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Fall, 2007 Featured Stories Privacy Important in the United StatesPeople learn how privacy is managed in their society through prior experiences, and sucessful design, especially in the United States, should facilitate privacy regulation. Designing Streets for Physical Activity Measures to make it more pleasant to walk along streets can also calm traffic, making the pedestrian experience both more enjoyable and safer. Nursing Unit Design and Information Flow Successful communication among health care practitioners is important, and should be considered in the design of health care spaces. Workplace Focus: Workplace Design and Employee Communication Patterns A case study provides an insightful analysis of the relationship between workplace design and layout and the flow of information and interaction. Workplace Focus: Personalization and Commitment Workplace personalization is important to employees, and provides them with positive benefits. Workplace Focus: Office Workplace Design The British Council for Offices reviewed the research literature to investigate the relationship between office design and organizational performance. Girls’ Exercise—The Effect of Neighborhood Features Today there is increased interest in cultivating healthy life styles early in life. This study investigates how neighborhood design might affect the after-school activity levels of adolescent girls. Classic Article: Frameworks of People's Interactions with Their Environments In 1990, Stokols presented two frameworks that can be used to discuss how human beings interact with the environments that surround them. These descriptions of instrumental and spiritual approaches remain useful today. |