Cultural Niche Construction as a Framework for Reorienting Human-Environment Relations.
Cognitive and affective niche
Conceptual engineering
Human−nature relations
Niche construction
Scaffolded cognition
Sustainability
Urban design
Journal
Topics in cognitive science
ISSN: 1756-8765
Titre abrégé: Top Cogn Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101506764
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2023
07 2023
Historique:
revised:
30
05
2023
received:
05
06
2023
accepted:
06
06
2023
medline:
21
7
2023
pubmed:
23
6
2023
entrez:
23
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In this paper, we argue that the theory of cultural niche construction provides a cogent and fruitful framework for studying and managing human-environment relationships, including our conceptualizations of them. We first review the development of the ideas of niche construction from evolutionary to social contexts. We then discuss how various human cognitive and affective goals are achieved through our engagement and interaction with the environment, as cognitive and affective niche construction. We extend this analysis to the built environment, as urban niche construction, and provide two examples of urban design for which niche construction provides useful theoretical and practical insights. We also discuss how different urban policy initiatives are related through the lens of cultural niche construction.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
413-432Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Topics in Cognitive Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Cognitive Science Society.
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