of People-Environmental Studies WINTER 2020 - #48
IAPS DEALING WITH COVID-19
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IN ITALY, ITS HISTORY FROM 1970 TO 2020
MY FAVORITE BOOK/PAPER
Editors: Henk Staats and Silvia Collado
RESEARCH PROGRAMS CONFERENCES REPORTS FUTURE CONFERENCES NEWS 2
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IAPS Board 2018-2020
Tony Craig, President of IAPS Susana Batel, Conference Support and The James Hutton Institute Young researches Workshop for Lisbon Aberdeen, UK University Institute of Lisbon Portugal
Sarah Payne, Treasurer Adriana Portella, Publications, Membership, Heriot-Watt University IAPS website, Facebook and Twitter / UK Online presence, Network facilitator Federal University of Pelotas Brazil
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Table of Contents EDITORIAL ADDRESS P. 6-7 Editorial address (H. Staats, S. Collado) 6
CONTRIBUTIONS P. 8-21 Environmental psychology in Italy and in Rome (M. Bonnes) 8 From a group of friends of Environmental Psychology to the establishment of a research and teaching group in People-Environment Studies (P. Ortega-Andeane) 17 Change, Interdisciplinarity and IAPS (S. Batel) 19
RESEARCH PROGRAMS P. 22-28 The City as laboratory. (A. J. van der Wal, N. J. van Doesum, C. Boomsma, A. van der Weiden, E. J. Boezeman,W. Steinel, H. Staats) 22 New Horizon 2020 project ENTRANCES - ENergy TRANsitions from Coal and carbon (R. García-Mira) 27
CONFERENCE REPORTS P. 29-36 Impressions on the 26th IAPS Conference: Experiencing the virtual environment: 29 - 26th IAPS Conference: a successful hybrid event (C. Deprés) 30 - The Experience of a Virtual Conference (W. Poortinga) 32 - Participating in the YRW in a virtual manner (C. Petersson) 33 The 2019 IAPS Symposium Ageing in Place in a World of Inequalities (A. Portella) 34
FUTURE CONFERENCES P. 37-41 XVI Environmental Psychology Conference-PSICAMB (A. Loureiro, G. Gonçalves) 37 International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP, 2021) 39 27th IAPS Conference. Global challenges, local impacts 40 EDRA52 Detroit, 19-23 May 2021 41
MY FAVORITE BOOK OR PAPER P. 42-45
PhD THESIS P. 46-47 PhD Thesis (New) (F. S. M. Rodríguez) 46
PUBLICATIONS P. 48-52 IAPS Members´ publications 48
NEWS P. 53-55
New publications section for IAPS members
Those members who have recently published an article in a well evaluated or high ranked journal, as well as a book or book chapter with a relevant publisher, please send your reference with a brief abstract (60 words) about the content of your publication, to: [email protected], and it will be included into the next issue.
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Editorial address by Henk Staats and Silvia Collado
It has been almost a year since COVID-19 started the International Conference of Environmental to spread worldwide, and the pandemic has Psychology (ICEP 2021, Italy) and the XVI certainly marked IAPS activities during the past Congress of Environmental Psychology-PSICAMB few months. We thought it was appropriate to 2021 (Portugal). visualize this on the title page of this Issue. As you will read, COVID-19 has affected our community Also in this issue, we continue with what we plan in several ways. through, for instance, the shift to be a series on the history of Environmental in ways of organizing conferences and in an Psychology in Europe. In this issue, its history in initiative by Sepideh Masoudinejad on Residential Italy will be described, by Mirilia Bonnes, one of Psychology, a set of contributions from different authors on the effect of the Pandemic on the series entitled My favorite book/paper, in which experience of the home. IAPSthe pioneers members of literallythe field. show And we-in aopen photograph- another and tell about the piece of work that has inspired them the most through their career. We are adapting to such new and challenging situations excited about this new series, and we want to by,This for Issue instance, thus testifies successfully to IAPS’ moving capacity the IAPS of have contributions again for the next issue. We 2020 conference to a virtual format in a very short are sure the testimonies of the seven members describing their favorite work in this issue will set you thinking about your own intellectual history attendeesperiod of time. met throughThis year’s their conference computer establishes screen, and we invite you to participate! We also dedicate a modelandmark, of people-environment as for the very first interactiontime, conference that space to two IAPS board member to present IAPS conferences had not experienced before. themselves: Susana Batel and Patricia Ortega, who Carole Deprés, one of the organizers of IAPS 2020 were elected members of IAPS board in 2018. conference shares her views about the virtual format of the conference, together with Charlotte The Bulletin also includes the presentation of two
Award titled “the best participative action- research“Petersson, and who Wouter received Poortinga, the Young a memberResearchers’ of Netherlands).research projects. In this The project, first one, the the environmental City as a Lab, IAPS Board and conference attendee. is an ongoing project taking place in Leiden (the with their students cooperate with civil servants This Issue also contains information about the psychologists from Leiden University together IAPS Symposium “Aging in place in a world of projects every year that are useful for the City. inequalities: how to design healthy cities for Thisfrom maythe municipalityset you thinking of Leiden in what to waydevelop university all”, promoted by the IAPS Environmental and and municipality could cooperate in your city. Gerontology network (November 2019, Brazil), The second project is titled ENTRANCES and is by Adriana Portella, as well as about upcoming is led by Ricardo García-Mira and will investigate thefunded challenges by the Europeanfacing carbon-intensive Union for three regions years. inIt alsoconferences. organized Specifically, online, and you information will find information regarding transition - hinging on the idea that the transition about this year’s EDRA conference in Detroit,
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to clean energy should not be considered only as Psychology, a set of contributions from different a technological change or an industrial shift but authors on the effect of the Pandemic on the also a socio-economic-psychological process that affects the daily life of local communities. this interesting series and the information needed experience of the home. You will find mention of about the results of the last IAPS Board election, to track this series on LinkedIn. thatIn the took News place section, in June you 2020, will andfind theinformation winners of the Young Researchers Awards. We are also happy Finally, the Bulletin reflects the most updated to give visibility to the new IAPS Network called scientific contributions of IAPS members in two Early Career Researchers, with Everly Jazi, Ting- Second,ways: first, a list a shortof published summary articles, of PhD books project and that book shows the young researchers’ work and ideas. Moreover, in this section you will see how to during the past year. Ting Cheng and Ruby Lipson-Smith as conveners. chapters reflecting the active work conducted activities, which are now expanded to the IAPS Enjoy the reading! join the Behavior Studies Laboratory’s (Brazil) shows its effects in this Issue is through a new initiativecommunity. by Last,Sepideh another Masoudinejad, way in which from Covid the -19 author, for a series of short essays on Residential University of Iran. She is responsible, as editor and
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Environmental psychology in Italy and in Rome
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ITS MAIN DEVELOPMENTS, FROM 1970 TO 2020
1 Mirilia Bonnes and social psychological interests were only starting to in 1971 (at the Universities of Rome Sapienza and Padova); Sapienza Università di Roma [email protected] Psychologyappear in some of the Italian National Universities Research (Turin, Council Milan, (CNR) Bologna) . and in Rome, at both Sapienza University and the Institute of with a strong interest in applied social psychology (in the The ‘Rome Group’ of EP began when M. Bonnes - Psychology - obtained a Research Position at CNR Institute inLewinian Rome (1975) sense) , andafter in some the emerging years of studies field of inEnvironmental social Italian Environmental Psychology (EP) started in Rome, psychology and several experiences in social research. during the 1970s, with the ‘EP Group in Rome’- at Sapienza University (Faculty of Psychology) and CNR Institute of Psychology -, with a peculiar history, not She graduated at Sapienza University (in 1966) with a only for the persons and the situations involved, but Dissertation in social psychology (on ‘social perception’), also for its place-specific aspects, related to its main followed by a temporary teaching position at the University developments in the city of Rome, where also the Austin,of Urbino collaborating and a visiting with scholarship J. Holahan (in on 1974) ‘spatial in cognition the long-term ‘UNESCO/MAB-Rome Project’ started and Department of Psychology of the University of Texas at developed for more than 40 years, with important 1978). linkages with this EP history, as illustrated in the and behaviouralThese early experiencesmaps of urban formed places’ the (Holahan inspiration & Bonnes, for following paragraphs. linking these interests on spatial cognition of urban places This synthetic history could also be a possible with some earlier interests on residential attitudes and reminder for IAPS Colleagues, to never stop thinking preferences towards urban places, and for publishing on the ‘place-specific’ nature of human events and psychological processes! periodicals (Bonnes,1978, 1979). In order to involve other some introductory review articles in Italian scientific cooperate in these new research interests , contacts were THE ‘70S colleagues (as G. Secchiaroli, from Urbino University) to At the beginning of the ‘70s, psychology in Italy, and in in the domain , such as IAAP (International Association particular social and applied psychology, were in a quite ofinitiated Applied with Psychology main international ) and IAPS scientific(the International associations Association of People-Environment Studies). In 1978, the
1early I am very stage. grateful The to Henk University Staats for inviting degree me to in write Psychology this history and started for helping only me to shorten and shape it in its present form. Please note also that the list of references included only represents a part of references noted. A complete list can be obtained by sending me a request (email [email protected]).
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the city of Rome, which became the of urban places cognitions , were given Research Project (Italian CNR, atfirst an presentations IAAP Conference on spatial in Munich aspects 1978 Coordinator81); then on :a Bonnes cross-cultural with French Bilateral (XIX ICAP) and in 1980 at the IAPS CNRS Coordinator : Y. Bernard ) on researchfirst ‘place’ lines, of investigation later extended ( within also to ‘Organization and personalisation othera ‘multi-place urban environments perspective’) (Bonnes, for these Secchairoli,1983). ConferenceA crucial in event,Guildford for the(Bonnes subsequent & in collaboration with the Institute development of EP in Rome was of domestic space’ (1981 -1983), Mannetti, Secchiaroli & Tanucci, 1990; when M. Bonnes was asked (in 1978), International Workshop featuring BonaiutoSeveral & Bonnes, colleagues 1996; started Bonaiuto, by a well-known plant-ecologist thisde l’Esthetique project was (CNRS) organised in Paris. in Rome, An collaboratingFornara & Bonnes, on the 2006). Programme, titled ‘Home interior, a European not only among social psychologists, MABof Sapienza Committee University (V. Giacomini) and also - to 1987). butespecially also among from Sapienzaarchitects, University, urban joinPresident the interdisciplinary of the Italian UNESCO- research perspective’In 1981, (Giuliani, after the Bonnes,abrupt demise Werner, planners, plant ecologists, and of the funder-coordinator of the MAB- chemists of air pollution. starting in the Rome area - with the Colleagues from foreign participationproject on ‘urban of around ecology’ 20 thatdifferent he was Division in Paris encouraged M. Bonnes Institutions became also involved: disciplinary research Groups (mainly Rome Project, the UNESCO/MAB as from MSH (Maison des Sciences from natural and technical sciences). decided to concentrate all her efforts to take his coordinating role; she a cross-cultural European Project Programme, launched (in 1971) by 1987). de l’Homme) in Paris (for launching This was part of a very innovative UN on this program (Bonnes,1981, 1984, Sciences, under the Direction of the The Group of Environmental on ‘ Urban Cognitions and Italianthe UNESCO land-ecologist Division ofF. DiEcological Castri, Perception became the main fromRepresentations’, the Faculty of of Architecture cities of high of the with the name ‘Man and Biosphere’ guiding framework of the entire cultural value : the GERU Project ) and (MAB) and already preparing the MAB-Rome Project, with a parallel its involvement in a parallel MAB 11- widening of its research lines along ProjectUniversity , on of the S. “S.Paulo, Paulo in BrasilGreen (Belt”). for Sustainable Development various directions. Beside the very subsequent UN Programme on interdisciplinary main line, on Cultural Exchange (between Sapienza Science Programme was to(Rio,UNCED, promote Also a specific Bilateral Agreement of interdisciplinary1992). The general and aim trans-disciplinary of this UNESCO was a focus on emerging ‘place- was initiated for study around these ecosystem approaches ‘perception of urban quality’, there (It) and San Paulo (Bz) Universities), The subsequent ‘MAB-Rome , to some specific based’ EP constructs, in particular the topics (1986-1990). and ‘critical ecosystems’ - as ‘urban ‘residential neighbourhood’, but also ecosystem’ (for MAB n.11 Projects) or the ‘city-centre’, the ‘green places’, Project, Progress Report ‘(n.4) on n.8some Projects) specific -, ‘natural by also protectedincorporating areas’, the ‘outskirts’. These studies focussed ‘Urban ecology applied to the city of as ‘MAB-Biosphere Reserves’ (for MAB on various specific characteristics of Rome’ (Bonnes, ed., 1987), outlines besidesthe ‘human-perception the ‘spatial ‘and dimension’ the ‘temporal as a third main ‘founding dimension’, dimensions’, of any ‘eco-system’(Di Castri, 1981, 1984). was formedA specific within Research the MAB Group 11- on Rome‘Urban Project Environmental , with its Perception’main research focus the ‘perception of the urban
(residential) quality ’ (Bonnes, 1981, 1984).THE 1980’S period for EP in Rome. The firstNew half research of 80’s lines was were an important started at the CNR, with V. Giuliani - coming interested in the environmental Vittoria Giuliani, David Canter and Mirilia Bonnes at NATO- EAESP Workshop on EP, domainfrom the - fieldon ‘museum of linguistics environments and very Lisbon 1986.
