The hidden dimension

Article number 10119866

Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1966. Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index. Hall examines the various cultural concepts of space and how differences among them affect modern society. The Hidden Dimension demonstrates how man's use of space can affect personal and business relations, cross-cultural exchanges, architecture, city planning, and urban renewal. Illustrated. Culture as communication -- Distance regulation in animals -- Crowding and social behavior in animals -- Perception of space: distance receptors -- eyes, ears, and nose -- Perception of space: immediate receptors -- skin and muscles -- Visual space -- Art as a clue to perception -- The language of space -- The anthropology of space: an organizing model -- Distances in man -- Proxemics in a cross-cultural context: Germans, English, and French -- Proxemics in a cross-cultural context: Japan and the Arab world -- Cities and culture -- Proxemics and the future of man -- Summary of James Gibson's Thirteen Varieties of Perspective as abstracted from The Perception of the Visual World.

xiii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm space perception. Spatial behavior Personal space Architecture -- Psychological aspects City planning -- Psychological aspects gebruik van ruimte space utilization personen persons ruimte space perceptie perception individuen individuals privacy architectuur architecture steden towns stedelijke planning urban planning stadsvernieuwing urban renewal intermenselijke relaties interpersonal relations intercultureel onderzoek cross cultural studies omgevingspsychologie environmental psychology psychologie psychology toekomst future hedendaagse samenleving contemporary society Environmental Psychology Omgevingspsychologie Spatial behavior. Personal space. Architecture--Psychological aspects. City planning--Psychological aspects. Space perception. Text