This research establishes the relation between the soundscape perception in a residential context and the acoustic environment of an urban environment, taking into consideration the auditory perception of the space users ...

Cittaslow International Association, a network of small scale urban settlements with population of less than 50.000, is defined as “an alternative sustainable town model” in literature because of adopting similar principles ...

The concept of sustainable development has been on the agenda since the 1980s. In industrial development, industrial ecology ideas realized the sustainable development goals with Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs). Drivers and ...

This paper investigates the effects of colour on the sense of immersion in virtual interior environments. Since colour in interior environments is vital for the perception of place, the three dimensions of colour, namely ...

This paper is a part of a larger study that aims to find out if office environments with green intent fulfill the user satisfaction criteria in terms of lighting, thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) as factors ...

Roland Barthes (1991) stated, “A miracle is always a sudden transformation of nature.” Originally, plastic could be seen as a man-made material (thing) transformed from a natural material. Plastic is a new “perfect” ...

Eventfulness and pleasantness are two prominent components of soundscape perception, and their interplay creates attributes that are used to measure the perceived affective quality of soundscapes. Even though restorativeness ...