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In the second half of the ‘80s, research lines, with 15 related M.Bonnes left the CNR for a full M. Bonnes was elected to the researchin its 16 chapters, projects organisedthese various along time Academic Position at Sapienza IAAP At Directors the ICAP Board, in Madrid from (1994), the the initial multidisciplinary and Environmental Psychology Division the CNR, V. Giuliani started to develop (from 1995 till 2010), then followed herUniversity research (Faculty interests of Psychology).on home and At by M. Bonaiuto (2010-2018) and F. Environmentalinterdisciplinary Perception methodology; Group. among place attachment, also in collaboration Fornara (2018 ongoing). the 26Along authors, the same 12 belonged interdisciplinary to the with the Sapienza Group (Giuliani, During this decade the research research lines on ‘urban residential activities of EP in Rome had a great development in various directions. Working Group –mainly composed of THE1991, 1990’S 2004). architectsquality’, a specificand urban National planners Research - was The presence of EP at Sapienza also promoted and supported by In 1993-95 the first EU Project at the CNR Committee for Environment when M. Bonnes became Full Professor M.Bonnes,Sapienza University on “Psychological (still funded and and Habitat (1989-93), under the University became well consolidated socialby ECU!) determinants was coordinated of environmental by joint coordination of M.Bonnes and the Sapienza new Curriculum on ‘Work attitudes and behaviours: international the well–known urban planner C. of ‘Advanced Social Psychology’, inside topic, with some of these research namedand Organisational ‘Environmental Psychology’ Psychology (1990); ‘ participationcomparisons”; of general 5 European Coordinator: Countries: groups,Beguinot continued ; the collaboration in the following on this this University Chair was later formally C. Levy-Leboyer (France); with
Fornara, 2012). Padua(1996). started to have this Chair also Germany (K. Pawlik), Portugal (F. decadesIn the (i.e.: meantime Bonnes, ItalianBonaiuto Social & denomination Also the University inside the of Faculty of ofFerreira-Marques), these research results and UK was (J. organised Chase). A Psychology was gaining a more Psychology (A. Maas) and EP became a atspecific the at Symposium the XXIII ICAP , presenting Conference some in subject for teaching also in some other hold its annual National Divisional specific identity, by starting to in Cagliari, by A. M. Nenci, also an MadridSince (1994) then (Levy-Leboyer,the topic of pro- Bonnes, Italian Universities, as in particular environmentalChase, Ferreira attitudesMarques, andPawlik, 1996). theConference newly established (first in Rome Division 1982, of Group, who sadly died in 2011. behaviours continued to be among the Socialthen in Psychology, Padova, 1983); inside organised the Italian by important figure from the EP Sapienza main interests of the Sapienza Group, introductory volume, with particular for the subsequent decades (Carrus, Several research papers about ‘urban attention The first to historical Italian systematic and theoretical cognitionScientific Associationand representation of Psychology. ‘were roots of the domain, was published in Carrus, Passafaro, Bonnes, 2011). presented at these events. 1992 (with the title ‘EP: introduction to Passafaro,Various Bonnes, research 2008; efforts Fornara, In 1982 M. Bonnes and G. social psychology of the environment‘), continued with the MAB-Rome Project Secchiaroli were asked to join the then published also in English (Bonnes and the Environmental Perception international Editorial Board for Group further developing its research systematic Italian introduction, with lines, through the involvement of a& strongerSecchiaroli, cognitive 1995). orientation, The second was some post-doctoral Fellows (M. chapters,preparing including the first Handbook several chapters of EP published in 1998, by R. Baroni. Perugini, A. Aiello) and new PhD for(Stokols, EP in theAltman, various 1987): main 2 countriesvolumes, 43: students in EP: G. Carrus, then F. started having their PhD Degrees and SapienzaIn 1990, Italianhad its Universities PhD Program in US, UK, Sweden, Germany, Netherland, Social Psychology. M.Bonaiuto - among urban/residentialFornara. The ‘multi-dimensional’ environments DuringFrance, thisRussia, decade, Australia, interest Japan, in EP Latin these early Sapienza PhD students, startedapproach to tobe ‘perceived systematically quality’ developed of wasAmerica; emerging but no at chaptersome other for Italy! Italian with strong interests in EP - started with M. Bonaiuto, who continued to collaborating on the ongoing EP further articulate and extend this research topic, in collaboration with R.Universities: Baroni and in others, particular working at the on Ercolani, 1991. F. Fornara, by various comparative cognitiveUniversity processes of Padua and, with memory E. Peron, of researchIAPS lines started : Bonnes, having Bonaiuto Board & studies in various towns and places (Salmaso, Baroni, Job, Peron, Members from Rome EP: V. Giuliani countries, for the subsequent decades: (1990-98), followed by M. Bonnes Bonaiuto, Aiello,P erugini,B onnes, These interests in Padova continued (1998-2002) and in the subsequent Ercolani, l. 1999, Bonaiuto, Fornara, to1983; expand Peron, during Baroni, the Zucco,following 1988). years, decades also M. Bonaiuto, G. Carrus often in collaboration with the Rome and F. Fornara. The Italian Architect Bonnes, Bonaiuto, 2015, Bonaiuto, Group. Also in Milan interest emerged Ombretta Romice, originally from Fornara,Bonnes, 2003;2017. Mao, Fornara, Manca, among psychologists, especially in Turin Politechnic, then at Strathclyde Following the bio-ecological collaboration with Italian geographers foundations of the MAB Project, (Perussia, 1988). President (2008-2012). special attention was given to ‘urban University in Glasgow, was also IAPS
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these new MAB trends, along various research lines on various aspects of new research lines, for the subsequent green places’, by developing several L. Kruse,After T. the Garling, new establishment C. Levy-Leboyer, of R. decades (Corrall, Bonnes, Tapia, theLawrence Italian (Bonnes,MAB Committee, ed.1993). M.Bonnes environment,inhabitants ‘perceptions’ also for the ofsubsequent these became President of this Committee Bonaiuto, Nenci, Carrus, 2011). ‘natural’ components of urban (1995-2000), then also Member of the Fraijo,In Frias,this second Carrus, part 2009; of the Bonnes, decade various research projects started Bonnes,years (Bonnes, Carrus, Bonaiuto,1995; Passafaro, 2011). 2000). (including some Doctoral and post- Bonnes,An interdisciplinary Uzzell, Carrus, Kelay, MAB 2007; UNESCO Italian Commission (1996- doctoral Programs), focused on Symposium was organised in Rome Conference (1992) which launched by M. Bonnes (1991), on “Perception the SustainableAfter the UN Development Rio UNCD institution and management of natural residents’ psycho-social processes on Quality: toward integrated approaches inand the Evaluation European of Context” Urban Environment bringing Conservation(SD) Programme (BC), and the the general first MAB protected areas (as ‘local identities’, together 39 Authors from the three ProgrammeUN Convention became on Biodiversity mainly focussed regional‘local participation’, areas: as in ‘environmentalSardinia (for main disciplinary domains involved on its Programme on ‘MAB-Biosphere communication’), in various in the MAB-Programme on urban ecosystems: the architectural-urban natural protected areas organised (forthe institution institution of of ‘Mineral urban/peri-urban Parks’ by planning for the ‘built-up dimension’, andReserves’ managed (BRs)’, for aimed‘biodiversity at promoting parksthe ‘Ente by theMinerario Rome Municipality), Sardo’), in Lazio or the plant-ecology for the ‘urban- in Tuscany (related to Tuscan Irelands greenery -‘nature-dimension’, and the and educational aims. Biodiversity ‘perception dimension’, for the human conservation’,also started to with be considered joint scientific in both research programs went on for several component, with several leading biological and human-cultural terms years:Park management); Bonaiuto, Carrus, some Martorella, of these European EP participants: Y. Bernard, Bonnes, (2002), Carrus, Bonaiuto, D. Canter, A. Churchman, C. Grauman, Rome Group became very involved in Bonnes, (2005). (Di Castri & Balayi, 2002) and the EP
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THE FIRST DECADE OF 2000 The Rome Municipality (Mayor: F. areaRutelli), a wide in collaboration network of new with ‘urban the Lazio Region, finally established in the Rome parks’ (a total of 16 green areas), under aims.the new The Agency Sapienza of ‘Roma EP Group Natura’, was with involvedconservation, in operationalizing educational and these scientific aims with some subsequent research projects these educational effects, under various aspects(2002-2006) and for aimed several at monitoring subsequent years (De Dominicis, Bonaiuto, Carrus, Passafaro, Bonnes, 2017). At the 15th IAPS Conference in Eindhoven, on “Shifting Balances: changing roles in policy, research and design” (1998) the keynote address by M. Bonnes (on “The ecological-global shift, environmental sustainability and the ‘shifting towardsbalances’), sustainability stressed the issues, importance according for IAPS of the ‘ ecology-based turn’ Development. This same perspective wasto UN then principles pointed of out Sustainable in the chapter for the second EP Handbook, with the title ‘EP, from spatial-physical environment
Bonaiuto, 2002). to Sustainable Development’ (Bonnes &
At the EURO-MAB Conference held in Rome (2002), a specific withSymposium several waspresentations organised byon the‘Urban Ecosystems and Biosphere Reserves’, Cover page of UNESCO MAB-BR Bulletin, 2003, n.3, displaying activities of EURO- MAB Symposium in Rome, 2002. perception and behaviours towards residentialEP Sapienza environment Group on inhabitants’ and green spaces, stimulating wide interest from in Rome, by A.M. Nenci (P. Caddeo, R. Troffa). Bonaiuto (eds.), 2003 (in English), studiesvarious wasDelegates then invited of other at EURO-MAB the further In 2001 the Padua Group Twigger, G. Breakwell): Bonnes , Lee, ConferenceCountries. A organised specific overview by Columbia of these organized in Padua the First Italian During this decade several 2004 (in Italian). Meeting was held in Rome (Carrus, were coordinated by M.Bonnes: the University (NY), for promoting a new Scopelliti,Meeting on 2002). EP; in Both 2002 Meetings the Second PRINNational (Program and EU of Research Research Projects of National Bonnes,MAB/Urban Carrus, Biosphere Bonaiuto, Reserve Fornara, in the showed a wide interest for EP in Interest) on ‘Psychological processes New York area (Noroodon et al. 2004, On 2001 M. Bonaiuto also became also the need for strengthening the FullPassafaro, Professor 2004). at Sapienza Faculty of theoreticalvarious Italian roots Universities, of the domain. but CIVICSand socio-physical (2001-02) on environments’ ‘Consultative Psychology and more PhD students The preparation of a new volume Institutions(1999-2001); and and Values the EU In Projects,Changing started working on EP topics, with PhD with these aims was started, with and post PhD fellowships (E. Bilotta, the collaboration of several Italian Participatory Approach for Sciences P. Passafaro, G. Tronu, S. De Dominicis, colleagues (from Rome and Padova), Society’ and PATH (2003-05) on ‘ E. Molinario), also supervised by V. and other leading European colleagues, by a research program of an even Giuliani, at the CNR (H. Martorella, M. also sensitive to this need for theory widerand Technology’. group of countries These were - jointly followed
