Environmental Psychology - Other Contributors

Other Contributors

Other significant researchers and writers in this field include:

• Irwin Altman Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Utah
• Robert Gifford, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Victoria. Current Editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and author of Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice (4th edition, 2007).
• James J. Gibson, Best known for coining the word affordance, a description of what the environment offers the animal in terms of action
• Roger Hart Professor of Environmental Psychology, Center for Human Environments and the Environmental Psychology Program, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
• Rachel and Stephen Kaplan Professors of psychology at the University of Michigan, the Kaplans are known for their research on the effect of nature on people’s relationships and health, including Attention Restoration Theory and are renowned in the field of environmental psychology
• Cindi Katz Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
• Setha Low Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
• Kevin A. Lynch and his research into the formation of mental maps
• Bill Mollison developed the Environmental Psychology Unit at the University of Tasmania and also Permaculture with David Holmgren
• Amos Rapoport Distinguished Professor Emeritus Department of Architecture
• Leanne Rivlin Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
• Susan Saegert, director of the Center for Human Environments at the City University of New York
• Robert Sommer, a pioneer of the field who first studied personal space in the 1950s and is perhaps best known for his 1969 book Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design, but is also the author of numerous other books, including Design Awareness, and hundreds of articles.
• Daniel Stokols, Chancellor's Professor, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine; edited Handbook of Environmental Psychology with Irwin Altman; author, Persepctives on Environment and Behavior; co-author, Health, Behavior, and Environmental Stress with Sheldon Cohen, Gary Evans, and David Krantz
• Allan Wicker, who expanded behavior setting theories to include other areas of study, including qualitative research, and social psychology.
• Gary Winkel Professor of Environmental Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York