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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (ICEP) – THEORIES OF CHANGE AND SOCIAL INNOVATION IN TRANSITIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY A CORUÑA, SPAIN, AUGUST 30-31 - SEPTEMBER 1 - 2017
A Coruna (Spain) was witness of an exciting conference on Environmental Psychology, under the auspicious of the Environmental Psychology Division of the IAAP. The conference was a place of encounter, debate and interaction around the science and practice of Environmental Psychology and aimed to facilitate state of the art scientific exchange and communication on a number of Environmental Psycholog topics. There was very interesting discussions and debates on cutting-edge theoretical developments and recent empirical studies on the individual and social factors having an impact on transitions towards sustainability. The theme was “Theories of Change, Social Innovation and Transitions towards Sustainability”. Four keynote speakers presented different research perspectives and agendas. 300 papers were selected, structured in 31 sessions and 25 symposia. A total of 45 posters were also presented in two sessions. Finally, a warm social programme included a welcome reception at the City Hall, a tour through the historic parts of the city, and the traditional gala dinner. All this program provided a
chance for for participants to meet and network in a relaxed atmosphere, while also engaging with the 800 year old city. The contributions were included in a Book of Abstracts (downloadable through the Internet) bear eloquent witness to a good potential for research in environmental psychology. The conference fulfilled also the objective of bringing high quality discussions among scientists from this discipline, and it created a shared and reflexive space of knowledge and debate on issues relevant to psychology. The number of presentations was an evidence of the consolidation of the field and of the universal recognition of environmental psychology as well. To sum up, the contributions that have been made to this Conference represent a large step forward in research that help to increase our awareness of the relationships between people and the environment, by supplying new data to other disciplines regarding the transactions that take place. And at the same time they are a major source of information that we hope will be of great use in the training of professionals and in the political decision-making process.
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