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(in Italian) for these students were also During this decade, all the published: the introductory volume on Sciences)Council Scientific -, on ‘Perceptions Unions) and and IUPSYs obtained a permanent position in attitudes(International on sustainable Union Psychological water use , in first Sapienza PhDs students on EP ‘Architectural Psychology’, by Bonaiuto, coordination in Italy (by M. Bonnes), examplesBilotta, Fornara of past (2004), collaboration the volume between various Italian Universities: G. Carrus withcross-cultural also France comparison’; (by G. Moser), general India the‘Utopia architectural-urban making, etc.’ - about design Italian and at Roma3 University, F. Fornara at (by J.B. Shina), and Mexico (by V. allCagliari obtained University, the National M. Scopelliti Nomination at Corral): Corral, Carrus, Bonnes, Moser, Bonaiuto, 2012)- and the introductory ofLUMSA Full Professor. University; more recently they Shina, 2008. volumesocial sciences on ‘EP ofdomains, sustainability (Bilotta and & During this decade a further new THE 2010’S research line was developed inside the EP continued to develop in Rome, Sapienza Group, when M.Bonnes was ecologicalIn 2005 behaviours’, the CIRPA by (Centro Bonnes, Inter- Padova and in the other CIRPA Groups, asked (in 1997), by the Architecture universitarioPassafaro, & Carrus di Ricerca (2006). in Psicologia but also in other Italian research Group on Health Care Design (guided Ambientale) was funded at Sapienza Groups of Milano, Verona, Bologna, by R. Del Nord) , to participate in the Venezia. Design Project of the New Paediatric and M. Bonaiuto (as Vice-Director), Mayer Hospital in Florence , which, University, with M. Bonnes (as Director) CIRPA , with the Rome and Cagliari once realised (2008), became a relevant experiences on EP domain: In the first part of this decade, the world-wide exemplary design of Romagrouping Sapienza, the 3 main Padova, Universities and Cagliari. with Research Projects: Groups, was involved in two large EU research‘hospital humanization’.interest of the Sapienza The ‘health Group Two further Roman Universities alsocare forenvironments’ the subsequent became years: a further Fornara, Naples.(LUMSA and Roma3) were then added 1. Agentsthe LOCAW and organizationsProject (2011-13) to achieve , on (2010)In 2008and later the 20alsoth IAPSthe University Conference of ‘LOw CArbon at Work , Modelling was organised by CIRPA in Rome - by composed of various European Bonaiuto, Bonnes, 2006; Bonnes, Groups,transition mainly to a low from Carbon social Europe’: and Bonaiuto,his topic Fornara, also became Bilotta, the2009; object of behavioural sciences (General moreFornara recent & Andrade, collaborations 2011. , providing Sapienza University in collaboration National Guidelines for the Italian Programmewith LUMSA -University , on ‘Urban , alsoDiversities, under Health Minister (Bonaiuto, Caddeo Biospherethe patronage and Well-being:of the UNESCO-MAB designing and i.e.Coordinator, Craig, Polhill, R. Garcia Colley, Mira, Carrus, Spain; Troffa, 2012). managing our common environment’. Maricchiolo,National Coordinator, Bonaiuto, M. Bonnes, Bonnes); In 2002, following the invitation A selection of the main papers there Dimitru, Garcia-Mira, 2019. from the Editorial Board of the new presented was published in the volume Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology to ‘Urban diversities: environmental 2. the BIOMOT Project (2011-2015) on be published in 3 volumes, by Academic and human issues’ ‘MOTivational strength of ecosystem International Year of Biodiversity: services and alternative ways to Bonnes, as Section Editor, organised , in the UN/IUCN withPress the (C. collaborationSpielberger, ed., of G.Carrus2004) - M. and 2011. composed of various European the other IAAP and IAPS colleagues, Bonaiuto, Bonnes, Nenci & Carrus, eds., Groups,express themainly value from of BIOdiversity’: bio-ecological the EP Section of this Encyclopedia, sciences, with CIRPA as the only composed of 15 chapters, written by Psychology Group - General the main experts on the principal topics Coordinator, the bio-ecologist W. De area of the domain; most of these were Scopelliti,Groot (from Molinario, Netherlands; Bonaiuto, National recently updated (Bonnes & Carrus, Bonnes,Coordination: Cicero, M.Bonaiuto); De Dominicis, i.e. 2004, 2017). Giuseppe Carrus started Italian to have Universities, 2 levels of after Psychology the DegreesInternational (3+2), ‘Bologna with more Agreement’, differentiated Bonnes,Fornara, Cicero,De Groot... Fornara, Bonaiuto, Scopelliti,… 2018; teaching in the second level courses. DeMolinario, Groot... Kruglansky,Bonaiuto, 2019. Bonaiuto, Sapienza EP Courses also became more differentiated, with two different In 2012 M. Bonnes started her courses of EP for the graduate levels formal retirement, but continued - after a general introductory course collaborating with many national and foreign colleagues and organizations for the first under-graduate level-: 2019), while M. Bonaiuto become ‘Architectural Psychology’ (Professor: Ferdinando Fornara Director(Clayton ofet CIRPAal. 2015; and Bonnes, continued 2014, to M. Bonaiuto) and ‘EP of Sustainability’ (Professor: M. Bonnes); new volumes IAPS - BULLETIN 48 | WINTER 2020 15
Informal lunch in Rome on the occasion of an Invited Seminar by Terry Hartig (2012). Present at the lunch table Marino Bonaiuto with daughter and son, Maria Vittoria Giuliani, Terry Hartig , Stefano De Dominicis; in the back M. Scopelliti and M. Bonnes.
develop research lines and international collaborations in further directions and in further different countries (China, involved in the organisation in Italy of theIran, Third South Summer America); School he was of Theories also in EP (STEP3), with the collaboration of F. Fornara (Cagliari, 2015). He recently published, following the invitation of for Psychology (GIP), a very exhaustive overviewthe main Italianof the developmentscientific periodicals of EP in Italy (Bonaiuto, 2017). The last Handbook for the domain, edited by S. Clayton (2012), includes, by 5 Italian authors, among the total 55among authors its 34 of chapters,various countries: 3 chapters on Residential neighbourhood, Natural landscapes and Healthcare environments. From the complete
EP Handbook (1987), now Italy seems absence of Italian Authorship in the first Mirilia Bonnes, with former IAPS presidents Arza Churchman and Ricardo Garcia Mira, at IAPS Rome, 2018. domain! to be among the first countries in the
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Nomination of Fellow of IAAP, Environmental Psychology Division. Montreal, 2018. Nominated were Ricardo Garcia Mira, Marino Bonaiuto, Mirilia Bonnes, John Thogersen and Florian Kaiser.
In 2018, at the ICAP in Montreal Committee, chaired by R. Garcia Mira, of the IAPS and IAAP colleagues and assigned the IAPS 2018 Awards to: D. Awards in the EP domain, two were Division of Ecological Sciences! Italians,(Canada), from among the theRome five Group IAAP (M.Fellows On the whole, during these 50 of the early colleagues of the UNESCO Bonnes, M. Bonaiuto). At the 25th IAPS years,Uzzell, Italian P. Sarfety-Gazon international and research M. Bonnes. Conference, held (again!) in Rome in EP seems to have come a long way (2018) and organised by G. Carrus at !... but this would certainly have been impossible without the collaboration
Roma3 University the IAPS Executive
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• • comparison between a large and a small Italian city. Environment & Behavior, 28: ecological behaviours: the case of recycling and use of public transportation. Journal Bonaiuto, M.& Bonnes, M. (1996). Multiplace analysis of the urban environment: A Carrus,of Environmental G., Passafaro, Psychology P. & Bonnes, M. (2008). Emotions, habits and rational choices in • • 699-747. , 28,51-62 . processes and environmental attitudes in land use changes: the case of natural (2015). Expanding the role for psychology in addressing environmental challenges. protectedBonaiuto, M.,areas. Carrus, Journal G., Martorella,of Environmental H. & Bonnes, Psychology M. (2002). Local identities AmericanClayton,S., Psychologists Devine-Wright, P., Swim, J., Bonnes, M., Steg, L.,Whitmarsh, L. & Carrico, A. • Urban diversities, • , 23, 631-653. , 71(3),1-16. environmental and social issues. Gottingen, Ge: Hogrefe. Environmental beliefs and endorsement of Sustainable Development principles Bonaiuto, M., Bonnes, M., Nenci, A.M. & Carrus, G. Eds. (2011). Corral-Verdugno, V., Carrus G., Bonnes, M., Moser G. & Sinha,J.B.P. (2008). • in water conservation. Towards a New Human Interdependence Paradigm Scale. scale urban setting: the Rome case study. In F. Di Castri, F. W. Baker, M. Hadley (Eds.) Environment & Behavior EcologyBonnes. inM. practice (1984). Mobilising scientists, planners and local community in a large • , 40, 703-725. • Journal , vol.2, Dublin: Tycooly, pp.52-67. ofCorrall-Verdugno, Environmental Psychology V., Bonnes, M., Tapia, C. Frjio,B., Frias, A. & Carrus, G. (2009) . Bonnes, M. Ed. (1987). Urban ecology applied to the city of Rome, MAB Project 11. Correlates of pro-sustainability orientation: The Affinity Towards Diversity. • • Giuliani, M.V. (2003). Theory of attachment and place attachment. In M.Bonnes, T. UNESCO Programme Man and Biosphere. Progress Report n.4. Rome: IP-CNR. . 29 34-43. environment to Sustainable Development. In R. Bechtel, A. Churchman (Eds.), HandbookBonnes, M.& of EnvironmentalBonaiuto, M. (2002). Psychology Environmental psychology: From spatial-physical Lee, & M.Bonaiuto, (Eds.) Psychological theories for environmental issues. Aldershot, • • , Wiley, New York, pp. 28-54. UK: Ashgate,pp. 137-170. and Architecture for Health Care Design. In R. Del Nord (Ed.). The culture for the Perspective. Special Issue of Environment & Behavior, 19 (2). Giuliani, M.V., Bonnes, M. & Werner, C. (1987) . Home interior: A European futureBonnes, of M.,healthcare Bonaiuto, architecture M., Fornara, F. & Bilotta, E. (2009). Environmental Psychology • • environment: an interactional analysis. Environment & Behavior, 10 (3), 317-33. , Firenze: Alinea, p. 35-41. Holahan, C. J. & Bonnes, M. (1978). Cognitive and behavioral correlates of spatial urban green areas: between pro-environmental world views and daily residential • experience.Bonnes, M., Passafaro,Environment P. & & Carrus, Behavior G.(2011). The ambivalence of attitudes towards European Levy-Leboyer, C., Bonnes, M., Chase J., Ferreira-Marques, J. & Pawlik, K.(1996). • Environmental psychology. A psycho-social Psychologist, vol. 1.2, 123-29. , 43(2),207-232. Determinants of pro-environmental behaviors: a five country comparison. introduction • Bonnes, M., & Secchiaroli, G. (1995). • . London, UK: Sage. Fornara, F., Carrus, G., Passafaro, M. & Bonnes, M. (2011). Distinguishing the sources identity, and support for protected areas in Italy. Environment & Behavior, 37, 237- household waste recycling. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 14 of normative influence on pro-environmental behaviors: The role of local norms in 257.Carrus, G., Bonaiuto, M. & Bonnes, M. (2005). Environmental concern, regional (5), 623- 635.
