Birgitta Gatersleben
Lecturer
Department of Psychology
School of Human Science
University of Surrey
Guildford Surrey
Phone: +44 (0) 1483 689306
Fax: +44 (0) 1483 689553
Email: b.gatersleben@surrey.ac.uk
Website: www.psy.surrey.ac.uk/staff/BGatersleben.htm
Biographical Statement:
Dr Birgitta Gatersleben is lecturer in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey. She is also Course Director of the Modular MSc programme in Environmental Psychology. Most of her work concentrates on sustainable consumption and transport. At the moment she is involved in a 5-year, cross- disciplinary, research programme at the University of Surrey, which aims to understand the links between lifestyles, values and the environment (RESOLVE). In recent years she has worked on other interdisciplinary research projects on sustainable consumption including ToolSust (Tools for Sustainable Households in the City of Tomorrow) and she conducted her PhD research as part of the multidsciplinary research programme HOMES (Household Metabolism Effectively Sustainable). From 1998 until 2001 she was a post Doctoral Scholar at the University, where she was working on a three year research project studying local transport patterns and options for change.
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Gatersleben, B., & Appleton, K. (2006). Contemplating cycling to work: Attitudes and perceptions in different stages of change. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (accepted for publication)
Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2006). The journey to work: Exploring commuter mood among driver, cyclists, walkers and users of public transport. Environment and Behavior (accepted for publication)
Meader, N., Uzzell, D., & Gatersleben, B. (2006). Cultural theory and quality of life. European Review of Applied Psychology, 56, 61-69.
Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2004). Perceptions of car users and policy makers on the effectiveness and acceptability of car travel reduction measures: An attribution theory approach. In: T. Rothengatter & R. Huguenin (Eds). Traffic and Transport Psychology: Theory and Practice, p 469-480.
Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2003). Local transport problems and possible solutions: Comparing perceptions of residents, councillors, officers, and organisations. Local Environment, 8(4), 387-406.
Gatersleben, B., Steg, L., & Vlek, C. (2002). The measurement and determinants of environmentally significant consumer behaviour. Environment and Behaviour, 34(3), 335-362.
Gatersleben, B. (2001). Sustainable household consumption and quality of life: The acceptability of sustainable consumption patterns and consumer policy strategies. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 15(2), 200-216.
Gatersleben, B., & Uzzell, D. (2000). The risk perception of transport-generated air-pollution. Journal of the International Association of Traffic and Safety Science, 24(1), 23-33.
Gatersleben, B., & Vlek, C. (1998). Household consumption, quality of life, and environmental impacts: A psychological perspective and empirical study. In K. J. Noorman & A. J. M. Schoot-Uiterkamp (Eds). Green households? Domestic Consumers Environment and Sustainability. London: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Vlek, C., Skolnik, M., & Gatersleben, B. (1998). Sustainable development and quality of life: Expected effects of projected changes in economic and environmental conditions. Zeitschrift für Experimentele Psychologie, 45(4), 319-333.
Gatersleben, B., & Vlek, C. (1997). Understanding household metabolism in view of environmental quality and sustainable development. In G. Antonides, W. F. Van Raaij & S. Maital (Eds). Advances in Economic Psychology, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.
Research Interests:
Sustainable consumption
Transport
Restorative environments
Teaching
