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URBAN HUBPROVIDING A PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING CONNECTS

Person-Environment Theor! ARCH "#$

Geor%e Sim&son!

“Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects. The

quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.”-Ch'r(es E'mes

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C!TE!T

• Intro*+,tion "

• The im&ort'n,e o ,onne,tin% .

• N't+re /

• H+m'n Inter',tion 0

• B+i(* Environment ))

• P(',e )1

• Ur2'n H+2 ).

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"!T#$%CT"!

H+m'n 2ein%s 're inn'te( so,i'( in n't+re3 4e ,'n see this sin,e the

2e%innin% o o+r (ives3 rom the moment th't 4e 're 2orn 'n* (ive3 4e 're &'rt o '

%ro+& o &eo&(e ,'(( so,iet3 4itho+t 4hi,h 4e ,o+(* not e5ist3 2e,'+se 2

o+rse(ves3 '(one 'n* iso('te* 4e 're the most in,'&'2(e 'n* he(&(ess! E',h one o

+s nee* others 'n*3 4hi(e 4e '(( nee* e',h other! An* this nee* or inter',tion 'n*

s+rviv'( is not (imite* to other &eo&(e3 2+t it e5tents to the 2+i(* environment 'n*

n't+re th't s+rro+n*s +s 'n* &rovi*es or +s!

This &'&er 'ttem&ts to he(& +n*erst'n* the im&ort'n,e o the ,onne,tions

4ith the *i6erent e(ements 'ro+n* +s7 ,onne,tions th't s'*( h've *iminish in

mo*ern times3 es&e,i'(( in the ,ities3 th't +s+'(( (imit the inter',tion 4ith n't+re3

'n* '(so3 2 the 4' the 're *esi%n 'n* 2+i(t3 (imit o+r inter',tion 4ith other

&eo&(e! B+t more th'n mere( ' ,riti, this &'&er (oo8s ho4 'r,hite,t+re h's the

&otenti'( he(& enh'n,e the inter',tion th't 4e h've 4ith other h+m'ns3 n't+re 'n*

the 2+i(*-environment3 2 ,re'tin% ' &(',e th't ',i(it'tes this ,onne,tions!

T&E "'(#T)!CE * C!!ECT"!+

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O+r 2r'in ,om&ose o nerve ,e((s ,'((

ne+rons3 'n* inter,onne,tin% ,'2(es th't 're

nerve 92ers ,'(( '5ons3 is &ro2'2( the most

,om&(i,'te* 'n* so&histi,'te* m',hine ever

o+n*! It h's to &ro,ess the enormo+s

'mo+nt o sensor inorm'tion th't is

,onst'nt( :o4in% rom sensor re,e&tors in

the 2o*3 'n* rom this it &ro*+,es3 'n inte%r'te* &i,t+re o the o+tsi*e 4or(*!

The est'2(ishment o 2r'in ,onne,tions is not 'n e's t's8! A h+m'n 2r'in

,ont'ins '2o+t one mi((ion 2i((ion ne+rons3 e',h o 4hi,h ,'n ,onne,t to

tho+s'n*s! Th't 'mo+nts to '2o+t one mi((ion tri((ion ,onne,tions3 e',h o 4hi,h

m+st 2e ,orre,t! The me,h'nism th't %+i*es '5ons to m'8e the ri%ht ,onne,tions

in the nervo+s sstem h's 's,in'te* s,ientists or over ' ,ent+r! This in or*er to

%ive 'n i*e' o the &o4er o ,onne,tions3 'n* to sho4 ho4 im&ort'nt ,onne,tions

're in o+r (ives! We ,'n ris8 to s' th't 4e 's h+m'ns 'n* 's ' so,iet3 're 4h't

4e 're no43 *+e to ,onne,tions!

A,,or*in% to the ;erri'm-We2ster *i,tion'r ,onne,tion is<

The ',t o ,onne,tin%< the st'te o 2ein% ,onne,te*!

)< ,'+s'( or (o%i,'( re('tion or se=+en,e >the ,onne,tion 2et4een t4o

i*e's?

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@)< ,onte5t+'( re('tion or 'sso,i'tion >in this ,onne,tion the 4or* h's '

*i6erent me'nin%? @1< re('tionshi& in ',t >4'nte* in ,onne,tion 4ith '

ro22er?