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From a group of friends of Environmental Psychology to the establishment of a research and teaching group in People-Environment Studies
of Environmental Psychology” at the School of Psychology in Patricia Ortega-Andeane
School of Psychology UNAM in Mexico City, coordinated by Prof. Serafín Mercado National Autonomous University of Mexico informal bimonthly meeting evolved into a regular Seminar of(R.I.P.) presentations and Javier and Urbina discussions in 1981. with What speakers started asfrom an [email protected] various disciplines (e.g., architecture, urbanism, sociology, anthropology, communication). These seminars were the opportunity for us to debate and envision the development Patricia Ortega-Andeane holds a Masters and a PhD in Psychology from the School of Psychology at the multidisciplinary research projects and interventions. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). of theThe field Seminar and an culminated occasion to in discuss the creation and collaborate of a in She won the EDRA Award in 2001 for her PhD Thesis Postgraduate Program in Environmental Psychology on the Detection of stressors in health care centres. In 2002 she received an Award by the Congress of Mexico Psychology took place in Acapulco, Mexico and we used this called “Reward to the Achievement on her Findings on greatin 1984. opportunity That year, to the invite XXIII some International speakers, Congress including of Claude Research”. Nitt, to discuss our project. They received it with great She has been a Full Time Professor at the School of excitementLevy-Levoyer, and Robert enthusiasm Bechtel, and Amos approved Rapoport, of the and curriculum. Tomas Psychology of UNAM for 40 years, currently attached With their comments in mind, we continued the long to the Division of Research and Postgraduate Studies. way towards the approval of the program by the university, She is also part of the National System of Researchers that we received in 1987. in Mexico. She received funding for her research from I had the opportunity and pleasure to take the direction (DGAPA-UNAM) and The National Counsel for Science of the Masters during this initial period (1988-2000), For 10 and Technology (CONACYT). generations, students from architecture, planning, design, geography, sociology, anthropology, biology, and more I would like to start by thanking Silvia Collado and Henk completed an intensive program of four semesters. The Staats for inviting me to talk about my experience in program included theoretical and methodological seminars the study of the interactions between environment and behaviour, as well as of my line of research and my plans as a member of the IAPS Board. as wellDuring as a finalthese year years, research another project very important and thesis event applied to I cannot start this presentation without mentioning my tookthe urban, place rural,in Mexico. organisational, In 1991, the educational conference or EDRA22 natural field. involvement in the creation of the research group “Friends
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States and took place in Oaxtepec, with a new program focused on observe that negative evaluations Mexico. This allowed for the most of the environment and of physical internationally represented conference interactions between the environment surroundings directly affect stress in EDRA history. The Chair, Javier andprofessional behaviour. training in the field of indices among patients and their The Masters program is principal non-formal carers, which enthusiastic colleagues participated considered a reference in Mexico, but inUrbina, the organisation myself, and ofa groupthis very of also in Central and South America, and such as perceived attention from the successful meeting. Dan Stokols we receive applications from Colombia, medicalin turn influence staff. general evaluations Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, We hence propose that Speakers, and selected conferences Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto stakeholders, when creating and symposiaDavid Canter included were thepresentations Keynote Rico, and Costa Rica. therapeutic environments, take into from many promonent environmental Since 2003 I have also been account the concept of restorative psychologists like Tommy Garling, Bob participating in the PhD program in the concept of restorative or positive Bechtel, and Jack Nasar, to name just a Psychology as a tutor. The program environments for the recovery few. The central theme that year was is a research-focussed Program of of the physical and psychological Excellence where all students in the health of communities. We view this the challenges faced by many cities, as a promising future for applied and“Healthy importantly environments”, the Mexico reflecting City funding for the duration of their PhD. environmental design research with a Metropolitan Area. Indeed, issues such Studentssocio-environmental under my supervision field obtain have high social commitment, and especially as high air pollution as well as the investigated various themes such as: with cancer patients and their uncontrolled growth of the city were spatial syntax, mobility, environmental companions. rising and the conference resulted in stress in day care centres, schools and Finally, I have been participating emergencies places, pro-environmental on health, environment, and human behaviours, perception and attribution conference I attended was the one held behaviour.many papers reflecting the emphasis of air pollution, environment and infor Barcelona a long time in in1982, IAPS. and The have first since IAPS The second stage of the Masters poverty, environmental evaluation of had the pleasure to attend nine. I feel in Environmental Psychology started life settings (work, schools, housing, extremely committed to the IAPS and in 2005 and until now has been playground, hospitals, libraries) and it is a great honour to be elected as a restoration in natural environments member of the IAPS Board. I intend and in hospitals. to contribute with my experience coordinated by Javier Urbina-Soria, My research interests in Healthy wherever it will be deemed useful, Environments and Stress highlights and I hope to promote the importance among the most relevant factors: of taking into account the different a) poor perception of space, and individual, social, and cultural contexts problems with functionality, comfort of nations with less adequate socio- economic development, and to foster negative environmental factors such the participation of members, present asand heat, wayfinding, humidity, b) unpleasant the evaluation smells of and future, from Spanish speaking and noise, c) the inadequate hospital countries. Also with the knowledge image resulting from the physical of the several generations of students environment and social climate, d) the high density of people, e) the poor it is important the incorporation of perceived quality of the attention due youngthat I have people trained with inconsolidated the field, I think groups of researchers through the exchange medical service, f) exhaustion due to that can be started in the congresses. theto problems long wait with for treatment confidence (Ortega- in the As well as establish mechanisms to promote less consolidated groups that lack resources for their development severalAndeane projects & Estrada-Rodriguez, with cancer patients 2010). through scholarships, grants, among in specialisedLately we public have been hospitals. conducting We others.
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• and stress in female patient. Australasian Medical Journal Ortega-Andeane, P. & Estrada-Rodriguez, C. (2010). Public health care center design , 598-60.
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Change, Interdisciplinarity and IAPS
Susana Batel the invitation to write about some of my research history, I would first like to thank Silvia Collado and Henk Staats for PhD in Social, Environmental and Community Psychology from the University editorial board. Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE) whichI have led me always to become been fascinated one of the by members the lives of of IAPS’ anonymous new [email protected] people in their homes, the synchronized and often comforting smell of food coming out of chimneys at dinner time, the lights on and off in suburban apartment buildings telling – happy and sad - stories about what people do and Short bio: Susana Batel is an integrated researcher at how their lives are organized in certain contexts and who the Center for Social Research and Intervention (Cis- iscte) of the University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, and a visiting fellow at the Geography Department of gets to be part of that and who doesn’t. the University of Exeter, UK. She has a PhD in Social, neighborhoods, Having grown such up as in Mouraria suburban and Lisbon Bairro this Alto, fascination with their Environmental and Community Psychology from the smallerexpanded and when (for Ime) wandered prettier around buildings, Lisbon and historic felt a certain University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE) and has been romanticized envy of a (real or imagined) community way developing research on the social studies of energy of living, residents talking in the narrow streets and helping and the environment. She has been particularly each other out, looking out of the window and greeting focusing on understanding people’s relations with their neighbors, living their lives on centuries of other energy transitions and infrastructures, and with place and landscape; citizenship and political better understanding how people relate with place and participation in energy and environmental issues; spacepeople’s and lives with and their histories. history, This how interest they can and and curiosity do build in a and on better understanding meaning-making and sense of home and community and how that contributes to social change in general, through analyzing discourse their wellbeing was at the heart of my interest in people- and communication. She is co-editor of the journal environment studies as developed throughout my PhD. Papers on Social Representations and a member Before that, during my undergraduate studies in Social of the directive board of PSICAMB – Association of Environmental Psychology. More information about her work can be found at https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/ and Organizational Psychology at the University Institute of authors/susana-batel/cv. Lisbon, I had learned about Environmental Psychology and tohad understanding a first go at it, how namely hospital by dedicating signage should my undergraduate be organized studies’ final project, under the supervision of Luísa Lima, wellbeing. in order to improve patients’ wayfinding and associated
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Figure 1: A current landscape of urban living (Lisbon, Portugal).
on different types of knowledge, on Over the last few years, following increased my interest in better class - and how those are revealed, a period as a Research Associate at understanding This reflected how and people further shape reproduced and contested materially, the Geography department of the and are shaped by space, namely in discourse and communication. For how space, materiality and buildings that, the work developed by some of Patrick – an inspiring collaborator the researchers of the Environmental andUniversity friend ofsince Exeter then (UK) – I have working been with and power relations in a given society. and Social Psychology group in the working as a researcher at the Center Thisreflect informed and reify my certain PhD project, structures under for Social Research and Intervention the supervision of Paula Castro, on relations with the urban environment the psychosocial aspects related with andUniversity their political of Barcelona dimension, about waspeople’s (Cis_iscte). My research has been (the lack of) public participation additionallyof the University focusing Institute on energy of Lisbon in the urban space. This departed through Paula, with the Theory of transitions and climate change, but from the case study of a movement Socialalways Representations an inspiration; as (TSR), was working, that while still trying to better understand of Bairro Alto residents against the I came to discover to be a critical citizenship and political participation transformation of a XVIIth century epistemology and theory of social in those and associated domains, convent located at the heart of the change within Social Psychology that people-place relations, and the analysis historic neighborhood into a closed allowed me to explore those political of change and resistance through residential condominium. and ideological dimensions of place discourse and communication (for My PhD research and my future making and social change. Particularly work aimed then at understanding relevant, and as had been suggested by not only people-place relations and Patrick Devine-Wright (Devine-Wright, someMore examples, recently, see I Batel, have also2020; begun Batel how those associate with different toet al.,address 2016; other Batel current et al., 2015). social forms of citizenship and collective for the role of space and place – and and political issues and problems action, but also how those are shaped thus2009), for was interdisciplinarity TSR’s ability to also- in making account by structural power relations – based sense of the world around us. European cities, energy colonialism such as touristification in Southern
IAPS - BULLETIN 48 | WINTER 2020 21 and associated dispossessions, and and human-non-human relations. position as a lecturer. This, combined the rise of right-wing populism and As such, working on people- its impacts for energy transitions, environment studies nowadays research and universities in societies climate change and citizenship. I has proven to be undoubtedly both nowadays,with the increasing and the associated commodification need to of also increasingly rely on different challenging and exciting. continuously produce and write papers bodies of knowledge as sources of While interdisciplinarity is being and attract funding at a very fast pace, inspiration for better understanding might well hinder greater societal and addressing problems in people- through European and national impact and more relevant theoretical environment relations, such as Science levelfostered funding worldwide, schemes, and teaching specifically and developments on people-environment and Technology Studies, Post-colonial research is often still organized around studies as an area of study in the Studies, Post-political critiques and coming years. However, and on a Human Geography in general. lighter note, I see an important role In sum, my research and also withspecific an interdisciplines or transdisciplinary and traditions, for research communities like IAPS my teaching have been shaped by curriculum.which makes In it the challenging same vein, to and fit in to contribute to contesting that and trying to promote a vision of people- whereas we might say that there is become even more so a space for environment studies as necessarily momentum towards funding socially interdisciplinary, socially relevant relevant interdisciplinary research, challenges. In fact, my main reasoning and political. Political in how the how we can actually use that research forreflecting having on always and addressing tried to attend these IAPS epistemologies and theories we use, conferences and symposia throughout how we use them and the results inclusive and equal societies, is still a we disseminate as academics or challengeto create significant to overcome. change This towardsbecomes practitioners convey certain versions the years (Alexandria, 2006; Leipzig, of people-environment relations generations of academics in people- Quebéc2010; A City,Coruña, 2020) 2013; was Timișoara, precisely due instead of others, and that only by environmenteven more difficult studies, for particularly ‘younger’ in to2014; its focus Lund, on 2016; people-environment Rome, 2018; being aware of this and adopting Southern Europe from where I speak, studies and openness to welcoming a critical approach to it can we given the general precarity of jobs, colleagues and research not only contribute for the promotion of just, from environmental psychology but equal and non-discriminatory societies also from architecture and design, specifically research positions and urban planning and other related and the difficulty to secure a permanent relevant disciplines, which together might be able to create academically and socially relevant knowledge to
challenges. addressI was current thus very global excited societies’ to take main this position as a new member of the IAPS board in order to try to further its mission in relation to these issues. As such, and together with my colleagues from the Organizing Committee of the next IAPS conference, I look forward to welcoming you all to IAPS 2022
continue with the energizing task Figure 2: Cooling towers of a coal power ofat ISCTEfostering in LisbonIAPS as (see an academically page 40), to plant in Ironbridge,UK “the birthplace of and socially engaged community for the industrial revolution”, just demolished the creation of sustainable people- in December 2019. environment relations.
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• Batel, S. (2020). Research on the social acceptance of renewable energy technologies: • Past, present and future. Energy Research & Social Science, 68 Batel, S., Devine-Wright, P., Wold, L., Egeland, H., Jacobsen, G., & Aas, O. (2015). The • Journal of Environmental Psychology, 44 , 101544. role of (de-) essentialisation within siting conflicts: An interdisciplinary approach. agenda to understand pro‐environmental actions: contributions from Social • Devine‐Wright, P. (2009). Rethinking NIMBYism: The role of place attachment and , 149-159. Batel,Representations S., Castro, P., and Devine Social‐Wright, Practices P., &Theories. Howarth, Wiley C. (2016). Interdisciplinary Developing Reviews: a critical place identity in explaining place‐protective action. Journal of community & applied Climate Change, 7 social psychology, 19
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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
THE CITY AS LABORATORY. ACADEMICS, STUDENTS, AND POLICY MAKERS ADDRESS URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES TOGETHER
Arianne J. van der Wal framework for enhanced cooperation. Our department Niels J. van Doesum ofthe Social, Program Economic ‘Stad als and Lab’ Organisational (i.e., ‘City as Laboratory’)Psychology, a as a Christine Boomsma forerunner in this cooperation, established an agreement Anouk van der Weiden Edwin J. Boezeman with the municipality, made official in a Memorandum of Wolfgang Steinel atUnderstanding our department (see to Pictures engage 1-2).in bachelor or master thesis projects The dealingMemorandum with concrete of Understanding and current enables issues atstudents the Henk Staats municipality. For our department and our students, this creates a research environment which is both interesting Leiden University and relevant. Importantly, it provides the opportunity to conduct research with impact that has direct relevance for society. This collaboration already resulted in four applied Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Arianne van der Wal, Social, Economic projects are described in more detail below and hopefully and Organisational Psychology, Leiden University, willresearch inspire projects, other researchersand a fifth will and start municipalities in 2021. These to start Wassenaarseweg 52, PO Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, similar collaborations. The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected]. LITTERING IN PARKS Reducing littering in parks is a challenge many municipalities are faced with. Intended to improve Municipalities are often faced with challenges in which human behaviour plays a key role. For example, how do you approach to waste collection in parks: To remove all existing stimulate residents to get involved in the energy transition, trashefficiency, cans thefrom municipality within the parks,of Leiden to concentrate came up with waste a new green their gardens, or refrain from littering? At the same collection in large containers at the exits only, along the time, psychological researchers are increasingly looking for surrounding street. In that way, waste trucks could easily opportunities to utilise their knowledge of human behaviour access and empty the containers. The municipality based this idea on several similar initiatives around the world, to find solutions for such societal challenges. In March 2019, the municipality of Leiden and Leiden University initiatedIAPS - BULLETIN 48including | WINTER 2020 ‘leave no trace’ campaigns in larger National 23
Picture 1: Official start of the Memorandum of Understanding (picture taken by Auke Florian Hiemstra).
