Highlights at EDRA 2011
Miss the conference? Here are some highlights.
Miss the conference? Here are some highlights.
Evidence continues to accumulate linking experiences in nature with human well-being at a fundamental level.
Lederbogen and his colleagues investigated the influence of growing up in a city on the experience of social stress.
Eric Heyman investigated environments in which people and birds thrive.
Alexander Garvin is an urban planner with a deep understanding of what makes parks viable. In the final chapter of his 2011 book, Public Parks: The Key to Livable Communities, he clearly presents the six types of sustainability that he believes explain the continued success of Central Park in New York City.
O’Connor investigated the influence of façade color on experience of a streetscape, particularly building size and its congruity with its context.
Designers can have a significant influence on the level of acoustical shielding between spaces and new research indicates just how important that shielding can be.
How do scholars and the general population differ in their thoughts and feelings about themed environments?
What physical features of a neighborhood do visitors use to assess its safety?
A recent press release from the University of Illinois discusses important links between green spaces and health, with a focus on research done by Frances Kuo, a professor there.