Joanne Vining
Associate Professor of Environmental Psychology
The Human Nature Research Lab
University of Illinois
1201 South Dorner Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217)333-6145
Fax: (217)244-3469
Email: jvining@uiuc.edu
Website: www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/vining_j.html
Publications related to Conservation Psychology:
Vining, J. (in press). Public attitudes towards forest management: A Shawnee National Forest example. Journal of Environmental Systems.
Cristancho, S. & Vining, J. (2004). Culturally-defined keystone species. Human Ecology Review, 11.
Vining, J. & Saunders, C. (2004). Conservation psychology. In M.J. Manfredo, J.J. Vaske, D.R. Field, P.J. Brown & B.L.Bruyere (Eds.), Society and Natural Resources: A Summary of Knowledge. Jefferson City, MO: Modern Litho.
Vining, J., Cristancho, S., & Ebreo, E. (2002-2003). Responsibility for environmental problems and the consequences of waste reduction: A test of the norm-activation model. Journal of Environmental Systems, 29, 219-244.
Cristancho, S. & Vining, J. (2003). Natural justice in the Letuama culture. Human Ecology Review, 11, 36-50.
Vining, J. (2003). Connection to other animals and caring for nature. Human Ecology Review, 10, 87-99.
Vining, J. (2002). Review of Why the Wild Things Are by G. Melson. Population and Environmental Psychology Bulletin (American Psychological Association Division 34), 28, 10-12.
Vining, J. & Ebreo, A. (2002). Emerging theoretical and methodological perspectives on conservation behavior. In R. Bechtel & A. Churchman (Eds.), The New Handbook of Environmental Psychology. New York: John Wiley, 541-558.
Ebreo, E. & Vining, J. (2001). How similar are recycling and waste reduction? Future orientation and reasons for recycling waste as predictors of self reported behavior. Environment and Behavior, 424-448.
Ebreo, A. & Vining, J. (2000). Attitudes & beliefs about volume-based pricing: A four city comparison. Journal of Environmental Systems, 28 1-24.
Ebreo, A. & Vining, J. (2000). Motives as predictors of the public’s attitudes toward solid waste issues. Environmental Management, 25, 153-168.
Vining, J., Tyler, E., & Kweon, B. (2000). The psychology of environmental restoration. In P. H. Gobster and R. B. Hull, (Eds.), Restoring Nature: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 143-162.
Morera, O. F., Walker, M. E., Vining, J. & Orland, B. (1999). Psychological explanations for the WTA-WTP disparity: An experimental examination of the economic value of street trees. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 12, 219-232.
Vining, J. & Tyler, E. (1999). Values, emotions, and desired outcomes as reflected in public responses to forest management plans. Human Ecology Review, 6, 21-34.
Ebreo, A., Hershey, J. & Vining, J. (1999). Reducing solid waste: Linking recycling to environmentally-responsible consumerism. Environment and Behavior, 31, 107-135.
Daitch, V., Kweon, B., Tyler, L., & Vining, J. (1996). Personal environmental histories: Expressions of self and place. Human Ecology Review, 3, 19-31.
Ebreo, A. & Vining, J. (1996). The impact of procedural justice on opinions of public policy regarding solid waste management. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26, 1259-1285.
Ebreo, A. & Vining, J. (1994-95). Conservation-wise consumers: Recycling and household shopping as ecological behavior. Journal of Environmental Systems, 23, 109-131.
Vining, J. (1994). Natural laws and human nature: Comment on Low's evolutionary approach to conservation behavior. Human Ecology Review, 1, 100-106.
Vining, J., Linn, N., & Feeley, P. (1994). Toward a sustainable society: Waste minimization through environmentally-conscious consuming. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 24, 1550-1572 .
Vining, J. (1992). Environmental emotions and decisions: A comparison of the responses and expectations of forest managers, an environmental group, and the public. Environment and Behavior, 24, 3-34.
Vining, J. (1992). Value conflict, emotion and forest management. In D. C. Le Master and G. R. Parker (Eds.), Ecosystem Management in a Dynamic Society, 26-35.
Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1992). Predicting recycling behavior from global and specific environmental attitudes and changes in recycling opportunities. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 22, 1580-1607.
Vining, J., Linn, N., & Burdge, R. J. (1992). Why recycle? A comparison among recycling motivations in four communities. Environmental Management, 16, 785-797.
Orland, B., Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1992). The effect of street tree size on perceptions of residential property values. Environment and Behavior 24, 298-325.
Fishwick, L., & Vining, J. (1992). Toward a phenomenology of recreation place. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 12, 57-63.
Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1991). Are you thinking what I think you are? A study of actual and estimated goal priorities and decisions of resource managers, environmentalists, and the public. Society and Natural Resources, 4, 177-196.
Vining, J., & Fishwick, L. (1991). An exploratory study of outdoor recreation site choices. Journal of Leisure Research, 23, 114-132.
Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1990). What makes a recycler? A comparison of recyclers and non-recyclers. Environment and Behavior, 22, 55-73.
Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1989). An evaluation of the public response to a community recycling education program. Society and Natural Resources, 2, 23-36.
Vining, J., & Orland, B. (1989). The video advantage: A comparison of two environmental representation techniques. Journal of Environmental Management, 29, 275-283.
Vining, J., & Schroeder, H. W. (1989). The effects of perceived conflict, resource scarcity and information bias on emotions in environmental decision-making. Environmental Management, 13, 199-206.
Vining, J. (1988). Understanding the response to environmental risk information. In R.A. Larson (Ed.), Biohazards of Drinking Water Treatment. Ann Arbor, MI: Lewis Publishers, 20-33.
Vining, J. (1987). Environmental decisions: The interaction of emotions, information, and decision context. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 7, 13-30.
Vining, J. & Schroeder, H. W. (1987). Emotions in environmental decision-making: Rational planning vs. the passionate public. In M.L. Miller, R. Gale, & P. J. Brown (Eds.), Social Science in Natural Resource Management Systems. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 181-192.
Zube, E. H., Vining, J., Law, C. & Bechtel, R. (1985). A cross cultural, bimodal study of perceived environmental quality. Environmental and Behavior, 17, 327-350.
Daniel, T. C., & Vining, J. (1983). Methodological issues in landscape assessment. In I. Altman and J. F. Wohlwill (Eds.) Behavior and the Natural Environment. New York: Plenum Press, 39-84.
Vining, J., Daniel, T. C., Schroeder, H. W., & Morganstern, D. (1982) Mountain pine beetle impacts on scenic values in forest residential sites. In B. O. Parks, F. A., Fear, M. T. Lambur, & G. A. Simmons (Eds.) Urban and suburban trees: Pest problems, needs, prospects and solutions. East Lansing: University of Michigan Press, 144 148.
O'Reilly, J., Shettel Neuber, J.C. & Vining, J. (1981). The use of post-occupancy evaluations in an aviary: Implications for a continuing assessment program in museums. In EDRA 12: Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association Conference.
Research Interests:
Finding ways to encourage conservation values and behavior in developing an understanding of the human-animal interaction
Understanding the role played by non-human animals in human's sense of environmental quality and quality of life
The ways people perceive and create environmental quality
The role of culture on a variety of environmental factors such as wildlife conservation, land use, and environmental quality
Professional Affiliations:
American Psychological Association
Association for Society and Natural Resources
Environment and Behavior
Editorial Board Member of Human Ecology Review
Editorial Board Member of International Association for Applied Psychology
International Association for Anthrozoology
Society for Human Ecology
