The document discusses the significance of environmental psychology in understanding the interactions between humans and their various environments, including natural, social, and built surroundings. It emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to address social and environmental problems, highlighting how attitudes and behaviors towards the environment can influence sustainable development. Additionally, it notes the role of architectural design in enhancing the well-being of occupants by considering physiological, intellectual, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual health aspects.

1. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENT PSYCHOLOGY IN HUMAN LIFE ( BY EXAMPLE
WITH REFERENCE TO AR. MINORU YAMASAKI ETC…..)
 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IS A SYSTEM-ORIENTED DISCIPLINE THAT
EXAMINES HUMAN BEINGS IN RELATION TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
 AS HUMAN BEINGS WE ARE PARTS OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM THAT
COMPRISES OF SMALLER SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT, THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
AND OTHER MORE OR LESS VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS.
 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT
SYSTEMS THAT COMPRISE THE ENVIRONMENT WE LIVE IN.
 THEREFORE, ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY
FIELD THAT IS RELATED TO DIFFERENT FIELDS AND SCIENCES SUCH AS
SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ETC.
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2. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 THE INCREASE OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AS WELL AS
TO THE RISING AWARENESS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT
THOSE PROBLEMS. ON THE ONE HAND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS
SEEKING THE OPTIMUM PATH OF DEVELOPMENT UNDER
CONSIDERATION OF FOUR PILLARS: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL.
 ON THE OTHER HAND ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IS STUDYING MAN
NOT ONLY AS PART OF EVERY PROBLEM RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT,
THE SOCIETY, ETC., BUT ALSO AS PART OF EVERY SOLUTION.

3. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 THERE IS AN EXCHANGE AND A DYNAMIC
INTERACTION BETWEEN A PERSON AND ITS
ENVIRONMENT THAT CHANGES OVER TIME.
 A PERSON TRANSFORMS THE ENVIRONMENT AND IN
RETURN THE ENVIRONMENT TRANSFORMS A
PERSON.
 THIS TRANSFORMATION TAKES PLACE IN MANY
LEVELS AND WHEN IT COMES TO PROBLEMS, AS A
RESULT OF THIS TRANSFORMATION, IT BECOMES
CLEAR THAT MULTI-LEVEL SOLUTIONS ARE NEEDED.
 THAT IS WHY THE SYSTEM-ORIENTED APPROACH
THAT PROMOTES A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE HAS
BECOME A STANDARD APPROACH IN MANY
SCIENCES.
 THIS APPROACH PROMOTES THE INTERDISCIPLINARY
COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT FIELDS.
 FOR EXAMPLE FULL ECOLOGY IS MORE RELEVANT
TODAY THAN NATURAL ECOLOGY. AND FULL ECOLOGY
IS RELATED TO THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING
ALSO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.

4. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 THE RISING CONCERN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS HAS LED ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY TO
FOCUS MORE ON THE STUDY OF MAN IN RELATION TO THE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
 AS A RESULT OF THIS FOCUS ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
HAS BECOME TODAY MORE RELEVANT.
 MANY PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT ARGUE THAT PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IS LESS A MATTER OF APPLYING
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MORE A MATTER OF
CHANGING PEOPLES’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE
ENVIRONMENT.
 PEOPLES’ ATTITUDES RESULT IN SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS,
WHICH CAN BE MORE OR LESS SUSTAINABLE OR
UNSUSTAINABLE.
 THEREFORE, IT BECOMES EVIDENT THAT THE STUDY OF THE
FORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT BEHAVIORS
AND ATTITUDES, WHICH BELONGS TO THE SPECTRUM OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, IS VERY ESSENTIAL FOR
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

5. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 AS ALREADY DISCUSSED, THE TERM “ENVIRONMENT” IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY IS DEFINED IN A BROAD SENSE.
 A PERSON, FOR EXAMPLE, LIVES IN AN APARTMENT IN A BLOCK OF FLATS,
WORKS IN A FACTORY, WALKS AROUND CERTAIN STREETS IN HIS CITY, VISITS
SPECIFIC PARKS.
 ALL THESE SURROUNDINGS COMPRISE THE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS THAT
ARE RELATED TO THIS PERSON’S LIFE.
 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF
SUCH SURROUNDINGS.

6. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 MANY OF THESE ENVIRONMENTS ARE THE RESULT OF
CAREFUL PLANNING. THERE ARE MINOR DETAILS THAT MAKE
THE DIFFERENCE IN AN ENVIRONMENT.
 DETAILS, THAT DEFINE HOW A PERSON FEELS AND INTERACTS,
WHILE BEING IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
 MANY OF THESE DETAILS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF,
ACCORDING TO RESULTS OF RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY.
 FOR EXAMPLE THE USE OF COLOR-CODED PATHS IN
HOSPITALS OR THE SIGNAGE INSIDE COMPLEX OR CROWDED
BUILDINGS BASE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRINCIPLES
THAT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY.
 THE FACT THAT IN PLAZAS OFTEN EXIST FOUNTAINS OR THAT
BENCHES ARE ARRANGED IN SPECIFIC WAYS IS ALSO RELATED
TO RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY.
 FURTHERMORE, ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY HAS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESIGN OF WORKING ENVIRONMENTS
THAT PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES.

7. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY CONTRIBUTES TO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.
 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN ASSIST
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS IN FORMING AN
APPLICABLE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY.
 MOREOVER, THE USE OF MEDIA SUCH AS TELEVISION
AND ITS POWER IN INFLUENCING HUMAN BEHAVIOR
IS ALSO A SUBJECT OF RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.
 HOW CAN WE USE THE MEDIA TO CHANGE PEOPLES’
ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT?
 HOW CAN WE USE THE MEDIA TO DEVELOP MORE
SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORS?
 THESE ARE IMPORTANT RESEARCH QUESTIONS IN THE
FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.
 FINDINGS IN SUCH RESEARCHES HAVE INDICATED
THAT THE POTENTIAL OF USING THE MEDIA FOR
ACCOMPLISHING SUCH GOALS CAN BE TREMENDOUS.

8. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 THE INTERACTION OF BUSINESSES WITH
THEIR CUSTOMERS OR EMPLOYEES IN
RELATION TO THE WAYS THEY
COMMUNICATE ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION IS ALSO A SUBJECT OF
RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY.
 RESEARCHES HAVE SHOWN THAT GIVING
FEEDBACK TO EMPLOYEES REGARDING
THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE CAN
INCREASE THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROTECT
THE ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN
COMBINED WITH THE SETTING OF SPECIFIC
IMPROVEMENT TARGETS.
 OTHER RESEARCHES HAVE INDICATED THAT
THE CUSTOMERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS A
BUSINESS HAVE BEEN POSITIVELY
INFLUENCED AFTER THE BUSINESS STARTED
PUBLISHING ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS
AND COMMITTED PUBLICLY TO PROTECT
THE ENVIRONMENT.

9. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 TO SUM UP, IT CAN BE SAID THAT, EVEN THOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IS A
RELATIVELY NEW FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY, IT HAS ALREADY CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO THE
IMPROVEMENT OF MANY PEOPLES’ QUALITY OF LIFE.
 THE HOLISTIC APPROACH OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE RESEARCH OF
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS IN SYNC
WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FUTURE AS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AROUND THE WORLD ESCALATE AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORS IS BECOMING MORE PRESSING.
 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS
COULD WORK TOGETHER AND CREATE A BETTER FUTURE.
EMOTIONS AND MOOD: AN ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE

10. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
MARIA LORENA LEHMAN
MARIA LORENA LEHMAN, "ONE OF THE LEADING EXPERTS ON DELIVERING
EXCEPTIONAL OCCUPANT EXPERIENCE THROUGH SMART BUILDING DESIGN" AND
RECIPIENT OF THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY DIGITAL DESIGN PRIZE FOR THE "MOST
CREATIVE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN RELATION TO THE DESIGN PROFESSIONS".

11. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
WORDS FROM MARIA LORENA LEHMAN
WITH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE WELL-BEING
OF THE OCCUPANTS THAT USE YOUR BUILDING ENVIRONMENTS. FOR THIS WE MUST
ASSESS THE HEALTH OF OUR OCCUPANTS, AND WE CAN BREAK HEALTH DOWN INTO
TO FIVE CORE, OR KEY ELEMENTS.
1. PHYSIOLOGICAL HEALTH
2. INTELLECTUAL HEALTH
3. EMOTIONAL HEALTH
4. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
5. SPIRITUAL HEALTH.
 ARCHITECTURAL
ENVIRONMENTS CAN IMPACT
ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF HEALTH.
 ALL OF THESE FIVE CRITICAL
HEALTH TYPES INTERCONNECT,
IN OTHER WORDS THEY EACH
AFFECT ONE ANOTHER.

12. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
SO, WHEN COMBINING AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE HOLISTICALLY, WE BEGIN
TO SEE THAT THESE FIVE KEY, CRITICAL ASPECTS THAT ARCHITECTURE AFFECTS IN
OCCUPANTS, AND IMPACTS THEIR WELL-BEING, AND IT DOES SO IN TERMS OF
THREE TYPES OF INTERACTIONS.
 FIRST IS THE INDIVIDUAL INTERACTION, WHERE OCCUPANTS ARE
INTERACTING OR SPENDING TIME WITH THEMSELVES — AND AS THEY
DO THIS, THEY ARE PHYSIOLOGICALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, EMOTIONALLY,
BEHAVIORALLY, AND/OR SPIRITUALLY BEING IMPACTED OR AFFECTED.
 THE SECOND IMPACT IS SOCIAL INTERACTION, WHERE OCCUPANTS
SPEND TIME AND INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.
 THE THIRD IS ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION, WHERE OCCUPANTS
INTERACT MORE DIRECTLY WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.

13. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 SO AS YOU DESIGN, YOU CAN BEGIN TO LOOK AT THE FIVE KEY HEALTH
BREAKDOWNS FOR OCCUPANTS IN TERMS OF ROOT LEVERAGE POINTS, SO
THESE ARE POINTS THAT YOU CAN LOOK TO, TO BEGIN TO IMPROVE YOUR
DESIGN FOR OCCUPANT HEALTH.
 THIS MEANS TAKING ON AN OCCUPANT-CENTERED APPROACH TO DESIGN.
AND OF COURSE AS HEALTH BEGINS TO IMPACT THE DIFFERENT
INTERACTIONS THAT OCCUPANTS ENGAGE IN, BEHAVIORAL CUES BEGIN TO
MANIFEST, AND THIS IS ONE WAY YOU CAN TELL HOW YOUR ENVIRONMENTS
ARE BEING PERCEIVED, BEING USED, AND HOW THEY’RE IMPACTING OR
BENEFITING OCCUPANTS — AND FROM THIS YOU CAN BEGIN TO INNOVATE
YOUR ARCHITECTURE.

14. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
 BY LOOKING AT THE BEHAVIORAL CUES THAT YOUR OCCUPANTS EXUDE,
YOU CAN DISTILL THESE CUES DOWN INTO HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS,
WHICH AGAIN ARE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL, INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL,
BEHAVIORAL, AND/OR SPIRITUAL.
 AND YOU CAN BEGIN TO DESIGN THESE ENVIRONMENTS SO THAT THEY
CAN TAP INTO EACH OF THESE DIMENSIONS MORE HOLISTICALLY, TO HELP
OCCUPANTS THRIVE WITHIN YOUR ARCHITECTURE SPACE.

15. INSIYA RATLAMWALA SEM :- 6TH ELECTIVE :- B PIADS, NAGPUR ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 DATE :- 26/04/2021
THANK YOU…..