Social Factors in Environmental Design
X402 (2 semester units in Landscape Architecture)
Landscape architects have the tools to connect people to each other as well as to places. In addition, the profession is increasingly instrumental in providing nature experiences to the urban population. This course provides an introduction to basic environmental psychology theory. Using our own interaction with nature and with our built environment as a starting point, we apply social research and theory to the design process. One field trip in San Francisco and a group project are required outside of class.
Prerequisite: Studio L1: Environmental Design X116 or equivalent coursework with consent of the instructor.
There are currently no sections open for enrollment.
Sections closed for enrollment
Sat. Feb. 23, San Francisco
KATHERINE MELCHER, M.L.A., is a registered landscape architect and community design director at Urban Ecology, a nonprofit community design firm. At Urban Ecology, she works with communities in the Bay Area to redesign schoolyards, parks, and streetscapes. Prior to that, she worked for a private land planning and landscape architecture firm in San Diego, where she specialized in community-based planning and design projects. She received her master of landscape architecture degree from Louisiana State University and has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Vassar College.Revised class schedule in red.
- 10 meetings
- Feb. 23 to May 10: Sat., 10 am-1 pm (no meetings March 22 and March 29)
- San Francisco: Room 216, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $530 (EDP 023309)
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