Theory Editor’s introduction Behavioral and perceptual aspects of the aesthetics of urban environments Tom F. Heath Symbolic aesthetics in architecture: toward a research agenda Jon Lang Prospects and refuges revisited Jay Appleton Perception and landscape: conceptions and misconceptions Stephen Kaplan Where cognition and affect meet: a theoretical analysis of preference Stephen Kaplan 56 The landscape of social symbols Barrie B. Greenbie Open space in cities: in search of a new aesthetic Werner Nohl Aesthetic perception in environmental design Arnold Berleant Section II. Empirical studies Editor’s introduction A. Methodological comments Editor’s introduction The assessment of landscape quality: an integrative approach D. Mark Fenton and Joseph P. Reser Affective appraisals of environments James A. Russell B. Architectural interiors Editor’s introduction The influence of a beautiful versus an ugly room on ratings of photographs of human faces: a replication of Maslow and Mintz Richard M. Locasso The development of a usable lexicon of environmental descriptors Joyce Vielhauer Kasmar Lighting-design decisions as interventions in human visual space John E. Flynn C. Architectural exteriors Editor’s introduction A study of meaning and architecture Robert G. Hershberger Predicting user responses to buildings Robert G. Hershberger and Robert C. Cass Dimensions in the perception of architecture: identification and interpretation of dimensions of similarity Anke Oostendorp and Daniel E. Berlyne Contextual compatibility in architecture: an issue of personal taste? Linda N. Groat D. Urban scenes Editor’s introduction Visual preferences in urban street scenes: a cross-cultural comparison between Japan and the United States Jack L. Nasar Perception and evaluation of residential street scenes Jack L. Nasar Planning concerns relating to urban nature settings: the role of size and other physical features Janet F. Talbot The effect of sign complexity and coherence on the perceived quality of retail scenes Jack L. Nasar E. Natural and rural scenes Editor’s introduction Dimensions of meaning in the perception of natural settings and their relationship to aesthetic response D. Mark Fenton A cognitive analysis of preference for field-and-forest environments Thomas R. Herzog The emotional quality of scenes and observation points: a look at prospect and refuge Jack L. Nasar, David Julian, Sarah Buchman, David Humphreys, and Marianne Mrohaly Aesthetic preference for rural landscapes: some resident and visitor differences Brian Orland Familiarity and preference: a cross-cultural analysis Rachel Kaplan and Eugene J. Herbert Section III. Applications Editor’s introduction Visual needs in urban environments and physical planning Eduardo E. Lozano A survey of aesthetic controls in English-speaking countries Wolfgang F. E. Preiser and Kevin P. Rohane Scenic-beauty issues in public policy making Mollie Ridout Coping with aesthetics and community design in rural communities Fred A. Hurand Toward theory generation in landscape aesthetics Fahriye Hazer Sancar Aesthetic regulation and the courts Kenneth T. Pearlman