Restr 292 SANTANA,FRANCISCA N Open 5/ 15 CR/NC
THIS GRADUATE SEMINAR EXPLORES DECISION-MAKING & BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. WE WILL EXPLORE FOUN- DATIONAL AND EMERGING FRAMEWORKS THAT EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE INTERPRET AND ADAPT TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HOW THEY PERCEIVE RISK IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE IMPACTS. WE WILL DRAW ON COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHO- LOGICAL THEORIES THAT HELP EXPLAIN MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION BEHAVIORS INCLUDING PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY, THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR, VALUE-BELIEF-NORM THEORY, SOCIAL NORMS, ENVIRONMENTAL WORLD- VIEWS, AND PLACE ATTACHMENT. THROUGH DISCUSSION OF CURRENT RESEARCH AND CASE STUDIES, THE SEMINAR OFFERS EXPOSURE TO BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION FRAMEWORKS AND HOW THEY APPLY ACROSS ENVIRON- MENTAL SETTINGS. OPEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ENVIRON- MENTAL BEHAVIOR AND ADAPTATION.
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