阿诺德·伯林特的《环境美学》,是环境美学研究领域的一部力作,也是美学这一学科领域的重要研究成果。作者提出“环境美学是一种参与的美学,它所涉及的领域和研究的对象要远远超乎我们通常所认为的范围。由此,美学也就成为普遍存在的学科。”这种试图突破传统理论框架重新构建一种全新的美学理论的尝试是富于启发意义的;其次,该书注重应用性研究,理论的拓展和实际的运用紧密结合,相互支撑,互为证明;另外,该书还注重历史的研究和对比的论证,循着历史的轨迹,探寻美学发展的历程。 Arnold Burlingt’s “Environmental Aesthetics” is a masterpiece in the field of environmental aesthetics and also an important research achievement in the field of aesthetics. The author proposes that “aesthetics is an ubiquitous subject,” aesthetics of participation is a kind of participation aesthetics, which involves fields and research objects far beyond what we usually think. " Attempt to break through the traditional theoretical framework to rebuild a brand new aesthetic theory is instructive; secondly, the book focuses on applied research, the expansion of theory and the actual use of close combination, mutual support and mutual proof; In addition, The book also pays attention to the historical research and comparative argumentation, following the track of history and exploring the course of the development of aesthetics.