C< ' re('tion o &erson'( intim', @'s o 'mi( ties

In or*er to %+i*e the ,onvers'tion to4'r*s 'r,hite,t+re 4e ,'n 'r%+e3 's im

B+rns *i* in his 2oo8 Conne,tions3 th't ,onne,tions ,'n 2e se&'r'te* in t4o

*i6erent ,'te%ories3 &hsi,'( 'n* non-&hsi,'(! Phsi,'( ,onne,tions ,'n 2e

streets3 si*e4'(8s3 ,o+rts3 s=+'res3 &'th4's3 2'(,onies3 'r,'*es3 st'ir,'ses3

rivers3 ('8es3 4'terronts3 'n* m'n more3 it ,'n 2e o2serve* th't the &hsi,'(

,onne,tions en,om&'ss ' 4i*e v'riet3 some o the n't+r'(( o,,+rrin% 'n* others

m'n-m'*e!

The non-&hsi,'( ,onne,tions ',,or*in% to B+rns3 in,(+*e r',i'( 'n* ethni,

&'tterns3 ,+(t+re3 (e'rnin%3 e,onom3 ,re'tive vit'(it o %ro+&s 'n* in*ivi*+'(s3

re(i%ion3 &o(iti,s3 'n* ,omm+ni,'tion 2et4een &eo&(e! A(( o this e(ements

,ontri2+te to the v'riet 'n* vit'(it o ' ,it! In i*e'( ,ir,+mst'n,es3 the ',t

to%ether to orm ' ,om&rehensive environment th't is more th'n the s+m o the

in*ivi*+'( &ie,es or &'rts! This tot'( environment 2e,omes ' ,+(t+r'( 'n* sensor

e5&erien,e 4ithin 4hi,h 4e ,'n &i,8 o+t the in*ivi*+'( &'rts to eno or +se or

2emo'n!)

) B+rns3 im! Connections: Ways to Discover and Realize Community Potentials!

Stro+*s2+r%3 P'!< Do4*en3 H+t,hinson F Ross3 )0#0! Print!


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< the n't+r'( or,es th't ,ontro( 4h't h'&&ens in the 4or(*!

C< the 4' th't ' &erson or 'nim'( 2eh'ves< the ,h'r',ter or &erson'(it o '

&erson or 'nim'(!

B+t ' *e9nition o n't+re th't I &reer is the one &resente* 2 B'r(ett3 Wh't 4e

,'(( n't+re is3 in ' sense3 the s+m o the ,h'n%es m'*e 2 '(( the v'rio+s ,re't+res

'n* n't+r'( or,es in their intri,'te ',tions 'n* in:+en,es +&on e',h other 'n*

+&on their &(',es "

As h+m'ns 4e nee* ' ,onne,tion to n't+re3 to sense th't 4e 2e(on% to the

rest o the n't+r'( 4or(*! An* 4e ,'n enh'n,e th't sense o ,onne,tion 2

e5&erien,in% n't+re oten3 thro+%h '(( the senses< s+,h 's %oin% or ' 4'(83

%'r*enin%3 ee*in% o+r 9sh3 '*vent+rin% in the 2+sh3 s4immin% in ('8es or the

o,e'n3 2e',h ,om2in%3 m'8in% n't+re theme* 'rt3 'n* sme((in% the r'in7 these

,'n 2e e5&erien,e in the ,it! Ret+rnin% to ' &(',e or e5&erien,e re&e'te*(3 2+i(*s

' stron%er re('tionshi& 's 4e ,o((e,t stories o e5&erien,e over time!.

Inter',tion 4ith n't+re is ,riti,'(( im&ort'nt to h+m'n 4e((-2ein% 'n*

*eve(o&ment3 2+t s'*( h's 2e,ome ,om&romise* 'n* *iminishe* in mo*ern

" B'r(ett3 Pe%% ! #r$an Place: Reconnecting %ith the &atural World! C'm2ri*%e3 ;'ss!<

;IT3 1$$! Print!

. ! JConne,tin% to N't+re - Wh't Does This ;e'n 'n* Ho4 Do Yo+ Do ItMJ H+m'N't+re

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times! Thro+%h *e(i2er'te *esi%n3 this ,onne,tion ,'n 2e re&'ire* 'n* restore*!

