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Workplace Environmental Design in Architecture for Public Health : Impacts on Occupant Space Use and Physical Activity.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (96 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319534442
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 725.23
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Contents:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Contents -- Symbols -- Introduction -- Office Environmental Design and Public Health: The Challenge -- Physical Activity and Disease: Theory and Practice -- 1 Physical Activity and Health Promotion -- 1.1 Physical Activity and Public Health Recommendation -- 1.2 Interdisciplinary Approach to Physical Activity -- Space-Use and the History of the Office Building -- 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 -- 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 -- Research Methods -- 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 -- 4.3 Mapping Human Location -- 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 -- 6 Research Data Collection -- 6.1 Setting up the Data Collection -- 6.2 Site A and Site B: Pilot Study -- 6.3 Site C -- 6.4 Site D -- 6.5 Site E -- 6.6 Site F -- Identifying Influential Office Architectural Design Factors of Movement -- 7 Data Collection Results -- 7.1 Site A and Site B: Pilot Study -- 7.2 Site C -- 7.3 Site D -- 7.4 Site E -- 7.5 Site F -- 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 -- 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 -- 10 Discussion -- 10.1 Architecture, Occupant Activity and the Management of Office-Space -- 10.1.1 Challenges -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Contents -- Symbols -- Introduction -- Office Environmental Design and Public Health: The Challenge -- Physical Activity and Disease: Theory and Practice -- 1 Physical Activity and Health Promotion -- 1.1 Physical Activity and Public Health Recommendation -- 1.2 Interdisciplinary Approach to Physical Activity -- Space-Use and the History of the Office Building -- 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 -- 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 -- Research Methods -- 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 -- 4.3 Mapping Human Location -- 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 -- 6 Research Data Collection -- 6.1 Setting up the Data Collection -- 6.2 Site A and Site B: Pilot Study -- 6.3 Site C -- 6.4 Site D -- 6.5 Site E -- 6.6 Site F -- Identifying Influential Office Architectural Design Factors of Movement -- 7 Data Collection Results -- 7.1 Site A and Site B: Pilot Study -- 7.2 Site C -- 7.3 Site D -- 7.4 Site E -- 7.5 Site F -- 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 -- 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 -- 10 Discussion -- 10.1 Architecture, Occupant Activity and the Management of Office-Space -- 10.1.1 Challenges -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

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