TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nasar,Jack L.
TI  - Environmental aesthetics: theory, research, and applications 
SN  - 0521429161
U1  - 720.1 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Environmental psychology
KW  - City planning
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Urban beautification
N1  - 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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