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The climate and biodiversity crises reveal a failing human–nature relationship. The psychological construct of nature connectedness provides a means for understanding and improving that relationshi...

The current study aimed to investigate the quality of the interior architecture of the religious spaces regarding inducing the sense of spirituality with an emphasis on light. Thus, the authors introduced the best option by simulating the light intensity of the interior environment of the Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, in software and developing a visual standard questionnaire with a statistical population including the experts. This research was a field, and survey study and computational software were used to simulate the light intensity of the interior environment of the mosque in the first part. Then, the researcher-made visual questionnaire was developed. Also, this questionnaire was sent to the experts online due to the current situations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The statistical population was selected using the purposive sampling method from the universities of Iran, Malaysia, India, and Turkey, whose expertise was architecture, environmental psychology, and sacred arts.

With the reform of China's childbirth policy in recent years, a unique baby boom phenomenon has emerged, and the new-born baby has increased rapidly in China. In the process of transformation and development of contemporary cities, a complex urban environment has a significant impact on psychology and physiology. The past kindergarten architectural aesthetic experience can no longer adapt to the social development needs. Thus, how to realize the sustainable development of kindergarten architecture has become a social problem that needs to be solved urgently. In the context of Environmental Psychology, this paper investigates the construction mode of experiential kindergarten architecture and tries to explore a new paradigm of educational architecture design in China for the future.

O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados de um estudo de caso realizado com consumidores da Feira Ecológica Menino Deus, na cidade de Porto Alegre/RS. Tem como proposta avaliar a feira enquanto espaço construtor de identidade e direcionador de um novo modo de vida dentro dos conceitos da Psicologia Ambiental. Realizamos a aplicação da técnica dos Mapas Afetivos com oito consumidores, utilizando o levantamento categorial para a análise e discussão dos dados. Observamos que a feira ecológica tem um significado que transcende a compra e venda de orgânicos, representando a construção de uma consciência ecológica e política, preocupação com o coletivo e um compromisso com a vida e seu entorno.

El presente texto abre el número 20 de esta nueva edición de la revista académica REVISTARQUIS, monográfico dedicado a la temática de la psicología ambiental. Con esta breve reseña, las editoras invitadas hacemos una pequeña introducción a los contenidos que sustentan el número y argumentamos el orden de las diversas aportaciones para dar la mejor lectura a quienes se interesan en conocer este especial monográfico de la psicología ambiental.

La psicología ambiental es un campo de estudio que examina los intercambios entre las personas y sus entornos físicos. En los últimos años, una importante cantidad de investigaciones internacionales reconocen los beneficios que producen los entornos naturales, y sus características, en los seres humanos. En el presente artículo se realiza una revisión bibliográfica sobre las principales metodologías experimentales que se han utilizado desde la psicología ambiental, las cuales incluyen: las simulaciones realizadas en laboratorio (imágenes, videos y realidad virtual) y los estudios de campo (caminatas y contemplación de paisajes). A lo largo de la revisión se analizan los beneficios que provocan los entornos naturales, tanto físicos como simulados, en los seres humanos y las posibilidades que proporciona para su utilización. Finalmente, se discuten las principales generalidades de las metodologías, los beneficios de la naturaleza dentro de lo urbano y la necesidad de incrementar la investigación interdisciplinaria.

The article investigates the influence of modern social media on the formation and development of environmental consciousness of adolescents from both the theoretical and empirical points of view. The article considers the content of the concepts of ecological consciousness, social media and ecological crisis. The factors influencing the quality of publications and social network “greening” are highlighted. The article has revealed the necessity of modern media education “greening”, its sustainable development and renewal in accordance with the requirements of today’s society and the environment. We conducted an empirical study of the environmental consciousness among the students of secondary school in Goncharivska gymnasium of Chernihiv district, Chernihiv region (n=60). In the study, we used the following research methods: content analysis, “EZOP” method and the form “Naturafil”. The selected bank of methods allowed us to assess the development level of environmental awareness of the student’s personality that will help identify the priority areas of work with them in media space. According to the results of the study and the content analysis of social networks for adolescents that allowed to identify the main issues of the “man – nature” interaction, we found out that, on average, about 18% of respondents showed a low level of environmental awareness that is characterized by contemptuous and consumer attitude of the child to nature. About 35% of respondents have the most developed aesthetic and pragmatic attitude to nature, in other words, they perceive it as “beautiful and useful”. Only 16% of respondents have a satisfactory level of environmental awareness, which is characterized by the fact that the adolescent perceives nature as the source of knowledge and future. Within the results obtained it is possible to outline the prospect of further study in the direction of theoretical and empirical research of the state of ecological consciousness development in adolescents and possible ways to improve it. References Andrieiev, A.S. (2009). Psykholohichni aspekty ekolohichnykh problem y ekopsykholohichni treninhy [Psychological aspects of ecological problems and ecopsychological trainings]. Ekolohichna psykholohiia: Zbirnyk naukovykh prats instytutu psykholohii im.S. Kostiuka APN Ukrainy – Environmental psychology: Collection of scientific works of the Institute of Psychology. G.S. Kostyuk, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, 7(19), 18–23 [in Ukrainian]. Girusov, Je.V. (1983). Jekologicheskoe soznanie kak uslovie optimizacii obshhestva i prirody [Environmental awareness as a condition for optimizing society and nature]. Filosofskie problemy global'noj jekologii – Philosophical problems of global ecology, 145–153 [in Russian]. Yevdokymova, T.O. (2007). Rozvytok ekolohichnoi svidomosti pidlitkiv – uchasnykiv skautskoho rukhu [Development of ecological consciousness of teenagers – participants of the scout movement]. Candidate’s thesis. Kyiv [in Ukrainian]. Kulyk, T.M. (2013). Systemno-dynamichni osoblyvosti rozvytku ekolohichnoi svidomosti studentiv [System-dynamic features of development of ecological consciousness of students]. Candidate’s thesis. Lutsk [in Ukrainian]. Lysenko,T.M. (2013). Osoblyvostiekolohichnoisvidomostiustudentiv [Features of ecological consciousness in students]. Visnyk Kharkivskoho natsionalnoho pedahohichnoho universytetu imeni H. S. Skovorody. Psykholohiia –Bulletin of Kharkiv National Pedagogical University named after G.S. Skovoroda. Psychology, 46(1), 102–108 [in Ukrainian]. Ponomarenko, T. (2019). Osoblyvosti pobudovy zvorotnoho zviazku v onlain komunikatsii psykholoha pry hrupovii vzaiemodii [Features of feedback in online communication of a psychologist in group interaction]. Naukovyi chasopys NPU imeni M.P. Drahomanova. Seriia № 12. Psykholohichni nauky – Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 12.Psychological Sciences, 8(53), 66–75 [in Ukrainian]. Skrebets, V.O. (2006). Ekolohichna svidomist: vyznachennia poniattia zmistu i form proiavu. Ekolohichna psykholohiia [Ecological consciousness: definition of the concept of content and forms of manifestation. Environmental psychology]. Kyiv : Staker [in Ukrainian]. Barker, R.G. (1968). Ecological psychology: Concept and methods for studying the environment of human behavior. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press.

