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Stephen Kaplan
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 764-0426
Email: skap@umich.edu
Website: www-personal.umich.edu/~skap/
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Kaplan, R. & Kaplan, S. (2005). Preference, restoration, and meaningful action in the context of nearby nature. In P. F. Barlett (Ed.) Urban place: Reconnecting with the natural world. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (pp. 271-298).
Ouellette, P., Kaplan, R., & Kaplan, S. (2005). The monastery as a restorative environment. Journal of Environmental Psychology 25(2), 175-188.
Kaplan, S. (2004). Some hidden benefits of the urban forest. In C.C. Konijnendijk, J. Schipperijn, and K. H. Hoyer (Eds.) Forestry Serving Urbanised Societies. (Selected papers from conference jointly organized by IUFRO, EFI, and the Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape, and Planning in Copenhagen, 27-30 August 2002). Vienna, Austria: IUFRO (IUFRO World Series, Vol. 14, pp. 221-232).
Kaplan, S., & Kaplan, R. (2003). Health, supportive environments, and the reasonable person model. American Journal of Public Health, 93(9), 1484-1489.
Kaplan, S. (2002). Environmental psychology. Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. London: Macmillan Reference Ltd. (pp. 1141-1145).
Kaplan, R., & Kaplan, S. (2002). Adolescents and the natural environment: A time out? In P. H. Kahn, Jr. and S. R. Kellert (Eds.) Children and Nature: Theoretical, Conceptual, and Empirical Investigations. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. (pp. 227-257).
Kaplan, S. (2001). Meditation, restoration and the management of mental fatigue. Environment and Behavior, 33, 480-506.
Irvine, K. N., & Kaplan, S. (2001). Coping with change: The small experiment as a strategic approach to environmental sustainability. Journal of Environmental Management, 28(6), 713-725.
Kaplan, S. (2000). Human nature and environmentally responsible behavior. Journal of Social Issues, 56(3), 491-508.
Kaplan, R., Kaplan, S., & Ryan, R. L. (1998). With people in mind: Design and management of everyday nature. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Kearney, A. R., & Kaplan, S. (1997). Toward a methodology for the measurement of knowledge structures of ordinary people: The conceptual content cognitive map (3CM). Enivornment and Behavior, 29(5), 579-617.
Kaplan, S. (1995). The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15, 169-182.
Kaplan, S. (1995). The urban forest as a source of psychological well-being. In G. A. Bradley (Ed.). Urban Forest Landscapes: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspective. Seattle: University of Washington Press (pp. 101-108).
Kaplan, S. (1995). Review of the Biophilia Hypothesis . S. R. Kellert, & E. O. Wilson, (Eds). Environment and Behavior, 27, 801-804.
Kaplan, S. (1992). Environmental preference in a knowledge-seeking knowledge-using organism. In J. H. Barkow, L. Cosmides, & J. Tooby (Eds.). The Adaptive Mind. New York: Oxford University Press (pp. 535-552).
Kaplan, S. (1991). Beyond rationality: Clarity-based decision making. In T. Garling & G. Evan (Eds.). Environment, Cognition, and Action: An Integrative Multidisciplinary Approach. New York: Oxford University Press (pp. 171-190).
Kaplan, R. & Kaplan, S. (1989). The experience of nature: A psychological perspective. New York: Cambridge University Press. Republished by Ann Arbor, MI: Ulrich’s 1995.
Kaplan, S. & Kaplan, R. (1982). Cognition and environment: Functioning in an uncertain world. New York: Praeger.
Republished by Ann Arbor, MI: Ulrich’s 1989.
Kaplan, S. & Kaplan, R. (Eds.) (1978). Humanscape: Environments for people. Belmont, CA: Duxbury. Republished by Ann Arbor, MI: Ulrich’s 1982.
Kaplan, S. (1976) Adaptation, structure, and knowledge. In G. T. Moore & R. G. Golledge (Eds.). Environmental Knowing: Theories, Perspective, and Methods. Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson, and Ross (pp. 32-45).
Kaplan, S. (1973). Cognitive maps in perception and thought. In R. M. Downs & D. Stea (Eds.). Image and Environment. Chicago, IL: Aldine (pp. 63-78).
Kaplan, S. (1972). The challenge of environmental psychology: A proposal for a new functionalism. American Psychologist, 27, 140-143.
Research Interests:
The conditions under which people are more reasonable and more environmentally responsible, with special emphaiss on meeting human informational needs
Participatory approaches that take advantage of the respective strengths of experts and laypeople
Facilitating human effectiveness through identifying means of increasing restorative effect and reducing the influence of fatigue-producing environments
Professional Affiliations:
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Fellow, American Psychological Society
Environmental Design Research Association
International Association of Applied Psychology
American Association for the Advancment of Science
Affiliate Professor, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
Editorial Board: Journal of Envirnomental Psychology
