Spaces for Children The Built Environment and Child Development
As a developmental psychologist with a strong interest in children's re sponse to the physical environment, I take particular pleasure in writing a foreword to the present volume. It provides impressive evidence of the con cern that workers in environmental psychology and environmental design...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1987, 1987
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1987 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction
- 1 The Built Environment and Children’s Development
- II. The Impact of the Built Environment on Children’s Development: Research, Theory, and Recollection
- 2 The Development of Place Identity in the Child
- 3 The Physical Environment and Cognitive Development in Child-Care Centers
- 4 The Environment as Organizer of Intent in Child-Care Settings
- 5 The Institutions in Children’s Lives
- III. Designing Spaces for Children
- 6 Designing Settings for Infants and Toddlers
- 7 The Developmental Implications of Home Environments
- 8 Designing Preschool Classrooms to Support Development: Research and Reflection
- 9 Designing Playgrounds for Able and Disabled Children
- IV. Involving Users in the Design Process
- 10 Children’s Participation in Planning and Design: Theory, Research, and Practice
- 11 Imaging and Creating Alternative Environments with Children
- 12 Children’s Spaces: Designing Configurations of Possibilities
- V. Conclusions
- 13 Developmental Perspectives on Designing for Development
- 14 Children’s Environments: Implications for Design and Design Research