International Association of People-Environment Studies
Encyclopedia
The International Association of People-Environment Studies (IAPS), has been promoting the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas between planning and social scientists for 35 years – above all between spatial planning, architecture, psychology, and sociology. IAPS was officially founded in 1981, although its origins can be traced back to a series of successful conferences in several European countries from 1969 to 1979.
The objectives of IAPS are:
People-environment studies, originating from environmental psychology (Lewin
, Barker, Brunswik
), have always tried to close the “mind gaps” between natural sciences, engineering, arts, and social sciences by an epistemological approach that encompasses denotations (objects and techniques) as well as connotations (subjective social, cultural meanings).
is the main event organised under auspices of the association. In the past years, the following conferences
have been organised:
of all 4,100 abstracts from conferences since 1969, which permits a full-text search through the history of environmental psychology.
The objectives of IAPS are:
- To facilitate communication among those concerned with the relationships between people and their physical environment
- To stimulate research and innovation for improving human well-being and the physical environment
- To promote the integration of research, education, policy and practice
People-environment studies, originating from environmental psychology (Lewin
Kurt Lewin
Kurt Zadek Lewin was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology....
, Barker, Brunswik
Egon Brunswik
Egon Brunswik was a psychologist who made contributions to functionalism and the history of psychology.-Early life and career:...
), have always tried to close the “mind gaps” between natural sciences, engineering, arts, and social sciences by an epistemological approach that encompasses denotations (objects and techniques) as well as connotations (subjective social, cultural meanings).
Membership
Benefits of membership include:- The right to vote and stand for membership of the Board
- Reduced fees for attending conferences and seminars
- Free copies of the IAPS newsletter. This contains research summaries, articles, reviews, letters, lists of references, and general news of the research field
- The right to be listed in and receive a copy of the Directory of IAPS members
- Reduced subscription rates for specified journals
List of conferences
The biannual conferenceAcademic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
is the main event organised under auspices of the association. In the past years, the following conferences
Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
have been organised:
| Place, Country | Year | Conference | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalandhui, UK | 1969 | AP1 | Architectural Psychology |
| Kingston, UK | 1970 | AP2 | Architectural Psychology |
| Lund, Sweden | 1973 | AP3 | Architectural Psychology |
| Surrey, UK | 1973 | AP4 | Psychology and the Built Environment |
| Sheffield, UK | 1975 | AP5 | Architectural Psychology |
| Strasbourg, France | 1976 | AP6 | Space Appropriation |
| Louvain La Neuve, Belgium | 1979 | IAPC 7 | Conflicting Experiences of Space |
| Surrey, UK | 1979 | IAPC 7 | Conflict and Narcissism |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1982 | IAPS 7 | Home-Environment. Man-Environment: Qualitative Aspects |
| Berlin, Germany | 1984 | IAPS 8 | Perspectives on Environment and Action |
| Haifa, Israel | 1986 | IAPS 9 | Environments in Transition |
| Delft, Netherlands | 1988 | IAPS 10 | Looking Back to the Future |
| Ankara, Turkey | 1990 | IAPS 11 | Culture-Space-History |
| Halkidiki, Greece | 1992 | IAPS 12 | Socio-environmental Metamorphoses |
| Manchester, UK | 1994 | IAPS 13 | The Urban Experiences |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 1996 | IAPS 14 | Evolving Environmental Ideals – Ways of Life, Values, Design Practices |
| Eindhoven, Netherlands | 1998 | IAPS 15 | Shifting Balances – Changing Roles In Policy, Research and Design |
| Paris, France | 2000 | IAPS 16 | Metropolis: Cities, Social Life and Sustainable Development |
| A Coruña, Spain | 2002 | IAPS 17 | Culture, Quality of Life and Globalization - Problems and Challenges for the New Millennium |
| Vienna, Austria | 2004 | IAPS 18 | Evaluation in Progress – Strategies for Environmental Research and Implementation |
| Alexandria, Egypt | 2006 | IAPS 19 | Environment, Health and Sustainable Development |
| Rome, Italy | 2008 | IAPS 20 | EUrban diversities, Biosphere and Well-being |
| Leipzig, Germany | 2010 | IAPS 21 | Vulnerability, Risk and Complexity: Impacts of global Change on Human Habitats |
| Glasgow, UK | 2012 | IAPS 22 | Human experience in the natural and built environment: implications for research, policy and practice |
Post conference books
- People, Places, and Sustainability (2002) Editors: Moser, G. / Pol, E. / Bernard, Y. / Bonnes, M. / Corraliza, J.A. / Giuliani, V.
- Culture, Quality of Life and Globalization - Problems and Challenges for the New Millennium (2003) Editors: García Mira, R. / Sabucedo Cameselle, J.M. / Martínez, J.R.
- Designing Social Innovation - Planning, Building, Evaluating (2005) Editors: Martens, B. / Keul, A.G.
- Environment, Health, and Sustainable Development (2010) Editors: Abdel-Hadi, A. / Tolba, M.K. / Soliman, S.
IAPS Digital Library
A databaseDatabase
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
of all 4,100 abstracts from conferences since 1969, which permits a full-text search through the history of environmental psychology.