The University of Vienna leadership on the importance of environmental research
In this video the Rectorate introduces the new Environment and Climate Hub together with the Co-Directors Thilo Hofmann and Sabine Pahl
Also note: The new ECH website is now online.
New findings from a 27-country study: Scientific consensus can strengthen pro-climate attitudes in society
A new study, co-led by Sandra Geiger from the EnvPsy team and Bojana Većkalov from the University of Amsterdam, finds that communicating the scientific consensus about climate change can clear up misperceptions and strengthen beliefs about the existence and the causes of climate change. The study has just been published in Nature Human Behaviour.
More information in German can be found on ORF.
New findings on the benefits of nature visits for people on lower income
Leonie Fian from the EnvPsy Team has published a new article on findings from data analysis of the Austrian population.
The results suggest that the relationship between contact with nature and well-being is consistently stronger for people on lower incomes than for those on higher incomes.
And more information from Leonie Fian in this ORF report!
C: Pexels / Leah Kelley
EnvPsy Team visits the UN environment programme (UNEP)
Part of our team visited the UNEP & Carpathian Convention team at the United Nations in Vienna. Their work is on topics like biodiversity conservation of mountains. We are excited to see the increasing interest in environmental psychology (and, of course, to visit the UNO-City (-: )
Sandra Geiger contributes to a new global study published in Nature
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Evidence for Behavioral Sciences in Policymaking During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Evidence for Behavioral Sciences in Policymaking During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Environmental psychology seeks to understand the interplay between people and their environment. As a research field it examines the transactions and interrelationships between us and our physical surroundings in order to understand why and how we impact each other.