Este artigo apresenta uma revisao sistematica das producoes do Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Psicologia Ambiental no Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Ceara. Discute as perspectivas teoricas, as tematicas estudadas e os metodos adotados dos estudos realizados entre 2003 e 2020. A Psicologia Ambiental e a Psicologia Social sao as principais bases teoricas. A metodologia e de maioria qualitativa, com abordagem multimetodos, utilizando-se o Instrumento Gerador de Mapas Afetivos e a Entrevista como ferramentas de coleta de dados. A Analise de Conteudo e a principal abordagem de trabalho das informacoes. Conclui-se que as pesquisas abordam tematicas de contextos diversos, produzindo conhecimento a partir das demandas emergentes da sociedade, demarcando uma producao interdisciplinar e etica, politicamente engajada acerca da relacao pessoa-ambiente. Palavras-chave: Psicologia Ambiental. Revisao sistematica. Pos-graduacao. Locus. ABSTRACT This article presents a systematic review of the productions of the Research Laboratory in Environmental Psychology in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Ceara. It discusses the theoretical perspectives, the themes studied and the methods adopted in the studies realized between 2003 and 2020. Environmental Psychology and Social Psychology are the main theoretical foundations. The methodology has a qualitative majority, with a multi-method approach, using the Affective Maps Generating Questionnaire and the Interview as data collection tools. Content Analysis is the main approach to analysing information. It is concluded that the research was realized in different contexts, producing knowledge from the emerging demands of society, demarcating an interdisciplinary and an ethical-political position engaged in production about the person-environment relationship. Keywords: Environmental Psychology. Systematic review. Postgraduate. Locus.

Place attachment is a broad and burgeoning field of scholarship that, while maturing in theory, method, and application, would benefit greatly from more explicit contributions by geographers. Place...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory (Demerouti et al., 2001; Bakker and Demerouti, 2017) is an appropriate conceptual framework for understanding the physical environment for work. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual analysis of the multidisciplinary workplace literature was performed to assess the core propositions of JD-R theory as they relate to the workplace environment. Findings The analysis confirms that the workplace environment can be viewed as a composite of environmental demands (which instigate a health impairment process) and environmental resources (which trigger an engagement process). Employees proactively try to improve the suitability of their workspace through environmental crafting, motivated by minimising demands and maximising resources. Originality/value The application of JD-R theory to the workplace environment fills a gap in the literature for a framework which captures the dynamic nature of the employee-workplace relationship.

Social changes resulting a significant shift in philosophical thinking in the renaissance brought the idea of individuality to the forefront, radically changing the social requirements and desires of individuals, the ideas of freedom of all individuals collectively, their relations with society and their environments, and also their participation in urban life. As a result of the industrialization activities, wars and migrations experienced in the twentieth century, this direct participation of the individual in the urban space was negatively affected. Especially due to globalization, the changing physical appearance and quality of life of metropolitan cities have created disconnections in human interactions with the city and their bodily experience with the environment. Monetary system which have dominated urban life, has taken business life to the forefront separating the residential fabric from the zones where business life develops, and accordingly lively streets have been surrendered to motor vehicles over time. One of the social groups most affected by these changes, is the young generation. The cities where the scale has changed radically, the sacrificed areas were usually the recreational environments, and children's play areas. Within this context, it is also mentioned in the literature that adults (politicians, planners, and municipalities) easily ignore the fact that cities are also for children; the developmental characteristics of young people, their needs for age, play and experience necessary for their healthy growths are ignored. Therefore, it should be admitted that cities should have a lot to offer children. It is necessary to organize the streets, to plan the transit routes of motor vehicles, redefine new speed limits, and re-evaluate the streets to make them pedestrian-friendly again taking into account the possibility of danger to children. So, as a part of the theoretical background discussed in the context of environment and behavior theories, the debate covers how the urbanites, children in particular –every urbanite is considered as a body in this paper– are affected by the rapid change of urban space. Also, through the introduction of global models such as woonerf and home zone on how the city can regulate physical and social components that can contribute both to the socialization of adults and to children’s development and freedom in relation to their own age and needs, a fruitful insight is endeavored to be provided to the potential for these kinds of practices to be implemented in metropolitan cities especially in the residential fabric of cities.

The article consists of a bibliographic review and theoretical-methodological articulation to bring socionomy closer to environmental psychology, a relevant research field for the 21st century, given the contemporary human-environmental crisis. The source selection method and the inclusion and exclusion criteria of literature and articles made it possible to identify common origins for socionomy and environmental psychology, based on a discussion of epistemological foundations that make the proposed approach possible. Although historical and epistemological similarities are evident, only one research report intentionally associating socionomy with environmental psychology was found across the sources consulted. As a heuristic contribution, the authors suggest the use of sociopsychodramatic methods in future studies on environmental psychology.

Attachments are intrinsic to the human condition. Geographers and related scholars are especially interested in place attachments and how they shape everyday routines (e.g. routes to work, shopping...

