With people in mind : design and management of everyday nature / Rachel Kaplan, Stephen Kaplan, and Robert L. Ryan.
Material type: TextWashington, D.C. : Island Press, c1998Description: xiv, 225 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781559635943 (pbk.)
- 1559635940 (pbk.)
- 333.78215 KAP 23 009912
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book | Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore | 333.78215 KAP 009912 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 009912 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-215) and index.
Pt. I. By Way of Explanation: People and Nature. Ch. 1. The Use of Patterns. Ch. 2. Some Human Characteristics
Pt. II. Meeting the Challenges. Ch. 3. Fears and Preferences. Ch. 4. Way-finding. Ch. 5. Restorative Environments
Pt. III. Design and Management Opportunities. Ch. 6. Gateways and Partitions. Ch. 7. Trails and Locomotion. Ch. 8. Views and Vistas. Ch. 9. Places and Their Elements
Pt. IV. With People in Mind. Ch. 10. Engaging People. Ch. 11. Putting It Together
App. Matrix of Patterns and Themes.
With People in Mind explores how to design and manage areas of "everyday nature" - parks and open spaces, corporate grounds, vacant lots and backyard gardens, fields and forests - in ways that are beneficial to and appreciated by humans. The authors introduce a new way of thinking about natural areas and present concrete and detailed recommendations for effective design and management. Enhanced by a wealth of illustrations and images, With People in Mind translates the results of many years of empirical studies into practical design and management approaches. It is a readable and flexible guide for practitioners and students in landscape architecture, planning, resource management, environmental psychology, and other fields.
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