The place and role of environmental psychology in the study of human-environmental issues, according to brazilian research groups

Authors

  • José Queiroz Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-65642005000100011

Keywords:

Environmental psychology, Object, Research groups, Theses

Abstract

In this article, the author answers the guiding questions based on the database of Diretório Nacional de Grupos de Pesquisa do CNPq (research groups enrolled at CNPq - Brazilian Council of Scientific and Technological Development), and on the Collection of Theses of CAPES (Brazilian Ministry of Education's foundation for the qualification of higher education professors). He begins by commenting on his professional experience and by mentioning that he is the coordinator of REPALA (Latin-American Environmental Psychology Network), presenting some positive characteristics of the area and some difficulties that have been faced. Based on the data analysis he discusses, among other topics, the relation between Psychology and Environmental Psychology, pointing to the existence of many Environmental Psychologies. He presents suggestions for a harmonious and productive development of the area.

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Published

2005-01-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1-2 (2005): Presenting the Symposium "Psychology and envirronment: the role of environmental Psychology in the study of environmenta

Section

I. A Psicologia Ambiental e as diversas realidades humanas

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How to Cite

The place and role of environmental psychology in the study of human-environmental issues, according to brazilian research groups. (2005). Psicologia USP, 16(1-2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-65642005000100011