Theoretical Perspectives in Environment-Behavior Research: Underlying Assumptions, Research Problems, and MethodologiesSeymour Wapner Springer Science & Business Media, 2000 - 320 Following upon the Handbook of Japan-United States Environment-Behavior Research, published by Plenum in 1997, leading experts review the interrelationships among theory, problem, and method in environment-behavior research. The chapters focus on the philosophical and theoretical assumptions underlying current research and practice in the area and link those assumptions to specific substantive questions and methodologies |
Spis treści
Introduction Seymour Wapner Jack DemickTakiji Yamamoto and Hirofumi Minami | xi |
Assumptions Methodsand Research Problems of the Holistic Developmental SystemsOriented Perspective Seymour Wapner and Jack Demick | 3 |
Insights from a Transactional View Carol M Werner and Irwin Altman | 17 |
Role of Physical and Interpersonal Environment in Making a Critical Transition to a New Environment Masami Kobayashi and Ken Miura | 35 |
Leanne G Rivlin | 47 |
Robert B Bechtel | 57 |
Identity Theories and the Discursive Approach Marino Bonaiuto and Mirilia Bonnes | 63 |
Persons Contexts and Personal Projects Assumptive Themes of a Methodological Transactionalism Brian R Little | 75 |
A Storytellers Beliefs Narrative and Existential Research Herb Childress | 175 |
Seven Assumptions for an Investigative Environmental Psychology David Canter | 187 |
CrossCultural EnvironmentBehavior Research from a Holistic Developmental System Jack DemickSeymour WapnerTakiji Yamamotoand Hirofumi ... | 203 |
The Geography of Hospitals A Developing Approach to the Architectural Planning of Hospitals Yasushi Nagasawa | 213 |
Sympathetic Methods in Environmental Design and Education Takashi Takahashi | 225 |
Cultural Assumptions Underlying ConceptFormation and Theory Building in EnvironmentBehavior Research Urban Planning and LifeWorld Design... | 233 |
Residential Crowding in the Context of Inner City Poverty Gary W Evans and Susan Saegert | 243 |
| 265 | |
Women and the Environment Questioned and Unquestioned Assumptions Arza Churchman | 85 |
Science Explanatory Theory and EnvironmentBehavior Studies Amos Rapoport | 103 |
Linking Built Environments to Everyday Life Assumptions Logic and Specifications William Michelson | 137 |
A Hypothetical Model of Environmental Perception Ambient Vision and Layout of Surfaces in the Environment Ryuzo Ohno | 145 |
A Way of Seeing People and Place Phenomenology in EnvironmentBehavior Research David Seamon | 153 |
George Rand | 273 |
Epilogue Similarities and Differences across Theories of EnvironmentBehavior Relations Seymour WapnerJack DemickTakiji Yamamoto and Hirofu... | 285 |
Name Index | 303 |
| 311 | |
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
action activities Altman approach architecture areas aspects assumptions automobile safety basic behavior setting built environments Canter chapter Clark University cognitive concept context cultural Demick developmental disaster ecological ecological psychology environment and behavior environment-behavior research environment-behavior studies environmental psychology example experience family turmoil field functioning gender groups hermeneutic holistic hospital housing human impact important individual inner city stressors integration interaction issues Japan Japanese Journal landscape lifeworld lives meaning methodologies methods Minami multiple nature orthogenetic perception person-environment person-in-environment system personal projects Perspectives in Environment-Behavior phenomenological philosophy of science physical place identity planning Plenum problems processes qualities questions Rapoport relations relationship relevant residential crowding Rivlin role ronment safety belt scientific Seamon sociocultural space space-frame specific Stokols stressors structure theory tion transactional underlying understanding unit of analysis University Press urban urban planning visual Wapner Werner women world view Yamamoto York