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Recent research to assist in designing camping sites and hiking trails.
Spiritual spaces are particularly challenging to design, but insight from research can be helpful.
Can attention restoration theory tell us what exhibits will be restorative, pleasurable or preferred?
What design influences might affect sporting event mood?
Including a labyrinth in a garden or space has spiritual value.
The need for novel sensations influences modern art museum patronage.
Zoos provide humans with an opportunity to reflect on our humanness and the responsibilities we have as a result.
There are many specific design implications for creating places that are appropriate for autistic users.
Occupant surveys reveal that people working in green buildings have different opinions about their building and their comfort.
Trains, like planes and buses, transport people in sometimes less than optimal environments.