Environmental Stress [Paperback]

A systematic 1982 on human reactions to five environmental stress factors.A systematic 1982 presentation of hitherto scattered research on human reactions to five environmental stress factors: noise, heat, air pollution, crowding, and architectural dysfunction. They show the importance of not only the physical reality but also the individual's perception of it in a diverse array of settings.A systematic 1982 presentation of hitherto scattered research on human reactions to five environmental stress factors: noise, heat, air pollution, crowding, and architectural dysfunction. They show the importance of not only the physical reality but also the individual's perception of it in a diverse array of settings.A systematic 1982 presentation of hitherto scattered research on human reactions to five environmental stress factors: noise, heat, air pollution, crowding, and architectural dysfunction. The chapters analyse the concept of psychological stress in terms of its heuristic value in different research paradigms. They show the importance of not only the physical reality but also the individual's perception of it in a diverse array of settings.List of contributors; Foreword; Editorial preface; General introduction Gary W. Evans; Part I. Environmental Stressors: 1. Stress and the environment Andrew Baum, Jerome E. Singer, and Carlene S. Baum; 2. Nonauditory effects of noise on behavior and health Sheldon Cohen and Neil Weinstein; 3. Thermal stress: physiological, comfort, performance, and social effects of hot and cold environments Paul A. Bell and Thomas C. Greene; 4. Air pollution and human behavior Gary W. Evans and Stephen V. Jacobs; 5. Crowding stress and human behavior Yakov M. Epstein; Part II. Ambient stress and the Designed Environment: 6. The built environment as a source of psychological stress: impacts of buildings and cities on satisfaction and behavior Craig Zimring; 7. Environmental factors affecting inpatient stress in acute care hospitals Sally Ann Shumakels)