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  Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies-Juniper Publishers Mini Review The built environment can encourage or limit and render unsafe the behaviour of individuals within that space. The space that surrounds us can be imagined as a musical score, one that individuals may not realise they are constantly immersed in. The music that is played from that score conveys messages that shape our emotions and perceptions, and which allow us to know what can be expected and how we can act within the environment. This is a complex process that results from a continuous decoding of information and, as Lynch claimed, a mapping of the space that defines the city’s features as they are perceived by its inhabitants. However, when the built environment is completely out of synch with the needs of the people, the message produced is hostile. The people, as a result, do not feel comfortable and feel that they are in environments in which they have no control over the space-time rules that ...

Juniper Publishers-Journal of Social Science Abstract The built environment can encourage or limit and restrict the behaviour of individuals within that space. A lived-in space is one where the experiences of inhabitants, their interactions and their representations are condensed together. That does not only entail defining a theoretical point of view, but also, and more importantly, reflecting on the criteria for innovation projects and being able to respond to the challenges that the future poses for society. In this respect, Human/nature design (HND) represents a change in perspective: this is because it is based on re-establishing a connection between people and nature (with its frameworks, shapes and materials), which leads to improved psycho-physical well-being, and because the individual becomes a central player within the space and moulds it according to their wants and needs. Keywords:  Urban studies; Nature; Design; Space; Relationships Go to Mini Revie...