As an art collective Cesar & Lois develops projects that examine sociotechnical systems, attempting to challenge anthropocentric technological pathways while linking to intelligences sourced in biological circuitry. As artists we imagine new configurations for what we understand as (social, economic, technological) networks and intelligences. With this ecosystemic approach we consider the possibility of an artificial intelligence (AI) that supports well-being in a broad sense, accommodating relationships across different layers of living worlds and involving local and global communities of all kinds. This thinking is grounded in research by theorists across disciplines, including communications and media theory, microbiology, anthropology, decolonial studies, social ecology, sociology and environmental psychology. At a time when human beings and their ecosystems face grave threats due to climate change and a global pandemic, we are rethinking the basis for our AIs, and for the resulting decision-making on behalf of societies and ecosystems. Creative projects by Cesar & Lois provide alternative conceptual models for thinking across networks, reframing the artists’ and potentially viewers’ understanding of what motivates and shapes societies. Referencing a series of artworks and the theories that underpin them, this article envisages a sociotechnical framework that takes into account ecosystems and challenges the philosophical orientations that guide society. Degenerative Cultures is an artwork in which the artists overlap microbiological organisms, AI and human systems as a speculative restructuring of networks across human and nonhuman entities. The push for ecosystemic technologies and intelligences is linked to the expansion of community to include planetary constituents, such as nonhuman beings and environments. The artists posit that such ecosystemic networks would be capable of taking into account the planet’s human societies as well as nonhuman species and their environments, broadening the concept of community well-being and shifting the technological architecture to meet the complex needs of the planet and its constituent parts. The experimental series, [ECO]nomic Revolution, layers Physarum polycephalum, or slime mold, over the mapped demographics of human cities. The species polycephalum references multi-brains, and implies a decentralized logic, which for the non-neurological microbiological network translates to the sharing of nutrients and regulated growth across a culture. Assuming a perspective based in the arts, this proposition imagines a shift from the dominant conceptions of AI as an individual intelligence and frames it as part of a network that necessarily includes ecosystems. We envision the creation of sociotechnical systems that could be modeled on networked lifeforms that have optimized themselves across millions of years, like the organism Physarum polycephalum, which occurs globally in moist environments, or like those microbial populations within and outside of human bodies, whose percussive biological processing interacts with and alters many layers of lifeforms. We argue that an environmentally responsive intelligence based on relationships across living systems potentially serves a broad community composed of diverse human populations, nonhuman beings and ecosystems.

The COVID19 crisis has redefined the way of life, production and work methodologies: however, during this period, the positive attitude of citizens has contributed significantly to overcoming the first part of the crisis, supporting the arduous work of farmers. , cleaners, transporters, bus and subway drivers, replenishers, supermarket cashiers, policemen, health workers, and health personnel, who have formed a first line of struggle to contain the virus and to this is added the discipline of the confined citizenry who have attacked their routines to show support for the courageous dedication of those who have allowed us to maintain everyday life in our lives.The development of activities in the period of the COVID19 crisis, has redefined the way of inhabiting spaces; Obviously, the adaptation to new circumstances is a challenge, since the idea of public and private is reconceptualized., La crisis de COVID19, ha resignificado la forma de vida producción y las metodologías de trabajo.: sin embargo, durante este periodo la actitud positiva de la ciudadanía ha aportado significativamente a superar la primera parte de la crisis, apoyando la árdua labor de los agricultores, limpiadores, transportistas, conductores de autobús y metro, reponedores, cajeros de supermercado, policías, sanitarios, y personal de la salud, quienes han formado una una primera línea de lucha para contener el virus y a esto se suma la disciplina de la ciudadanía confinada quienes han agredgado a sus rutinas para demostrar apoyo a la valiente entrega de quienes han permitido mantener la cotideaneidad en nuestras vidas.El desarrollo de las actividades en el periodo de la crisis de COVID19, ha resignificado la forma de habitar los espacios; evidentemente el adaptarse a las nuevas circunstancias es un reto, ya que se reconceptualiza la idea de público y privado., La crisi de COVID19, ha resignificat la forma de vida producció i les metodologies de treball .: però, durant aquest període l’actitud positiva de la ciutadania ha aportat significativament a superar la primera part de la crisi, donant suport a la àrdua tasca dels agricultors , netejadors, transportistes, conductors d’autobús i metro, reposadors, caixers de supermercat, policies, sanitaris, i personal de la salut, que han format una una primera línia de lluita per contenir el virus ia això se suma la disciplina de la ciutadania confinada els que han agredgado a les seves rutines per demostrar suport a la valenta lliurament dels qui han permès mantenir la cotideaneidad en les nostres vides.El desenvolupament de les activitats en el període de la crisi de COVID19, ha resignificat la forma d’habitar els espais; evidentment el adaptar-se a les noves circumstàncies és un repte, ja que es reconceptualiza la idea de públic i privat.

PurposeFestivals are becoming a growing commodity for countries keen to increase their portfolio of tourist attractions. The benefits experienced by the local community and the visitors at festivals are multi-faceted. However, existing tourism research has primarily focussed on the value of the event in terms of customer satisfaction. It has yet to explicitly identify the affect music festivals have on individuals' well-being. This study aims to investigate the effect of music festival unique attributes on visitors' satisfaction levels and how it influences individuals' well-being.Design/methodology/approachA paper-based questionnaire was distributed to participants visiting the Miri Country Music Festival (MCMF) in Malaysia, and partial least squares–structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used for data analysis.FindingsThe results from 288 respondents revealed that the festival programme was the main attribute in influencing one's satisfaction to a festival, which in turn improved one's subjective well-being. The other attributes that influence an individual's satisfaction in a music festival include food, information services and festival value.Originality/valueThis study advances the body of knowledge by integrating the self-determination theory and the environmental psychology theory as the bases that a music festival potentially provides an engaging environment that is conducive for positive well-being among the participants. This is the first study that confirms the influence of the different predictors on the perceived value of MCMF, proposing a model in developing a better understanding of the participants' well-being.

Purpose This study aims to explore and develop new theories. These theories emerged from combining environmental psychology literature with sustainability literature and the five research questions at the core of the work built upon a central theme of sustainability that argues us and the organizations require a relationship of entwinement rather than separation and the language can reinforce or diminish the path to sustainable outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The study used an electronic questionnaire to explore five research questions. The study consisted of survey individuals from across the world on their connection with nature using the inclusion of nature in self scale (Schultz, 2002). An adaptation of this scale called the inclusion of environment in organization scale to understand individuals’ views of their organization and then three pairs of questions that had alternative phrasing within each pair. Findings In total, 632 respondents from across the globe responded to the survey. The results highlight that respondents consider their organization’s conceptual relationship with the environment as far from ideal for sustainable outcomes and that their organization is out of synch with them personally. Further, respondents believe that asking a question that emphasizes proximity and control such as “would I want to breathe this”? is more likely to yield sustainable outcomes than an alternative phrasing that does not emphasize proximity and control, phrasing such as “do the gaseous outputs meeting regulation requirements”? Research limitations/implications Given the study was exploratory the number and range of respondents ensure the study has a perspective, that is useful to organizational leaders and academics in exploring new directions. However, at the same time given the exploratory nature of the work, more studies are required to understand the “why” of respondents’ choices and to more fully develop and understand the implications of a wider range of alternatively phrased questions (only three were tested) that emphasize proximity and control such as that shown earlier “would I want to breathe this”? Practical implications For organizational leaders, the research highlights that respondents view their organizations as being far from ideal in realizing sustainable outcomes, which, in turn, should be a spur to do more. Further, it indicates that simple phrasing that emphasizes proximity and control could be a tactic in helping an organization pursue sustainable strategies. For academics, the results of this study point us towards phraseology, as a key technique for helping drive organizational strategy towards sustainable outcomes. Social implications See prior implications Originality/value The value of this work is that it combines environmental psychology with sustainability management and provides a foundation and confidence for scholars and practitioners to explore the potential of new theories and thus follow new lines of enquiry.

