Environmental Psychology and Human Well-Being
Effects of Built and Natural Settings
- 2nd Edition - June 1, 2025
- Editor: Ann Sloan Devlin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 5 3 6 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 5 3 7 - 5
Environmental Psychology and Human Well-Being: Effects of Built and Natural Settings, Second Edition provides an understanding on how mental and physical well-being is affect… Read more
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- Provides research-based insights on how an environment can impact mental and physical health and well-being
- Integrates core psychological constructs, such as territoriality, environmental stress, privacy, social support, and perceived control across settings
- Covers educational settings, workplace settings, environments for active living, housing for the elderly, natural settings, therapeutic environments, correctional facilities, the pandemic, and more
- Includes new chapter on shelters in response to natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic
2. Experiences of Suburban Life, Territory and Well-being
3. Residential Environments and Active Living
4. Housing for Older Adults
5. City Life and Well-being
6. The Role of the Physical Environment in Education
7. Workplace Settings
8. The Environment and Consumer Behavior
9. Everyday and Nearby Natural Environments
10. Behavioral Impact of Naturalistic and Wilderness Settings
11. Can Correctional Environments Be Humane? A Case for Evidence and Value-based Design
12. Healthcare Settings
13. Design for Mental and Behavioral Health: Psychological, Social, and Cultural Issues
14. Memory Care Settings
15. Therapeutic Landscapes
16. Seeing Differently: Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Well-being
17. Sheltering and Housing: Responses to Natural Disasters and the COVID-19 Pandemic
18. Environmental Psychology: Future Directions
- No. of pages: 500
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: June 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443235368
- eBook ISBN: 9780443235375
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Ann Sloan Devlin
During her career of almost 5 decades, Dr. Devlin taught courses on environmental psychology, cognitive processes, I/O, and research methods. She frequently writes about evidence-based design, is a former Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and the recipient of several Mellon Foundation grants. She has published over 70 journal articles and chapters, served as the editor-in-chief of Environment and Behavior (SAGE), has authored 8 books (including the current one), a number of which focus on the built environment [e.g.,Transforming the Doctor’s Office: Principles of Evidence-Based Design (2015, Routledge); What Americans Build and Why: Psychological Perspectives (2010, Cambridge)].