because of greater care inspired by were interested whether aspects such the perception of natural beauty. We as awareness of consequences and found that removing the trash cans ascription of responsibility, social without further communication led to norms, personal norms, values, and
an intervention with watching animal increased littering; but when adding rewards (cf. Smith et al., 2012; Steg support,et al., 2005; intentions) 2012) could towards influence getting decreaseeyes (see inPictures littering 3-4; was Bateson observed. et al., disconnectedpeople’s perceptions from the (attitudes, gas grid. Hence,2006; Conty we recommend et al., 2016), that a modest practical The responses were collected interventions such as relocating trash by means of an online survey, which cans are complemented by some psychological nudging. whowas distributedvolunteered via to theparticipate Leiden Panel, in DISCONNECTING FROM consisting of 500 residents of Leiden THE GAS GRID In addition, an invitation was posted The Dutch government aims to stop research by the municipality of Leiden. extracting natural gas in 2030 and to and digital newsletter. The data is disconnect all households from the currentlyon the municipality’s being analysed Facebook and we page aim to gas grid by 2050, in order to meet provide the municipality with concrete Picture 2: The Memorandum of current climate change agreements recommendations on how and when Understanding. and to put an end to earthquakes in the to communicate with residents about North of the Netherlands. This can be disconnecting from the gas grid. seen as a historical challenge, as gas is still the main heating source in Dutch GREENING GARDENS regards to littering were mixed in such households. Dutch municipalities Another challenge related to climate projects,Parks in theor not U.S. formally However, measured. success with cannot merely rely on these political change is how we can best adapt This is where we stepped in. decisions for achieving this goal, to climate change consequences. In Together with 13 Bachelor and Master their residents have to change order to limit the damage that can be their behaviour as well. Therefore, caused by climate change and to take studies, targeting two different parks together with four Master students, advantage of the opportunities that students we ran three consecutive field we examined what hinders and what climate change offers, citizens will have More littering because of the greater motivates people to disconnect from to be actively involved. For example, distancein Leiden. to Results trash cans, could or go less either littering way: placing more plants in the garden
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Pictures 3 - 4: Watching animal eyes were attached to trees throughout the park (pictures taken by Milada Speet).
has many advantages for (among to young residents to motivate them to other things) biodiversity, rainwater help and contribute to the community. municipality). non-profit organization (and thus the collection, CO2 reduction, and heat After all, the future belongs to the young stress reduction. Yet many people seem people of today. Yet, individuals who are CITY PARKS to prefer a concrete surface with tiles Besides an interest in changing over a green surface with plants. What organizations tasked to contribute human behaviour, the municipality of is stopping people from greening their positivelyinvolved in to the the non-profit municipality community are garden and what could tempt people to usually middle aged to older individuals. interventions are perceived by its do so? In other words, what are their residents.Leiden is also One interested such example in how concerns urban (e.g., social or economic) motives? the Singelpark, a fragmented park along In collaboration with the increaseThe municipality the voluntary of Leiden involvement asked us of the canal encircling the historic city youngstersto address this in the issue community. and find ways to centre. In order to make the city more investigate how we can make it Accordingly, we started a master easiermunicipality and more of Leiden, attractive we foraim people to thesis project together with four aims to fully connect the Singelpark, to actively contribute to climate Master students, in which we adopted byresilient, planting the more municipality trees and of plants Leiden (see adaptation by greening their garden. a Person-Organization Fit approach Picture 5) and building six bridges (see that we started together with seven series of studies showed that young people to walk around the medieval MasterSpecifically, students, in the we first aim two to studiesget a clearer individuals(Piasentin & consider Chapman, voluntary 2007). Our cityPictures through 6-7), a making park of it more possible than for six participation in local community non- km in length (see Picture 8). It is of when it comes to the design of their interest to see how these changes in gardenpicture andof people’s the percentage considerations of green vs. they perceive similarity between landscape design might affect different soil sealing in this design. In addition, themselvesprofit organizations and the members attractive of when the psychological aspects, such as the we are interested in whether there is organization (e.g., shared values) and restorativeness, appreciation, and feel that they have unique value for (i.e., perceived climate adaptation of the and actual garden greenness, and if complement) the organization. Hence, park. This is the aim of a master thesis a difference between people’s ideal it is recommended to the municipalities project of students that we will set up function and greenness (i.e., goal in need for more youth participation and supervise in 2021 together with the a discrepancy between a garden’s to communicate to prospective young municipality. Previous research by Henk stop people from greening their garden. volunteers that they are similar to, and Staats and four Master students on the conflict; Boudreaux & Ozer, 2013) could not much different from, the current Singelpark in its original state offers an YOUTH PARTICIPATION volunteers already doing work for the excellent opportunity to compare the In solving all these different issues, impact of a fully connected park to a municipalities are trying to reach out can make a positive difference for the more fragmented park. local non-profit organization(s), and
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Picture 5: Trees are being planted in the Singelpark by voluntary participation of residents (picture taken by Yu Hua Yeh).
GREAT POTENTIAL The collaboration between the department of Social, Economic andmunicipality Organisational of Leiden Psychology and our yields aspiring and diverse research projects. These projects range from direct answer (e.g., littering in parks), tovery broader specific questions questions over that longer require a time periods (e.g., disconnecting from the gas grid, greening gardens). Each project also asks for different approaches during different phases, interviews, and experimental interventions.from field studies As such, to online these surveys, projects really challenge students to bridge the gap between research and practice, and simultaneously provide them with a great opportunity to be involved in addressing societally relevant issues. Furthermore, the majority of these issues asks for an interdisciplinary perspective, which encourages further collaboration with researchers from Environmental Sciences and Ecology. But most importantly, all projects can generate highly valuable practical insights for that policies tackling environmental the municipality of Leiden, ensuring foundation using input from the issues are built on scientific Pictures 6 - 7: Newly placed bridge for the Singelpark: Aeldisbrug by Dura Vermeer.
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Picture 8: The Singelpark (received from Vrienden van het Singelpark). A ring of connected parks around the medieval center of Leiden.
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New Horizon 2020 project ENTRANCES - ENergy TRANsitions from Coal and carbon: Effects on Societies THE CHALLENGE OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF ENERGY TRANSITIONS
within the DG of Research and Innovation of the EC, Ricardo García Mira
Project Coordinator. researchManuela Conconi,organizations Project in 12Officer European at the countries.INEA, EC, as well University of A Coruña, Spain as moreIn a thanglobalised 50 researchers context, many connected European from regions 14 European are [email protected] exposed to the deep and sometimes painful transformation of their social, economic and cultural life. The clean energy transition, if not properly managed, may become an additional and decisive factor of “deterritorialisation” for Funded by the European Commission’s Framework those regions that are still heavily dependent on fossil-fuel- Programme Horizon 2020, the ENTRANCES(*) project based industries or the extraction of fossil fuels themselves, closed its [virtual] kick-off meeting last week with i.e. coal and carbon-intensive regions. a high scientific and institutional participation, and A new 3-year project, ENTRANCES, will investigate taking on the challenge of modeling the social impact of the challenges facing carbon-intensive regions in transition the energy transition. - hinging on the idea that the transition to clean energy should not be considered only as a technological change or (*) “ENergy TRANsitions from Coal and carbon: Effects on an industrial shift but also a socio-economic-psychological Societies” process that affects the daily life of local communities. The project will integrate, in a single research framework The meeting was held from May 5th to 7th, 2020. The and in a cross European study focused on 13 coal and carbon-intensive regions, socio-economic factors, political dynamics and deep territorial transformations linked to the Governmentopening session of Spain, was attended Professor by Amparo Mrs Laura Casares, Martín, Vice- energy transition. member of the Office of the Vice-Presidency of the The project follows the European strategy to reduce (Spain), host of the coordination team, Gerd Schonwalder, Chancellor for Sustainability of the University of A Coruna the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, as a emissions by up to 40% from 1990 levels and pursues Policy Officer of the ‘SSH aspects of energy transition’
IAPS - BULLETIN 48 | WINTER 2020 28 frame of reference. It will analyze processes of de-territorialization and re-territorialization in 13 European mining regions from a socio-economic, socio-technical, socio-cultural, socio-politcal, socio- ecological, socio-psychological and gender perspective. It will develop understanding from based on interdisciplinary and inter- organizationalscientific evidence dialogue, and knowledge in which more than 3,000 people will participate, including scientists, organizations and stakeholders from all over Europe. The ENTRANCES consortium is formed by theoretical and methodological expertise,14 high quality as well groups as an withInternational excellent Scientific Advisory Board expert advice. for specific For more information, please contact: Ricardo Garcia Mira Project Coordinator
Department of Psychology UNIVERSITY OF A CORUNA –
Campus de Elviña s/n - 15071 A Coruña, Galicia, Spain E-mail:Phone: [email protected] 881 011 792 Website:Fax: +34 981 167 153 www.people-environment-udc.org
List of organizations members of the ENTRANCES Consortium
Participant No Organization Country
1 (Coordinator) Spain
2 AgenziaUniversity nazionale of A Coruna per le (UDC) nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico (ENEA) Italy 3 Italy
HalleKnowledge Institute and for Innovation Economic – Research Rome (K&I) (IWH) Germany 45 Germany Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) Austria 67 Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) Norway 8 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Belgium 9 European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) Polan 10 Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią‘Alexandru PAN Ioan (IGSMiE Cuza University’PAN) Romania 11 SociedadeFaculty of Psychology Portuguesa and de EducationInovação (SPI) – University of Iasi (UAIC) Portugal 12 Women Engage for a Common Future France 13 Center of Social and Psychological Sciences Slovakia
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CONFERENCES REPORTS
Impressions on the 26th IAPS Conference: Experiencing the virtual environment
When the holding of the IAPS event in Quebec City was threatened by the mandatory closure of all meeting venues the organizing committee decided to transform the congress into a virtual event. This is the first time an IAPS conference has gone virtual, and we have gathered the impressions of three participants about this event, so that we get a better understanding of how this challenging conference was experienced. First, Carole Deprés, professor at Laval University, and the other members of the organizing committee explained how the organizing committee handled the process of transforming the conference into a virtual one, explained the different decisions they took and the outcomes they achieved. Second, Wouter Poortinga, professor at Cardiff University and member of the IAPS Board, provides his experience as an active participant in the conference, commenting on the various activities that were planned throughout the conference days. Last, Charlotte Petersson, winner of the Young Researcher Award titled “the best participative action-research“ describes how she experienced the Young Researchers Workshop in its virtual format as well as what this award means to her.
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26TH IAPS CONFERENCE: A expectations. Hundreds of delegates in SUCCESSFUL HYBRID EVENT as the extraordinary work being done more than 35 countries were eager to As the saying goes: When life gives testament to the city’s appeal, as well take part in a virtual event. you lemons, make lemonade! City Convention Centre. The popularity ofby QuebecLaval University City was suchand the that Quebec we received more than 700 abstract registrations The Local to Organizing the virtual Committeeconference submissions from all over the world! “ followingwas delighted this rockyto receive turn 470 of event!
