Resources
Go deeper into the science of SEE with our collection of publications and research. More resources coming soon.
The Small Experiment: Achieving More With Less
What makes a ‘small experiment’ small? How does it differ from more traditional, research experiments? Rachel Kaplan explores these ideas in her 1996 paper, prepared for EDRA (the Environmental Design Research Association).
January 15, 1996
Fostering Reasonableness: Supportive Environments for Bringing Out Our Best
To explore how SEE might apply to a wide variety of contexts, check out our book (available free to read online).
April 15, 2015.
Creating supportive environments to foster reasonableness and achieve sustainable well-being
An exploration of how supportive environments might improve well-being, written by Avik Basu, Rachel Kaplan and Stephen Kaplan. This is a chapter from the book Well-Being and Beyond: Broadening the Public and Policy Discourse.
May 28, 2014.
Bringing Out the Best in People: A Psychological Perspective
This classic Kaplan & Kaplan paper explores how a psychological perspective on bringing out the best in people could support conservation efforts.
August 22, 2008.
A Brief Guide to RPM (Now SEE)
Rachel & Stephen Kaplan describe Supportive Environments for Effectiveness for those new to the topic.
September 2, 2006.