Robert Sommer

For the German psychiatrist and genealogist, see Robert Sommer (psychiatrist).

Robert Sommer (April 26, 1929 – February 27, 2021)[1] was an internationally known Environmental Psychologist and held the position of Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of California, Davis.[2] Sommer wrote 14 books and over 600 articles, he was best known for his book Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design (1969), which discusses the influence of the environment on human activities.[3]

"[Man] will adapt to hydrocarbons in the air, detergents in the water, crime in the streets, and crowded recreational areas. Good design becomes a meaningless tautology if we consider that man will be reshaped to fit whatever environment he creates. The long-range question is not so much what sort of environment we want, but what sort of man we want." ~ Robert Sommer [3]

  1. ^ "Robert Sommer". Davis Enterprise. March 3, 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ University of California, Davis: Sommer biography, retrieved November 10, 2011
  3. ^ a b McCann, Glenn C. (1970). "Review of Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design". American Sociological Review. 35 (1): 164–165. doi:10.2307/2093905. JSTOR 2093905.