The environmental design of children- nature relations: some strands of applicative theory

Robin C. Moore

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The environmental design of children- nature relations: some strands of applicative theory

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Authors:

Robin C. Moore

Year:

1977

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Children, Nature, and the Urban Environment: Proceedings of a Symposium-Fair; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-30. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 206-213

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Abstract

A brief framework for children-environment relations, focused on 8- to 12-year-olds and their natural environment, is based on the principles of maturation and Gestalt therapy. The concepts of "quality" and "place" are discussed. A comprehensive ecological framework is proposed, relating theory to the material resources used in place-making, together with a set of design criteria emphasizing the use of natural materials.

Parent Publication

Children, nature, and the urban environment: proceedings of a symposium-fair

Citation

Moore, Robin C. 1977. The environmental design of children- nature relations: some strands of applicative theory. In: Children, Nature, and the Urban Environment: Proceedings of a Symposium-Fair; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-30. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 206-213