Outdoor Environments for People av Patsy (University of California Davis USA) Eubanks Owens, Jayoung (University of Kentucky USA) Koo, Yiwei Huang

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<P><EM>Outdoor Environments for People</EM> addresses the everyday human behavior in outdoor built environments and explains how designers can learn about and incorporate their knowledge into places they help to create. Bridging research and practice, and drawing from disciplines such as environmental psychology, cultural geography, and sociology, the book provides an overview of theories such as personal space, territoriality, privacy, and place attachment are explored in the context of outdoor environments and, in particular, the landscape architecture profession. Authors share the impact that place design can have on individuals and communities with regards to health, safety, and belonging. </P><P>Beautifully designed and highly illustrated in full color, this book presents analysis, community engagement, and design processes for understanding and incorporating the social and psychological influences of an environment, and discusses examples of outdoor place design that skillfully r