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Inter-university Centre for Research in Environmental Psychology Centre Inter-universitaire de Recherche on Psychologie Environnementale Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II 17/04/2012

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CIRPA (2005-09) Three founders Universities, three new partners Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II CIRPA presentation 17/04/2012 Pagina 3

CIRPA permanent members and main roles (2005-09) Sapienza Università di Roma • Direttore: Prof. Mirilia Bonnes Università degli Studi di Cagliari Dipartimento di Psicologia dei Processi di Sviluppo e Socializzazione • Ferdinando Fornara, Ricercatore • Vice-direttore: Prof. Marino Bonaiuto • Mirilia Bonnes, Professore Ordinario • Marina Mura, Ricercatore • Segretario scientifico: Dott. Giuseppe Carrus • Marino Bonaiuto, Professore Ordinario • • Segretario amministrativo: Dott. Filomena Tarantino Renata Metastasio, Ricercatore • • Massimiliano Scopelliti, Ricercatore (LUMSA) Responsabile sede Padova: Prof. Maria Rosa Baroni Dipartimento di Psicologia • Responsabile sede Cagliari: Dott. Ferdinando Fornara • Paolo Bonaiuto, Professore Ordinario • Fabio Ferlazzo, Professore Associato • Anna Maria Giannini, Professore Associato • Vincenzo Padiglione, Professore Associato Università di Roma Tre • Giuseppe Carrus, Ricercatore (Roma Tre) • Stefano Mastandrea, Professore Associato • Paola Perucchini, Professore Associato • Fridanna Maricchiolo, Ricercatrice Università degli Studi di Padova Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale • Roberta Maeran, Professore Associato • Gesualdo Zucco, Professore Straordinario • Adriano Zamperini, Professore Associato • Caterina Suitner, Ricercatrice • Francesca Pazzaglia, Professore Straordinario • Erika Borella, Ricercatrice • Rita Berto, Contrattista di Ricerca Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e Socializzazione • Rossana Trentin, Professore Ordinario • Chiara Nicolini, Professore Associato CIRPA presentation 17/04/2012 Pagina 4

CIRPA main research areas • Area 0 . Introduction, history, and theories of environmental psychology • Area 1 . Analysis (and monitoring) of people everyday life-environment relationship and related socio-psychological aspects/processes, such as: perceptions, attitudes, and uses of living environments, or places (home, neighborhood, city, etc.), place identity, perceived affective qualities of places, residential attachment, perceived residential satisfaction, attitudes and uses of urban environment, etc. • Area 2 . Perceived residential quality: construction and use of indicators/instruments of perceived urban quality; comparison between “users’ evaluation” and “experts’ evaluation” of urban quality. • Area 3 . Perceived environmental quality of healthcare places (hospitals, residences for elderly, etc.): construction and use of instruments/indicators of healthcares’ environmental humanization. • Area 4 . Environmental cognition and memory, cognitive maps, spatial orientation and wayfinding. Analysis of cognitive and affective processes in people-environment relationship in a life-span perspective (in particular, longevity). • Area 5 . Environment, well-being and stress recovery: psychological restorativeness of life environments. • Area 6 . Analysis (and monitoring) of ecological (or pro-environmental) attitudes and behaviors for sustainable use of natural resources (water, bio-diversity, air and land/space for mobility, energy sources, etc.) such as: water use and conservation, recycling and disposal of domestic waste, Travel mode choice and use of public transportation for urban mobility, etc. • Area 7 . Psycho-social processes (perceptions, cognitions, affects, identities, attitudes, intentions, etc.) and behaviours involved in the institution and the management of natural protected areas or Parks. • Area 8 . Perceptions, attitudes and behaviors towards nature and green areas in urban and peri-urban areas. • Area 9 . Perception and evaluation of (non residential) places with specific functions: museums, retails, offices, etc. • Area 10 . Tourism and sustainable development: local impact of tourism, tourist-resident relationship, sustainable and responsible tourism; new ways of tourism to improve local areas and communities within a sustainability orientation. • Area 11 . Environmental communication (mass media agenda setting and rhetorics, risk prevention, etc.). • Area 12 . Virtual and technological environments as mediators of communication and of social or work interaction, etc. • Area 13 . Environmental-psychological consulting for architectural/urban design and environmental management, participatory planning. CIRPA presentation 17/04/2012 Pagina 5

CIRPA funds (2005-2009) CIRPA presentation 17/04/2012 Pagina 6

CIRPA main grants (2005-) • 2011-15: Motivation towards biodiversity, EU FP7 ENV, € 326.463 • 2010-13: Sustainability at workplace, EU FP7 ENV, € 198.519 • 2009-11: Food reputation, Nestlé Italiana, € 200.000 • 2009-11: Flood risk communication, EU FP6 CRUE and ISPRA, € 50.000 • 2008-10: Cilento National Park restorativeness, Municipality, € 85.000 • 2008-10: Urban safety, Italian Ministry PRIN2007, € 35.800 • 2008: IAPS2008 Congress, Public and private funds, € 166.454 • 2006-08: Environmental psychology, Italian Ministry PRIN2005, € 18.000 • 2006-07: Housing and Euro transition, Fineuropa/Impreme Co., € 24.000 CIRPA presentation 17/04/2012 Pagina 7

