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What are some examples of components included in the built environment?

Some examples of components included in the built environment are buildings, cities, public infrastructure, transportation, open space, farmlands, dammed rivers, wildlife management, and domesticated animals.

Explain the term 'built environment' and its significance in various fields such as architecture, urban planning, public health, sociology, and anthropology.

The built environment refers to human-made conditions that provide the setting for human activity. It includes buildings, cities, public infrastructure, transportation, open space, farmlands, dammed rivers, wildlife management, and domesticated animals. It is significant in fields such as architecture, urban planning, public health, sociology, and anthropology as it highlights the connection between physical space and social consequences, impacting society's physical maneuvers, socioeconomic inequity, and health.

Why is the study of the built environment important?

The study of the built environment is important because it highlights the connection between physical space and social consequences, impacting society's physical maneuvers, socioeconomic inequity, and health.

How does the built environment impact society beyond physical features?

<p>The built environment impacts society beyond physical features by influencing how society physically maneuvers and functions, as well as less tangible aspects of society such as socioeconomic inequity and health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what ways does the built environment contribute to scholarship?

<p>The built environment contributes to scholarship by providing insights into how it impacts society's physical maneuvers, socioeconomic inequity, and health, as well as highlighting the connection between physical space and social consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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What is the 'built environment'?

Human-made surroundings providing the setting for human activity. Includes buildings, infrastructure, and managed landscapes.

Why study the built environment?

Highlights how physical spaces affect social issues like inequality and health.

How does the built environment impact society?

Influences physical activities, socioeconomic disparities, and overall health.

Components of the built environment?

Buildings, cities, infrastructure, transportation, open spaces, farmlands, dammed rivers, and domesticated animals.

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How the built environment informs scholarship?

It offers insights into societal physical behaviors, socioeconomic disparities, health outcomes and the connections between physical spaces and their consequences.

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