Changing the focus in times of countries, IAPS 2020 provided pandemic: create a hybrid event greatWelcoming opportunities registrants for fromeveryone 36 And then there was containment. On to exchange about all aspects of March 15, the Government of Quebec people-environment studies, and also, to address the issues related of all kinds to limit the spread of to COVID-19. Researchers, students COVID-19.made official its restriction on events and professionals connected with “Although the organizing each other through the means of the committee understood the seriousness of the situation, it was nonetheless Webinars and Meetings application. SevenConferium virtual platform rooms andwere the operated Zoom at all times, and sometimes up to 11 were Carole Deprés reservations,flabbergasted. hired Everything keynote was speakers in opened simultaneously! andplace: raised we had all thefinalized necessary site and funds. food Since 2017, we had put so much energy into organizing this event, and we were That’s exactly what Carole absolutely devastated that IAPS 2020, interdisciplinaireDesprés, a professor de rechercheat Université sur les which was supposed to celebrate 50 banlieuesLaval, co-founder (GIRBa) of and the director Groupe of the years of outstanding research, was not Schola.ca project, did when the event going to happen,” says Després. “It was she was planning in Quebec City was simply unthinkable to wait another hampered by the mandatory closure two years to showcase critical research of all meeting venues ordered by the government in March 2020 because of environment.” the pandemic. that couldTrue to benefit her nature, people which and the drives IAPS chooses Quebec City for its her to always carry out her projects to the COVID-19 crisis, Ms. Després Després and the other members of IAPS 2020 ATTENDANCE OVERVIEW workedinternational diligently scientific to organize congress. the Prior theand IAPS find solutions2020 organizing to any problem, committee Ms. Total number of registrations: th Congress of the International turned to their partner, Conférium, Association of People-Environment a professional event planner from Canada (including Province of Québec): 26Studies (IAPS), which was to be held 139470 and university events, to determine Province of Québec (including Québec the heart of Quebec City, from June 21 howQuebec to transform City specializing the congress in scientific into a City region): for the first time in North America, in virtual event. 101 to welcome more than 500 researchers Pierre Bolduc, Director of Québec City region: to 26, 2020. The congress was expected Conférium, had no intention of letting planning, psychology, geography, Ms. Després or IAPS down. “Our anthropologyin the fields of and architecture, other disciplines urban respective teams immediately set to Number66 of participants per country studying the relationship between work to determine what we could do to transform this event, which was • Australia 13 the theme “Running out of time: Setting scheduled to take place in three short • Austria 1 thepeople pace and for their future environment. generations”, Under the months. “ • Bangladesh 2 event planned to focus on building First, teams surveyed registrants • Belgium 5 more sustainable societies. to see if they would be in favour of • “We were so proud to be awarded holding a virtual event. “We sent • Canada 139 the contract for this event in 2018 out a questionnaire to all potential • ChileBrazil 16 in Rome,” says Després. “Previous participants,” explains Després. “We • China 33 conferences have all been held in decided that if we could get 200 • Colombia 1 Europe and Asia, and the fact that participants, we would go ahead. • Costa Rica 1 Quebec City won the event is a “ The response has exceeded our • Czech Republic 1
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• Denmark 2 Orchestring a virtual conference • The IAPS 2020 scienti c program the recording of their presentations. • Finland 2 featured both live (155) and pre- LehouxRather also thanhelped simply the speakers displaying with • FranceEgypt 176 recorded (171) presentations that a static image of Quebec City in each • Germany 10 were made or played during the virtual room, the team chose to record • India 1 videos in various parts of the city • Israel 2 Webinars. Most symposiums and • paperthematic sessions sessions included conducted discussion as Zoom room was therefore “decorated” so • periods allowing panelists to answer thatadapted participants to each speaker’s could easily theme. locate Each • Italy 6 and recognize it. “For example, in the • MexicoJapan 844 room discussing aging populations, we • Republic of Korea 13 withthe attendees’s the session questions chair and asked the other via had a video of older people having a • panelists.the Zoom Q&ADuring tool live and presentations, discuss live good time in the city,” Després proudly • NorwayNetherlands 14 most authors used a support explains. “It was really a great way to • New Zealand 1 presentation that they could share immerse participants in the theme. “ • Russian Federation 2 from their own computer by using the • SingaporePortugal 56 • South Africa 2 the schedule on time and conducting • Spain 10 thescreen session sharing was Zoom the responsability tool. Keeping • Sweden 12 of the session chairs while all • technical aspects (opening the virtual • Republic of Taiwan 3 rooms, playing pre-recorded vidéos, • TurkeySwitzerland 34 promoting attendees to panelists, • recording the sessions, assisting with • sound and camera, screen sharing or United Kingdom 40 And soUnited began States the race to realize63 the the Conferium team. virtual event in question. Q&A Someissues, of etc.) the pre-recordedwere taken care of by “We had to learn and adapt presentations were very original, quickly,” adds Bolduc. There were harnessing technology to make a really so many obstacles to overcome. captivating virtual presentation! Below, Naturally, we had to make sure that all OBS (open broadcast software), Google participants would be able to rely on maps studio, Adobe and Google Earth the technology, that everyone had a were used to create a very captivating reliable Internet connection at home. presentation! We had to set up the program with multiple time zones in mind so that The art of sustaining participants’ all participants could join us, whether attention during a virtual event they were in Asia, Australia, Europe, The IAPS 2020 team hired Africa, the Middle East or North professional facilitators, presenters America. “It was a very challenging and masters of ceremonies to ensure puzzle. “ enthusiastic participation by all possible to run an event 7 hours a of Eklosion, a company specializing in day. ThatMs. Després would not agrees. have “It been wasn’t the eventdelegates. animation, Karina workedLehoux, from president a small best way to maintain the interest of half-days, a solution that was greatly Desprésmobile studio and the set Conférium up at Université team to appreciatedthe participants. by all. So “ we opted for 6 createLaval. Shethe collaboratedscenarios, as withwell asMs. to coordinate the logistics of the technical included a platform for presenting aspect. Conférium’s turnkey services “As an event facilitator, I found this Management of all new registrations to be an excellent way to learn new andscientific training abstracts, of speakers, online who had to register their presentations in advance. skills,” says Ms Lehoux. “Facilitating a virtual event is definitely different ensure“Our order the mostcentre impeccable was at Université quality,” screens,from a physical take into event. account It’s alighting, bit like a addsLaval Mr.and Bolduc. everyone did their best to soundtelevision quality, show; and you everything have to use else. green “Ms.
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Moreover, innovation and has undoubtedly paid off. Ms. Després creativity did not stop there. “We made noted that the vast majority of survey delegates attended the conference. sure that participants felt like they results following the event, as well Thefuture conference conferences. was An timed impressive so that 400 were really visiting Quebec City. “How? as direct feedback from participants, delegates from Asia could join in the IAPS 2020 had planned “cultural” were very positive. “We have even morning, delegates from Europe and breaks to introduce participants to the received requests from delegations Africa in the afternoon, and delegates pleasures of winter in Quebec City, to in other countries who would like to from the Americas in the evening. The have them listen to typical local music, conference was more inconveniently to discover the Inuit way of life, etc. hybrid events in the future! This is timed for delegates from Australasia, “IAPS 2020 was a great way to make phenomenalbenefit from ourproof expertise that Québec to organize City is a but presenters had the option to participants feel like they were really leader in event organization, no matter either pre-record their presentation visiting Quebec City. “We also hired what the circumstances”. or to present live. It was also possible a local artist to produce a work of to watch the presentations at a later art entitled “Running out of time” to time, as they were all recorded. This, mark the event. We sent the artwork together with plenty of audio-visual to virtually all the participants and support, helped a smooth running of everyone was able to print it as they the event. wished”. The conference started with the Other virtual breaks included THE EXPERIENCE OF A VIRTUAL Young Researchers Workshop (YRW) yoga and stretching exercises, online CONFERENCE contests in which participants were to foster new talent within people- asked to answer questions about the environment– IAPS’ flagship studies. pre-conference The event eventwas held over two days, during which virtual banquets. “We hosted a virtual young researchers presented their galahistory and of invited their field participants of expertise, to attend and work and received feedback from in evening attire and enjoy a drink mentors and their fellow participants. together. We even hired a musical However, an online workshop is not group to liven things up,” adds Després. the same as a physical workshop. It is
networks when there is no direct face- more difficult to build international sessions partly helped to address this, byto-face providing contact. a time The and‘here place we chat’ to have more informal conversations between participants and mentors. The work Wouter Poortinga presented at the YRW was varied and of an great quality. The best paper What can you do as organizers of an prize was awarded to Aimée Felstead, international academic conference for her work in which she develops when there is a worldwide outbreak of th Conference pattern language to shared outdoor of the International Association of a methodology to apply Alexander’s thePeople-Environment coronavirus? The Studies26 (IAPS) It was easy to take part in the was going to be held in Quebec City, conference.spaces in UK You cohousing only needed communities. to click Canada, but at the beginning of March a link to join, and the programme was the organizers had to decide whether easy to navigate. The session chairs to cancel or postpone the conference, were instructed to be strict with timing, not only to keep to the schedule but also to allow for switching conferenceor to go ‘virtual’. was held. Last week, from 21-26 between different parallel session – June The2020, decision the first for ever the onlineconference IAPS something that is almost impossible at In addition, IAPS 2020 hosted an early to go ahead as a virtual event was a a traditional conference. There were morning and noon roundtable and gamble. It required a huge amount of no overly long presentations and it was networking sessions. “It was our way work from the conference organisers, possible to attend most presentations of compensating for the lack of human and it was uncertain whether enough you wanted to watch. It was however interaction,” says Bolduc. people would be interested in the new format. The organizers need not interactions between the audience reinventing themselves in this way (as have worried: the conference was a andmore presenters. difficult to Questions have meaningful had to be The team’s enthusiasm for great success and an inspiration for asked through a chat function, which well as their sacrifice in terms of sleep) IAPS - BULLETIN 48 | WINTER 2020 33 is not conducive to having an academic meetings very much and I am no fan discussion. at all of spending my days sitting One of the strengths of the IAPS down in front of a computer, my community and conference is that it expectations were low. But, much to is open to different theoretical and my surprise, by the time of the closing methodological approaches in people- ceremony I really felt that I had been environment studies, covering research (away) on conference all week… even on sustainability, urban and natural though being at home, alone. Drawing environments, and architecture. This upon this experience, I am sure that there are ways of developing more conference, with Anne Vernez Moudon PARTICIPATING IN THE YRW environmentally caring and including talkingwas also about reflected urban in morphology the keynotes and of the IN A VIRTUAL MANNER forms of our interaction. Still, I do health, Sarah Foster about the impact of believe that us meeting each other apartment building design on wellbeing over and across various borders, as full of residents, and Fábio Duarte about humans, is the most promising path new ways of capturing data within urban th with time. IAPS conference was the virtual banquet, towardsAnother a wiser personal way of high living; in pace withenvironments. an enjoyable The but highlight challenging of the 26 point was the Young Researcher environmental psychology quiz. Workshop, which I found especially The organisers have shown rewarding to participate in. Just that it is possible to hold a major like the whole conference, the YRW international conference online, and was so professionally organized. It they deserve full credit for managing was exciting hearing about all the to put in on during the pandemic. innovative research developed by the It is clear that an online conference other PhD-students and I really valued the feedback prepared, as well as the to travel, and it is therefore more Charlotte Petersson input and interest showed by other sustainablehas many benefits. and less You time-consuming do not have researchers, giving new contacts and than a traditional conference. You can IAPS2020 was my third time around ideas for the future. By the time of the simply login from your own computer and I am hoping to be a part of many next conference, I shall be about to and enjoy the conference from, for example, your garden (see photo). I did feel like quite an odd bird, with I am hoping to be able to further There are drawbacks as well. It is mymore background to come. At within my first Organizational conference deepenfinalize mythe PhD-studies.knowledge about Thereafter, ‘Outdoor and Working life studies and with and build research collaboration from my interactive research approach. and challenges of integrating urban more difficult to widen your network However, I soon realized that outdoorOffice Work’ spaces and into the everyday possible benefitsworking your day-to-day work when you are breadth, different perspectives and sittingafar. It isbehind also more your difficultown computer. to ignore It multidisciplinarity is exactly what IAPS Swedish, having the double meaning is therefore unlikely that we will do life. My project called ‘StickUt’ in away with face-to-face conferences was conducted in collaboration altogether. However, using this bystands example, for; something with the big that variety I really of feel withof ‘StepOut(-side)’ The City of Malmö and ‘BreakNorms’, and with an experience to avoid unnecessary air interestingthat this year’s seminar- conference and symposia- showed interdisciplinary group of researchers travel and CO2 emissions at future topics and keynotes from different from different universities in Sweden. conferences would a suitable legacy Thanks to a contact made at IAPS in th IAPS conference. Time is the true highlights for me was the Rome, there is now a sister-project in running out. angles and fields of research. One of its starting-blocks in Denmark. I am of the 26 from the co-chairs. It left me with a hoping for more such initiatives and ending session, with the reflections collaborations to evolve in the future! urgency. As if time will not run out as Finally, I must admit that even longsense as of we confidence continue inour the efforts midst and of the though I do not know myself as a have courage enough to challenge both competitive type, being one of the each other and ourselves. PhD-students receiving an award And, it actually worked really means very much to me. Both for the well digitally! I cannot be the only acknowledgment of my work that it one impressed by how the organizers means – but not the least for making managed to maneuver the whole me feel included and welcome in ship into a digital version in such a short time. As I appreciate physical Environment studies. Thank you all. this association and field of People-
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The 2019 IAPS Symposium Ageing in Place in a World of Inequalities: How to Design Healthy Cities for All
The 2019 IAPS Symposium ‘Ageing in Place in a World of
place on 27-30 November 2019 in Brazil, in the city of Pelotas.Inequalities: The eventHow towas Design promoted Healthy by Citiesthe IAPS for EnvironmentAll’ took and Gerontology Network. The School of Architecture and
the Symposium with the support of IAPS (International AssociationUrbanism of of Federal People-Environment University of Pelotas Studies), (UFPel) PlaceAge hosted
(https://wp.ufpel.edu.br/labcom), and Program of (www.placeage.org), Behavioral Studies Laboratory Symposium was also an initiative of the Centre for Healthy Postgraduation in Architecture and Urbanism of UFPel. The Institutional Program for Internationalization (CAPES- PRINT).Cities, Ageing and Citizenship Project, which is part of UFPel Population ageing has created new challenges in relation to how to design better urban environments that support and promote daily social involvement and the healthy urban living for all. As they get older, people face limitations in their physical and cognitive abilities, changes in arrangements of life and loss of social support. The environment preferred by older adults is the community, where they can remain active, engaged, socially connected and independent. However, contemporary urban cities can
barrier to access social, economic, and civic opportunities. be “hostile” to people 60 years of age or older, acting as a
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Audience at the Open Ceremony with Professor Ricardo Garcia Mira. In the foreground of the photo we have Professor Isolda Gunther from Brazil and Professor Daniela Ottmann from Australia.
