Title:
Directions in person-environment research and practice
Publication Information:
USA : Avebury, 1999
ISBN:
9781840141788
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Summary
Summary
This text offers a diverse set of perspectives representing key directions of research and practice in the field of environmental design research. Researchers present their work in various areas of person-environment research such as privacy, children's environment, post-occupancy evaluation, environmental cognition, environmental aesthetics, crime prevention, housing, environmental protection and environmental design.
Table of Contents
Contributors | p. ix |
Preface | p. xiii |
Introduction: Reflections on Man-Environment Relations | p. xvii |
Part 1 Theory on the Use of Space | p. 1 |
1 The Place of Architectural Factors in Behavioral Theories of Privacy | p. 3 |
Commentary: John Archea's Legacy | p. 25 |
Biographical sketch | p. 27 |
2 Phenomenological Space-Time: Towards an Experiential Relativity | p. 29 |
Commentary | p. 36 |
Biographical sketch | p. 40 |
3 Affordances of Children's Environments: A Functional Approach to Environmental Description | p. 43 |
Commentary | p. 66 |
Biographical sketch | p. 69 |
Part 2 Design and Planning Process | p. 71 |
4 Built Environment Evaluation: Conceptual Basis, Benefits and Uses | p. 73 |
Commentary | p. 96 |
Biographical sketch | p. 98 |
5 An Integrative Approach to Public Participation and Knowledge Generation in Planning and Design | p. 99 |
Commentary | p. 137 |
Biographical sketch | p. 138 |
6 Cost Estimating: An Integral Part of the Facility Planning Process | p. 141 |
Commentary | p. 151 |
Biographical sketch | p. 151 |
7 A Conceptual Framework for the Design of Human Mobility Systems | p. 153 |
Commentary | p. 167 |
Biographical sketch | p. 168 |
Part 3 Psychological Factors | p. 169 |
8 Wayfinding and Dementia: Some Research Findings and a New Look at Design | p. 171 |
Commentary | p. 200 |
Biographical sketch | p. 201 |
9 An Integrative Perspective on Worksite Health Promotion | p. 203 |
Commentary | p. 226 |
Biographical sketch | p. 228 |
10 Perception and Evaluation of Residential Street Scenes | p. 229 |
Commentary | p. 245 |
Biographical sketch | p. 246 |
Part 4 Housing and Environmental Planning | p. 249 |
11 Urban Planning and Residential Burglary Outcomes | p. 251 |
Commentary | p. 273 |
Biographical sketch | p. 274 |
12 The Impact of Change Upon Rural-Urban Migrants in Turkey | p. 275 |
Commentary | p. 300 |
Biographical sketch | p. 301 |
13 The Effects of Home Ownership on the Self-esteem, Sense of Control and Life Satisfaction of Low-income People | p. 303 |
Commentary | p. 328 |
Biographical sketch | p. 329 |
14 Reconsidering Planning and Environmental Protection | p. 331 |
Commentary | p. 352 |
Biographical sketch | p. 354 |
Epilogue: A Pioneer in Many Ways, Not All Intended | p. 357 |
Index | p. 367 |