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2019 IAPS Symposium – Ageing in Place in a World of Inequalities: How to Design Healthy Cities for All. 27 – 30 November 2019, Brazil
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 31 JULY DEADLINE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION CALL: 15 OCTOBER DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 15 OCTOBER Abstracts in English, Portuguese and Spanish will be accepted. The Environment and Gerontology Network is promoting the...
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15 full-time Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions in the field of sustainable energy transition are now available in the MISTRAL European Training Network, to be based in seven universities across Europe.
In addition to receiving support for PhD fees and supervision, the ESRs will receive three year employment contracts, very competitive salary, generous family and mobility allowances and have access to outstanding training and secondment opportunities....
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Paper submission for Collabra: Psychology, journal published by the University of California | FEBRUARY 15
The call is for the refereed journal, Collabra: Psychology (published by the University of California), to be considered for a paper publication that will address the relationship between people and environments defined specifically by their physical age, such as old...
read moreWhat is IAPS?
Formed officially 35 years ago, but with intellectual roots dating back to the ‘60s in the architectural psychology movement, IAPS is a multidisciplinary and active association gathering researchers and practitioners from around the world, with a shared interest in people’s interaction with their environment. Psychology, sociology, geography, design, planning are only a few of the disciplines represented and for these and their representatives, IAPS serves both as a platform for disciplinary discussion, and as a platform for collaboration.
The digital library
A good starting point to get an idea of what we do though, is the IAPS Digital Library, which collects all the abstracts submitted at all IAPS Congresses and is free to browse. An invaluable resource!
The Networks
The Networks are interest and research groups formed by IAPS members. They carry out debates, discussion groups, publications, often posses their own website and organise symposia and conferences.
IAPS 2017
The IAPS 2017 SYMPOSIUM is hosted by the Institute of Human Settlements Studies (IHSS) at Ardhi University (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). The theme is Knowledge for climate-proof urban development in rapidly changing environments.
There are several reasons why it is a good idea to join IAPS and become one of its numerous members.
IAPS is a lively international association of scholars and practitioners from the disciplines which share a fundamental interest in environment and behaviour studies. These include environmental psychology, architecture, geography, urban design, sociology, interior design, landscape, anthropology, planning and environmental management. The association fosters interdisciplinary study of the transactions and interactions between people and their socio-physical surroundings – including both built and natural environments.