This Symposium recognized age-friendly urban environments that guests were: Professor Ricardo that merely changing the built support the sense of place is a part Garcia Mira (Spain), Professor environment is not enough to of successful ageing, ensuring that Hartmut Gunther (Brazil), Professor create a more inclusive city for people can continue to contribute Isolda Gunther (Brazil), and Dr Mark ageing because places are more positively in old age, delaying the del Aguila (Australia). We had more than physical spaces. Viable need for institutional care and than 70 extended abstracts submitted environments are articulated through reducing health costs and social and approved, which were published a strong sense of place, defined assistance. Within this context, the in the IAPS 2019 Symposium Book as the social, psychological, and Symposium proposed the following of Abstracts. We also promoted a emotional bonds that people have thematic discussions: (i) Memory, Photographic Exhibition as part of with their environment. A strong the event, which will be launched as a sense of place results from access Photo Book in December 2020. to support for active participation, (iii)Identity, Social and Participation, Sense of Place; Inclusion (ii) opportunities to build and sustain Health, Welfare, and Environment; social networks, and it plays a significant role in the community. Challenges.and Gender; (iv) Universal Design In contrast, a sense of exclusion or and Accessibility;We invited academics, and (v) Housing lack of opportunities to reciprocate, researchers, professionals, and mediate and control is associated students to participate of the with alienation, isolation, and Symposium to discuss how loneliness, often resulting in many to design healthy cities for all health and well-being problems, generations, responding to different particularly among the most environmental, social, cultural, and vulnerable. Socially, the creation of
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Professor Adriana Portella (organizer) with the Keynotes Speakers (from left to right): Professor Hartmut Gunther (Brazil), Professor Ricardo Garcia Mira (Spain), Professor Isolda Gunther (Brazil), and Dr. Mark Del Aguila (Australia).
The Symposium was paper free and all coffee breaks were vegan.
For more info, please visit: https://wp.ufpel.edu.br/placeage/ en/
The Symposium was planned as a sustainable event, being paper free and all coffee breaks were vegan with local fruits, juices, cakes and coffee.
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FUTURE CONFERENCES
XVI ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE-PSICAMB
Dear colleagues and friends from IAPS, January 2021. All slide presentations will be in English, and presentation language can be either Portuguese, Spanish or On behalf of PSICAMB and the Organizing Committee, English. we invite you to participate in the XVI Conference of Environmental Psychology PSICAMB: “People and places in a changing world: Socio-spatial behaviour for sustainability”, from 22nd to 25th June 2021. The event, organized by the Looking forward to meeting you in Faro, ([email protected]) place in the beautiful and welcoming region of Algarve, in OnAna behalf Loureiro of PSICAMB theUniversity city of Faro,of Algarve Portugal. under It is the our auspices ambition of toPSICAMB, repeat the takes success of previous editions. Gabriela Gonçalves As in previous editions, the conference keeps ([email protected]) its multidisciplinary character, targeting academics, On behalf of the Organizing Committee researchers and professionals in the psychological sciences and other disciplines, such as architecture, geography, www.congressopsicamb2021.pt tourism, natural sciences, etc. who work in the area of [email protected] th
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Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Algarve. One of the beaches in the region.
Ecosystem Ria Formosa (Faro city). Faro city.
Faro city.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (ICEP, 2021)
Dear IAPS members
Due to the still critical situation of the Covid-19 emergency worldwide, the International Conference on Environmental Psychology – ICEP 2021 has been postponed to Autumn 2021 (5-8 October). It will take place in the beautiful city of Siracusa, in Sicily, Italy. The conference will be held under the auspices of the Division of Environmental Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology.
The ICEP 2021 will be an international benchmark for experienced scholars, junior researchers and professionals world. The ICEP 2021 will also welcome the participation working in the field of Environmental Psychology across the issues and human behaviour, to strengthen the dialogue and theof experts multidisciplinary from other collaborationfields interested between in environmental psychological science and other disciplines, such as architecture, economics, geography and natural science, and to foster the links between environmental research and policy.
advancesThe aim of in the environmental conference is psychological to promote the science, scientific and debate to over the most recent empirical findings and theoretical the relationship between humans and their environment. stimulate peer-to-peer discussions in qualified networks on The submission platform is still open. The new deadline will be communicated in the coming weeks. Please submit your abstract if you have not done it yet. If you have already submitted an abstract, you do not need to do it again.
More info: http://icep2021.com/
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27TH IAPS CONFERENCE. GLOBAL CHALLENGES, LOCAL IMPACTS: RETHINKING GOVERNANCE, SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSUMPTION IN LIGHT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IAPS conference is a biannual international meeting, whose next edition, the 27th th to the 8th July experts on transversal topics (e.g., the challenges in transdisciplinary We are planning research) fishbowl or interventionconversations projects with Portugal). , will take place the 4 (e.g., examples of success and failure in intervention of 2022IAPS at 2022 Iscte-University retakes climate Institute change, of Lisbon its challenges (Lisbon, and projects). The conference will also focus on expanding the impacts as a major issue to current societies. Ongoing interdisciplinarity of IAPS, as well as its geographical reach areas:environmental governance, conflicts sustainability reveal that and we consumption. need a larger and scope. Towards that end, we have already confirmed reflection,It aims discussion to be a cutting and solutions edge and in relevant three interrelated conference not Anabela Carvalho (Minho University, Portugal), Anke Fisher only due to the content and format of its sessions, but also The(Swedish organizing University committee of Agricultural welcomes Sciences), you all at and Iscte Gordon – and due to the way it will be organized, with sustainability also Walker (Lancaster University, UK) as keynote speakers. permeating the organisation of the conference. sunny Lisboa!
University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE).
Lisbon city.
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EDRA52 Detroit, 19-23 May 2021
and extend the deadline to submit your proposal by November 2nd, 2020. The additional planning time will ensure that the virtual meeting will offer a truly Detroit immersive and interactive experience with speakers, sessions, and networking events. We will miss seeing everyone in-person, and will enrich the virtual conference with social events, virtual mobile sessions, and opportunities to network and build community! The EDRA52 Organizing Committee has been at work to revise the key dates for the EDRA52DETROIT Virtual
https://www.edra.org/page/edra52. A revised Call for ProposalsConference. document To find out with the the new new key dates dates, is pleasealso available visit https://edra.confex.com/edra/EDRA52/cfp.cgi https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.edra.org/resource/resmgr/ edra52/edra52_main_page/edra-52_cfp.pdf We are extending the conference to include one additional day - the new conference dates are May 19- 23, 2021. We are transitioning to a virtual schedule that will accommodate multiple time zones and will ensure that all sessions are conveniently accessible from various parts of the world! More information to come soon on the great Next May 2021, EDRA52 DETROIT will focus on how speakers presenting at EDRA52! research, design, and relationships between people and environments contribute to the creation of justice. The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Current social, health, environmental, and justice is an international, interdisciplinary organization challenges call for collaborative and transdisciplinary founded in 1968 by design professionals, social efforts to pursue intentional questioning of disciplinary scientists, students, educators, and facility managers. borders and sensitive approaches to framing and EDRA came into being i during a period of social addressing pressing contemporary problems through awareness and social unrest, but also new horizons research and practice. and new visions. True to its origins, EDRA continues to believe in an agenda of social responsibility that has At the Environmental Design Research Association, we grown from a barely perceptible idea to a more fully- understand that so many are experiencing uncertainty and formed vision for healthier, more democratic human stress in our personal and professional lives. The EDRA environments. Board of Directors has decided to provide some certainty about EDRA52 DETROIT and prioritize your safety and We hope to see you in virtual Detroit! wellbeing by transitioning to an all-virtual program. Sincerely yours, This way, you do not have to consider health risks in The EDRA 52 Conference Committee participating or be concerned with the sustainability of contact us at: [email protected] travel and funds availability. We have received numerous requests and understand plans may change with the transition to virtual-only,
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My Favorite Book or Paper
The idea behind this new section of the Bulletin is that researchers often have a book or paper that inspired and keeps inspiring them over the course of their career. A book or paper that they treasure. We think it is an interesting and informative perspective, showing something of the personal background of colleagues that we know basically from their
Favorite Book or Paper and describing why it was and is importantwork. So here to them. is the first Series of colleagues showing their Consider this an invitation to participate in this Series! We are planning to continue this over the next Issues of the Bulletin and we look forward to new contributions.
