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Conservation psychology : understanding and promoting human care for nature / Susan Clayton and Gene Myers.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2009.Description: p. cmISBN:
  • 9781405194099 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781405176781 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1405176784
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.9/1 22
LOC classification:
  • BF353.5.N37 C53 2009
Contents:
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.

Includes bibliographical references 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.

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