Anywhere: environmental psychology (Keywords)

The thoughts and actions of people past and present have determined the current state of our planet. If we change our thinking, we can change the health of our own lives, and also the future state of our world. This book explores ways to address personal, social and environmental concerns in si...

This title presents the first comprehensive ecological approach to our affective engagement with the environment, drawing on James Gibson's new foundation of psychology. This book develops a theoretical framework, beginning with Gibson's ecological approach, but also drawing on phenomenology, d...

Back pain is very hard (often impossible) to diagnose and to specify, hence heavy painkillers are thrown at people. But the only way to beat the pain is to understand it. Based on cutting-edge research into back pain and the psychology of pain itself, David Rogers and Grahame Brown have set up ...

Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In 'Blue Mind', Wallace J. Nichols revolutionises how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water..

Psychoanalysis engages with the difficult subjects in life, but it has been slow to address climate change. This book draws on the latest scientific evidence to set out the likely effects of climate change on politics, economics and society more generally, including impacts on psychoanalysts.

This is a book unlike any other. It does not tell you what you must do, it does not set out a guide for the 10 definitive steps to becoming great by next Thursday - it does so much more than that. 'Dare To Be Great' explores how anyone can open pathways for themselves and for our society as a who...

From the founder of the Climate Outreach and Information Network, a groundbreaking take on the most urgent question of our time: Why, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, do we still ignore climate change? "Please read this book, and think about it." —Bill Nye Most of us recognize ...

A comprehensive exploration of the emerging fields of ecotherapy, ecopsychology and nature-based therapies. Written by a collection of leading experts, the book offers a unique examination of a range of theoretical perspectives and applies the latest research to this fast-developing area of thera...