Author: Goldhagen Sarah Williams
Place: New York
Publisher: Harpercollins
Year: 2017
Volume: Your World arpeh 8
Pages: 347
ISBN: 978-0-06-195780-2
Source: Purchased
Keyword: Environmental Lives
Classification: 720.1
Shelf: C6R4
Accession No: B1385
Contents: Preface Introduction: The Next Environmental Revolution Chap 1: The Sorry Places We Live Chap 2: Blindsight: Experiencing the Built Environment Chap 3: The Bodily Basis of Cognition Chap 4: Bodies Situated in Natural Worlds Chap 5: People Embedded in Social Worlds Chap 6: Designing for Humans Chap 7: From Blindsight to Insight: Enriching Environments, Improving Lives Acknowledgments Image Credits Notes Index
Abstract: *Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives* examines the profound impact of architecture and design on human behavior, health, and well-being. Using New York City as a lens, it explores how urban environments influence human flourishing. The book critiques poorly designed spaces and investigates the links between cognition, the body, and the built world. It highlights the disconnect between current design practices and human needs, advocating for human-centered, evidence-based approaches. The final chapters envision enriched environments that promote well-being, creativity, and social cohesion, urging a new environmental revolution in design.