Expertly arguing that features of experiential potential in neighbourhood and community open space networks can be read from spatial characteristics, this key book investigates how a design methodology can be successfully applied to map, analyze and improve the design of neighbourhood and other community settings. Incorporating a review of key philosophical and theoretical themes, and offering a design vocabulary to help the designer develop a socially responsive approach, Kevin Thwaites provides the reader with a greater understanding of the human-environment relationship.

Experiential Landscape offers new ways of looking at the relationship between people and the outdoor open spaces they use in their everyday lives. The book takes a holistic view of the relationship between humans and their environment, integrating experiential and spatial dimensions of the outdoors, and exploring the theory and application of environmental design disciplines, most notably landscape architecture and urban design.

The book explores specific settings in which an experiential approach has been applied, setting out a vocabulary and methods of application, and...