Environmental Simulation: Research and Policy Issues

Author:   R.W. Marans ,  Daniel Stokols
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Edition:   1993 ed.
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9780306443886


Pages:   327
Publication Date:   31 July 1993
Format:   Hardback
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This volume is intended to provide an overview and scholarly analysis of state-of-the-art developments within the field of environmental simulation research. Environmental simulation involves the presentation of scale­ model previews, full-scale mock-ups, and computer images of planned environments and activities taking place within them to designers and to prospective users of those settings. Environmental simulations are under­ taken for many purposes, including (1) the training of environmental de­ sign students and professionals, (2) the assessment of people's environ­ mental preferences, and (3) the incorporation of observers' assessments of simulated settings into the planning, design, and renovation of actual envi­ ronments to maximize the degree of fit between occupants' needs and the arrangement of their physical surroundings. Environmental simulation research has expanded rapidly during the past two decades as the result of increasing collaboration between behav­ ioral and social scientists, environmental designers, and professional plan­ ners. During this period, alternative conceptual and methodological ap­ proaches to environmental simulation have emerged, and numerous programs of simulation research have been initiated worldwide. To date, however, no attempt has been made to present a comprehensive review and assessment of these research developments and an analysis of their implications for design and public policy. Accordingly, the major objectives of this volume are to provide an overview of key conceptual and meth­ odological advances within the field of environmental simulation research and to place these diverse developments within a broader scientific and public policy context.

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Author:   R.W. Marans ,  Daniel Stokols
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1993 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.470kg
ISBN:  

9780306443886


ISBN 10:   0306443880
Pages:   327
Publication Date:   31 July 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

I. Dimensions of Environmental Simulation.- 1. Strategies of Environmental Simulation: Theoretical, Methodological, and Policy Issues.- 2. Simulation for Planning and Design: A Review of Strategy and Technique.- II. Design and Research Applications.- 3. Physical Models in Decision Making for Design: Theoretical and Methodological Issues.- 4. Environmental Simulation Research for an Aging Society: Familiarizing Older People with the Unknown.- 5. A Multimodal Approach to Full-Scale Simulation: Evaluating Hospital Room Designs.- 6. Simulation and Citizen Participation: Theory, Research, and Practice.- 7. Simulated Studies of Color, Arousal, and Comfort.- 8. Computer Simulation of Behavior in Spaces.- 9. Synthetic Landscapes: A Review of Video-Imaging Applications in Environmental Perception Research, Planning, and Design.- III. Directions and Policy Implications for Environment Planning and Management.- 10. Landscape Simulation: Review and Potential.- 11. Dynamic Simulation of Urban Environments.- 12. Regulatory Implications of Environmental Simulation.- Epilogue.

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