Purpose This paper aims to explore the evolution of the service environment literature and speculates about future research in this area. This paper focuses on studies regarding how the interior and exterior environments of physical service settings (including retail stores) influence consumer response. Web atmospherics are not covered in this paper. In addition, while a number of studies have been conducted on retail and service atmospherics elements in other disciplines, such as environmental psychology and leisure and hospitality, the focus is on research published in marketing and consumer-related journals. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports the results of empirical studies; however, as there are few empirical studies on the effects of exterior environmental characteristics (e.g. storefronts) in marketing, two conceptual papers on this topic will be reviewed to set the stage for future research on exterior design. Findings Over the past 40 years, there has been a proliferation of articles on how service environments influence consumer responses. The review covers illustrative examples of articles in several categories of environmental topics. The areas for future research based on the review are suggested. Originality/value An up-to-date review of service environment research that is broad in scope is provided. The authors also propose 41 different research questions based on the review that services scholars can use to take this area of inquiry forward.

This is an accepted manuscript version of an article that was published as: McCunn, L.J., Vickerie-Dearman, L.S., & Gagnon, T. (2020). [Post-print] Evaluating a pop-up resource village in West Oakland: Making connections with sense of place and perceptions of safety. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 2020(3), 246-266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-019-00048-4, A non-profit organization called Designing Justice+Designing Spaces led the implementation of a pop-up resource village (PRV) to transform an underutilized urban site into a vibrant community space. One aim of the PRV was to affect public safety through site activation while merging access to education, social services, and retail resources that ‘pop-up’ in customized mobile units. This case study employed a mixed-methods research approach to examine how community attendees at the first four stages of the PRV’s operations, as well as at its formal launch, conceptualized its design in terms of sense of place (SOP), safety, and level of engagement with local businesses and the diverse cultural aspects of West Oakland. Generally, the PRV was understood positively by attendees and community members in the area. Attendees indicated strong place attachment toward the area in which the events were situated, as well as a strong agreement that the PRV enhances relationships in their community, offers residents and visitors a sense of safety, assists local entrepreneurs in growing their businesses, and increases access to social services. Participants also agreed very strongly that a PRV set up regularly in the area would benefit the community of West Oakland. A primary theme of community togetherness came forward in qualitative analyses. Results suggest that those implementing PRVs should work to create or sustain social connection within a community’s established culture while supporting local entrepreneurs and artists, engendering a sense of safety, and affording opportunities for education.

The ecological crisis, which is becoming more acute in the modern world, actualizes new approaches to the scientific understanding of the interaction between human and nature. The basic ones are anthropocentric, nature-centric and eco-centric, which are aimed at forming the corresponding type of ecological consciousness and self-consciousness of the individual. The purpose of the study is to identify the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study of ecological identity of the individual in modern psychology. The anthropocentric type of ecological consciousness affirms human as the highest value and the main subject of the organization of the environment, for which the world around him is a resource to meet needs. The nature-centric type recognizes the highest value of nature, the service of which should be directed to the activities of the individual. For the ecocentric type of ecological consciousness, the highest value is the harmonious development of nature and human as part of it, taking into account the possible consequences of anthropogenic impact.According to psychologists, the ecological self-consciousness of the individual is formed through separation from the world and awareness of their own ability to influence it. It can manifest itself as an awareness of the material world and the relationship between its systems and as a definition of the role and place of the human in this world. The ratio of the components of ecological self-awareness reflects the current state of development of society.Among the most pressing environmental problems today, reflecting the content and direction of ecological self-awareness of the individual, scientists include the actual environmental, social, scientific, psychological, educational, and practical (in particular, providing psychological assistance to victims of natural disasters, environmental disasters, methods of diagnosis and formation of ecological consciousness and self-consciousness, etc.). References Garnczev, M.A. (1987). Problema samosoznaniya v zapadnoevropejskoj filosofii [The problem of self-consciousness in Western European philosophy]. Moskva : Izd-vo MGU [in Russian]. Deryabo, D. (1999). Ekologicheskaya psikhologiya: Diagnostika ekologicheskogo soznaniya [Ecological psychology: Diagnosis of ecological consciousness]. Moskva : MPSI [in Russian]. Deryabo, D. (2002). 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The current study aimed to study the light and its intensity in the case study (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore). In the first section, the research method was field research and descriptive-analytical, and in the second section, the study was conducted using Analytic Hierarchy Process. The statistical population included experts in Islamic architecture, environmental psychology, and conservation. The research tools were visual questionnaires and the available software in this regard to analyze the data and simulate the lux intensity. The lighting confusion in the religious places, such as churches, caused issues that made the researchers consider developing codified principles and regulations to measure the required light in the interior environment of these buildings and direct the interior quality of the religious places to improve the spiritual aspect based on these principles.

Despite the research support that street performance is generally a beneficial element to public space, the legitimacy of street performance remains controversial. One critical issue is that busking is often confused with begging. With a psychological perspective, the present research examines the distinction of busking from begging. Two studies approached the problem from the viewpoints of street performers and passersby, respectively. Study 1 (N = 188) surveyed street performers on their reasons for street performance and reasons for why donations to street performance should be acceptable. The respondents could articulate various features of street performance along which busking could be similar to and yet distinguishable from begging. Study 2 (N = 189) experimentally compared busking and begging in how they could affect people’s perception of public space. Relative to public space with begging, public space with busking was perceived as significantly more comforting, more active, less prone to crimes, and overall more likeable. These descriptive (Study 1) and experimental (Study 2) findings help to clarify the difference between busking and begging: Street performance is not merely an act of soliciting donations in public space, but it also possesses artistic and entertaining qualities that can in turn make public space more favorable. The current findings can inform the policy making and regulations of street performance. Moreover, since the present research was conducted in Hong Kong, it contributes a cultural perspective to the literature on street performance.

