Human Behaviour and Environment

This subject explores psychological and social dimensions of environmental sustainability and landscape and ecosystem management. The subject examines the ways humans experience, interact and behave in the physical environment. This is done by exploring psycho-social dimensions of human-environment interactions examining frameworks for understanding environmental concern and environmentally significant behaviour. Topics include: psychological bases for human-environment relationships (considering biological and cognitive needs, social identity and other forms of motivation); frameworks for understanding attitudes to environmental issues and for understanding environmentally significant behaviour; strategies for enhancing, awareness, concern and action for sustainability.

研究人类行为如何影响环境，以及环境如何塑造人类行为。

• 1Describe factors that influence the ways people value and interact with environments.
• 2Analyse factors that contribute to public support and opposition to environmental practice and policy.
• 3Analyse factors that encourage or discourage environmentally sustainable behaviour.
• 4Discuss and suggest strategies for encouraging environmental awareness, concern and behaviour.