RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)8102The Environmental Psychology in the Context of the Sustainable DevelopmentЕrmakovD SScientific Council on Problems of Environmental Educationunder the auspices of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Educationeds@newmsk.tula.net <mailto:eds@newmsk.tula.net>Scientific Council on Problems of Environmental Educationunder the auspices of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Education150220122101508092016Copyright © 2016, Psychology and Pedagogics2016The socially-psychological range of problems of the transition to a sustainable development is defined in the article. The modern concepts of the environmental psychology are analysed. The role and possible directions of the ecopsychological research in the interests of the sustainable development are shown.sustainable developmentenvironmental psychologyустойчивое развитиеэкологическая психология