Este trabalho busca apresentar o Curso de Extensão "Psicologia Ambiental e Bem-estar nas Instituições" e os resultados obtidos a partir das atividades realizadas no âmbito desse projeto, no segundo semestre de 2019, na Biblioteca Central da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. São apresentadas as atividades e objetivos do Curso, breve fundamentação teórica sobre o ambiente de bibliotecas, características da biblioteca em análise, além de métodos e resultados de pesquisa, avaliação e intervenção para o local. Foi possível identificar, a partir dos estudos das relações pessoa-ambiente, aspectos positivos ou que podem ser melhorados no espaço da biblioteca. Propostas foram lançadas nesse sentido e são também descritas, esperando-se oportunizar relações de maior bem-estar e vínculo afetivo entre a comunidade universitária e seus espaços de atuação.

Aquest article utilitza una intervenció urbana a la ciutat de Panamà per reflexionar des d’una perspectiva crítica i teòrica sobre conceptes fonamentals en projectes d’espai públic.Primer, s’il·lustren les funcions del carrer com a estructura bàsica de l’espai públic. Es reconeix la seva importància no només com a element de connectivitat urbana, sinó també com a lloc de moviment, de trobada, de suport i de creació de significats i identitats socials urbanes.En segon lloc, es contextualitza el nostre cas d’estudi: la renovació urbana de via Argentina, un carrer de centre urbà l’entorn es trobava en un estat de deteriorament com la majoria dels carrers a la ciutat, ocupada en gran mesura per la presència de vehicles. La intervenció forma part d’una sèrie de projectes urbans que pretenen millorar el teixit físic de la ciutat.En un tercer apartat s’inicia una anàlisi crítica al voltant de les actuacions sobre via Argentina, començant per la redistribució de l’espai al carrer, la relació entre vehicles i vianants i la consolidació de l’espai públic.De seguida, s’entra a discutir en detall sobre els nous elements primaris que s’utilitzen per a la urbanització del carrer. Vorada, guals, paviment, rigola, embornals, escocells i pilons passen a formar part d’un sistema que ha de mantenir una relació coherent entre totes les parts. A més, es fa èmfasi en el disseny de terra i l’aplicació de l’paviment com una eina per a la construcció d’una imatge i identitat urbana.Finalment, l’article acaba amb una anàlisi dels paràmetres d’accessibilitat en el projecte, relacionant el concepte amb l’ús de l’paviment i la configuració en alguns trams del carrer en plataforma única. L’article utilitza un repertori ampli de fotografia documental per contextualitzar el cas d’estudi., This article uses an urban intervention in Panama City to discuss fundamental concepts in public space projects from a critical and theoretical perspective.First, the functions of the street as a basic structure of public space are illustrated. Its importance is recognized not only as an element of urban connectivity, but also as a place of movement, encounter, support and creation of urban meanings and social identities.Secondly, our case study is contextualized: the urban renewal of via Argentina, a street in the urban center whose environment was in a state of degradation like most streets in the city, largely occupied by the presence of vehicles. The intervention is part of a series of urban projects aimed at improving the physical structure of the city.The third section begins a critical analysis of the actions on Via Argentina, starting with the redistribution of street space, the relationship between vehicles and pedestrians, and the consolidation of public space.Next, we discuss in detail the new primary elements used for the urbanization of the street. Curbs, fords, pavement, rigola, gutters, tree surrounds and bollards become part of a system that must maintain a coherent relationship between all its parts. In addition, emphasis is placed on the design of the ground and the application of the pavement as a tool for the construction of an urban image and identity.Finally, the article ends with an analysis of the parameters of accessibility in the project, relating the concept to the use of the pavement and the configuration in some sections of the street as a single platform. The article uses a wide repertoire of documentary photography to contextualize the case study., Este artículo utiliza una intervención urbana en la ciudad de Panamá para reflexionar desde una perspectiva crítica y teórica sobre conceptos fundamentales en proyectos de espacio público.Primero, se ilustran las funciones de la calle como estructura básica del espacio público. Se reconoce su importancia no solo como elemento de conectividad urbana, sino también como lugar de movimiento, de encuentro, de soporte y de creación de significados e identidades sociales urbanas.En segundo lugar, se contextualiza nuestro caso de estudio: la renovación urbana de vía Argentina, una calle del centro urbano cuyo entorno se encontraba en un estado de deterioro como la mayoría de las calles en la ciudad, ocupada en gran medida por la presencia de vehículos. La intervención forma parte de una serie de proyectos urbanos que pretenden mejorar el tejido físico de la ciudad.En un tercer apartado se inicia un análisis crítico en torno a las actuaciones sobre vía Argentina, empezando por la redistribución del espacio en la calle, la relación entre vehículos y peatones y la consolidación del espacio público.Enseguida, se entra a discutir en detalle sobre los nuevos elementos primarios que se utilizan para la urbanización de la calle. Bordillo, vados, pavimento, rigola, imbornales, alcorques y bolardos pasan a formar parte de un sistema que debe mantener una relación coherente entre todas sus partes. Además, se hace énfasis en el diseño del suelo y la aplicación del pavimento como una herramienta para la construcción de una imagen e identidad urbana.Finalmente, el artículo termina con un análisis de los parámetros de accesibilidad en el proyecto, relacionando el concepto con el uso del pavimento y la configuración en algunos tramos de la calle en plataforma única. El artículo utiliza un repertorio amplio de fotografía documental para contextualizar el caso de estudio.

Este estudio afina la evaluación de la percepción del Miedo al Delito (MAD) con sus aspectos (in)tangibles usando la metodología de Prevención del Delito Mediante el Diseño Ambiental (CPTED por sus siglas en inglés). Para ello, se construyó un enfoque microescala basado en la disciplina de Psicología Ambiental y se aplicó en un caso de estudio universitario en Quito, Ecuador. La metodología es cuantitativa, de alcance descriptivo y corte transversal. La muestra no probabilística de 320 estudiantes universitarios utilizó un método participativo móvil y un cuestionario de victimización. De allí, se sientan bases para el desarrollo teórico-práctico CPTED. This study refines the evaluation of the perception of Fear of Crime (FoC) with its (in) tangible aspects using the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) methodology. For this, a microscale approach based on the discipline of Environmental Psychology was built and applied in a university case study in Quito, Ecuador. The methodology is quantitative, descriptive in scope and cross-sectional. The non-probabilistic sample of 320 university students used a mobile participatory method and a victimization questionnaire. From there, foundations are laid for the CPTED theoretical-practical development. Este estudo refina a avaliação da percepção de Medo do Crime (MAD) com seus aspectos (in) tangíveis, utilizando a metodologia de Prevenção ao Crime Através do Projeto Ambiental (CPTED). Para isso, uma abordagem em microescala baseada na disciplina de Psicologia Ambiental foi construída e aplicada em um estudo de caso universitário em Quito, Equador. A metodologia é quantitativa, descritiva em escopo e transversal. A amostra não probabilística de 320 estudantes universitários utilizou um método participativo móvel e um questionário de vitimização. A partir daí, são lançadas as bases para o desenvolvimento teórico prático da CPTED.

