Human Aspects of Urban Form

Towards a Man—Environment Approach to Urban Form and Design

Amos Rapoport

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780080242804
• eBook ISBN: 9781483182162
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: City Planning & Urban Development
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Human Aspects of Urban Form: Towards a Man—Environment Approach to Urban Form and Design discusses the man—environment interaction in urban setting. The book is comprised six chapters that provide a broad conceptual framework using a range of disciplines.The text first tackles urban design as the organization of space, time, meaning, and communication. The second chapter talks about environmental quality, while the third chapter deals with environmental cognition. Next, the book tackles the importance and nature of environmental perception. Chapter 5 discusses the city in terms of social, cultural, and territorial variables. Chapter 6 details the distinction between associational and perceptual worlds.The book will be of great interest to urban planners and government policymakers. Researchers and practitioners of sociological and behavioral science will also benefit from the book.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Human Aspects of Urban Form: Towards a Man—Environment Approach to Urban Form and Design
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• CHAPTER 1. Urban Design as the Organization of Space, Time, Meaningand Communication
• CHAPTER 2. Perception of Environmental Quality — EnvironmentalEvaluation and Preference
• CHAPTER 3. Environmental Cognition
• CHAPTER 4. The Importance and Nature of Environmental Perception
• CHAPTER 5. The City in Terms of Social, Cultural and Territorial Variables
• CHAPTER 6. The Distinction Between Associational and Perceptual Worlds
• References
• Index of Names
• Index of Places
• Subject Index
• Urban and Regional Planning Series