Psychology of Sustainable Development
Human activity overuses the resources of the planet at a rate that will severely compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Changes toward sustainability need to begin within the next few years or environmental deterioration will be
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PSYCHOLOGY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
edited by
Peter Schmuck Technische Universitat Berlin Berlin Wesley P. Schultz California State University San Marcos, California
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ISBN 978-1-4613-5342-3 ISBN 978-1-4615-0995-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-0995-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
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CONTENTS
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
VII
PREFACE'
IX
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?
1
Chapter 1. Sustainable Development as a Challenge for Psychology Peter Schmuck & P. Wesley Schultz
3
Chapter 2. The Next Revolution: Sustainability Doug McKenzie-Mohr
19
Chapter 3. Social Dilemmas and Sustainability: Promoting Peoples' Motivation to "Cooperate With the Future" Richard Osbaldiston & Kennon M Sheldon
37
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR
59
Chapter 4. Inclusion With Nature: The Psychology of Human-Nature Relations P. Wesley Schultz
61
Chapter 5. (En)Gendering Sustainable Development Deborah Du Nann Winter
79
Chapter 6. Sustainable Development and Emotions Elisabeth Kals & Jiirgen Maes
97
Chapter 7. Why do People Act in Sustainable Ways? Results of an Empirical Survey of Lifestyle Pioneers Lars Degenhardt
123
VI
CULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY
149
Chapter 8. Self, Culture, and Sustainable Development Valdiney V. Gouveia
151
Chapter 9. Partnerships for Sustainability: Psychology for Ecology Peter H Cock
175
Chapter 10. Sustainable Wildlife Utilization in Africa: A Contest
197
Between Scientific Understanding and Human Nature Johan T. du Toit
Chapter 11. Environmental Sustainability by Sociocognitive
209
Deceleration of Population Growth Albert Bandura
EXEMPLARY PROJECTS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
239
Chapter 12. Motivating Collective Action: Converting to
241
Sustainable Energy Sources in a German Community Swantje Eigner & Peter Schmuck
Chapter 13. Which Kind of Sustainability for a Social
257
Environmental Psychology? Bernardo Jimenez-Dominguez
Chapter 14. Using Organized Consumer Action to Foster
277
Sustainability Monroe Friedman
CONCLUSION
299
Chapter 15. Summarizing Sustainability Issues and Research
301
Approaches Stuart Oskamp
SUBJECT INDEX
325
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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