What is it?

What is Environmental Psychology?

Stokols & Altman (1987): The study of human behaviour and well-being in relation to the sociophysical environment.

Russell & Snodgrass (1987): The branch of Psychology concerned with providing a systematic account of the relationship between a person and the environment.

Bell, Fisher, Baum & Greene (1996): The study of the molar relationships between behaviour experience and the built and natural environments.

Areas of Study

• Wayfinding
• Effects of Noise
• Population Density
  • Effects of High Density on Humans
  • Effects of Density on Social Behavior
  • Effects of Crowding
• Effects of Urban Life
• Environmental Solutions to Urban Problems
• Personal Space and Territorial Behavior
• Residential Environments
  • Attachment to Place
  • Preferences
  • Satisfaction With the Home Environment
  • Neighborhood and Community Environments
• Institutional Environments
  • Classroom Settings
  • Hospital Settings
  • Museum Environments
  • Prison Design and Behavior
  • Designing for the Elderly
• Work Environments
  • Ambient Work Environments
  • Territoriality and Status
  • Human Factors
  • Open-Plan vs. Privte Offices