Essays about: "geographical psychology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words geographical psychology.

  1. 1. Tired of Doom : Transient Apocalypse Fatigue And Successful Climate Change Communication

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Uppsala centrum för hållbar utveckling, CSD Uppsala

    Author : Carlotta Harms; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Social Psychology; Attitude Change; Apocalypse Fatigue; Climate Change Communication; Stoknes;

    Abstract : One route to fight climate change that is both a strategy in itself and a mediator to other interventions is climatechange communication. Currently, most climate change communication follows the assumption that conveyingthreat and urgency leads to attitude and behaviour change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vägen till information : hur utformningen av naturum Laponias infart kan styra besöksflöden och minska slitage i skyddad natur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Emma Arvidsson; [2020]
    Keywords : naturresurshantering; landskapsarkitektur; naturvägledning; naturum; turism; gestaltning;

    Abstract : Hur kan gestaltningen av landskapet minska belastningen på skyddad natur? Intresset för att besöka nationalparker ökar, därmed ökar även belastningen på de skyddade naturområdena. Problematiken kring ökat besökstryck och skyddande av natur har lösts på olika sätt globalt. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'Belonging' as a concept in placemaking: Exploring perceptions in Ikaria, Greece : A study of belonging in the elderly in the Greek Blue Zone of Ikaria

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Ellen Zouras; [2020]
    Keywords : longest living; longevity; belongingness; geographical belonging; Icaria; Christos Rachon; Raches;

    Abstract : Globally, increased length-of-life trends parallel the rise in reported levels of loneliness. Social connectedness is associated with a 50% reduced risk of premature mortality, and research has shown there is a moderately strong association between people who are lonely and people who have an unmet desire to belong. READ MORE

  5. 4. Germinating good behaviors : A game prototype to test players' incentive of choice

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Mikael Le Gal Beneroso; [2019]
    Keywords : Cooperation; Public Goods Game; Human behavior; Serious Games; Game prototyping;

    Abstract : In this paper, we propose and develop a model for a prototype research tool based on a social dilemma game which use is widely spread in social psychology and experimental economics, the Public Goods Game. This tool generates from the necessity to expand the accessibility and versatility of this popular game as well as reach for newer audiences that might be otherwise deterred by the traditional Public Goods Game. READ MORE

  6. 5. From Fish to Fission : Changing sense of place and risk perception in a power plant host community

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Messa; [2016]
    Keywords : nuclear power; sense of place; proximity effect; risk perception; geographical psychology;

    Abstract : Prior studies suggest that proximity to nuclear power plants do not affect concerns regarding perceived risks of nuclear power. This thesis applies and compare Swedish plant Ringhals with prior studies but with the added intent of addressing the relationship between plant and population. READ MORE