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Author Kellert, Stephen R.

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

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Island Press, [2005]
©2005

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Description 1 online resource (x, 250 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-239) and index.
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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Nature -- Psychological aspects.
Nature -- Psychological aspects.
Architecture -- Environmental aspects.
Architecture -- Environmental aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Kellert, Stephen R. Building for life. Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2005 1559637218 9781559637213 (DLC) 2005017200 (OCoLC)60715126
ISBN 9781429495158 (electronic book)
1429495154 (electronic book)
9781559637213 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1559637218 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9781559636735 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1559636734 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9781597265911
1597265918