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This chapter begins by defining ″ecological″ or ″ecologically oriented″ approaches and conceptualizations. There are good reasons to concentrate on two outstanding positions: that of Roger G. Barker (and some further developments by a number of his former students) and that of James J. Gibson.
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Kaminski, G. (1989). The Relevance of Ecologically Oriented Conceptualizations to Theory Building in Environment and Behavior Research. In: Zube, E.H., Moore, G.T. (eds) Advance in Environment, Behavior, and Design. Advances in Environment, Behavior, and Design, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0717-4_1
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