Synopses & Reviews
Describes thirteen cases in which architects, city planners and designers used psychological theory and research to make their work more responsive to the needs of people.
Review
"...should provide considerable food for thought to students wanting to know more about the application of their discipline...Cherulnik's decision to use case studies to convince designers and planners of the benefits of applied research...is an excellent one...the book should achieve Cherulnik's goal of adding... to the progress of applied environmental design research." Carolyn Whitehead, Journal of Environmemtal Psychology"As a practitioner, I found it stimulating to be presented with the variety of settings, methods, difficulties and successes which the case studies encompass; I am sure that students will be similarly inspired....Cherulnik's decision to use case studies to convince designers and planners of the benefits of applied research...is an excellent one...should achieve Cherulnik's goal of adding...to the progress of applied environmental design research. Carolyn Whitehead, Journal of Environmental Psychology"As a practitioner, I found it stimulating to be presented with the variety of settings, methods, difficulties and successes which the case studies encompass; I am sure that students will be similarly inspired....Cherulnik's decision to use case studies to convince designers and planners of the benefits of applied research...is an excellent one...should achieve Cherulnik's goal of adding...to the progress of applied environmental design research. Carolyn Whitehead, Journal of Environmental Psychology"...should provide considerable food for thought to students wanting to know more about the application of their discipline...Cherulnik's decision to use case studies to convince designers and planners of the benefits of applied research...is an excellent one...the book should achieve Cherulnik's goal of adding... to the progress of applied environmental design research." Carolyn Whitehead, Journal of Environmemtal Psychology
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction; 1. Preface and introduction; 2. A model of environmental design/planning research (EDR) and a framework for analyzing cases of EDR; Part II: Building Design; 3. Contra Costa County main detention facility; 4. University of Michigan replacement hospital programe; 5. Belchertown State School; 6. Seattle FAA office building; 7. Trinity College dormitory; 8. Sociopetal space in psychiatric hospitals; Part III: Community Planning; 9. Exxon Plaza re-design; 10. Livable streets; 11. Clason Point Gardens; 12. CMUC (MACUL); Part IV: Environmental Management; 13. Energy conservation; 14. San Franciscoâs 1985 downtown plan; 15. Lower Wisconsin State Riverway; PartV: Conclusion; 16. Epilogue: the past, present, and future of environmental design researchâ.