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Book Reviews

The Value of Nature for Older Adults

A valuable DVD resource for getting the elderly outdoors.

Susan Rodiek. 2009. “The Value of Nature for Older Adults: People, Policies, and Places.” Center for Health Systems & Design, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas.

The Green Workplace: Sustainable Strategies That Benefit Employees, the Environment, and the Bottom Line

This book details strategies for greening workplaces, using pertinent case studies to provide insights into the process.

Leigh Stringer. 2009. Palgrave Macmillan

Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Facilities

Advice for practice rooted in environmental psychology research.

Cynthia McCullough, Editor. 2010. Sigma Theta Tau International (The Honor Society of Nursing).

Great Public Squares: An Architect’s Selection

This book explores the parameters of exceptional public squares and spaces.

Robert Gatje. 2010. W.W. Norton & Company.

What Americans Build and Why: Psychological Perspectives

How American society has shaped, and is shaped by, the spaces it has created for itself.

Ann Devlin. 2010. Cambridge University Press.

The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools

The authors, following in the footsteps of Alexander and his colleagues, have identified 28 patterns for the design of effective learning environments.

Prakash Nair, Randall Fielding, and Jeffrey Lackney. Minneapolis, MN: DesignShare, 2009

Design through Dialogue

 Sharing this book is a useful way for clients and designers to begin a project.

Karen Franck and Teresa von Sommaruga Howard. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley, 2010

I’m Still Here

The author's approach to treatment focuses on engaging a person living with Alzheimer’s via channels that remain strong.

John Zeisel. New York: Penguin, 2009

Sensory Marketing

This book is a comprehensive review of the most recent and practical sensory research.

Edited by Arandhna Krishna. New York: Routledge, 2010

Why Architecture Matters

This book is a very readable and accessible introduction to environmental psychology for the casual reader.

Paul Goldberger. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 2009.