The Psychology of Environmental Law by Arden Rowell, Kenworth... - 9781479812301

Name: The Psychology of Environmental Law by Arden Rowell, Kenworth... - 9781479812301
Brand: New York University Press

New York University Press

The Psychology of Environmental LawAuthor(s): Arden Rowell, Kenworthey Bilz, Linda J. Demaine\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479812301, 978-1479812301\nSynopsis\nOffers psychological insights into how people perceive, respond to, value, and make decisions about the environment\n Environmental law may seem a strange space to seek insights from psychology. Psychology, after all, seeks to illuminate the interior of the human mind, while environmental law is fundamentally concerned with the exterior surroundingsthe environmentin which people live.\n Yet psychology is a crucial, undervalued factor in how laws shape people's interactions with the environment. Psychology can offer environmental law a rich, empirically informed account of why, when, and how people act in ways that affect the environmentwhich can then be used to more effectively pursue specific policy goals. When environmental law fails .