Space and spatial cognition : a multidisciplinary perspective / Michel Denis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denis, Michel, 1943- author.

Standardized Title:

Petit traité de l'espace. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Space perception.

Visual perception.

Physical Description:

xi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Contents:

Foreword : space and spatial knowledge

Part I. Space as object of knowledge and object of practice. Philosophical approaches to space

Geographic space

Space-related practices

Part II. Spatial behavior and spatial representations. Classifications

Frames of reference and cognitive maps

Measurements

Part III. Brain and sensorimotor systems : functions and dysfunctions. The spatial brain

Weaknesses

Spatial challenges

Part IV. Space and language. Spatial terminology

Spatial descriptions

Routes and route directions

Part V. Computation and technologies. Space and computer sciences

Assistance

Virtual spaces

Epilogue : spatial thinking.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-231) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Denis, Michel, 1943- Space and spatial cognition.

ISBN:

9781138098329

1138098329

9781138098336

1138098337

OCLC:

1011550997