Environmental Problems and Human Behavior

by Gerald T. Gardner, Paul C. Stern

*Designed for courses in environmental psychology, applied psychology, environmental sociology, and social ecology. Also appropriate as a supplemental text for enviornmental studies, enviornmental sciences, and environmental policy. *Examines the behavioral dimensions of global and regional environmental problems such as the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, deforestation, air pollution, and water pollution.

371 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Marcus Tay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely academic book. However, extremely useful as well if you want to learn about many other experiments of how we humans tried to encourage more environmentally friendly behaviours.

[Pualani · Rating 3 out of 5]

On the one hand, the book is well written for its time and I enjoyed reading it and familiarizing myself with numerous theories and processes. On the other hand, I find it rather limited and/or outdated due to the fact that the most devastating problem of animal farming is not included in the discourse. No reflection on Veganism as a potential solution to multiple global environmental problems. Neither the information on minimalist approach/ zero-waste movement. Overall I give 3/5.

[Beth Melillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heavy!

This book was recommended by a professor of mine as a behaviorists view of environmental psychology. There's a lot of perspectives from urban design, psychology, ecology, and plenty of sustainability thrown in there. It reads well, but there's just a lot of material in a small space.