Understanding Experiences in Historical Environments
Project Description
Historical environments refer to places, structures, and buildings that belong to the past and have a long history. Many societies place importance in identifying and preserving historical environments, particular those with heritage value and cultural significance. Such efforts are exemplified by the development of an international treaty—the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage—by UNESCO in 1972. Although there is a strong presence of historical environments in our society, little research has been conducted to understand how people think and feel when they interact with such historical environments. This project is aimed to develop a theory of the psychology of historical environments with a grounded, bottom-up approach.
Supervisor
TAM, Kim-Pong
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1000
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP3200
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
Duties: attending lab meetings, conducting questionnaire studies and experiments, preparing research materials, and research data processing.
Requirements: elementary knowledge in social science, interest in social science research, excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese, and proficiency in common computer applications.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
1. to understand the transactions between humans and environments and explain them with reference to theories in psychology and other social sciences
2. to analyze heritage conservation from psychological and behavioral perspectives
3. to recognize methodological tools commonly used in studies about the human-environment relationships
Complexity of the project
Moderate