TY - BOOK ID - 134957567 TI - Outdoor environments for people : considering human factors in landscape design AU - Owens, Patsy Eubanks AU - Koo, Jayoung AU - Huang, Yiwei PY - 2023 SN - 9781138296435 9781138296442 1138296449 1138296430 PB - Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental psychology KW - Landscape architecture KW - Human behavior UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134957567 AB - "Outdoor Environments for People 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. 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 respond to human factors. As a textbook for landscape architecture students and a reference for practitioners, it includes chapters addressing different realms of people-place relationships, examples of theoretical applications, case studies, and exercises that can be incorporated into any number of design courses. Contemporary design examples, organized by place type and illustrating key human factor principles, provide valuable guidance and suggestions. Outdoor Environments for People is a must-have resource for students, instructors and professionals within landscape architecture and the surrounding disciplines"-- ER -