Environment, Cognition, and Action An Integrated Approach

by Garling, Tommy; Evans, Gary W.

• ISBN13: 9780195062205
• ISBN10: 0195062205
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-01-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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 Action examines the dynamic interplay of assessment, knowledge, and action of people in all settings relevant to daily life -- home, school, office and industry.

Table of Contents

Environment, Cognition, and Action: The Need for Integration	p. 3
The Impact of the Physical Environment	p. 15
Environmental Description and Prediction: A Conceptual Analysis	p. 19
Cognition of Physical and Built Environments	p. 35
Decision-Making Processes, Choice Behavior, and Environmental Design: Conceptual Issues and Problems of Application	p. 63
Searching for the Environment in Environmental Cognition Research	p. 78
Environmental Assessment, Cognition, and Action: Research Applications	p. 96
Psychological Processes	p. 109
Environmental Assessment from a Neuropsychological Perspective	p. 111
Spatial Cognition as Events	p. 148
Beyond Rationality: Clarity-Based Decision Making	p. 171
Understanding, Assessing, and Acting in Places: Is an Integrative Framework Possible?	p. 191
Conceptualization and Application: Psychological Processes in Environmental Cognition and Assessment	p. 210
Life-Span Development	p. 219
Environmental Assessment Across the Life Span	p. 221
Environmental Cognition through Direct and Representational Experiences: A Life-Span Perspective	p. 245
Developmental Perspectives on Decision Making and Action in Environments	p. 277
Life-Span Changes in Activities, and Consequent Changes in the Cognition and Assessment of the Environment	p. 295
Life-Span Developmental Issues in Environmental Assessment, Cognition, and Action: Applications to Environmental Policy, Planning, and Design	p. 309
Summary and Conclusion	p. 333
From Environmental to Ecological Cognition	p. 335
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