Aquest treball exemplifica una recerca de participació per a la promoció de projectes urbans-arquitectònics tant al centre com a la perifèria d’una ciutat mexicana com Puebla, on fa vint anys es van desenvolupar poques activitats en què els principals actors fossin els habitants.Afortunadament, en els darrers anys s’ha pogut dur a terme accions específiques on la participació és una peça clau per tenir una visió menys tècnica per part d’arquitectes, urbanistes i conservadors de patrimoni.El primer projecte és el Programa Social Urbà Integral en què, mitjançant una acció municipal, es va intentar implementar un procés participatiu en sectors considerats d’extrema pobresa on els programes de govern municipal van intentar incidir en les zones anomenades PIUS. Una part important va ser el procés de Disseny Participatiu que va mobilitzar les principals universitats de la ciutat a través de joves estudiants d’arquitectura per dur a terme una sèrie de projectes on la condició era tenir contacte amb les comunitats.En el cas del projecte Casa Analco, una iniciativa universitària al centre històric de la ciutat en un barri molt tradicional (segle XVI) amb problemes de deteriorament, abandonament i inseguretat, amb el qual es promou actualment el vincle universitat-barri i on l’espai ha estat el pretext per promoure la participació de la universitat en la rehabilitació d’un edifici, però alhora en un acostament al barri.A través d’aquests dos casos es confirma que és possible fer possible la participació mitjançant un procés que s’ha d’adaptar a cada lloc, aquestes experiències deixen una sèrie de reflexions en diferents àmbits, a partir de les quals es pot desglossar un procés bàsic per fomentar-la organització, promoció, consciència de l’equip de treball, coneixement del lloc, temps, avaluació, gestió i adaptabilitat., This work exemplifies a search for participation for the promotion of urban-architectural projects both in the center and in the periphery of a Mexican city such as Puebla, where twenty years ago few activities were developed in which the main actors were the inhabitants. Fortunately, in recent years it has been possible to carry out specific actions where participation is a key part of having a less technical vision on the part of architects, urban planners and heritage conservators.The first project is the Integral Urban Social Program in which, through a municipal action, an attempt was made to implement a participatory process in sectors considered to be of extreme poverty where municipal government programs tried to impact the areas called PIUS. An important part was the Participatory Design process that mobilized the main universities of the city through young architecture students to carry out a series of projects where the condition was to have contact with the communities.In the case of the Casa Analco project, a university initiative in the historic centre of the city in a very traditional neighbourhood (16th century) with problems of deterioration, abandonment and insecurity, with which the university-neighbourhood link is currently promoted and in where space has been the pretext to promote university participation in the rehabilitation of a building, but at the same time in a rapprochement with the neighbourhood.Through these two cases it is confirmed that it is possible to make participation possible through a process that must be adapted to each place, these experiences leave a series of reflections in different areas, from which a basic process can be broken down to encourage it through organization, promotion, awareness of the work team, knowledge of the place, time, evaluation, management and adaptability., El presente trabajo ejemplifica una búsqueda de la participación para la promoción de proyectos urbano-arquitectónicos tanto en el centro como en la periferia de una ciudad mexicana como Puebla, en donde hace veinte años poco se desarrollaban actividades donde los actores principales fueran los habitantes del lugar, afortunadamente en los últimos años con mayor fuerza se han podido realizar acciones especificas en donde la participación es pieza clave para tener una visión menos técnica por parte de arquitectos, urbanistas y conservadores del patrimonio.El primer proyecto es el Programa Integral Urbano Social donde a través de una acción municipal se trató de implementar un proceso participativo en sectores considerados de extrema pobreza en donde programas del gobierno municipal trataban de impactar en las zonas denominadas PIUS, una parte importante fue el proceso de Diseño Participativo que movilizó a las principales universidades de la ciudad mediante jóvenes estudiantes de Arquitectura para realizar una serie de proyectos en donde la condicionante era tener contacto con las comunidades. En el caso del proyecto Casa Analco es una iniciativa universitaria en el centro histórico de la ciudad en un barrio muy tradicional (s. XVI) con problemas de deterioro, abandono e inseguridad en el que actualmente se promueve la vinculación universidad - barrio y en donde el espacio ha sido el pretexto para ir promoviendo la participación universitaria en la rehabilitación de un inmueble, pero a su vez en un acercamiento con el barrio.Mediante estos dos casos se confirma que es posible hacer participación mediante un proceso que se debe adecuar a cada lugar, estas experiencias dejan una serie de reflexiones en diferentes ámbitos, de las cuales se puede desglosar un proceso básico para incentivarla mediante la organización, promoción, sensibilización del equipo de trabajo, conocimiento del lugar, tiempo, evaluación, gestión y adaptabilidad.

The authors would like to note the following corrections to the final version of the above-mentioned article: Fig. 1 in the published article accidentally displayed the means for the negative emotions, instead of the positive emotions. The corrected Figure 1 (see below) displays the appropriate means: those for the positive emotions. [Figure presented] Fig. 1. Anticipated positive emotions after engagement in volitional and non-volitional (un-)sustainable behavior. Error bars denote standard errors. The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

