Building for life : designing and understanding the human-nature connection / Stephen R. Kellert.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kellert, Stephen R.
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2005], ©2005.
Subjects:
Nature > Psychological aspects.
Architecture > Environmental aspects.
Online Access:
Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:x, 250 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Science and theory of connecting human and natural systems
  • Nature and childhood development
  • Harmonizing the natural and human built environments
  • Biophilic design
  • Ethics of sustainability
  • Narrative epilogue
  • Of forests and the sea, 1955 : middle childhood
  • From apple orchards to shopping malls, 1972 : late adolescence
  • Geographic sketches here and there, 1985 : early adulthood
  • Seals in the neighborhood, 2004 : middle age
  • Reminiscence of childhood and the city, later generations : 2030 and 2055.