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The theory of cultural niche construction offers a valuable framework for understanding and managing human-environment interactions. This approach integrates evolutionary, social, cognitive, and urban contexts to provide practical insights for urban design and policy.

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  • Evolutionary biology
  • Social sciences
  • Environmental psychology
  • Urban planning

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  • Niche construction theory originated in evolutionary biology, explaining how organisms modify their environments.
  • The theory has been extended to social and psychological contexts, highlighting human agency in shaping environments.
  • Human-environment relationships are complex, involving cognitive and affective dimensions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose cultural niche construction as a framework for studying human-environment relationships.
  • To explore cognitive, affective, and urban dimensions of niche construction.
  • To demonstrate the practical applications of niche construction in urban design and policy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of niche construction theory from evolutionary to social contexts.
  • Analysis of cognitive and affective goals achieved through environmental engagement.
  • Examination of urban design and policy through the lens of niche construction.

Main Results:

  • Cultural niche construction provides a unified framework for human-environment interactions.
  • Cognitive and affective niche construction explain goal achievement through environmental engagement.
  • Urban niche construction offers insights into urban design and policy initiatives.

Conclusions:

  • Cultural niche construction is a robust theoretical and practical framework.
  • The framework enhances understanding and management of human-environment relationships.
  • It offers valuable perspectives for urban planning and policy development.