This paper is an extended version of the text Environmental Psychology as a Perspective in Musical Analysis published in 2018 [1] and presented during the SGEM Conference in March 2018 in Vienna [section 16. Performing and Visual Arts]. After the discussion during the conference about further connections between music and environment and their impact on music itself, it is obvious that the topic suggested here seems to be wider and needs more exploration. The additional material included here is based on the composers’ reflections in talks and analysis I carried out in autumn 2018 and spring 2019. My research about music and environment started started in 2018. Then I observed that the process of composing could be treated from the perspective of influences from space surrounding the author. I was inspired by environmental psychology – human factors science - as an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the interplay between individuals and their surroundings encompassing natural environments, social settings, built environments, learning environments, and informational environments. We know today that environmental psychology expands widely in attracting other areas of knowledge in its pursuit, not only psychologists but also geographers, economists, landscape architects and anthropologists. I propose to add a voice of musical theory here in studying the background of a composer’s strategies and decisions in creating a musical work. As the topic of a theoretical view I choose some examples from Polish modern music of leading composers such as Witold Lutosławski, Andrzej Panufnik, Aleksander Kościów and Dariusz Przybylski. I concentrate on the impulse of their output (how they find inspirations to their music) and what is their compositional process (what factors have the biggest impact on it). In the present text I would like to extend the reflection of contemporary composers about this matter to show better the fields of interaction between music and surrounding area. I add new analysis about the works of Aleksander Kościów, Dariusz Przybylski, and another young Polish composer Andrzej Karałow. I focused both on composers' statements about their creative process as well as on how it is reflected in selected pieces. The compositional technique and inspirational ideas for compositions will be in the area of my interest. The methodological background for this paper is based on studies by E. Clarke, Music and Consciousness. Philosophical, Psychological and Cultural Perspective, Oxford 2011; R. Gifford, Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice, New York 2014; R. Gifford, Research Methods for Environmental Psychology, New York 2016. The composers' reflections in analysis are valuable because they reflect the style of composing and underline significant factors determining the compositional shape and composers' strategic decisions. The following publications were included as the examples, e.g. A. Kościów, Lithaniae: dzieło jako krajobraz. Autorefleksja twórcy, Warszawa 2013; A. Panufnik, Impulse and design in my music, London 1974; Ch. B. Rae, The Music of Lutosławski, London 1999. https://www.dariuszprzybylski.eu/ 2018. The results from the talks to composers in autumn 2018 and spring 2019 are a new thing I introduce here to extend the topic of my research.

This special issue publishes a selection of works presented at the XIV Conference on Environmental Psychology, held in Evora in June 2017, under the auspices of PSICAMB-Asociacion de Psicologia Amb...

Рассматривается раздел российской теории архитек­туры, ассоциируемый со средовой парадигмой. Исходя из отмечаемого рядом исследователей факта неоднородности этой сферы знания, автор пытается выделить и рассмотреть формирующие её проблемно-тематические поля, проследить специфику средового видения, истоки и причины своеобра­зия теоретических установок. Различия в трактовке базовых понятий («среда», «средовое проектирование», «средовой подход» и др.), внимание к разным теоретико-методологиче­ским основаниям и дисциплинам (от философии и методо­логии деятельности до психологии зрительного восприятия и средовой психологии, от экспериментальной эстетики до искусствознания), разное толкование адептами средового видения решаемых профессиональных и социокультурных проблем (от композиционной контекстуальности архитек­турных решений до соучаствующего проектирования, от преодоления узости функционалистского видения жизни до обеспечения экологических стандартов) показывают на­личие семи сегментов средового знания. С использованием самоназваний некоторых сегментов они могут быть обозначены как «дизайн архитектурной среды», «исследование потребностей пользователей», «социально-культурные ис­следования городской среды», «исследования методологии проектирования», «исследования визуального восприятия», «поведенческо-средовые исследования» и «архитектурно­экологические исследования». С использованием ресурса Научной электронной библиотеки России (НЭБ) подвергнуты наукометрическому анализу «ключевые слова», аннотации и списки цитируемой литературы примерно 2500 публикаций, а в ряде случаев проведён понятийно-терминологический ана­лиз полных текстов средового раздела теории архитектуры. Показано, что авторы могут мигрировать между сегментами, в разных своих работах демонстрировать приверженность цен­ностям разных средовых платформ, но определённость теоре­тических установок каждой из них при этом не нарушается.

Purpose Mental health disorders, namely, anxiety and depression, have reached an unprecedented peak; recent research demonstrates that these disorders have increased by 70 per cent over the last 25 years. Additionally, developments in the field of environmental psychology have elicited that the built environment is a crucial factor affecting mental health. It is, therefore, necessary for architects to address the issue when designing, thereby using a holistic approach to promote general well-being. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The project, Asylum: A Place of Refuge, seeks to create a reinterpretation of the eighteenth century asylum, through which the intervention of nature – vast pastures and bucolic settings – believed it had the power to cure the human psyche while, simultaneously, offering redemption. This paper examines the project in relation to multiple books and readings conducted prior and while designing. These references, many of which are considered staples in the field, refer to the important role and impact architecture and landscape have on mental health. Additionally, it discusses the ways architects can consciously design to promote physiological well-being and ensure positive psychological experience through adoption of a comprehensive approach that bridges the gap between the body and mind. Finding sources related to environmental psychology was also crucial as the research conducted in this field provides scientific reasoning to support design decisions. Findings By employing strategies from the readings as well as creating a stimulating space that challenges the conception of architecture, the project: Asylum: A Place of Refuge, was born. The use of a powerful, specific and emotive language inherent to the setting as well as a constant relationship between nature and the built environment creates a safe haven for people to resort to, away from the pressures and stresses of everyday life amplified by bustling cities. The ethos of the project is essentially inspired upon Ebenezer Howard’s concept introduced in his book, Garden Cities of Tomorrow, where he states that “human society and the beauty of nature are meant to be enjoyed together. The two must be made one” (Howard, p. 48). Research limitations/implications The application and the validity of the project are limited to a conceptual proposal leading to speculative results. Although the research paper is based on architecture-related readings and research conducted in the field of environmental psychology, to verify how this project would function in a real-world setting, it is essential to build it. Social implications Applying these findings and this approach to architecture can enhance the quality of life. These ideas can be applied to many different building types including, but not limited to, living spaces, workplaces and recreational spaces. Originality/value This paper is based on an architecture project that was created by the author as part of their undergraduate thesis. As a result, this paper and proposal is fully original.

A Psicologia Ambiental (PA) é uma disciplina que se propõe a estudar a inter-relação entre pessoa-ambiente, a partir da perspectiva de que ambos estão inseridos em um sistema de mútua influência. Ressalta-se que esta pesquisa sucedeu no Laboratório de Psicologia Ambiental (LAPAM/UFSC). Com o objetivo de refletir acerca dos fundamentos epistemológicos dos estudos pessoa-ambiente, este estudo realizou uma análise da produção científica de artigos relacionados com o tema, disponíveis nas bases de dados Scielo, Pepsic, Indexpsi, BVS, LILACS. Utilizou-se os descritores pessoa, ambiente e psicologia ambiental, selecionados segundo os Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS). A partir da amostra nacional de 29 artigos científicos, foi verificado que a relação pessoa-ambiente em suas origens adotava uma perspectiva individualista, focada nos efeitos psicológicos que o ambiente causava nas pessoas. Posteriormente, estudou-se a pessoa-ambiente em uma perspectiva interacionista, na qual ambos são unidades separadas e possuem uma relação de causa e efeito. Já a partir de uma visão mais atual, pessoa e ambiente são vistos inseridos em um sistema de inter-relação, em que ambos se definem e se modificam mutuamente. Foi possível identificar que a ontologia atual é materialista, a antropologia é transacionalista e agente e a epistemologia é interacionista e construtivista. Verificou-se que há duas características principais na PA: construção do conhecimento científico a partir da abordagem multimétodos e interdisciplinar. Sugere-se a futuras pesquisas incorporar questões culturais nas investigações pessoa-ambiente, devido ao modo como influencia visões de mundo e construções urbanas e privadas.

