A better understanding of what people enjoy and
value about
their environment is essential to conservation and protection of the
earth's biota. An evolutionarily informed model of human
preferences and aesthetics suggests numerous hypotheses about the
impacts of sex differences, age, parental status, life prospects
and economic status. For more information, visit the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC) website
or the Royal Botanical
Gardens.
Wilson M, Daly M, Gordon S (1998) The evolved psychological apparatus
of human decision-making is one source of environmental problems. In T
Caro, ed., Behavioral ecology and conservation. Oxford
University Press.
Wilson M, Daly M, Gordon S,
Pratt A (1996) Sex differences in
valuations of the environment? Population & Environment 18:
143-159.
Wilson MI, Robertson LD, Daly M, Walton SA (1995) Effects of visual
cues on assessment of water quality. Journal of Environmental
Psychology 15: 53-63.