Unort+n'te( ,ontem&or'r so,iet h's 2e,ome ,on+se* '2o+t the ro(e o the

n't+r'( environment in &eo&(es &hsi,'( 'n* ment'( (ives! ;'n 2e(ieve th't the

&ro%ress o ,ivi(i'tion *e&en*s on s+2+%'tin% 'n* ,onvertin%3 i not ,on=+erin%3

the n't+r'( 4or(*! In*ee*3 m'n see this &ro%ression 's the essen,e o

,ivi(i'tion!

A2ove e((ert &resents &'rt o o+r re'(it3 th't 's h+m'ns 4e oten or%et the

im&ort'n,e o h'vin% ' ,onne,tion 4ith n't+re 'n* the m'n 2ene9ts this ,'n

2rin% 2esi*es3 o &rovi*in% ,onstr+,tion m'teri'(s 'n* ' so+r,e o oo*3 B'r(ett

&resents +s 4ith ' 4i*e r'n%e o 2ene9ts th't n't+re ,'n 2rin%3 rom sim&(

vie4in% n't+re o+tsi*e ' 4in*o4! In one o the st+*ies ,om&i(e 2 B'r(ett 4e ,'n

see ' so,i'( 2ene9t3 the st+* sho4e* th't< the %reener the nei%h2orhoo* ,ommon

s&',es3 the stron%er 4ere the nei%h2orhoo* so,i'( ties ne'r those s&',es!

Com&'re* to resi*ents (ivin% '*',ent to re('tive( 2'rren s&',es3 in*ivi*+'(s (ivin%

'*',ent to %reen ,ommon s&',es re&orte* th't the h'* more so,i'( ',tivities

'n* more visitors3 8ne4 more o their nei%h2ors3 e(t their nei%h2ors 4ere more

,on,erne* 4ith he(&in% 'n* s+&&ortin% one 'nother3 'n* h'* stron%er ee(in%s o

2e(on%in%! Green s&',es enh'n,e ties 'mon% nei%h2ors 2e,'+se the *r'4

resi*ents rom their homes 'n* &rovi*e settin%s in 4hi,h nei%h2or %reet 'n* %et to

8no4 e',h other!/ This 't the s'me time ,'n ' ri&&(e e6e,t in the nei%h2orhoo*3

in,(+*in% vio(en,e 'n* ,rime!

e((ert3 Ste&hen R! B+i(*in% or Lie Desi%nin% 'n* Un*erst'n*in% the H+m'n-n't+re

Conne,tion! W'shin%ton3 DC< Is('n*3 1$$! Print!


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A(( the '2ove 2ene9ts 'n* m'n more th't 4e 4ere not '2(e to &resents3 ,'n

2e o2t'in 2 h'vin% ,onne,tions to n't+re 'n* 2ein% '2(e to inter',t 4ith it3 'n*

'r,hite,t+re &('s ' ,r+,i'( ro(e in o+r inter',tion or (',8 thereo 4ith n't+re3

2e,'+se (i8e e((ert mention 'r,hite,t+re h's the &o4er to ,re'te ' 2etter &(',e or

environment to (ive Thro+%h *e(i2er'te *esi%n3 this ,onne,tion ,'n 2e re&'ire*

'n* restore*!#

&%')! "!TE#)CT"!

In ever &ersons (ie3 ,omm+ni,'tin% 'n* inter',tin% 4ith others is ver

vit'(! It he(&s s&re'* '4'reness3 8no4(e*%e 'n* he(&s 2+i(* +n*erst'n*in% 'mon%

/ B'r(ett3 Pe%% ! #r$an Place: Reconnecting %ith the &atural World! C'm2ri*%e3 ;'ss!<

;IT3 1$$! Print!

# e((ert3 Ste&hen R! B+i(*in% or Lie Desi%nin% 'n* Un*erst'n*in% the H+m'n-n't+re

Conne,tion! W'shin%ton3 DC< Is('n*3 1$$! Print!

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'(( the &eo&(e 'ro+n* the 4or(*! Comm+ni,'tin% 'n* inter',tin% he(&s ' &erson to

e'si( e5&ress ee(in%s3 i*e's3 tho+%hts7 it '(so he(&s to ,re'te ' s&e,i'( 2on* 4ith

(ove* ones in ' 'mi(3 in ' rien* ,ir,(e7 it he(&s ' te',her +n*erst'n* the

st+*ents!

