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Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Psychology 5Th Edition 2006 by Paul A. Bell
Bell et al's Environmental Psychology is considered to be the most authoritative textbook available for this course. It is the only environmental psychology book to appear in five editions. It is noted for its focus on the application of science and theory to the solution of problems involving natural and altered environments. The book reviews the application of practical solutions to everyday environmental problems. The authors integrate theory, research, and application using their unifying, eclectic model to demonstrate human-environment interaction. The book reviews how we are a product of our environment, our biology, and the interaction of the two. It discusses how our physical environment such as noise and weather impact us. It also reviews how we can modify our environment through design principles such as aesthetics, and how we modify our environment when we disregard the impact other people and/or elements have on our ecological system. Each chapter addresses both micro and macro- environmental influences, including the short- and long-term effects of both. The opening chapter provides a historical context and introduces the reader to the research methods central to the discipline. The next 4 chapters introduce environmental attitudes, values, and ethics and the principles that apply to environmental assessment; models of perception & cognition, including how we process and store environmental information; and the major theories of human-environment interaction. The next 6 chapters explore a variety of environmental influences such as noise, climate, natural disasters (including the effects of pollution), crowding, and city life, and how they impact us. The next 2 chapters examine how environmental psychology principles can be applied to residences, institutional settings (i.e.schools) and work and leisure environments. The book concludes with a chapter on how we can change behavior that harms the environment. The book is intended as a text for courses on environmental psychology, environment and behavior, social ecology, architectural psychology, ecological psychology or environmental design or studies, taught in departments of psychology, sociology, environmental science, and biology. INTRODUCTIONSetting the StageWater Supply, Use, and Wastewater TreatmentAnimal Feeding Operations and Animal Waste Treatment"Get Big or Get Out "CAFOs: Current TrendDefinitions of Key termsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesCAFO REGULATIONS & CNMPSIntroductionFederal Regulations: Clean Water ActState RegulationsLocal Regulations and the Public's RoleCNMPsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesMANURE CHARACTERISTICSIntroductionLivestock Waste Characterization VariablesManure CharacteristicsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesMANURE STORAGEIntroductionTypes of Manure Storage and Handling SystemsManure Handling and Storage CostsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesAFO/CAFO SITING: PHYSICAL FACTORSIntroductionRole of Soils in Manure ManagementRole of Plants in Animal Waste ManagementGeologic and Groundwater Considerations (NRCS/USDA, 1999)Siting Animal Waste Management SystemsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesANIMAL WASTE POLLUTANTSIntroductionAnimal Waste Pollutants of ConcernManure Pollutants: Surface Water ContaminationPotential Hazards From CAFO PollutantsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesANIMAL WASTE AND AIR QUALITY PROBLEMSIntroductionAir Emissions From Feedlot OperationsEmissions From Land ApplicationEmissions From Virtual FarmsEmission Control MethodsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesBEEF CATTLE FEEDING OPERATIONSIntroductionSize and Location of IndustryBeef Production CyclesFeeding PracticesManure Management PracticesBeef Virtual FarmsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesDAIRY OPERATIONSIntroductionSize and Location of IndustryProduction CyclesConfinement PracticesFeeding PracticesManure Management PracticesDairy and Veal Virtual FarmsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesSWINE FEEDING OPERATIONSIntroductionSize and Location of Swine IndustrySwine Production CyclesSwine Confinement PracticesSwine Manure Management PracticesSwine Virtual FarmsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesPOULTRY FEEDING OPERATIONSIntroductionBroilersLaying HensTurkeysPoultry Virtual Model FarmsSummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferencesCAFO COMPONENT DESIGNIntroduction (USDA, 1996)ProductionCollectionStorageTreatmentTransferUtilizationAncillary ComponentsSafetySummaryChapter Review QuestionsThought-Provoking QuestionsReferences/ Recommended Reading