Feeling Safe at Work
Influencing impressions of security
Influencing impressions of security
Kwon discusses the implications of the purple LED streetlights appearing worldwide. She reports that “Anecdotal reports of purple-looking streetlights have been popping up. . . . the hue of the light illuminating a roadway could affect how drivers and pedestrians perceive their surroundings as they make their way through the night. And that makes purple streetlights a potential safety hazard. . . . bright purple light suggests the phosphor layer around the lights has been ‘delaminated’—peeled off—exposing the blue LED light underneath. . . .
Gharaveis and colleagues set out to learn how visibility influences the number of security risks perceived by nurses and doctors working in emergency rooms. They report that their “research explored the relationship between visibility and the level of security risks as perceived by nurses and physicians in emergency departments (EDs). . . . How visibility may influence ED security was explored via qualitative methods in five EDs using semi-structured one-on-one interviews with 17 clinical staff and 48 hr of field observations. . .
Powerful repercussions for public space design
Trop and colleagues evaluated lighting conditions in which people felt safe in public spaces.
Altenburger studied how students experience safety-related design features at their schools.
Natapov and colleagues studied how design can support emergency evacuations.
Zhu, Sze, and Newnam probed how tree cover influences how individuals think and behave.
Chiang and colleagues evaluated the implications of adding green plants along the sides of roads.
Vlakveld and teammates studied how to slow drivers using road signs.