I have selected six main bodies of work to study and draw my principle material from. These six sources are all based upon the concept of Environmental Psychology, although not all of them are aimed specifically at the notion of altering or increasing the presence of flora in urban environments or otherwise altering architecture to make it more biophilic. I have chosen these sources because, based upon their abstracts, they will be the best suited for building an argument to support my working thesis: In order to bring about an environmentally healthier and psychologically happier populace in the future, urban planning and architecture needs to focus on bringing about more natural elements into their designs. This thesis is bare and unappealing at best, but it is concise enough to address my primary concerns.
My arguments will stem from the belief that applying environmental psychology to our urban planning designs will positively affect the individual moods of people inhabiting those urban environments and will create a gateway to encourage more environmentally-friendly behavior among those people in the future. As is pointed out in one of the essays, science cannot predict the future, but there seems to be enough evidence here to support my assertions. Of course, in writing the essay, I shall either succeed or fail in making my point.
Though my essays are all taken from an APA database, I think my arguments will be largely philosophical in nature with the science from these papers used as a justification for my philosophical arguments. In utilizing philosophical style instead of strictly scientific style I hope to make the subject easier to consume; the trap in using this method is coming off as alarmist. Particularly in terms of discussing the environment or environmentalism, alarmist rhetoric can doom an argument to dismissal for many people.
In addressing the question of whether other people from urban environments find themselves attracted to the more wild areas of cities, I have discovered an article related to children and environmental psychology. Whatever the findings, I plan to use this as a way to make the essay more personally relatable. If the findings do not support my thesis, then they ought to serve as a strong counterpoint to refute.
My arguments will stem from the belief that applying environmental psychology to our urban planning designs will positively affect the individual moods of people inhabiting those urban environments and will create a gateway to encourage more environmentally-friendly behavior among those people in the future. As is pointed out in one of the essays, science cannot predict the future, but there seems to be enough evidence here to support my assertions. Of course, in writing the essay, I shall either succeed or fail in making my point.
Though my essays are all taken from an APA database, I think my arguments will be largely philosophical in nature with the science from these papers used as a justification for my philosophical arguments. In utilizing philosophical style instead of strictly scientific style I hope to make the subject easier to consume; the trap in using this method is coming off as alarmist. Particularly in terms of discussing the environment or environmentalism, alarmist rhetoric can doom an argument to dismissal for many people.
In addressing the question of whether other people from urban environments find themselves attracted to the more wild areas of cities, I have discovered an article related to children and environmental psychology. Whatever the findings, I plan to use this as a way to make the essay more personally relatable. If the findings do not support my thesis, then they ought to serve as a strong counterpoint to refute.
Did you realize that on the first counter-tourism trip the Mima Mounds had a small structure to give a natural shape, so that it resembled the natural mounds in the terrain. it's interesting that some architects try to design structures that will easily coexist with its surroundings. For example, in Thurston county it's very popular to have domed shaped roofs on buildings, but this topic you have taken on is really interesting!
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