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Researchers from the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley, have prepared a case study of the earth friendly building that houses the Carnegie Institute for Global Ecology at Stanford University.
Recent research by Finnis and Walton contradicts information from previous studies, which reported that walking speed was related to city size, with people living in larger communities generally walking faster than people in more rural areas.
Pedestrians and cyclists over the age of 70 prefer different features in the routes they are traveling along than walkers and cyclists who are 40-49 years old.
Floyd and his colleagues assessed activity levels in 28 different parks in Tampa and Chicago.
Since there have been cars, some people have been saying that the fronts of those cars look like faces and express personality.
Major changes in our environment, such as moving from one home to another, cause us to bring important values to mind and those values can guide our behavior.
Creating places for worship builds community.
What do people do when they just feel like getting out of the house for a while?
Mayer and his colleagues investigated the psychological ramifications of exposure to nature (either through being in a natural setting or viewing nature videos) and their results are consistent with previous related research.
In a recent issue of Nature, Tuan reviews The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny and Globalization’s Rough Landscapes by Harm de Blij.