The Child in the Physical Environment: The Development of Spatial Knowledge and Cognition

Abstract

Part 1 Processes of environmental cognition: environmental cognition - a conceptual and methodological review routes, directions and action planning. Part 2 The development of environmental cognition - from body-image onwards: the location of objects and self in space the child in geographical space investigating the child's cognitive map the role of direct experience of the environment in the development of cognitive representations maps and their use - symbolic sources of information about the environment the child's image of distant places - media, maps and formal geography expand the area known. Part 3 Applications of environmental cognition research: the child with special needs and the physical environment designing for the child's needs geographical and environmental education.