ICEP 2021 Siracusa
International Conference on Environmental Psychology
Teatro Comunale, Siracusa, Italy
October 5th – 8th 2021
SAFE MEETING
The ICEP 2021 Conference is being organized on-site following all the security procedures in the prospect that the pandemic situation will be controlled by the end of 2021.
To see ICEP 2021 safety plan of action, please visit our Safe Meeting page.
For information on virtual participation visit the dedicated page.
Welcome letter from the Conference Chair,
Prof. Giuseppe Carrus
Dear friends and colleagues,
It is my pleasure to announce that the International Conference on Environmental Psychology – ICEP 2021 will take place from October 5th to 8h 2021 in the beautiful city of Siracusa, in Sicily, Italy.
The aim of the conference is to promote the scientific debate over the most recent empirical findings and theoretical advances in environmental psychological science, and to stimulate peer-to-peer discussions in qualified networks on the relationship between humans and their environment.
The ICEP 2021 will be an international benchmark for experienced scholars, junior researchers and professionals working in the field of Environmental Psychology across the world. The ICEP 2021 will also welcome the participation of experts from other fields interested in environmental issues and human behaviour, to strengthen the dialogue and the multidisciplinary collaboration between psychological science and other disciplines, such as architecture, economics, geography and natural science, and to foster the links between environmental research and policy.
The ICEP 2021 Conference will build upon the success of the previous ICEP editions in A Coruna 2017 and Plymouth 2019, and on the great experience of the BCEP Conferences held in Groningen, Magdeburg and Zurich.
The ICEP Conference series is held every two years under the auspices of the Division of Environmental Psychology of the International Association for Applied Psychology (IAAP). The ICEP 2021 will be organized by the Department of Education of the Roma Tre University, and will have the local support of the Siracusa Architecture school at the University of Catania, as well as the full support of the Siracusa Municipality and other local cultural institutions.
The ICEP 2021 will bring together experts in behavioural, social and environmental science from over the world, in the magnificent surrounding and extraordinary historical heritage of Siracusa. The Conference will thus be an opportunity for academics and professionals in environmental psychological science and practice to strengthen existing networks and to exchange scientific knowledge on some of the most urgent challenges of contemporary human society.
The topics that will be discussed during the conference include, but are not limited to, issues such as:
CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND GLOBAL ISSUES
Climate change
Ecological behaviour and pro-environmental attitudes
Land management, farming and resource conservation
Plastic pollution
Water resource management and oceans
The UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL ISSUES
- People-environment relations and the Covid-19 pandemic emergency
- Environmental education
- Citizen participation and environmental policies
- Place identity and place attachment
- Social ecology
ENERGY, CARBON EMISSIONS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Sustainable Energy Transition
Life Cycle Assessment and sustainable consumption
Transportation, mobility and travel behaviour
Nearly Zero Energy Building
- Energy poverty
ENVIRONMENT, NATURE AND HUMAN HEALTH & WELLBEING
Restorative environments
Nature-based solutions
Urban and peri-urban forestry and human wellbeing
Environment and health
- Ecological design
Natural disasters and coping with environmental risks and hazards
ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Urban planning and human behaviour
Environmental design
Inclusive design
Housing and social housing
Urban regeneration
Extreme environments
Conference Venue
The Venue is located in one of the most beautiful Italian cities: Siracusa.
Siracusa is a window into the ancient history of the Mediterranean and Europe. Its vast archaeological site, on the edge of the modern city, is a rare treasure of temples, amphitheatres and an ancient castle. The island of Ortygia, a labyrinth of charming ancient and medieval streets, was a centre of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Judaic civilization. Physical evidence of these three cultures can still be seen today, making Ortygia a fascinating place to visit for anybody curious about the historic patrimony we have inherited from classical mythology, early Christianity and medieval Judaism.
Located near the southeastern corner of Sicily on the Ionian coast, Siracusa is built on an ancient Greek settlement founded by Corinthians in 734 BC (BCE), amalgamating with the Sicels (Sikels).
More than any other modern city in Sicily, Siracusa manifests a visible continuity
from its ancient Greek past, both historical and mythological.
Important Dates
Abstract and poster submission:
CLOSEDOnline registration opening:
OPENEDSymposia and abstract submission deadline:
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CLOSEDLate Authors’ registration and payment deadline:
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CLOSEDSending Poster for Printing Service deadline:
CLOSEDRegular Fee deadline:
CLOSEDOnsite Fee:
starting October 5th 2021
Please note
As in previous years, please be aware that there is another 2021 conference called the International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP). It is scheduled for dates in May in Amsterdam. That conference is organized by WASET, an organization known for hosting “predatory conferences” (search in google on “WASET scam”). We do not recommend it to anyone. The ICEP organized by WASET is not in any way connected to or endorsed by the IAAP, nor is it organised by any reputable environmental psychology group or international/European Association known to us
