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<p>Contributors vii</p> <p>1 Introduction: Environmental Psychology and its Methods 1<br /> <i>Robert Gifford</i></p> <p>2 Observational Methods: The First Step in Science 9<br /> <i>Reuven Sussman</i></p> <p>3 Behavioral Mapping and Tracking 29<br /> <i>Cheuk Fan Ng</i></p> <p>4 Research Designs for Environmental Issues 53<br /> <i>Wokje Abrahamse, P. Wesley Schultz, and Linda Steg</i></p> <p>5 Agree to Disagree: A Practical Guide to Conducting Survey Research in Environmental Psychology 71<br /> <i>Donald W. Hine, Christine Kormos, and</i> <i>Anthony D. G. Marks</i></p> <p>6 Who Cares? Measuring Environmental Attitudes 93<br /> <i>Amanda McIntyre and Taciano L. Milfont</i></p> <p>7 Qualitative Approaches to Environment–Behavior Research: Understanding Environmental and Place Experiences, Meanings, and Actions 115<br /> <i>David Seamon and Harneet K. Gill</i></p> <p>8 Revealing the Conceptual Systems of Places 137<br /> <i>David Canter</i></p> <p>9 Behavioral Methods for Spatial Cognition Research 161<br /> <i>Daniel R. Montello</i></p> <p>10 Microworlds: Using Computers to Understand Choices about the Use of Natural Resources 183<br /> <i>Angel Chen and Paul A. Bell</i></p> <p>11 Simulating Designed Environments 197<br /> <i>Arthur E. Stamps III</i></p> <p>12 Planning the Built Environment: Programming 221<br /> <i>Jay Farbstein, Richard E. Wener, and Lindsay J. McCunn</i></p> <p>13 Did that Plan Work? Post‐occupancy Evaluation 249<br /> <i>Richard E. Wener, Lindsay J. McCunn, and Jennifer Senick</i></p> <p>14 Action Research: Enhancing Application 271<br /> <i>Valeria Cortes and Robert Sommer</i></p> <p>15 Research Designs for Measuring the Effectiveness of Interventions 291<br /> <i>Wokje Abrahamse</i></p> <p>16 Applying Behavioral Science for Environmental Sustainability 307<br /> <i>E. Scott Geller, Wokje Abrahamse, Branda Guan,</i> <i>and Reuven Sussman</i></p> <p>17 Improving Human Functioning: Ecotherapy and Environmental Health Approaches 323<br /> <i>Thomas Doherty and Angel Chen</i></p> <p>18 Research and Design for Special Populations 345<br /> <i>John Zeisel, Robert Gifford, Mark Martin, and Lindsay J. McCunn</i></p> <p>19 Advanced Statistics for Environment‐Behavior Research: Multi‐level Modeling and Structural Equation Modeling 369<br /> <i>Donald W. Hine, Victor Corral‐Verdugo,</i> <i>Navjot Bhullar, and Martha Frias‐Armenta</i></p> <p>20 Meta‐analysis: An Analysis of Analyses 389<br /> <i>Christine Kormos</i></p> <p>Author Index 409</p> <p>Subject Index 421</p>

<b>Robert Gifford</b> is Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada. Dr. Gifford is the author of over 120 refereed publications and book chapters and five editions of the textbook <i>Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (5^th edition, 2014)</i>. As well as being the editor of the <i>Journal of Environmental Psychology</i>, he serves on the editorial board of <i>Applied Psychology, Architectural Science Review, and Global Environmental Change.</i>

<p><i>Research Methods for Environmental Psychology</i> is the first new book covering research methods in environmental psychology in over 25 years, bringing the subject completely up-to-date with coverage of the latest methodology. Environmental psychology is an applied field, whose practitioners are interested both in assessment and in application; these dual interests are covered thoroughly in this timely book which comprehensively surveys the research and application methods for studying, changing, and improving human attitudes, behavior, and well-being in relation to the physical environment.</p> <p>Under the expert guidance of Robert Gifford, a range of leading contributors provide chapters on the full spectrum of methods in the field, from those for fundamental processes such as spatial cognition and environmental perception to those for environmental psychological approaches to planning; designing and evaluating built environments; experimental design for environmental psychology; qualitative methods for understanding perceptions of the environment; action research; simulations of buildings and resource management dilemmas; surveys and questionnaires for environment and behaviour, and intervention techniques and advanced statistical techniques.</p> Gathering together all the important approaches to investigating and improving the connection between people and their physical world, the text is an invaluable guide for those studying and working in the field.

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