ENST 739 - Design & Human Behavior

Three hours.
3 Credits

This course is an introduction to a range of urban space development theories, space organizing concepts, public, private and semi-public/private characteristics of space layout related to human use and comfort. Cultural, social, and psychological factors will be considered through selected readings and urban site visits. Various theories and methods of documenting human movement in space, location and analysis of site furnishings, relationships of architecture to landscapes, and the environmental assessment of climate and other factors that impact human comfort in urban spaces. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach (architecture, land-scape architecture, planning, psychology, engineer-ing) to the study of human engagement with the physical environment of the city.

Prerequisite(s) None.