Theoretical Perspectives in Environment-Behavior Research - Underlying Assumptions, Research Problems and Methodologies

following Upon The handbook Of Japan-united States Environment-behavior Research, Published By Plenum In 1997, Leading Experts Review The Interrelationships Among Theory, Problem, And Method In Environment-behavior Research. The Chapters Focus On The Philosophical And Theoretical Assumptions Underlying Current Research And Practice In The Area And Link Those Assumptions To Specific Substantive Questions And Methodologies

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in A Series Of 23 Papers From Symposia In Tokyo In 1997 And San Francisco In 1998, Scientists Working In Environment-behavior Research Ponder The Philosophical And Theoretical Assumptions Underlying Their Work, And The Linkage Of Those Assumptions To The Research Problems They Choose To Study And The Methodologies They Employ. The Contributors Come From Such Divergent Backgrounds As Psychology, Architecture And Planning, Design, Environmental Engineering, Sociology, Social Ecology, And Human Health Services. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)