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Psychology for Sustainability applies psychological science to so-called "environmental" problems that manifest when
human behavior disrupts and degrades natural systems.
List of contents
PART 1. WHAT ON EARTH ARE WE DOING? 1. What on Earth Are We Doing? 2. How Did We Get Here? Power, Privilege, and a Paradigm Problem 3. Where Do We Go From Here? Applying an Ecological Worldview PART 2. PSYCHOLOGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 4. Psychology Can Help Save the Planet 5. The Power of the (Unsustainable) Situation 6. It's Not Easy Thinking Green
7. Putting the "I" in Environment 8. To Be (Green), or Not to Be (Green)...It's a Question of Motivation PART 3. WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE PLANET IS GOOD FOR US 9. Making Ourselves Sick: Health Costs of Unsustainable Living 10. Healing the Split Between Planet and Self: We All Need to Walk on the Wild Side
PART 4. BEING THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE 11. When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get...Together 12. Getting Psyched for Sustainability
About the author
Britain A. Scott, PhD,
is a professor of psychology at the University of St. Thomas. Britain is a former president of the Society for Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology (SEPCP/Division 34 of the American Psychological Association) and is co-creator of
Teaching Psychology for Sustainability at www.teachgreenpsych.com
Elise L. Amel, PhD,
is a professor of psychology and Chair of the Department of Earth, Environment, and Society at the University of St. Thomas. Elise is a former president of SEPCP/APA Division 34 and is the Faculty Director of the St. Thomas Office of Sustainability Initiatives.
Susan M. Koger, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Willamette University. Sue is a faculty fellow in Willamette's Sustainability Institute, and she co-authored two previous versions of this text with Deborah Du Nann Winter. She is a co-creator of
Teaching Psychology for Sustainability.
Christie M. Manning, PhD,
is a director of sustainability and a faculty member in environmental studies at Macalester College. In addition to her academic roles, Christie is an activist working with local climate justice groups fighting the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure.
Summary
Psychology for Sustainability applies psychological science to so-called "environmental" problems that manifest when human behavior disrupts and degrades natural systems.
