You are here : why we can find our way to the Moon but get lost in the mall / Colin Ellard.
You are here : why we can find our way to the Moon but get lost in the mall / Colin Ellard.
You are here : why we can find our way to the Moon but get lost in the mall / Colin Ellard.
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Publisher
New York : Doubleday, c2009.
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N153.752/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
328 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Lost and found -- Why ants don't get lost at the mall : how humans and animals navigate space. Looking for targets : simple tactics for finding our way that we share with all other animals ; Looking for landmarks : how we search for the invisible by using the visible ; Looking for routes : how we tr...
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Publisher
New York : Doubleday, c2009.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
Psychologist Colin Ellard explains how, over centuries of innovation, we have lost our instinctive ability to find our way and suggests that architects and city planners need to consider human behavior when designing human environments, and we all need to recognize that we are part of, not isolated from, the space around us.
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You are here : why we can find our way to the Moon but get lost in the mall / Colin Ellard.
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Originally published as: Where am I? Toronto : HarperCollins, 2009.
"What science says about our spatial intelligence and how it shapes our connections to nature, cities, homes, and virtual worlds" -- Dust jacket subtitle.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-321) and index.
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c2009.
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N153.752/5
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74VvOQMBjxLd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvOQMBjxLd
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ISBN
038552806X
9780385528061
DDC
153.752
MMS ID
991008550339702626
