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The development of the idea of the home delves into issues such as privacy, domesticity, efficiency, and analyzes the social and cultural factors that shaped them

'People Places' is a fully illustrated, highly practical book that offers guidelines and recommendations for creating more humane open spaces of all kinds in cities. The volume brings together the findings of many studies of people/environment interactions, and makes them available, for the first time, in one easy-to-use reference source. It includes information on the seven types of urban space, including urban plazas, neighborhood parks, miniparks, and vest-pocket parkets, campus outdoor spaces, housing and outdoor spaces for elderly, day care outdoor spaces, and hospital outdoor spaces. This volume contains 1) Clear readable translations of existing research on human use of outdoor spaces into accessible information. 2) Performance-based design recommmendations that specify key relationships between design and human use. 3) Design review checklists that help readers to locate material quickly and easily 4) A well-organized format that allows readers to locate material quickly and easily. 5) Illustrations clarifying design concepts. (view table of contents)