Environmental Simulation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Dimensions of Environmental Simulation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Strategies of Environmental Simulation

      • Daniel Stokols

      Pages 3-21

   3. Simulation for Planning and Design

      • Colin Clipson

      Pages 23-57

3. Design and Research Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. Physical Models in Decision Making for Design

      • Rachel Kaplan

      Pages 61-86

   3. Environmental Simulation Research for an Aging Society

      • Michael E. Hunt

      Pages 87-112

   4. A Multimodal Approach to Full-Scale Simulation

      • Robert W. Marans

      Pages 113-131

   5. Simulation and Citizen Participation

      • Roderick J. Lawrence

      Pages 133-161

   6. Simulated Studies of Color, Arousal, and Comfort

      • Rikard Küller, Byron Mikellides

      Pages 163-190

   7. Computer Simulation of Behavior in Spaces

      • Filiz Ozel

      Pages 191-212

   8. Synthetic Landscapes

      • Brian Orland

      Pages 213-250

4. Directions and Policy Implications for Environment Planning and Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251

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   2. Landscape Simulation

      • Ervin H. Zube, David E. Simcox

      Pages 253-278

   3. Dynamic Simulations of Urban Environments

      • Peter Bosselmann

      Pages 279-302

   4. Regulatory Implications of Environmental Simulation

      • Ralph Catalano, Walter Arenstein

      Pages 303-313

5. Epilogue

   1. Epilogue

      • Robert W. Marans, Daniel Stokols

      Pages 315-317

6. Back Matter

   Pages 319-327

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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.

• aging
• behavior
• computer simulation
• environment
• iron
• perception
• regulation
• research
• simulation
• society

• College of Architecture and Urban Planning and Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

  Robert W. Marans

• School of Social Ecology, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, USA

  Daniel Stokols

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