Neighborhood Design, Disability, and Life Experiences (08-07-14)
Botticello and her colleagues investigated the life experiences of people in the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems database living in different sorts of areas.
Botticello and her colleagues investigated the life experiences of people in the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems database living in different sorts of areas.
Stair design can do a lot more for us than smooth our trip from one floor to another.
Environmental energy levels and planned activities align for successful design.
Decisions designers make now affect walking later--and our mental and physical health.
Cho and Rodriguez assess location’s influence on walkability in an article that reviews many of the classic issues raised by researchers.
It’s becoming more difficult to develop New Urbanist communities.
School walkability is a hot topic—public health professionals believe that if children walk to school they’re less likely to be tubby.
Plaza design must support humans' fundamental psychological needs
Yen and her team investigated what factors prompt older individuals to do more walking.
Therapeutic gardens/landscapes can make a big difference in users' lives. Research leads to practical design suggestions that optimize user experience of these spaces.