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The shaping of us : how everyday spaces structure our lives, behavior, and well-being / Lily Bernheimer.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection BF353 .B47 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bernheimer, Lily.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 324 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Antonio, Texas : Trinity University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- An international exploration of how our physical environments shape and define us.
- Contents:
- The Woonerf, the Stoplight, and the Roundabout: The Laweiplein paradox and the petrified wood principle
- The Defeat of the Ninja-Proof Seat: The Hawthorne effect, personal space bubbles, and the open-plan office
- Why We Dream about Houses and Cry about Wind Farms: NIMBYism, the high-rise, and the housing crisis
- A Truman Show for Dementia Patients: Savannahs, snakes, and the mystery novel model
- The Tale of Midwest and Yoredale: LEGO(s), frontier psychology, and 'acting basketball game'
- The Ruin Porn Phenomenon: Detroit, fractal aesthetics, and The Timeless Way of Building
- The Big Fix: From lab rats and rational choices to resilent cities
- The Shape of Things to Come: Half a house, WikiHouse, and the IKEA effect.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Jones Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 1595348727
- 9781595348722
- OCLC:
- 1035084328
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