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Format:

Book

Author:

Title:

Inquiry by design : environment/behavior/neuroscience in architecture, interiors, landscape, and planning / John Zeisel ; foreword by John P. Eberhard.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Summary:

"This text folds the new field of neuroscience for design into well-established environment-behavior (E-B) methods and approaches. Illustrated evidence-based building and open space case studies demonstrate E-B's continuing design impact. Fundamental theory and practical research methods are presented for planning, programming, designing, and evaluating the effects of physical environments in use."--Jacket.

Subjects:

Environmental psychology -- Research.

Architectural design -- Psychological aspects.

Human behavior.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-392) and index.

Contents:

Design : images, presentations, and tests -- Research : concepts, hypotheses, and tests -- Research and design cooperation -- Side effects of cooperation -- Research methodology : approaches, designs, and settings -- Research quality -- The brain's environment system -- Observing physical traces -- Observing environmental behavior -- Focused interviews -- Standardized questionnaires -- Asking questions : topics and format -- Archives -- Environment/behavior/neuroscience.

Web Site:

Table of contents

LCCN:

2005051290

ISBN:

0393731847

9780393731842

Other Number:

60839489

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

168743

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

720.19 Zeisel