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OverviewBiophilic Connections and Environmental Encounters in the Urban Age takes a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on the authors’ wide range of experience, to provide a greater understanding of the different dimensions of environmental engagement. It considers the ways that we interact with our environments, presenting a comprehensive account of how people negotiate and use the urban landscape. Set within current debates concerning urban futures, societal issues, sustainable cities, health and well-being, the book explores our innate need for contact with the natural world through biophilic design thinking to expand our knowledge base and promote a wider understanding of the importance of these interactions on our collective well-being. It responds to questions such as, what are the urban qualities that support our well-being? As an urbanised society what are the environmental determinants that promote healthy and satisfying lifestyles? Beginning with an overview of concepts relating to biophilia and environmental engagement, it moves through current theory and practice, different pathways and their characteristics, before presenting real world examples and applications through illustrated case studies in different world situations. With a particular focus on the experience of individuals, the book is essential reading for students, researchers, and practitioners of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, design and health sciences, interested in the future of our cities and the importance of green spaces. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Coles (Birmingham City University, UK) , Sandra CostaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9780367568757ISBN 10: 0367568756 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 16 March 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Multi-Dimensions of Environmental Engagement 2. Exploring Biophilia 3. Pathways, Nature Placings and Green Infrastructure 4. Choreography of the Landscape Experience 5. Biophilia as an Embodied Experience: The Emotional Dimension and Agency of the Arts 6. Listening into Nature: Exploring Children’s Biophilic Experiences of Urban Wild-Spaces 7. Urban Food Growing as a Biophilic Pathway 8. Moving from Theory to Practice: Approaches and Parameters 9. Case Studies 10. Biophilically Focussed Environmental AestheticReviewsAuthor InformationRichard Coles is Emeritus Professor of Landscape in the Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University, UK. His research involves understanding the nature of environmental interaction and the development of environments that are supportive of the needs of users as well as broader issues relating to urban greening. His initial training in biological sciences, and his work within a design school of architecture, allows him to adopt a unique stance to investigation. During his academic career, he has received a number of grant awards from the UK Research Councils and EU funding as well as supervising numerous research studies. Sandra Costa is a Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University, UK. Her research examines the nature of person-place interactions, exploring the choreographies of the experience and how individuals negotiate well-being in the landscape. Sandra’s research informs and is informed by teaching design studio, live projects and transdisciplinary collaborations, where she further investigates how we can design environments for human well-being whilst responding to and interacting with a changing climate. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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