Krasner Environmental Design and Human Behavior

A Psychology of the Individual in Society
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8889-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 532 Seiten, Web PDF

Environmental Design and Human Behavior: A Psychology of the Individual in Society outlines the fundamental principles that govern the concept of environmental design in the context of human behavior. The first part of the text deals with theorecal and historical influences of environmental design, along with the ethical and value context. The selection also covers methods for assessments of environment and interactionists approach to environmental design. The next part details the application of environmental design; this part tackles topics such as environmental design in the classroom; designing an ''ideal'' classroom; and implementation process and personal experience. The book will be of great use to behavioral scientists, sociologists, community health and social workers, and professionals involved in the designing of environment, such as city planners.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krasner, Leonard

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Environmental Design and Human Behavior: A Psychology of the Individual in Society;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Acknowledgments;10
7;Introduction;12
8;Part I: Theoretical and Historical Influences;16
8.1;Chapter 1. Environmental Design in Perspective: Theoretical Model, General Principles, and Historical Context;16
8.1.1;ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AS A LABEL;17
8.1.2;HISTORICAL CONTEXTS;19
8.1.3;STREAMS OF DEVELOPMENT;21
8.1.4;BEHAVIORAL AND ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY - A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP?;32
8.1.5;OTHER STREAMS OF INFLUENCE;33
8.1.6;ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AS A PARADIGM;40
8.2;Chapter 2. Ethical and Value Contexts;51
8.2.1;TRADITIONAL ETHICS;53
8.2.2;PROBLEMATIC ASSUMPTIONS OF TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS;55
8.2.3;ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTUALIZATIONS;56
8.2.4;FUNCTIONS OF ETHICAL STATEMENTS;60
8.2.5;RULE-GOVERNED AND PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR IN ETHICS;61
8.2.6;BEHAVING FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS - A PARADOX FOR BEHAVIORISTS?;61
8.2.7;OTHER RELATED CONCEPTS: RIGHTS AND FREEDOM;62
8.2.8;HIGHER-ORDER CONCEPTS IN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;63
8.2.9;A THEORETICAL VIEWPOINT ON VALUES;65
8.2.10;APPLYING THE CONCEPTUALIZATION;67
8.2.11;TRAINING IMPLICATIONS;79
8.2.12;SUMMARY;80
8.3;Chapter 3. Environmental Psychology;81
8.3.1;METHODOLOGICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ASSUMPTIONS;83
8.3.2;CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY;84
8.3.3;THE ENVIRONMENT AS A DEPENDENT VARIABLE;86
8.3.4;THE ENVIRONMENT AS AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE;87
8.4;Chapter 4. An Interactionist Approach to Environmental Design;94
8.4.1;BACKGROUND AND DEFINITION OF INTERACTIONISM;95
8.4.2;CONTEMPORARY INTERACTIONISM;98
8.4.3;INTERPRETATIONS OF THE INTERACTION;99
8.4.4;CHARACTERISTICS OF CURRENT INTERACTIONIST MODELS;101
8.4.5;INTERACTIONISM: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS AND DIRECTIONS;103
8.4.6;IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSESSMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;109
8.4.7;IMPLICATIONS FOR DATA COLLECTION;114
8.4.8;IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERVENTIONS;116
8.4.9;IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH;118
8.4.10;CONCLUSION;119
8.5;Chapter 5. Methods for Assessments of Environments;121
8.5.1;FUNCTIONS OF ASSESSMENT;122
8.5.2;CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT METHODS;124
8.5.3;SURVEY OF ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES;128
8.5.4;PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION;132
8.5.5;BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION METHODS;140
8.5.6;INTEGRATION OF ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;143
8.5.7;SUMMARY;145
8.6;Chapter 6. Environmental Design in Closed Institutions;147
8.6.1;ANCIENT INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;149
8.6.2;EARLY AMERICAN INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;151
8.6.3;THE EMERGENCE OF MORAL TREATMENT;155
8.6.4;OTHER VIEWS FOR TREATING THE MENTALLY ILL;165
8.6.5;THE PENITENTIARY;176
8.6.6;INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN IN 1950;178
8.6.7;SUMMARY;192
8.7;Chapter 7. Community Mental Health and Environmental Design*;196
8.7.1;BACKGROUND OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH;197
8.7.2;PROBLEMS OF "TRADITIONAL" COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH;200
8.7.3;ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN: TOWARDS A MODEL FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH;204
8.7.4;CONCLUSION AND NEW DIRECTIONS;248
8.7.5;NOTES;252
9;Part II: Applications;255
9.1;Chapter 8. Environmental Design in Action: The Training Program;255
9.1.1;BRIEF HISTORY;256
9.1.2;THE TRAINING MODEL;257
9.1.3;THE MODEL IN PRACTICE;272
9.1.4;PROGRAM EVALUATION;276
9.1.5;TRAINING IMPLICATIONS;281
9.1.6;ETHICS;284
9.2;Chapter 9. Training and Environmental Design;285
9.2.1;TRAINING OBJECTIVES;286
9.2.2;THE TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;293
9.2.3;METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TRAINING;298
9.2.4;SUMMARY;315
9.3;Chapter 10. Environmental Design in the Classroom;317
9.3.1;THEORY IN THE CLASSROOM;318
9.3.2;HISTORICAL STREAMS;319
9.3.3;THE IMPACT OF PHYSICAL SETTINGS;326
9.3.4;THE OPEN WING;328
9.3.5;THE SHOREHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL;330
9.3.6;THE TEACHER AS ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNER;331
9.4;Chapter 11. Designing an "Ideal" Classroom;335
9.4.1;INTRODUCTION TO A TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;335
9.4.2;INFLUENCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;336
9.4.3;ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: A WAY TO LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTS;341
9.4.4;INTERMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TECHNIQUES;344
9.4.5;DESIGNING AN "IDEAL" CLASSROOM;348
9.5;Chapter 12. Environmental Design in Alternative Societies: Children's Village;354
9.5.1;ORGANIZATION OF THE CHAPTER;358
9.5.2;ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND SOCIAL CONTEXT;358
9.5.3;A CASE HISTORY IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN;363
9.6;Chapter 13. Environmental Design in Alternative Societies: The People's Republic of China;390
9.7;Chapter 14. Environmental Design in Practice: Implementation Process and Personal Experience;417
9.7.1;STAGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS;419
9.7.2;PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN SETTING CREATION;427
9.7.3;NOTE;433
10;Appendix;435
11;Bibliography;456
12;Name Index;510
13;Subject Index;522
14;About the Contributors;526