Environmental Psychology has been defined as:

• The study of human behaviour and wellbeing in relation to the sociophysical environment (Stokols & Altman, 1987)

• Branch of Psychology concerned with providing a systematic account of the relationship between a person and the environment (Russell & Snodgrass, 1987)

• The study of the relationships between behavior & the built & natural environments (Bell, Fisher, Baum, Greene, 1996)

Research Topics

• Wayfinding

• Effects of Noise

• Population Density

• Effects of High Density on Humans 

• Effects of Density on Social Behavior 

• Effects of Crowding 

• Effects of Urban Life 

• Environmental Solutions to Urban Problems 

• Personal Space and Territorial Behavior 

• Residential Environments 

• Attachment to Place 

• Preferences 

• Satisfaction With the Home Environment 

• Neighborhood and Community Environments 

• Institutional Environments 

• Classroom Settings 

• Hospital Settings 

• Museum Environments 

• Prison Design and Behavior 

• Designing for the Elderly 

• Work Environments 

• Ambient Work Environments 

• Territoriality and Status 

• Human Factors

• Open-Plan vs. Private Offices