摘要：It is very likely that nowadays Latin America is one of the regions of
the world exhibiting the faster growth in the emergence of
environmental psychology (EP) groups, publications and training
opportunities. Although we can not be sure that this growth is
necessarily transformed in development, this situation offers an
excellent opportunity for promoting a scientific, quality, and
problem-oriented EP serving both the interest of Latin Americans
and those of other regions of the world. Such development should
be based upon a rigorous analysis of conditions promoting the
emergence and maintenance of EP in this region historically aware
of the need of cultural sustainability and more and more faced with
the challenge of ecological sustainability. This paper is aimed at
sketching an initial analysis of such conditions, describing the
status of this academic and professional area in the region,
analyzing possible factors inciting the growth of EP in Latin
America, and visualizing likely scenarios for its development.
关键词：Environmental Psychology, Latin America,
Sustainability, Research.
