Environmental aesthetics : theory, research, and applications / edited by Jack L. Nasar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Theory: -- Editor's introduction -- 1. Behavioral and perceptual aspects of the aesthetics of urban environments / Tom F. Heath -- 2. Symbolic aesthetics in architecture: toward a research agenda / Jon Lang -- 3. Prospects and refuges revisited / Jay Appleton -- 4. Perception and landscape: conceptions and misconceptions / Stephen Kaplan -- 5. Where cognition and affect meet: a theoretical analysis of preference / Stephen Kaplan -- 6. The landscape of social symbols / Barrie B. Greenbie -- 7. Open space in cities: in search of a new aesthetic / Werner Nohl -- 8. Aesthetic perception in environmental design / Arnold Berleant -- Section II. Empirical studies: -- Editor's introduction -- A. Methodological comments: -- Editor's introduction -- 9. The assessment of landscape quality: an integrative approach / D. Mark Fenton and Joseph P. Reser -- 10. Affective appraisals of environments / James A. Russell -- B. Architectural interiors: -- Editor's introduction -- 11. The influence of a beautiful versus an ugly room on ratings of photographs of human faces: a replication of Maslow and Mintz / Richard M. Locasso -- 12. The development of a usable lexicon of environmental descriptors / Joyce Vielhauer Kasmar -- 13. Lighting-design decisions as interventions in human visual space / John E. Flynn -- C. Architectural exteriors: -- Editor's introduction -- 14. A study of meaning and architecture / Robert G. Hershberger -- 15. Predicting user responses to buildings / Robert G. Hershberger and Robert C. Cass -- 16. Dimensions in the perception of architecture: identification and interpretation of dimensions of similarity / Anke Oostendorp and Daniel E. Berlyne -- 17. Contextual compatibility in architecture: an issue of personal taste? / Linda N. Groat -- D. Urban scenes: -- Editor's introduction -- 18. Visual preferences in urban street scenes: a cross-cultural comparison between Japan and the United States / Jack L. Nasar -- 19. Perception and evaluation of residential street scenes / Jack L. Nasar -- 20. Planning concerns relating to urban nature settings: the role of size and other physical features / Janet F. Talbot -- 21. The effect of sign complexity and coherence on the perceived quality of retail scenes / Jack L. Nasar -- E. Natural and rural scenes: Editor's introduction -- 22. Dimensions of meaning in the perception of natural settings and their relationship to aesthetic response / D. Mark Fenton -- 23. A cognitive analysis of preference for field-and-forest environments / Thomas R. Herzog -- 24. The emotional quality of scenes and observation points: a look at prospect and refuge / Jack L. Nasar, David Julian, Sarah Buchman, David Humphreys, and Marianne Mrohaly -- 25. Aesthetic preference for rural landscapes: some resident and visitor differences / Brian Orland -- 26. Familiarity and preference: a cross-cultural analysis / Rachel Kaplan and Eugene J. Herbert -- Section III. Applications: -- Editor's introduction -- 27. Visual needs in urban environments and physical planning / Eduardo E. Lozano -- 28. A survey of aesthetic controls in English-speaking countries / Wolfgang F. E. Preiser and Kevin P. Rohane -- 29. Scenic-beauty issues in public policy making / Mollie Ridout -- 30. Coping with aesthetics and community design in rural communities / Fred A. Hurand -- 31. Toward theory generation in landscape aesthetics / Fahriye Hazer Sancar -- 32. Aesthetic regulation and the courts / Kenneth T. Pearlman.

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