The paper fills the gap between the design and the actuality of how buildings, and its surroundings, urban design, and the built environment influence its occupants' behavior and interactions. We assess how the built environments can be influenced by humans and their control, both physical and symbolically, of the urban landscapes. In this regard, our paper merges symbolic interactionism, sense of community, and architectural design to aid our understanding of the man-environment relationship. Specifically, we assess qualitative data on Ekbatan Residential Complex in Tehran. We use Ekbatan as a case study to see how a sense of community among residents reflects both physical features of the complex and the symbolic meaning attached to these features by residents and those living outside the community. We conclude by suggesting that combining the interests of urban sociologist, community psychology, and architects via symbolic interactionist concepts may be a fruitful avenue for studying factors affecting sense of community and larger urban processes.

This is a case study in a penitentiary unit from Ceara, Brazil. The technique used was inspired by ethnographic research and consisted of approaches to people with a single question: “What is a prison for you?”. The data collection occurred in November 2017 and reached 16 inmates and 15 prison officers as participants. Their responses were evaluated by content analysis, identifying classes of speeches from internees, who perceive prison as punishment, learning, and response from the society; and also from the prison staff members, who perceive imprisonment as a response to society, as confinement and as a paradox. By applying the Environmental Psychology contributions, the study concluded that the environment acts over people’s minds and prison work activities allow a symbolic distancing from the imprisonment stage of mind, which helps to give a positive meaning to the convictions.

The phenomenon of brain drain migration from Greece, also known as Greek neomigration, has acquired an astoundingly massive character due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country. Considering that a migrant’s identity is defined by a physical move from one place to another, this paper aims at exploring the discourse practices of place-making by Greek neomigrants, focusing on the role of social media in this endeavour. Drawing on discourse analysis (Myers 2010;Aguirre and Graham Davies 2015), identity construction theories (Blommaert 2005;Benwell and Stokoe 2006), environmental psychology (Proshansky, Fabian and Kaminoff 1983) and discourse-centred online ethnography (Androutsopoulos 2008), this study presents and discusses empirical data from a Greek neomigrant settled in the UK, who writes about his migration experience on his blog as well as on his Twitter and Facebook accounts. The analysis demonstrates that the Greek neomigrant place identity construction can be realized through a complex of linguistic and discourse strategies, including comparison and evaluation, construction of in-groups and out-groups, language and script alternations, entextualisation of other voices, and visual connotations. It is shown that, for migrants, social media constitute significant outlets for place-making, constructing place identity and asserting (or eschewing) belonging. In so doing, it also brings to the surface crucial social, cultural and psychological aspects of the current Greek neomigration phenomenon and confirms the potential of social media discourses to heighten awareness of neomigrants’ dis/integrating processes, placing discourse analysis at the service of global mobility phenomena.

This commentary comprises three different responses to Counted and Zock’s article: “Place Spirituality: An Attachment Perspective.” The first response is from Esther Sternberg, MD, who gives a psychophysiological and neuroscience critique. The second is from Altaf Engineer, PhD, from the perspective of architecture and environmental psychology, and the last response is from Hester Oberman, PhD, who gives a psychology of religion rebuttal.

This paper develops a theoretical argument for how place attachments are forged and become dynamically linked to increasingly common mobility practices. First, we argue that mobilities, rather than negating the importance of place, shift our understanding of place and the habitual ways we relate to and bond with places as distinct from a conception of place attachment premised on fixity and stability. Second, we document how the body of research on place attachment has both reinforced and contested 'sedentaristic' assumptions criticized within the so-called 'mobilities turn' in the social sciences. Third, we present a conceptual framework, built around different modes of interrelation between fixity and flow, as a way to re-theorize, link and balance the various studies of place attachment that have grappled with mobility. Finally, we sketch out the main research implications of this framework for advancing our understanding of place attachment in a mobile world.

In desiring to understand the application of environmental psychology in the sphere of health proposes to contemplate the relationships that people establish with the places they inhabit. It is therefore objective to systematically revise literature in order to examine the concepts of restorative environment, environmental significance and urban social identity in relation to health Contexts. This triad contemplates the interaction of the subject with the spaces, emphasizing, above all, the search for Well-being. In order to do so, a systematic review of the literature was carried out in the BVS-PSI, Scielo, Lilacs, Pepsic data bases. In addition, the international databases that give access to the main journals of environmental psychology were contemplated: Science Direct and Sage journals. They resulted in twenty seven studies, analyzed and subdivided into three structured categories in order to contemplate the thematic, theoretical and methodological differences. Although they have distinct boundaries, the articles examined communicate with each other through the common perspective of investing in the search for health improvement strategies and health promotion considering the relationship with the Environment. In this way, scientific findings are expected to provide indicators and subsidies in the assessment and structuring of environmental actions and planning in the context of health care.

This extension activity aimed to encourage the use of green leisure spaces by parents and children as a strategy for the promotion of health and well-being. From this purpose, the project worked in two fronts: realization of workshops in the Ecological Municipal Park Professor David Ferreira Lima (Florianopolis) and diffusion of information through Internet channels. The activities were carried out between April 2016 and March 2017 and involved 80 participants — including 41 children — in practical activities. The project also reached 5.648 people through the contents published in a social network and in the page of the Environmental Psychology Laboratory at UFSC. It is considered the project has achieved the objectives of awareness and dissemination of the theme about the benefits of natural environments for human development, interaction between people and connection with nature.

Emotion is becoming one of the most important assets for the development of a strategy of place branding, with the primary aim of projecting competitive spatial identities through the use of brands. Despite this, few studies have focused on defining the role played by emotion in the affective connection that is established between people and places in the context of a place branding initiative. Consequently, the main goal of this article is to define a possible emotional dimension of place branding, by performing a meta-analysis and employing the contributions of emotional geography, environmental psychology and non-representational theory.

In order to fare better amidst a growing environmental crisis, we need to face death and mortality in more profound ways. Recent psychosocial research on environmental themes has provided crucial insights. People have trouble dealing with mortality, and because environmental threats remind them (often unconsciously) of death, they tend to escape into non-sustainable behavior. In this article, I present key insights from this interdisciplinary research and explore its relevance for practicing theologians.