| Description |
xii, 318 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Environmental Psychology -- Behavior as a Cause of Environmental Change -- Challenges for Applied Psychology -- Global Warming -- Acid Rain -- Air Pollution and Urban Smog -- Stratospheric Ozone Depletion -- Water Contamination and Depletion -- Deforestation -- Desertification -- Wetland Loss -- Decreasing Biodiversity -- Waste -- Toxic and Radioactive Waste -- Contamination from Industrial Accidents -- Natural Disasters -- Interdependence of Aspects -- Urgency of the Problem -- Behavior as a Cause of Environmental Change -- Inefficient Use of Energy -- Over Reliance on Fossil Fuels -- Over Reliance on Inefficient Transportation -- Inefficient Use of Water -- Burning of Tropical Forests -- Practice of Nonsustainable Agriculture -- Nonsustainable Harvesting of Forests and Forest Products -- Overutilization of Other Natural Resources -- Destruction of Habitat -- Use of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- Unnecessary Release of Toxic Materials -- Business Decisions -- Unnecessary Waste Generation -- Improper Waste Disposal -- Excessive Consumption -- Failure to Consider Long-Term and Indirect Costs and Benefits -- Failure to Maintain and Repair -- Failure to Recycle -- Failure to Design for Maintainability, Repairability, Recyclability and Disposability -- Failure to Limit Population Growth -- Attitude Assessment and Change -- Attitude Assessment -- Measuring the Perceived Value of Environmental Resources -- Assessing Environmental Quality -- Attitudes Toward Animals -- Beliefs and Attitudes as Determinants of Behavior |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-287) and indexes |
| Subject |
Environmental psychology.
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Environmental Pollution -- prevention & control.
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Psychology.
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Environment.
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Behavior Control.
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| LC no. |
2002024585 |
| ISBN |
0805840966 |
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9780805840964 |
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0805840974 |
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9780805840971 |
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