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Barrett McMillin
Professor Fitzgibbon
Special Topics: 311 A
December 3, 2007
Built Environment and How It Affects Decisions and Behavior
Throughout history one can look at the structure and organization of any one particular city and can draw conclusions on how that city was ran and how efficiently it operated. The construction and landscape of the city affects the people and residents of the city in every aspect of their lives. The effects range from affecting their everyday schedules, social lives and interactions. The way that a city is built contributes significantly to how people treat and respect the city and provides an inside look into how the people that live in or around the city act and carry themselves. The construction of the city and the built environment directly affects the behavior and actions of the individual or resident in either a productive and positive way or in a destructive and harmful sense. However there can be a mix of people act due to the built environment and conditions.
The idea of built environment is typically to stimulate community activity and to promote physical activity. This is done by designing certain features such as a park in order to stimulate physical activity in the community and encourage others to follow this lifestyle. In this aspect built environment is good for the people and city. The construction of parks and gyms promotes the idea of exercise in the community and an interaction between different groups of people. Meanwhile there are some cities that have built environments that are for the sole purpose of entertainment and tourism. Probably the two best examples of this in the supplementary reading would be the construction of Central Park in New York and the city of Las Vegas and its gigantic gambling industry.
First, Central Park provided an area where people could go to enjoy themselves and relax. This park is an ideal place for exercise and has many...
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