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Residential environments

Habitat InternationalPublished 1 January 1991
Bai Demao
Citations29
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.84
SNIP2.06

Abstract

Man creates his environment, and in turn the environment moulds man's behaviour; so the importance of the environment in residential districts may not be neglected. The human environmental needs develop from lower rank to higher, from physical requirement to spiritual. We assume that the human environmental needs can be divided into five levels, i.e. physical, security, leisure, social interaction, and aesthetic. These needs interact in contemporary society. Our aim is to fully satisfy the needs of each level when designing a residential district environment.