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FAVOURITE BOOK: FAVOURITE BOOK: FAVOURITE BOOK: THE HIDDEN DIMENSION SARUM BEHAVIOR AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Gary W. Evans Aisha Abubakar Terry Hartig
MyCornell initial Univeristy foray into research as an University of Strathclyde undergraduate was studying optical Edward Rutherfurd about 20years IUppsala have more University than once heard a story illusions. Although I loved learning ago.‘I came It is across a well-researched the book ‘SARUM’ historic by about how Arne Naess, the Norwegian about how to conduct research, I did philosopher, stood on a stage at a not feel passionate about the topic. families through 100 centuries of conference to give a presentation. He My advisor, Roger Howard, suggested Englishfiction that history. follows The the story lives portrays of 5 held up a leaf and said, “A leaf!” And that there are other ways to think an interactive and dynamic chain of then he stepped down. Even though about space and handed me this book. personal and collective perceptions, I doubt the truth of this story – it That was all I needed. I still assign this experiences, and activities, as well as sounds like an urban legend (or rather book in my Environmental Psychology the external – social, cultural, political a natural legend) – I do like the point and regulatory, and environmental attributed to Naess in the telling. Personal space. Getting students excitedcourse alongabout with the subject Bob Sommer’s matter is a grow, evolve, change and sometimes clever as we are in IAPS, we would major goal of my course. consolidate– events that or define decline how (physically places and haveAnd I anticipated don’t doubt that that, point. curious We and have a Here is a link to the course website: socially) over time. In many ways, habit of attending to the world around https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/ the book captures substantiated us, asking questions about what we dea150/rmaterials.htm. perseverance and resilience, and a little bit about the wall behind me? innovativeness,truths about the the human’s complex nature yet of take. And aren’t you wondering just universal nature of our existence, aside and say a bit about the book I am and importantly, a lesson in the Now there’s a story! But I’ll leave that value of understanding antecedence. the names of the editors, Irwin Altman Vestiges of this story can be found I andholding. Joachim My fingers Wohlwill, unfortunately two pioneers cover in environmental psychology. Published history and current events. I recently in the Plenum Press series on Human boughtam sure the in manynewly a published global society’s 30th Behavior and Environment, this 1983 edited volume has contributions from
anniversary 2018 edition; certainly, a development of my thinking in one recommended ‘put your feet up’ read.’ wayseveral or another:people who Joachim influenced Wohlwill the with his treatment of the concept of
with their overview of approaches to nature; Terry Daniel and Joan Vining
IAPS - BULLETIN 48 | WINTER 2020 landscape assessment; Stephen Kaplan 44 and Janet Frey Talbot with a summary FAVORITE BOOK: FAVORITE BOOK: CHILD THERAPY IN THE GREAT THE SILENT LANGUAGE wilderness experience that included an OUTDOORS earlyof research version on of psychological what became benefits attention of with her discussion of nature in the restoration theory; Rachel Kaplan treatment of aesthetic and affective responseurban context; to the Roger natural Ulrich environment, with his including an early articulation of recreationalwhat became needs stress and recovery behavior theory; in the Richard Knopf with his discussion of with his inquiry into the perception of natural environment; Stephen Kellert of how behavioral scientists can contributeanimals; Bev to Driverrecreation with resource his account management. The book came out just before my first year of graduate studies myin social professional ecology library.at UC Irvine, I had theand good it Roderick J. Lawrence fortunewas one of of meeting the very with first mostI bought of its for Joe Hinds contributors at one point or another, and I am still in touch with some of TheUniversity Silent Language of Geneva was required them. So, beyond the ideas if contains University of Greenwich reading when I was an undergraduate and the thinking it has inspired, I there is the ecopsychotherapeutic at the Faculty of Architecture and value the book as a carrier of pleasant (ecotherapy)Within the broad approach. ecopsychology Sebastiano, field memories. I recommend it warmly. in his book Child Therapy in the Adelaide. I have just reread the book Great outdoors, captures for me Town Planning at the University of what it means to be a practitioner coronavirus pandemic to consider how in the outdoor healing process. He importantwhile being it confined was in the during development the demonstrates, in a genuine unself- of my career as well as its contribution conscious way, an active interpersonal engagement with traumatised Studies (PES). Also, how relevant it is children within natural spaces. This into athe period field ofwhen People-Environment social prescriptions is more than knowing and applying about individual and group behaviour psychotherapeutic theory to the person – Sebastiano, using humility masks, hand washing and quarantine) and empathy, shows how he is willing are(e.g. endorsed confinement, by the distancing, World Health face to step into the world of the other and Organization in certain situations to role model how another might choose contain the spread of the COVID-19 in to behave, think and feel. He uses an cities, between countries, and across active imagination (free association) the globe. in an attempt to communicate with the become increasingly dominated by language to achieve this rather than psychological Although concepts,the field of theories PES has and child – he finds a common embodied book is a wonderful guide for my ownimpose self-development the discipline’s as lexicon. person This and interdisciplinary.research methods, He Hall’s combined contribution practitioner rather than as a guide to knowledgeover 60 years from ago anthropology, was explicitly how others should be. biology, history linguistics, psychology and zoology to create his seminal interpretation of culture as communication: it extends beyond language and speech to embrace non-verbal behaviour that is located spatially and temporally in human
IAPS - BULLETIN 48 | WINTER 2020 45 society. Hall studied human behaviour FAVOURITE BOOK: FAVORITE BOOK: in public and private spaces. He INVISIBLE CITIES THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF explained that cultural dimensions REALITY of everyday life include “space as a culturally pattered dimension” and “time as a cultural construct” and both are connected to other components of society. The Silent Language enabled me to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the cultural foundations of human habitats and domestic life. I now realize how important it has been for me even though it is not my favourite book. Although I do not agree with some is fundamentally important for everydayviewpoints, life Hall’s in both core pre- message and post- Ton van der Pennen COVID-19 eras. Notably, individual and collective behaviour, personal space and territoriality should not only be TheDelft book University that inspired of Technology me is ‘The studied using psychological concepts Caseysimone Ballestas social construction of reality. and methods because they are A Treasure in the Sociology of explicitly cultural. The interdisciplinary research that Hall grounded in Delft University of Technology byKnowledge Anchor Books. by Peter Ten L. years Berger after and its needed today in our multicultural BLURB: A series of vignettes — a Thomas Luckman (1967), published societyfieldwork to tackleover 60 threats years agoto public is sorely novel — a portrait of possible worlds a newcomer in the academic world. On health, and to understand the social — a critique of our exciting world. publication, I was a ‘new kid in town’, acceptability of behaviour norms and WavesItalo Calvino’s is to social Invisible Psychology. cities is Often to rules that are pertinent responses to hailedarchitecture as a cult-classic what Virginia in the Woolf’s realm Theof Mymy firstsenior workday colleague at thePieter University van Daalen of complex societal challenges. “travelogue writing,” this book “resists hadLeiden dropped I found it thisthere book and on told my me desk. that an overall categorization at all,” as it can be an inspiring book. It was his ArchDaily put it, “instead superseding own copy, full of his comments, used in the distillation of the cities it contains.” his lectures. I picked it up, read it and
backpack on my journey of discovery. experienceThe reader liesis narrated somewhere through between fifty- - figuratively speaking - I put it in my thefive magical(imaginary) and thecities, lyrical. the guided This short and compact book is deliciously self- ofThe the purpose reality of Bergereveryday & Luckmanlife, more referential, allowing for a deep sense precisely,was ‘to find of aknowledge sociological that analysis guides of situatedness in the reader. This tattered copy has joined me on nearly In my research I was targeting at the all of my own travels, light enough to institutionalconduct in everyday context life.’of everyday (page 34). life bring anywhere, with short chapters of with its ideology, religion, rules and 3-10 pages making it easy to put down regulation, as a context of constraints. in a pinch. Again and again, I have been inspired by Invisible Cities to re- evaluate my conceptions of what in fact My scientific assignment became what the built environment truly entails. constructions,I call ‘demystification’ but in many of social cases reality. Knowing that regulations are peoples’ that can inspire liberating change. become a limiting context. Knowledge
theIn our compelling first scientific context publication of institutions. we Pieterreferred applied to Berger it for & his Luckman specialization, and mental healthcare, and I did it for mine: urban renewal.
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PhD THESIS
PhD THESIS (NEW)
ABSTRACT Dr. Fredy S. Monge Rodríguez Climate change is an imminent threat to public health, especially in vulnerable populations, such as Peru, which Department of Psychology. is considered a highly vulnerable country to the effects Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad of climate change according to the Intergovernmental del Cusco Panel on Climate Change (2017). There is a strong need to [email protected] adaptation and mitigation measures to reduce its impacts ongenerate human scientific health (Watts, information et al. 2018). for the Our implementation study validated of PhD Thesis a psychological model of the risk perception of climate Dr. Fredy S. Monge Rodríguez change and its impact on health (RIPIH), which considers the interaction of cognitive, social and emotional factors Rodríguez, F. M. (2020). Impact of perceived risk of climate change on human health in Perú. Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Research Centre for department(van der Linden, of Cusco. 2015). Modelling The model using was structural tested through equations an Environment, Behaviour and Society. Universidad empirical study with a sample of 677 participants, from the
provided evidence of good model fit, the chi-square value was 340.75, degrees of freedom 142 and p < .001, with respect to the values of goodness-of-fit indices, GFI = .95, cognitiveNFI = .90, factorTLI = .92,of knowledge CFI = .94, andof cause, RMSEA impact = .046, and generally response representing a good fit. The main finding shows that the variance, followed by the social factor, which includes to change was the best predictor, explaining 48% of the
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variance, The effect of risk perception that people close to them are practicing our study also generates additional as a mediating variable on the level behaviours to reduce these risks, are input, through recommendations of perception of the impact of climate more likely to be able to present a for public communication and risk better awareness of these threats and management. Our study presented we showed that the emotional factor, therefore be more willing to implement some limitations, the measures for expressedchange on throughhealth was holistic 29%. affect, Finally, adaptive or mitigating behaviours. assessing the impacts of climate However, we also note that the way change on health considered more considered in the model explained in which an emotional response is impacts on physical health than on was not significant; all the variables expressed does not seem to be as mental health. Future research should These results show us that important when making decisions consider the study of public risks people68% of whothe total present variance. a level of related to environmental risks and linked to climate change, extreme objective information about a certain their consequences on human health. events and associate them with mental environmental risk, and also observe health and emotional factors.
In addition to the reported findings,
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1. IAPS BOARD 2020 ELECTION 2. YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ WORKSHOP 2020 AWARDS The Young Researchers Workshop (YRW) is one of the key to announce the results of the IAPS Board 2020 election. events at IAPS conferences. It takes place during the days AllLast paid June up 2020, members the Election of IAPS Committee were eligible of IAPSto vote, was and pleased each preceding the conference and allows young researchers to member could vote for a maximum of 2 candidates. Two write a short article about their work, present it in small candidates were re-elected to the IAPS Board: Henk Staats groups, and receive feedback from two mentors as well and Adriana Portella. as from others young researchers participants and the Congratulations to both of them. We are very happy to audience who attended the workshop. The 2020 YRW was have them on board for the next four years, and thank them for their dedication to IAPS. of the conference, followed an online format. Participants wereorganized divided by Karineinto six Weiss, groups lasted according two days to their and, research like the rest topic: 1. schools and learning environments, 2. living places,
citizen3. restorative participation. environments, The young 4. sustainability, researchers also 5. QOL, had care theunits opportunity and elderly to people, have a and more 6. informalUrban environment chat with their and mentors, as well as with the mentors of other sessions and their fellow participants in the “here we chat” sessions. The YRW Awards Committee granted 7 awards. The
quality was high, which made the decision of selecting the Committee indicated that the young researchers’ work described below. Congratulations to all of you! winners a difficult one. The awards and their winners and Henk Staats and Adriana Portella. ü ü ofBest Florida paper: Aimée Felstead, University of Sheffield ü TheBest most research original design: and Mahshad socially involved Kazemzadeh, research: University Alison
ü The higher quality qualitative research: Giacomo Grittner, University of Calgary
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ü The most relevant research for sustainability: Gyumfah 4. A SERIES ON RESIDENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE TIMES OF COVID-19 ü The best participative action-research: Charlotte We received information from Sepideh Masoudinejad about Sarfo-Mensah, University of Chicago her initiative to develop a series on the topic of Residential ü The research with the best integration between Psychology. The series consists of her notes and hosts Petersson, Malmö University valuable short essays by different authors, many of them well-known authors in Environmental Psychology, and is 3. NEWempirical IAPS findings NETWORK: and theory: Fei Qi, Tongji University focused on the consequences of Covid-19 for the experience EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS of the home. Below is the Introduction of the Series. You Following the Young Researchers Workshop at the IAPS 2020 Virtual Conference, graduate student Everly Jazi can find all of the essays via LinkedIn, on the following link: Smith decided to create the IAPS Early Career Researchers https://cutt.ly/DgnJkUf Network,along with a co-convenersdecision unanimously Ting-Ting supported Cheng and by Ruby the IAPSLipson- happy If youto share don’t the have Series a LinkedIn with you. account, you can email board. They hope to turn the network into a community SepidehThank ([email protected]) you Sepideh for taking this initiative! and she’ll be of young and early career researchers and students who to share ideas and grow into a transdisciplinary network supportingconvene from research, all subfields advising of people-environment methods, theory, and studies discussion, and navigating global expanding interests in the topics of IAPS. The conveners hope this community will facilitate symposia will also be curated from time to time. monthlyTo join discussions the newsletter via Zoom and for keep those informed joining on and the network discussions and happenings, contact Everly Jazi at [email protected]
5. THE BEHAVIOR STUDIES LABORATORY (LABCOM) EXPANDS ITS ACTIVITIES TO IAPS COMMUNITY
The Behavior Studies Laboratory (LabCom) of the Federal beganUniversity with of a groupPelotas of (UFPel), professors, in Brazil, researchers was created and students in 2016 withwithin cross-disciplinary the School of Architecture research interests and Urbanism. spanning LabCom urban design, urban planning, architecture, environmental psychology, social politics, sociology, philosophy, and tourism, exploring theoretical concepts of migration and refugees, social inclusion, social inequalities, health and wellbeing, ageing-in-place, sense of place, resilience and historical heritage. The PlaceAge Project (www.placeage. org), funded by the British Agency ESRC (Economic and
Social Research Council) in a total of £1,213,116 pound Adrianasterling (1,603,124.01Portella, was the USA starting dollars), point and that coordinated instigated in the the UK by Professor Ryan Woolych, and in Brazil by Professor Our studies focus on the major theme social inclusion andcreation well-being of the Laboratory. for all
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combine humanitarian practice with urban and regional to promote healthy and inclusive cities through research Sustainable Development Goals. The Laboratory seeks on different areas of academic research. Our international development, two fields that have traditionally been based arethat related can support to how the to formulation include vulnerable of public communities policies in Low- in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Our investigations connections occur with researchers from the UK, India, the city’s design and construction process. Our goal is to Australia, and the USA.
LabCom Meeting.
In 2020 we are expanding our international network and we inclusion and connection for all. Everybody can propose a would like to invite all IAPS members to visit our website theme for the next Cafe (and an alternative meeting time to and participate of our activities. Every Friday we promote We do not have formal meeting registrations, because the researchers, artists, activists, communities, NGOs, and proposaladapt to your is that time you zone), can click it is onjust the to linkcontact of the our room LabCom. if you everyoneThe LabCom interested Online Cafe,in topics an informal that address meeting social between inclusion feel like it and participate without formalities, having a and well-being for all. Our conversation takes place every coffee, lying in the hammock, sitting on the beach or under the covers hiding from the cold. It is a blind date! create a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge, a Come joins us! For more information: momentFriday at inspired4 pm (Brazil by our time) globalized via GoogleMeet. reality, to The promote idea is the to https://wp.ufpel.edu.br/labcom/
IAPS - BULLETIN 48 | WINTER 2020 Editor Editor Henk Staats Silvia Collado
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