CIRPA PhD in Environmental Psychology • Ciclo XXII, 2006-07 5 PhD students, 4 fellowships (1 from Sapienza, 3 from external sponsors: Veneto Region, CNR, Sardinia Region) • Ciclo XXIV, 2008-09, 4 PhD students, 3 fellowships (1 from Sapienza, 2 from external sponsors: CNR, Sardinia Region) • Ciclo XXVI, 2010-11 , requested 4 PhD students positions (2 with fellowship) • International co-tutorships of CIRPA PhD students from external Professors of: – Cornell University (USA) – University of Gröningen (NL) – University of California San Marcos (USA) • International co-supervision of CIRPA Professors for external PhD students: – ISCTE at University of Lisbon – University of Copenhagen. • Many short or long term visiting professors , e.g., most recent ones included: – Prof. Gary Evans (2008,1 month) and Prof. Franklin Becker (1 month 2010) from Cornell University (USA) – Prof. Robert Gifford (Università di Victoria, Canada) – Prof. Anne Devlin (Connecticut College, USA) – Prof. Enric Pol (University of Barcelona) – Prof. Richard Wener (New York City University, USA) – and many others CIRPA presentation 17/04/2012 Pagina 8

The social psychologial experience of Place (e.g., Canter, 1977; Russel & Ward, 1982; Bonnes & Secchiaroli, 1995; Bonnes & Bonaiuto, 1996) “Tangible dimensions” “Intangible dimensions” Place

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Perception of Residential Environmental Quality Generative criterion Scale Factor N Items Alfa Architectural/ 1 Architectural and 1. Building aesthetics 8 .92 town-planning town-planning spaces 2. Building density 8 .92 features 3. Building volume 6 .89 2 Organization of 1. Internal practicability 8 .80 accessibility and roads 2. External connections 6 .78 3 Green spaces 1. Green areas 10 .80 Social relations 4 People and social 1. Discretion 8 .81 features relations 2. Safety and tolerance 8 .82 3. Sociability and cordiality 8 .80 Punctual and 5 Welfare services 1. Social-health services 6 .81 In-network 2. Education services 6 .73 Services 6 Cultural-recreational 1. Sport services 8 .87 services 2. Socio-cultural activities 8 .81 7 Commercial services 1. Commercial services 8 .86 8 Transport services 1. Public transport 8 .82 Context 9 Pace of life 1. Relaxing vs. distressing 8 .88 Features 2. Stimulating vs. boring 8 .84 10 Environmental health 1. Cleanness 8 .92 11 Maintenance & care 1. Macro- & micro-upkeep 12 .85 Place Attachment Neighbourhood attachment 1. Neighbourhood attachment 8 .85

Perceived Residential Environment Quality Indicators PREQIs (N = 312, Rome 7 neighbourhoods) N ° di Criteri Scale Fattori % varianza Alfa Generativi Item spiegata Aspetti Spazio visualizzato Estetica degli edifici 8 50.8 .92 Architettonico-Urbanistici Spaziosità tra gli edifici 8 8.7 .92 Volumetria degli edifici 6 7.3 .89 Spazio praticato Praticabilità degli spazi interni 8 27.2 .80 Collegamenti col resto della città 6 19.1 .78 Spazio verde Presenza e praticabilità delle aree verdi 10 50.8 .80 Aspetti Gente e relazioni sociali Discrezione e civiltà 8 25.4 .81 Sociali Sicurezza e tolleranza 8 13.2 .82 Socievolezza e cordialità 8 7.8 .80 Aspetti Servizi sociali Servizi scolastici 6 33.1 .81 Funzionali Servizi socio-sanitari 6 36.1 .73 Servizi ricreativi Servizi e impianti sportivi 8 13.6 .87 Attività socio-culturali 8 51.7 .81 Servizi commerciali Servizi commerciali 8 45.2 .86 Servizi di trasporto Trasporto pubblico 8 34.3 .82 “Clima” psicologico Aspetti Tranquillità vs. caos 8 18.0 .88 di Contesto Stimolazione vs. monotonia 8 63.8 .84 Salubrità ambientale Pulizia e silenziosità 8 38.7 .92 Manutenzione e cura Manutenzione e cura 12 61.0 .85 Attaccamento residenziale Attaccamento al quartiere Attaccamento al quartiere 8 36.1 .91 CIRPA presentation 17/04/2012 Pagina 12 (Bonaiuto, Fornara, Aiello, & Bonnes, 2002)