Environmental and Architectural Psychology: The Basics

265 Pages·2022·3.045 MB·English

by  Ian Donald

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“It is really exciting to see this book. At a time when environmental
psychology is moving more towards addressing important and chal-
lenging issues of sustainability some of the felds critical contributions
to architectural psychology can sometimes be left behind. This book
brings some of the key concepts, models and theories within the feld of
Architectural Psychology into the 21st century and shows that these are
still key concepts with signifcant importance in today’s world – both
from a scientifc and practical perspective. This book is an important
read for psychologists, architects, designers and environmentalists alike.
I will certainly recommend it as essential reading to our Environmental
Psychology masters and PhD students”.
—Professor Birgitta Gatersleben,
Professor of Environmental Psychology,
Director of Environmental Psychology Research Group,
Programme Leader for MSc Environmental
Psychology, University of Surrey, UK
“This book provides the ingredients for understanding human behav-
iour in its broadest social and spatial dimensions. The author draws
on his years of accumulated scientifc experience, presenting environ-
mental psychology’s interpretation of human behaviour in many set-
tings. Each topic opens a conversation in which the meanings of spatial
behaviour in diferent contexts are discussed. In doing this, the reader
is given a harmonious, pertinent and challenging analysis of current
environmental and urban issues. This is an expertly constructed refer-
ence book for both present and future generations of environmental
psychologists”.
—Professor Ricardo García Mira,
Professor of Social Psychology,
Leader of the People-Environment Research Group,
Universidade da Coruña, Spain
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
Environmental and Architectural Psychology: The Basics is a jargon-free
and accessible introduction to the relationship between people and
their natural and built environment.
Exploring everything from the efectiveness of open plan ofces to
how people respond to life-threatening disasters, the book addresses
issues around sustainability, climate change, and behaviour, and is
grounded in theory and ideas drawn from psychology, geography,
and architecture. Author Ian Donald introduces both the theoreti-
cal underpinnings and the applications of environment-behaviour
research to solving real world problems, encouraging readers to
refect on the role of design and policy in shaping the environments
in which they live and work. With chapters considering the impact
of environment on identity, wellbeing, crime, and spatial behaviour,
Donald shows us not only how people shape and afect the envi-
ronment, but also in turn how the environment shapes and afects
people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
Addressing some of the most important questions of our time,
including how behaviour drives climate change, and what we can
do about it, this is the ideal book for anyone interested in the inter-
actions between architecture, the environment, and psychology.
Ian Donald is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University
of Liverpool, UK, where he was previously Head of the School
of Psychology. He was International Co-editor of the Journal of
Environmental Psychology for ten years and on the Editorial Advisory
Board for 25 years. Ian is an active researcher and has taught
Environmental Psychology at undergraduate and postgraduate level
in the UK and abroad.
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The Basics Series
The Basics is a highly successful series of accessible guidebooks
which provide an overview of the fundamental principles of a
subject area in a jargon-free and undaunting format.
Intended for students approaching a subject for the frst time,
the books both introduce the essentials of a subject and provide
an ideal springboard for further study. With over 50 titles span-
ning subjects from artifcial intelligence (AI) to women’s stud-
ies, The Basics are an ideal starting point for students seeking to
understand a subject area.
Each text comes with recommendations for further study
and gradually introduces the complexities and nuances within
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (SECOND EDITION) LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
JOSEPH HOLDEN PAUL IBBOTSON
WORLD PREHISTORY AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
AND ARCHITECTURAL
PSYCHOLOGY
THE BASICS
Ian Donald
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First published 2022
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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
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ISBN: 978-0-367-22367-0 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-367-22368-7 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-0-429-27454-1 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9780429274541
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CONTENTS
List of fgures x
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xvi
1 Introduction and Brief History of Environmental
and Architectural Psychology 1
2 Place, Place Identity, and Place Attachment 29
3 Spatial Behaviour: Crowding, Privacy, Personal
Space, and Territoriality 57
4 Behaviour During Disasters and Emergencies 81
5 Crime, Environment, and Geographical Profling 109
6 Therapeutic, Supportive, and Restorative
Environments 134
7 Ofce Environments 167
8 Environmental Sustainability and
Pro-Environmental Behaviour 197
Index 241