Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface pp. i-ix
Part I: The Psychology of Environmental Problems and Solutions pp. 1-2
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Psychological Dimensions of Sustainability
(Victor Corral-Verdugo and Martha Frías-Armenta, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico; Cirilo H. García-Cadena, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)pp. 3-18
Chapter 2. Global Warming, Climate Change and Human Psychology
(Taciano L. Milfont, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)pp. 19-42
Chapter 3. Socio-Psychological and Contextual predictors of Sustainable Water Consumption
(Giuseppe Carrus, Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy; Mirilia Bonnes, Universita degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza,” Italy; Victor Corral-Verdugo, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico; Gabriel Moser, Université René Descartes-Paris V, France and Jai Sinha, Assert Institute of Management Studies, India)pp. 43-60
Part II: Antecedent Psychological Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 4. How to Promote Energy Savings among Households: Theoretical and Practical Approaches
(Linda Steg, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands and Wokje Abrahamse, University of Surrey, UK)pp. 61-82
Chapter 5. Ecological Worldviews
(Bernardo Hernández, Ernesto Suárez, Stephany Hess, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain and Victor Corral-Verdugo, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico)pp. 83-108
Chapter 6. Leverage for Sustainable Change: Motivational Sources Behind Ecological Behavior
(Nina Roczen, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands;
Florian G. Kaiser, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Germany and Franz X. Bogner, Universität Bayreuth, Germany)pp. 109-124
Chapter 7. The Socio-Psychological Affinity Towards Diversity: From Bio-Diversity to Socio-Ecological Sustainability
(Mirilia Bonnes, Universita degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza,” Italy;
Giuseppe Carrus, Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy; Victor Corral-Verdugo, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico and Paola Passafaro, Universita degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza,” Italy)pp. 125-140
Chapter 8. Promoting Pro-Environmental Intentions. Theoretical Background and Practical Applications of Travel Feedback Programs for
Car Use Reduction
(Satoshi Fujii, Kyōto daigaku, Kyoto University, Japan; Ayako Taniguchi and Tsukuba daigaku, University of Tsukuba, Japan)pp.41-160
Chapter 9. Altruism and beyond: The Motivational basis of Pro-
Environmental Behavior
(Verónica Sevillano, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain; Juan Ignacio Aragonés, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
and P. Wesley Schultz, California State University, San Marcos, USA)pp. 161-184
Chapter 10. Equity and Sustainability Orientation
(Cirilo H. Cadena-García, Laura Castro, Iván Miramontes and Rafael Limones, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico)pp.85-204
Chapter 11. Time Perspective and Sustainable Behavior
(Jose Q. Pinheiro, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil and Victor Corral-Verdugo, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico)pp. 205-224
Chapter 12. Promoting Pro-Environmental Competency
(Blanca Fraijo-Sing, Victor Corral-Verdugo, César Tapia-Fonllem,
and Daniel González-Lomelí, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico)pp. 225-246
Chapter 13. Emotions and Pro-Environmental Behavior
(César Tapia-Fonllem, Victor Corral-Verdugo, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico; Claudia Gutiérrez-Sida and Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico; José Mireles-Acosta, Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, Mexico; Hugo Tirado-Medina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico)pp. 247-266
Part III: Contexual Determinants of Sustainable Behavior pp. 267-268
Chapter 14. Contextual Influences on Sustainable Behavior
(Dawn Hill, Aurelio J. Figueredo and W. Jake Jacobs, University of Arizona, USA)pp. 269-294
Chapter 15. Why do People Fail to Act? Situational Barriers and Constraints on Pro-Ecological Behavior
Rui Gaspar de Carvalho, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Jose Manuel Palma-Oliveira, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Victor Corral-Verdugo, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico pp. 295-316
Chapter 16. Community Sustainability: Orientations and Implications from Environmental Community Psychology
(Esther Wiesenfeld and Euclides Sánchez, Universidad Central de Venezuela pp.317-336
Chapter 17. Place Attachment and the Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Technologies
(Patrick Devine-Wright, University of Exeter, United Kingdom)pp. 337-360
Chapter 18. Cultural Background and Environmental Context of Water
Perception and Use
(Gabriel Moser, Université René Descartes Paris-V, France; Oscar Navarro, Groupe de Recherche sur l’Amérique Latine, MSH, France; Eugenia Ratiu, Université René Descartes Paris-V, France and
Karine Weiss, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France)pp. 361-384
Chapter 19. Influence of Social and Legal Norms on Anti-Ecological Behavior
(Martha Frías-Armenta, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico and Ana M. Martín, Universidad de La laguna, Spain)pp. 385-408
Part IV: The Positive Psychological Impacts of Sustainable Behavior pp. 409-410
Chapter 20. Urban Sustainability, Psychological Restoration and Soundscapes
(Sarah R. Payne, University of Manchester, United Kingdom)pp. 411-432
Chapter 21. Happiness and Sustainable Behavior
(Robert B. Bechtel, University of Arizona, USA and Victor Corral-Verdugo, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico) pp. 433-450
Index pp. 451-475