Environmental Psychology Vienna

Research

A healthy natural environment is crucial for all life on earth including humans. Environmental psychology operates in an interdisciplinary context and is an application area of psychology, exploring human perception, decision-making and behaviour.

Today, the most influential global institutions (e.g. the European Commission, the UN and the IPCC) explicitly state that the social and behavioural sciences must be involved in solving current and future environmental problems. The Environmental Psychology Group at the University of Vienna is deeply involved in these processes at both the national and international level.

In this way, the group hopes to apply insights gained in research and teaching to make an impact for the good of society and our planet.