Environmental and architectural psychology : the basics
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Environmental and architectural psychology : the basics
(The basics)
Routledge, 2022
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Environmental and Architectural Psychology: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction to the relationship between people and their natural and built environment.
Exploring everything from the effectiveness of open plan offices to how people respond to life-threatening disasters, the book addresses issues around sustainability, climate change, and behaviour, and is grounded in theory and ideas drawn from psychology, geography, and architecture. Author Ian Donald introduces both the theoretical underpinnings and the applications of environment-behaviour research to solving real world problems, encouraging readers to reflect on the role of design and policy in shaping the environments in which they live and work. With chapters considering the impact of environment on identity, wellbeing, crime, and spatial behaviour, Donald shows us not only how people shape and affect the environment, but also in turn how the environment shapes and affects people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
Addressing some of the most important questions of our time, including how behaviour drives climate change, and what we can do about it, this is the ideal book for anyone interested in the interactions between architecture, the environment, and psychology.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction and Brief History of Environmental and Architectural Psychology
Chapter 2. Place, Place Identity, and Place Attachment
Chapter 3. Spatial Behaviour: Crowding, Privacy, Personal Space, and Territoriality
Chapter 4. Behaviour During Disasters and Emergencies
Chapter 5. Crime, Environment, and Geographical Profiling
Chapter 6. Therapeutic, Supportive, and Restorative Environments
Chapter 7. Office Environments
Chapter 8. Environmental Sustainability and Pro-Environmental Behaviour
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