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Hi!
My name is Andre Fiedeldey. I'm an environmental psychologist and
senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria, presently
doing research in human perceptions of and experiences in the
natural environment, although the built environment is also of
interest to me.

I'm also investigating the applicability of an ecosystemic
epistemology in understanding, describing and solving person-
environment problems. I would like to share some thoughts about this
approach with others having similar (or different!) ideas, especially
academics concerned about the theoretical fragmentation in
environmental psychology. The input of practitioners is also
essential, and I hope to be hearing from you as well.

Some of the research projects that I have completed and/or been
involved with include the following:
1) The therapeutic effect of nature on humans on hiking and wilderness
trails.
2) Using the natural environment as a therapeutic context in family
therapy.
3) The role of  wild animals in the wilderness experience, especially
with regard to the overall quality of the experience.
4) Person-environment fit of a group of San who were relocated in
South Africa from Namibia prior to Namibian independence.
5) Using a research technique especially developed for use amongst
traditional Africans to determine their experience of planned changes
in their home environments.
6) Tourist perceptions of landscape aesthetics in the Kruger National
Park, especially as this pertains to the role of river scenery.
7) Investigating the experiences of their relationship with nature
amongst a group of black game rangers in the Kruger National Park.

If you have any interest in the above, let me know. I will send copies
of papers/articles/chapters. Looking forward to some meaningful
electronic dialogue!

Andre Fiedeldey






Andre C. Fiedeldey (D.Phil)    email: fiedeld@libarts.up.ac.za
Dept. of Psychology              fax: (012) 420-2404
University of Pretoria
0181 BROOKLYN
REP. OF SOUTH AFRICA