ABSTRACT
This chapter develops a phenomenology of everyday movement in space by which is meant any spatial displacement of the body or bodily part initiated by the person herself—for example, biking to a friend’s house, driving to a shop, or walking downtown for lunch. The chapter overviews two conventional approaches to everyday movement—behaviorist and cognitive theories. Drawing on Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s conception of “body-subject,” the chapter introduces a phenomenological alternative and asks its value for environmental theory and design.
