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OverviewThis concise volume analyzes the potential for the workplace environment—where so many people spend so much of their day—to improve workers’ capacity for health and wellness. It pinpoints the link between sedentary lifestyles and poor health, and explores the role of office spatial design in encouraging physical activity to promote physical activity, health and prevent disease. The featured research study tracks workers’ movement in a variety of office layouts, addressing possible ways movement-friendly design can co-exist with wireless communication, paperless offices, and new corporate concepts of productivity. From these findings, the author’s conclusions extend public health concepts to recognize that influencing population-wide levels of activity through office architectural design alone may be possible. This SpringerBrief is comprised of chapters on : Physical activity and disease: Theoryand practice Space-use and the history of the office building Identifying factors of the office architectural design that influence movement, Interdisciplinary research methods in studying worker physical activity, decision-making and office design characteristics The KINESIS model for simulating physical activity in office environments The questions and potential for solutions in Workplace Environmental Design in Architecture for Public Health will interest and inform researchers in interdisciplinary topics of public health and architecture as well as graduate and post-graduate students, architects, economists, managers, businesses as well as health-conscious readers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stamatina Th. RassiaPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.825kg ISBN: 9783319534435ISBN 10: 3319534432 Pages: 94 Publication Date: 11 April 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Contents Glossary List of Symbols Introduction: Office environmental design and public health: The challenge A.1 Aims PART ONE Physical Activity and Disease: Theory and Practice Chapter 1 Physical Activity and Health Promotion 1.1 Physical activity and public health recommendation 1.2 Interdisciplinary approach to physical activity PART TWO Space-use and the History of the Office Building Chapter 2 Office Building: A Brief Historical Overview 2.1 Ancient times 2.2 Modern era 2.3 From the 18th to the 20th century 2.4 From the 20th century office site to the new workplace 2.5 Current thinking and future design implications Chapter 3 Current Office Design, User Activity, and Occupancy Evaluation 3.1 IT integration in space: Impacts on activity and job interaction 3.2 Effects of the design of offices on occupant activity and occupancy evaluation method PART THREE Research Methods Chapter 4 Introduction to Methods for Measuring Activity 4.1 The difference between space-use topography and topology 4.2 Physical activity measurement methods: Accuracy and cost Chapter 5 Selected Research Methods of Data Collection 5.1 Method 5.1.1 Direct observation 5.1.2 Interview questionnaire 5.1.3 Diaries and activity monitoring Chapter 6 Research Data Collection 6.1 Setting up the data collection Chapter 7 Data collection results PART FOUR Identifying Influential Office Architectural Design Factors of Mobility Chapter 8 Statistical Analysis 8.1 Models 8.2 Participant characteristics 8.3 Observation clustering 8.4 Testing the research hypothesis 8.5 Results and discussion 8.5.1 Model 1. Results 8.5.2 Model 2. Results Chapter 9 KINESIS model 9.1 The model 9.1.1 Justification of terms in the equation for U 9.1.2 Method to calculate E for a given trip 9.2 Simulation 9.2.1 A standard layout 9.2.2 Modified layouts Chapter 10 Discussion 10.1 Architecture, occupant activity, and the management of office space 10.2 Challenges Conclusion Acknowledgments References Electronic sourcesReviewsAuthor InformationStamatina Th. Rassia is an architect engineer holding a diploma in Architecture Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Greece. She has an MPhil in Environmental Design in Architecture and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Dr. Rassia is an expert on topics of public health promotion by architectural design. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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