Book Reviews

Reviews by Division 34 Members

Handbook of environmental psychology (2002), Robert B. Bechtel and Arza Churchman, Eds. [Reviewed by Susan Saegert]
"...The Handbook of Environmental Psychology (2002) suggests to me that the two volume length of the 1987 Handbook is still closer to the length required to convey a representative view of the field...Perhaps a second volume of the Handbook is warranted before the ten-year life span postulated by the editors expires."

Handbook of environmental psychology (2002), Robert B. Bechtel and Arza Churchman, Eds. [Reviewed by James A. Wise]
"...The real Handbook of Environmental Psychology, usable and valuable for Architects, Facility, Interior and Urban Designers unfortunately remains to be written..."

Psychology and environmental change (2002), Raymond S. Nickerson [Reviewed by Richard D. Barnes]
"...This book should be required reading for economic and political decisionmakers who shape environmental policy..."

American hazardscapes: The regionalization of hazards and disasters (2001), Susan L. Cutter, Ed. [Reviewed by George W. Doherty]
"...This book provides a good overview and background for psychologists and other mental health professionals who have interests in the effects of natural and man-made hazards on different populations..."

Why the wild things are: Animals in the lives of children (2000), Gail F. Melson [Reviewed by Joanne Vining]
"In this book the reader will find an excellent survey of the literature not just on animal-children interactions but animal-human interactions more broadly. ...Although [the author] never really answers the title question, the debate is more intelligently framed as a result of her work."

Directions in person-environment research and practice (1999), Nasar, J. L., & Preiser, W. F. E., Eds. [Reviewed by Jennifer A. Veitch]
"This collection of papers operates at several levels...on one level, the resulting volume stands as a memorial to an influential time in environment-behavior research...on another level, the volume is a fable about environment-behaviour research and practice..."

Handbook of Japan-United States environment-behavior research: Toward a transactional approach (1997), Seymour Wapner, J. Demick, T. Takahashi, T. Yamamoto, Eds. [Reviewed by William Stewart]
"..this Handbook should be used as a reference for a specific study or topical area of interest. It would not be something to read from cover-to-cover. In particular, studies related to housing for older adults are well represented..."

	Handbook of environmental psychology (2002), Robert B. Bechtel and Arza Churchman, Eds. [Reviewed by Susan Saegert] "...The Handbook of Environmental Psychology (2002) suggests to me that the two volume length of the 1987 Handbook is still closer to the length required to convey a representative view of the field...Perhaps a second volume of the Handbook is warranted before the ten-year life span postulated by the editors expires."
	Handbook of environmental psychology (2002), Robert B. Bechtel and Arza Churchman, Eds. [Reviewed by James A. Wise] "...The real Handbook of Environmental Psychology, usable and valuable for Architects, Facility, Interior and Urban Designers unfortunately remains to be written..."
	Psychology and environmental change (2002), Raymond S. Nickerson [Reviewed by Richard D. Barnes] "...This book should be required reading for economic and political decisionmakers who shape environmental policy..."
	American hazardscapes: The regionalization of hazards and disasters (2001), Susan L. Cutter, Ed. [Reviewed by George W. Doherty] "...This book provides a good overview and background for psychologists and other mental health professionals who have interests in the effects of natural and man-made hazards on different populations..."
	Why the wild things are: Animals in the lives of children (2000), Gail F. Melson [Reviewed by Joanne Vining] "In this book the reader will find an excellent survey of the literature not just on animal-children interactions but animal-human interactions more broadly. ...Although [the author] never really answers the title question, the debate is more intelligently framed as a result of her work."
	Directions in person-environment research and practice (1999), Nasar, J. L., & Preiser, W. F. E., Eds. [Reviewed by Jennifer A. Veitch] "This collection of papers operates at several levels...on one level, the resulting volume stands as a memorial to an influential time in environment-behavior research...on another level, the volume is a fable about environment-behaviour research and practice..."
	Handbook of Japan-United States environment-behavior research: Toward a transactional approach (1997), Seymour Wapner, J. Demick, T. Takahashi, T. Yamamoto, Eds. [Reviewed by William Stewart] "..this Handbook should be used as a reference for a specific study or topical area of interest. It would not be something to read from cover-to-cover. In particular, studies related to housing for older adults are well represented..."