A,,or*in% 4ith the on(ine site *i,tion'r!,om Inter',tion is<

)! Re,i&ro,'( ',tion3 e6e,t3 or in:+en,e!

. Phsi,s!

i! The *ire,t e6e,t th't one 8in* o &'rti,(e h's on 'nother3 in &'rti,+('r3 in

in*+,in% the emission or '2sor&tion o one &'rti,(e 2 'nother!

ii! The m'them'ti,'( e5&ression th't s&e,i9es the n't+re 'n* stren%th o this

e6e,t!

As mention 't the 2e%innin% o this &'&er 4e H+m'n 2ein%s 're inn'te(

so,i'( in n't+re3 4e ,'n see this sin,e the 2e%innin% o o+r (ives3 rom the moment

th't 4e 're 2orn 'n* (ive3 4e 're &'rt o ' %ro+& o &eo&(e ,'(( so,iet!

We nee* to ,onne,t 4ith other &ersons 'n* o+r ,omm+nities3 in or*er to

,re'te ' sense o &(',e3 it he(&s +s +n*erst'n* 4ho 4e 're3 'n* he(& +s ee( &'rt o

somethin% ('r%er th'n o+rse(ves3 'n* this ,'n on( ,'n h'&&en thro+%h

inter',tions 4ith others 'n* 2 h'vin% 'n '&&ro&ri'te s&',e or these inter',tions

to o,,+r! It is '(so im&ort'nt in or*er to h've %oo* ,onne,tions 4ith other &eo&(e3

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to h've ' ,onne,tion 4ith the n't+r'( 4or(* 4hi,h 's mention 2eore ,'n ',t+'((

im&rove o+r inter',tion 4ith other &eo&(e 'n* o+r ,omm+nities! On this 's&e,t

'r,hite,t+re *oes not &(' ' m'or ro(e 2+t to &rovi*e ' s&',e or this inter',tion

'n* ,onne,tion 4ith other &eo&(e to o,,+r3 h'vin% in min* th't the 'ter mention

h+m'n inter',tion ,'n o,,+r 4ith he(& o 'r,hite,t+re or *es&ite the 'r,hite,t+re or

in the '2sen,e o it7 o ,o+rse this &'&er 4'nts to en,o+r'%e 'r,hite,t+re to

&rovi*e or ,re'te s&',es th't ',i(it'te the inter',tion 4ith other &eo&(e3 in or*er

to 2ene9t rom these ,onne,tions!0

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es&e,i'(( in the ,ities or +r2'n 're's3 %iven th't in this 're's the 2+i(t

environment is the *omin'nt one3 'n* is on this one th't 'r,hite,t+re h's the

o&&ort+nit o not &rovi*e s&',es or inter',tion 2+t ',t+'(( he(& in the ,re'tion o

&(',es!

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A,,or*in% to the ;erri'm-We2ster *i,tion'r P(',e is<

)< ' s&e,i9, 're' or re%ion o the 4or(*< ' &'rti,+('r ,it3 ,o+ntr3 et,!

< ' 2+i(*in% or 're' th't is +se* or ' &'rti,+('r &+r&ose

C< ' 2+i(*in%3 &'rt o ' 2+i(*in%3 or 're' th't is +se* or she(ter

Somethin% th't 4e 's h+m'ns n't+r'(( h've is ' ,onne,tion or (ove o &(',e!

Comin% +& rom the ,onne,tion(ove or home 'n* (ove or ,re'tion3 the ,onne,tion to

&(',e sh'&es h+m'ns3 ,onormin% them to the to&o%r'&h o the ('n*s,'&es the inh'2it!

As C! S! Le4is notes3 to s&e'8 o ' (ove o home is to ,on+re +& im'%es 'sso,i'te* 4ith '

4' o (ie 't ' &'rti,+('r &(',eQ'(( o the si%hts3 so+n*s3 sme((s3 m'nnerisms3 *i'(e,t3 'n*

other &e,+(i'rities 'sso,i'te* 4ith the (o,'(e!)"

This ,'n 2e &resent 4ith ' *i6erent (i%ht3 'n* D'vi* Se'mon %ives ' 2ro'*er e5&('n'tion

o &(',e3 Se'mon 2ein% ' &henomeno(o%ist3 is not s+r&risin% th't he &resents ' *e9nition

o &(',e rom th't &'rti,+('r &oint o vie43 h'vin% this into ',,o+nt P(',e ,'n 2e *e9ne* 's

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'n environment (o,+s in 'n* thro+%h 4hi,h in*ivi*+'( or %ro+&s ',tions3 e5&erien,es3

intentions3 'n* me'nin%s 're *r'4n to%ether s&'ti'((!).

