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Some 10 years ago Edward T. Hall, a cultural anthropologist, wrote The Hidden Dimension (Hall, 1966),2 a book that focused on how different cultures used space and the physical environment. This book appeared during a period when social and behavioral scientists and environmental-design professionals were joining forces to study the relationship between human behavior and the environment (see Altman, 1973, 1976; Craik, 1973; and Proshansky, Ittelson, & Rivlin, 1976; for a description of the development of this field and for examples of representative research).
Some thirty inches from my nose The frontier of my Person goes, And all the untilled air between Is private pagus or desmesne. Stranger, unless with bedroom eyes I beckon you to fraternize. Beware of rudely crossing it: I have no gun, but I can spit.1
W. H. Auden
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Altman, I., Vinsel, A.M. (1977). Personal Space. In: Altman, I., Wohlwill, J.F. (eds) Human Behavior and Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0808-9_5
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