about environmental environment and human behavior. The first theory is human behavior was affected by the physical environment. The second theory is human behavior is created by the
natural …show more content…
Environmental psychology research has been incorporated into architecture such as homes with material on the roof to generate solar power energy instead of employing local company power and energy that could create an expensive monthly bill. People who continually drive to work instead of use public transportation or people who consume unnecessary energy at home or at the workplace are have an effect on the environment such as causing depletion of the ozone layer, pollution, and sporadic climate change. People who develop healthy lifestyles including eating healthy, exercising, and learning about environmental sustainability would contribute more to decreasing pollution, climate change, and depletion of the ozone layer. “Essential items on both the research and policy agendas concerning sustainability are the resource intensity of human production …show more content…
Through research ecologists are able to develop methods for environmental sustainability, preserve the natural environment, and create a positive and healthy lifestyle for human beings. Environmental psychology research is important to decrease ozone layer depletion, pollution, and sporadic climate change. Moreover environmental psychology research is currently employed to generate power and energy for homes and business from solar energy as well as creating serene medical facility environments to help patients recuperate faster than in environments that do not have natural environmental
PSY/460
Environmental Psychology
Environmental psychology was established as an independent discipline in the 1950’s and 1960’s that studied the environmental features as well as human behavior in the physical and sociophysical environment. Research was focused to have a solid understanding of the environmental physical features of the environment and effect toward human behavior.
At the beginning of environmental psychology research there were two theories about environmental environment and human behavior. The first theory is human behavior was affected by the physical environment. The second theory is human behavior is created by the
natural …show more content…
Environmental psychology research has been incorporated into architecture such as homes with material on the roof to generate solar power energy instead of employing local company power and energy that could create an expensive monthly bill. People who continually drive to work instead of use public transportation or people who consume unnecessary energy at home or at the workplace are have an effect on the environment such as causing depletion of the ozone layer, pollution, and sporadic climate change. People who develop healthy lifestyles including eating healthy, exercising, and learning about environmental sustainability would contribute more to decreasing pollution, climate change, and depletion of the ozone layer. “Essential items on both the research and policy agendas concerning sustainability are the resource intensity of human production …show more content…
Through research ecologists are able to develop methods for environmental sustainability, preserve the natural environment, and create a positive and healthy lifestyle for human beings. Environmental psychology research is important to decrease ozone layer depletion, pollution, and sporadic climate change. Moreover environmental psychology research is currently employed to generate power and energy for homes and business from solar energy as well as creating serene medical facility environments to help patients recuperate faster than in environments that do not have natural environmental