An* it ,ontin+es to e5&('in ho4 ' &(',e ,'n v'r in s,'(e3 rom ' sim&(e +rnit+re to '

(ivin% room3 ' ho+se3 nei%h2orhoo*3 '(( the 4' to ' ,it or ' re%ion! Se'mon 8ee&s

+rther e5&('inin% the *e9nition o &(',e3 s'in% &(',e is not the &hsi,'( environment

se&'r'te rom &eo&(e 'sso,i'te* 4ith it 2+t3 r'ther3 the in*ivisi2(e3 norm'(( +nnoti,e*

&henomenon o &erson-or-&eo&(e-e5&erien,in%-&(',e! This &henomenon is t&i,'((

m+(tiv'(ent3 ,om&(e53 'n* *n'mi,!)

The ,onne,tion or (ove or ' &(',e &revio+s( mention ,'n '(so 2e e5&('in rom '

*i6erent &ers&e,tive3 ;'no on her 2oo8 P(',e Att',hment3 ,'(( this &henomenon &(',e

'tt',hment3 on 4hi,h is ',,e&te* th't the term h's 2een *e9ne* in m'n *i6erent 4's

2+t there is ' ,onsens+s on the i*e's th't it re&resents ' set o &ositive '6e,tive 2on*s or

'sso,i'tions 2et4een in*ivi*+'(s3 %ro+&s3 ,omm+nities3 'n* their *'i( (ie settin%s!

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&% hə2< The e6e,tive ,enter o 'n ',tivit3 re%ion3 or net4or8! The ,entr'( 'n*

most ',tive &'rt or &(',e!)#

An +r2'n h+23 is *esi%ne* to (in8 *istin,t t&es o e(ements 4ith e',h other

ormin% ' net4or8)! An e5'm&(e o these e(ements th't ,'n ,onstit+te ' h+2 the

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ones &revio+s( &resente*< N't+re3 H+m'n Inter',tion3 'n* B+i(t Environment 'n*

P(',e! E5'm&(es o n't+re e(ements ,'n in,(+*e< ' %reen4'3 ' %ro+& o trees3 '

('r%e 2o+(*er3 or ' &'t,h o %r'ss! H+m'n inter',tion ,'n t'8e &(',e in *i6erent

(o,'tions s+,h 's ' 4or8&(',e3 ' resi*en,e3 ' storeront3 or ' s&ot to sit 'n* *rin8 '

,+& o ,o6ee 's (on% 's &eo&(e is invo(ve*! An* the B+i(t Environment 4hi,h

in,(+*es everthin% th't m'n 2+i(*s3 th't ,'n he(& to ,onne,t n't+r'( e(ements 'n*

reinor,e ',tivit no*es o inter',tion3 in or*er to ,re'te ' &(',e! no4in% the

im&ort'n,e o '(( the e(ements &revio+s( *is,+ss the ,h'((en%e &resente* to

'r,hite,t+re 'n* 'r,hite,ts is not on( to ',8no4(e*%e the re(ev'n,e o e',h

e(ement3 2+t to *esi%n ' s&',e th't ,'re+(( 2'('n,e 'n* ,onne,ts '(( this

e(ements 4ith s+,h h'rmon3 th't the s&',e 2e,omes the )lace 4here everthin%

,onne,ts!

We 're ,'+%ht in 'n ines,'&'2(e net4or8 o m+t+'(it3 tie* in ' sin%(e

%'rment o *estin! Wh'tever '6e,ts one *ire,t(3 '6e,ts '(( in*ire,t(!

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L+ther in% r! We 're +n*eni'2( ,onne,te* to everthin% 'ro+n* +s3 not on( 4ith

other &eo&(e3 2+t 4ith o+r ,omm+nit3 'n* the n't+re 'ro+n* +s3 4e 're '((

e(ements o ' ,om&(e5 net4or83 'n* 4e ,'n 2ene9t rom ' &(',e th't he(&s +s

,onne,t 4ith *i6erent e(ements3 ' h+2!

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