AbstractsBusiness Management & Administration

The natural circumstances of place : design to awaken sensibilities

by Marit Lee. Lueth




Institution: Montana State University
Department:
Year: 2009
Keywords: Nature.; Experiential learning.
Record ID: 1854435
Full text PDF: http://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/1759


Abstract

This thesis suggests redirecting our attention to our immediate, palpable natural environment in an effort to re-establish an attachment to place through a better understanding of the unique qualities of our natural surroundings. It acknowledges that a better understanding of the natural environment, the one outside one's backdoor, is gained through first-hand experience and discovery and when provided with the opportunity to engage in primary experience of our natural places there exists the potential for improved understanding and emotional involvement in place.