PRESERVING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Problem: Sustainable Development

    Life-threatening Worldwide Trends

        Overpopulation
        Extinction of Plant and Animal Species
        Increase in Greenhouse Gases
        Global Warming
        Deforestation

Typology of Environmental Problems

    Levels of Risk

        Personal
        Indoor
        Local
        Regional
        Fluvial
        Continental
        Global

Macro-level Factors Impacting the Environment

    IPAT Formula
        
        Impact = Population x Affluence x Technology

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       Technology
        Economics
        Demographics
        Institutions
        Culture

    Implications for Environmental Change

Psychosocial Factors Impacting the Environment

    Cognitive

        Immediate Benefits vs. Delayed Costs

    Motivational

        Existence, Relatedness, and Growth Needs

Models for Environmental Problem-solving

    The Commons Dilemma

        Collective Risk Management
            
            Problem Diagnosis (raise awareness)
            Decision-making (cost/benefit analysis)
            Risk Control (behavioral change)

Strategies for Behavior Change

        Structural Targets
        Cognitive-emotional Targets

DISCUSSION:

➢    How can we enhance psychology’s environmental policy role?

➢    How can we increase policy-makers’ appreciation of psychological science in managing the environment?