TY - BOOK AU - Tuan,Yi-fu TI - Topophilia: a study of environmental perception, attitudes, and values SN - 9780231073950 U1 - 304.2 22 PY - 1990/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Ecología humana KW - Opinión pública KW - Percepción geográfica N1 - Incluye índice; Incluye referencias bibliográficas; 1. Common traits in perception: the senses. -- 2. Common psychological structures and responses. -- 3. Ethnocentrism, symmetry, and space. -- 4. Personal worlds: individual differences and preferences. -- 5. Culture, experience, and environmental attitudes. -- 6. Environment, perception, and world views. -- 7. Topophilia and environment. -- 8. Environment and topophilia. -- 9. From cosmos to landscape. -- 10. The ideal city and symbols of transcendence. -- 11. Physical setting and urban life styles. -- 12. American cities: symbolism, imagery, perception. -- 13. Suburbs and new towns: the search for environment N2 - Topophilia is a comprehensive, comparative look at "all of the human being´s affective ties with material environment." Yi-Fu Tuan believes that since humans are one of the "dominant" factors controlling the environment, it is of great importance, when considering environmental issues, to take into account humankind´s affinity toward the enviroment ER -