The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) is the oldest and largest international association for applied psychology with individual memberships. This is an exciting group of international scholars, scientists, and practitioners who are interested in advancing applied psychology, and who want to cooperate with scientists from around the world. Click (opens in a new window)here for more information. IAAP is offering all participating students of the summer school a free one-year IAAP student membership, effective in 2018. If you are not interested in becoming a member, please indicate so on the application form.

The Virtual Community aims to initiate, develop and organize research that will help to reduce the tension between sustainability and consumption. The virtual community thereby aims to benefit consumers, businesses, and the general society. For more information, click (opens in a new window)here. All applicants for the summer school will get a membership of the Virtual Community for Sustainability and Consumption for free. If you are not interested in becoming a member, please indicate so on the application form.

Dear participants of the 4th Summer School on Theories in Environmental Psychology,

In view of the environmental challenges we face currently, the need for advanced theories in environmental psychology is greater than ever. Yet, environmental psychology is typically viewed as an applied subdiscipline of our science, with little emphasis on the theoretical underpinnings of human behaviour. I think this has to change. Your summer school represents an important step towards realising this goal.

As you may know, the journal Frontiers in Psychology recently launched a new subsection on Environmental Psychology. The subsection offers unique opportunities to publish articles on theories, perspectives, hypotheses, as well as empirical studies, and perhaps it may serve as a potential outlet for the theories and ideas you will discuss during the summer school.

I warmly welcome your submissions, and if you would like to discuss potential submissions or ideas before submitting a manuscript, please feel free to contact me.

I hope you have a great time in Dublin!

Yours,

Patrik Sörqvist

Editor in chief of the Environmental psychology subsection of Frontiers in Psychology