Conservation psychology:understanding and promoting human care for nature

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clayton Susan D., 1960-
Group Author: Myers Gene; (O. Gene)
Published: Wiley-Blackwell, Ltd.,
Publisher Address: Chichester, UK
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: vii, 253 p.: ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9781405194099 (hardcover : alk. paper)
140519409X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405176781 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405176784 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: B845
CLC: B845.6
Call Number: B845.6/C622
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-245) and index.
Introducing the field of conservation psychology -- Part I: Thinking about nature -- Attitudes, values, and perceptions -- Moral psychology and the environment -- Environment and identity -- Theoretical foundations for the human response to nature -- Part II: Interactions with nature -- Domestic nature : cohabiting with plants and animals -- Managed nature : zoos, aquariums, and public parks -- Wild nature : encounters with wilderness -- Part III: Promoting conservation -- Promoting sustainable behavior -- Community psychology and international biodiversity conservation -- Environmental education -- The psychology of hope.