Title: Landscapes for learning : creating outdoor environments for children and youth /
Authors: Stine, Sharon.
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons,
Year: 1997
Subjects: School grounds Design Case studies.; School grounds Psychological aspects Case studies.; School environment Case studies.; Outdoor education Case studies.
Abstract: A growing legion of landscape architects is exploring and exploiting the ability to create outdoor environments that optimize the learning experience and mirror the ideas, values, attitudes, and cultures of those who inhabit them. In Landscapes for Learning, Dr. Sharon Stine presents 11 case studies of the very best of these design projects from around the world. Her findings describe not only design concepts and end results - rich outdoor learning environments - but, more importantly, the processes that led to the creation of these environments. She examines the roles of designers, teachers, and the children themselves, and how their interaction affects the planning, building, and use of the space.
Contents: The players -- Basics -- Particular places: School environments over time -- Congruence -- Contrast -- Back to basics -- Ode to the outdoors -- Bibliography -- Index.