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Synthesizing the Experiments and Theories of Conservation Psychology [PDF]

Sustainability, 2013
Within the field of environmental psychology, there are two distinct bodies of literature. First, there are experimental studies that have evaluated techniques for getting people to perform conservation behaviors. Second, there are theoretical studies that have surveyed people to create some type of theoretical model that explains conservation ...
Richard Osbaldiston
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Introduction: Environmental and Conservation Psychology

2012
AbstractEnvironmental psychology has been an established field for half a century. The term “conservation psychology” has a much more recent history. What is conservation psychology, and what is its relationship to environmental psychology? How will the combination affect the further development of the field?
Susan Clayton
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Decision-Making Psychology Can Bolster Conservation

Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2017
The actions that lead to conservation successes and failures are the result of decision-making by individuals and organizations about what to conserve and how to conserve it. The psychology of decision-making should be considered when assessing conservation outcomes.
Sarah Papworth
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Psychological science: To conserve or create?

American Psychologist, 2002
Responds to commentaries from W. W. Tryon, D. J. Kruger, B. D. Haig, E. A. Locke, T. Teo and A. R. Febbraro, T. L. Holdstock, J. I. Krueger, S. G. Hofmann, and H. Friedman (see records 2002-13736-017, -018, -019, -020, -021, -022, -023, -024, and -025, respectively) on the author's article (see record 2001-18772-003) that discussed the merits and ...
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The Relational Foundations of Conservation Psychology

Ecopsychology, 2012
Abstract At its heart, conservation psychology is concerned with relationships—those between humans and the natural world. However, the assumptions that psychologists make about relationships can have profound implications for the way we theorize about, empirically investigate, and intervene in relationships between humans and the natural world.
Bradford J. Wiggins, Joseph A. Ostenson, Dennis C. Wendt   +2 more
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Conservation Biogeography, Political Ecology, and Conservation Psychology

Michael O'Neal Campbell
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Rhino Poaching: Apply Conservation Psychology

Science, 2013
There is no doubt that the illegal trade in rhino horns is a lucrative industry and is contributing to their extinction in the wild ("Legal trade of Africa's rhino horns," D. Biggs et al. , Policy Forum, 1 March, p. [1038][1]). Conservation psychology can play a role in preventing people from consuming rhino horn ([ 1 ][2]). Psychological principles of
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Conservation as Psychology: Ontological Security and the Built Environment

International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2007
This paper outlines a theoretical approach to the rationale for conservation of built environment that suggests that psychological factors may be as important as political or aesthetic issues. Within the context of conservation of historic buildings and townscapes, it examines the notion of ontological security and the importance of the physical world ...
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Can Psychology Help Save the World? A Model for Conservation Psychology

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 2005
Conservation psychology is defined as psychological research oriented toward understanding why people help or hurt the natural environment and promoting environmentally sustainable practices ( Saunders, 2003 ).
Susan Clayton, Amara Brook
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Psychology's role in the conserving society

Population and Environment, 1983
Because the earth's natural resources are finite and are growing increasingly more difficult to exploit, energy and resource conservation will soon become essential to our way of life. Psychologists and other social scientists can help in that transition, and recently they have begun to do relevant research in several areas: environmental pollution ...
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