Transforming Borders: Transforming the Airports Built Environment Through Environmental Psychology, Proxemics and Therapeutic Design

AbstractBehavioural change is expected to play a significant role in the transformation to a more energy efficient built environment. Despite this, current evaluation practice of interventions often overlook behavioural aspects in their ambition of advancing our knowledge on transformative change. Moreover, little attention is paid to how different research perspectives on human behaviour can complement each other in providing a broader scope and deeper understanding of behavioural change. In this study, we acknowledge this gap, and assess the current evaluation practices on behaviour. The focus is on energy efficiency in the built environment in the Nordic countries, and evaluations undertaken by researchers. The assessment shows that the Nordic evaluations apply a variety of disciplinary approaches, but have only to a limited extent addressed a psychological understanding of individual behaviour and behavioural change. We analyse and discuss the potential contribution of environmental psychology in strengthening a cross disciplinary evaluation approach. In all, the results indicate the value of also adding environmental psychology, to provide a stronger cross disciplinary understanding of behavioural change, and the need to coordinate and combine evaluations departing from different disciplinary approaches, to improve understanding of the transformational process.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i9se.2015.3215 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (9SE) ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Hemlata

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Social Environment ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Environmental Psychology ◽

Research Work ◽

Educational Environment ◽

Broad Definition ◽

Definition Of ◽

Structure And Design

There is a multidisciplinary field focused on the study of the interrelations of human and its environment. Here, the broad definition of the word 'Environment' (item antecedent) includes all of the natural environment, social environment, built environment, educational environment and information environment.Over the years, extensive research work has been done on various aspects of the environment and this subject is gradually becoming a prosperity study area, many subjects have contributed to this study. Under its study area, the type of environment, the attitude of man towards them, the effects of culture, the structure and design of environment etc. are being analyzed in detail. मानव एवं उसके पर्यावरण के अन्तर्सम्बन्धों के अध्ययन पर केन्द्रित एक बहुविषयी क्षेत्र है। यहाँ पर पर्यावरण ;मदअपतवदउमदजद्ध शब्द की वृहद परिभाषा में प्राकृतिक पर्यावरणए सामाजिक पर्यावरणए निर्मित पर्यावरणए शैक्षिक पर्यावरण तथा सूचना.पर्यावरण सब समाहित हैं।विगत वर्षों में पर्यावरण के विभिन्न पक्षों को लेकर व्यापक शोध कार्य हुए हैं और यह विषय क्रमशः एक समृद्धि अध्ययन क्षेत्र बनता जा रहा है इस विषय में अध्ययन में अनेक विषयों का योगदान रहा है। इसके अध्ययन क्षेत्र के अन्तर्गत वातावरण के प्रकारए उनकेए प्रति मनुष्य की अभिवृत्तिए संस्कृति के प्रभावए पर्यावरण की संरचना और अभिकल्प इत्यादि का विस्तृति विश्लेषण किया जा रहा है।

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Essentialism in Environmental Psychology: Controversies and Evidence

Roczniki Psychologiczne ◽

10.18290/rpsych21242-2s ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Lewicka

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Environmental Psychology ◽

Environmental Studies ◽

Environmental Perception ◽

Psychological Essentialism ◽

Research Areas ◽

Research Findings

This paper deals with the issue of psychological essentialism as present in environmental studies. The essentialist belief—that is, the assumption that things have a deep essence that defines their stable identity—has been a recurring theme in environmental psychology. In this paper, I show its relevance for such research areas as environmental perception and the concept of place as a meaningful location. I show that essentialism underlies early phenomenological theories of place and is present in contemporary biophilic theories of environmental perception. I discuss relevant theories and present research findings that justify the claim that people are psychological essentialists when dealing with the physical built environment.

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Editorial: Environmental Psychology and the Built Environment

Frontiers in Built Environment ◽

10.3389/fbuil.2020.00133 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Lindsay J. McCunn ◽

Amy Kim

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Environmental Psychology

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Architectural Wayfinding Design as a Means of Communication in Environmental Perception

IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering ◽

10.1088/1757-899x/1203/3/032003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1203 (3) ◽

pp. 032003

Author(s):

