Environment, Cognition, and Action An Integrated Approach [Hardcover]

How do human beings comprehend, evaluate, and utilize the physical environments they inhabit? In this edited volume, a distinguished group of international contributors examines in detail the interconnections between what we know about, feel, and hope to accomplish in real world environments. Psychologists, planners, architects, and geographers discuss the state of knowledge in environmental cognition, building and landscape assessment, aesthetics, and decision-making. Gaps in our thinking about environmental issues are also discussed. The authors present an analysis of how our knowledge can be utilized in the design and planning of settings better suited to human needs. Of interest to psychologists, geographers, and environmental designers,Environment, Cognition, and Actionexamines the dynamic interplay of assessment, knowledge, and action of people in all settings relevant to daily life -- home, school, office and industry.

1. Environment, Cognition, and Action,Gary W. Evans and Tommy Garling
PART I: The Impact of the Physical Environment
2. Environmental Description and Prediction: A Conceptual Analysis,Rachel Kaplan
3. Cognition of Physical and Built Environments,Reginald G. Golledge
4. Decision Making Processes, Choice Behavior, and Environmental Design: Conceptual Issues and Problems of Application,Harry Timmermans
5. Searching for the Environment in Environmental Cognition Research,Craig Zimring and Mark Gross
6. Environmental Assessment, Cognition, and Action: Research Applications,Ervin H. Zube
PART II: Psychological Processes
7. Environmental Assessment from a Neuropsychological Perspective,Rikard Kuller
8. Spatial Cognition as Events,Anders Book
9. Beyond Rationality: Clarity-Based Decision Making,Stephen Kaplan
10. Understanding, Assessing, and Acting in Places: Is an Integrative Framework Posl³