Class Environmental Psychology

The Environmental Psychology course aims to sensitize students to the reciprocal influence between the environment and human behavior and provide knowledge that enables the understanding of the relationship between environmental contexts and human behavior by allowing students to apply this knowledge in addressing different types of environment.

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PC1: Introduction to environmental psychology 1.1. Environmental psychology study object PC2: Urban environments 2.1. Orientation and mobility: cognitive maps 2.2. Personal space, privacy, territoriality, crowding and insecurity 2.3. Residential environments: perception of environmental quality; place identity and attachment; sense of community PC3: Natural environments 3.1. Relatedness to nature and attitudes: environmental identity; relatedness to nature 3.2. Environment and well-being: restorative environments, physical activity and well-being PC4: Environment and behaviour 4.1. Emotions towards the environment and risk perception 4.2. Sustainable behaviour and environmental attitudes PC5: Specific Environments 5.1. Clinical and hospital environment: perception of environmental quality and well-being 5.2. School environment: aspects of environmental quality; spaces for learning and development 5.3. Work environments: aspects of environmental quality; privacy and performance

Teaching methodology of the CU includes the contents presentation (TM1) complemented in an integrated way by case analysis on specific contents aspects, either through videos (TM2), articles and reports (TM3), or activities in real context (TM4). In addition, tutorial activities are planned for student evaluation work (TM5).  

Aragonés, J. I. & Amérigo, M. (Eds) (2010). Psicología ambiental. (3rd Ed). Pirámide. Bonnes, M., Lee,T., & Bonaiuto, M.(2003). Psychological theories for environmental issues. Ashgate. Devlin, A.S. (Ed.) (2018). Environmental psychology and human well-being: Effects of built and natural settings. Elsevier. Fleury-Bahi, G., Pol, E., & Navarro. O. (Eds.) (2017). Handbook of environmental psychology and quality of life research. International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life. Springer. Steg, L., Van den Berg, A. E., & De Groot, J. I. (2012). Environmental psychology: An introduction. Wiley-Blackwell.