Humanscape by Rachel Kaplan

Humanscape by Rachel Kaplan

In dealing with environmental issues we are repeatedly confronted by the paradox that the biggest obstacle to a more humane world for people is -- people. Again and again designers, planners, citizen groups, policy makers, and managers set out to solve real problems and end up mired in people problems. This book attempts to apply the skills and insights of the behavioral sciences to this dilemma. The approach is untraditional, not only in its theoretical framework, but also in its focus. The emphasis is not on the environment itself, but on how people know and experience it, for we believe that the first priority is not specific answers to specific problems, but a greater understanding of the creature we are dealing with, a larger view of what people are like.

Rachel Kaplan is professor of environmental psychology in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and professor of psychology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She has for more than a quarter of a century played a key role in the field of environmental psychology, and has co-authored three books, including The Experience of Nature (Cambridge, 1989).

Stephen Kaplan is professor of psychology and professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He has for more than a quarter of a century played a key role in the field of environmental psychology, and has co-authored three books, including The Experience of Nature (Cambridge, 1989).

Robert L. Ryan is an award-winning landscape architect who recently completed his doctoral dissertation on people's attachment to natural areas.

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ISBN 13	9781607854265
ISBN 10	1607854260
Title	Humanscape
Author	Rachel Kaplan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Michigan Publishing Services
Year published	2017-07-27
Number of pages	496
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