Bridging the Boundaries

Table of Contents Preface Introduction Bridging the Boundaries by Edward Edgerton, Ombretta Romice, and Kevin Thwaites I Environment, Health, and Well-Being Recreational Forests: Use, Experience, and Motivation at Selected Sites in Selangor, Malaysia by Norhuzailin Hussain and Anna Jorgensen Objectively Healthy Cities: Urban Design for the 21st Century by George Weeks Dementia-Friendly Architecture: Integrating Evidence in Architectural Design by Gesine Marquardt Objective and Subjective Impressions of an Environmental Intervention in Dementia by Louise Ritchie and Edward Edgerton II Environmental Perception, Behavior, and Place-Identity A Customization of Urbanites: Boosting Place-Identity by Lineu Castello Young People's Attachment to Place by Maria Nordstrom Urban Parks in Curitiba, Brazil: Visibility and Permeability Analyses of Internal and External Configurational Properties by Renato Tibirica de Saboya, Sofia Arrias Bittencourt, Mariana Colin Stelzner, and Vera Helena Moro Bins Ely Degrees of Environmental Diversity for Pedestrian Thermal Comfort in the Urban Continuum: A New Methodological Approach by Carolina Vasilikou and Marialena Nikolopoulou Influence of Chromatic Complexity and Coherence on Evaluation of Urban Scenes by Natalia Naoumova III Human Experience in Urban Sustainability Towards a Theoretical Basis for Anthropological People-Environment Studies by Ray Lucas Participatory Public Policy, Public Housing, and Community Sustainability: A Venezuelan Experience by Esther Wiesenfeld, Euclides Sanchez, and Fernando Giuliani Programming for Behavior in Educational Environments by Doris C. C. K. Kowaltowski, Daniel de Carvalho Moreira, Marcella S. Deliberador, and Paula R. P. Pereira Complexity and Order in Commercial Streetscapes: How to Maintain User Satisfaction With Visual Quality in Contemporary Cities by Adriana Portella and Sinval Xavier IV Global Environment Challenges The Local Impact of Encountering Global Environmental Problems: Rural

Dr. Edward Edgerton is a Reader at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. His work focuses on the design of learning and healthcare environments. Dr. Ombretta Romice is Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Her work focuses on urban design and morphology. Dr. Kevin Thwaites is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, UK. His work focuses on socially responsive landscape architecture and urban design.