Georgia Cheirchanteri

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Built Environment ◽

Spatial Planning ◽

Spatial Perception ◽

Environmental Psychology ◽

Environmental Communication ◽

Information Gathering ◽

Surrounding Environment ◽

Environmental Space ◽

Decision Making Processes

Abstract From prehistoric times, Signage was a means of visual communication helping people reaching out different environments (internal or external). Long before paper’s invention, humans made marks on objects, such as cave walls, in the surrounding environment, for their communication. As cities grew and mobility increased, making the built environment more complex, people requirements for better information concerning spatial perception and navigation, also grew. Thus, the necessity of proactive, systematically planned, visual unified signage and wayfinding programs have been emerged. Wayfinding is how people get from one location to another, including their information-gathering and decision-making processes for orientation and movement through space. Wayfinding design builds on research in cognition and environmental psychology to design built spaces and products that facilitate the movement of people through urban settings and individual buildings. Despite its demonstrated importance to building use, costs, and safety, wayfinding receives less than its due in planning, research and building evaluation. The aim of this study is to provide a “clear” reading of the environmental space and city’s routes to the users, through architectural wayfindig design. Also, architectural wayfinding design addresses built components, including spatial planning, articulation of form-giving features, circulation systems and environmental communication.

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Asylum: A Place of Refuge

International Journal of Architectural Research Archnet-IJAR ◽

10.1108/arch-04-2019-0083 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 60-69

Author(s):

Marwah Osama

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Built Environment ◽

Scientific Reasoning ◽

Environmental Psychology ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Well Being ◽

The Body ◽

Human Society ◽

Support Design ◽

Content Type

Purpose Mental health disorders, namely, anxiety and depression, have reached an unprecedented peak; recent research demonstrates that these disorders have increased by 70 per cent over the last 25 years. Additionally, developments in the field of environmental psychology have elicited that the built environment is a crucial factor affecting mental health. It is, therefore, necessary for architects to address the issue when designing, thereby using a holistic approach to promote general well-being. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The project, Asylum: A Place of Refuge, seeks to create a reinterpretation of the eighteenth century asylum, through which the intervention of nature – vast pastures and bucolic settings – believed it had the power to cure the human psyche while, simultaneously, offering redemption. This paper examines the project in relation to multiple books and readings conducted prior and while designing. These references, many of which are considered staples in the field, refer to the important role and impact architecture and landscape have on mental health. Additionally, it discusses the ways architects can consciously design to promote physiological well-being and ensure positive psychological experience through adoption of a comprehensive approach that bridges the gap between the body and mind. Finding sources related to environmental psychology was also crucial as the research conducted in this field provides scientific reasoning to support design decisions. Findings By employing strategies from the readings as well as creating a stimulating space that challenges the conception of architecture, the project: Asylum: A Place of Refuge, was born. The use of a powerful, specific and emotive language inherent to the setting as well as a constant relationship between nature and the built environment creates a safe haven for people to resort to, away from the pressures and stresses of everyday life amplified by bustling cities. The ethos of the project is essentially inspired upon Ebenezer Howard’s concept introduced in his book, Garden Cities of Tomorrow, where he states that “human society and the beauty of nature are meant to be enjoyed together. The two must be made one” (Howard, p. 48). Research limitations/implications The application and the validity of the project are limited to a conceptual proposal leading to speculative results. Although the research paper is based on architecture-related readings and research conducted in the field of environmental psychology, to verify how this project would function in a real-world setting, it is essential to build it. Social implications Applying these findings and this approach to architecture can enhance the quality of life. These ideas can be applied to many different building types including, but not limited to, living spaces, workplaces and recreational spaces. Originality/value This paper is based on an architecture project that was created by the author as part of their undergraduate thesis. As a result, this paper and proposal is fully original.

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The Built Environment and Social Capital: A Systematic Review

Environment and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0013916516687343 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 119-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Soumya Mazumdar ◽

Vincent Learnihan ◽

Thomas Cochrane ◽

Rachel Davey

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Social Capital ◽

Population Density ◽

Built Environment ◽

Urban Design ◽

Social Cohesion ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Environmental Psychology ◽

Research Synthesis ◽

Health Geography

A growing literature has indicated a relationship between social capital and certain aspects of the built environment with contributions from various disciplines, including environmental psychology, urban design, and health geography. In this systematic review and research synthesis, we summarize the literature in this domain using existing sociological and design frameworks to ascertain the effect of specific built environment domains on social capital. Our review shows that there is a significant relationship between social capital and the built environment, specifically between social cohesion and access to destinations/walkability. Positive relationships exist between social capital, design, and diversity, whereas the effect of population density on social capital is negative and unclear. We find significant methodological limitations and gaps in the published literature, including the absence of longitudinal studies and the use of a plethora of social capital and built environment measures.

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