GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Urban Design, Ceteris Paribus, Sensitivity Analysis
17 Apr 2018
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Most everyday conversation exists at this level. Acceptable distances for personal space relate to culture. Thinking about: people shaking hands: each maintains personal space. Where you would sit in an uncrowded place. Furthest extent between a speaker and a listener: maintain this relationship on basis of connection between public speaker and the audience (cid:862)pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) speaki(cid:374)g(cid:863) Example: lecture hall, house of worship, concert. Environment: the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. Perception: a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression. Cultural perspectives will influence what we prioritize. Seei(cid:374)g the (cid:449)orld as it is(cid:374)"t | da(cid:374)iel si(cid:373)o(cid:374)s. Illustrates how what we see is always in context (often that we are not aware of) Environmental perception: the process whereby individuals and groups base their actions upon how they perceive their environment. Decision-makers operating in an environment base their decisions on the environment as they perceive it, not as it is.
