Taking the reader on a journey from the crib to the city, this book examines the development of how we know where we are in space and our appreciation of spatial relationships. Gender differences, brain architecture and map use are explored in this interdiscplinary study.

Rather than narrowly limit her focus to a specific area of psychology, she discusses spatial cognition from many perspectives from urban planning and architecture to developmental psychology and neuroscience. This book offers students, researchers, architects, and policy makers a fuller appreciation of spatial cognition and its impact on society.