Conservation psychology:understanding and promoting human care for nature
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Group Author: | ; |
Published: |
Wiley-Blackwell, Ltd.,
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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. |