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Abstract
The world's urban population is rapidly growing, now exceeding its rural population, and is expected to reach 70% of the world’s total by 2050. Research in environmental psychology increasingly supports the Biophilia Hypothesis which holds that our connection with Nature is innate. Thus, how do we maintain a human connection to Nature in an increasingly urbanising world? The research explores the boundary between built and natural environments, specifically how proximity, initially through visual connections, to Nature affects how people use social spaces. Case study work is being undertaken at Arcosanti urban laboratory in the Arizona desert. Through development of a Space/Nature Syntax methodology applied within a uniquely compact urban form, this research attempts to understand how maintaining an instinctive bond with Nature can enhance social interactions and inform future design choices within built environments. Initial results support relationships of varying strengths between spatial connectivity, visibility of Nature, and types of social interactions. This paper explores the potential of the cross-disciplinary Space/Nature Syntax methodology as a design and analysis tool, projecting where social interactions within a built space could be influenced by visibility of Nature; where informed design can allow for the essential human/Nature connection to thrive.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education |
Editors | Walter Leal Filho, Luciana Brandli, Paula Castro, Julia Newman |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing AG |
Pages | 137-158 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319478678 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Nov 2016 |
Publication series
Name | World Sustainability Series |
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Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
ISSN (Print) | 2199-7373 |
Keywords
- biophilia
- environmental psychology
- space syntax
- urbanisation
- wilderness
- design
- built environment
- natural environment
- social spaces
- nature
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Projects
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Analysing and Testing the Architectural & Ecological Model Developed at Arcosanti, Arizona, USA
1/10/13 → 29/09/17
Project: Research - Studentship
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Children's experiences of nature in primary school environments: contextual influences and child-nature-distance ranges
Thanh, P. T. & Grierson, D., 18 Mar 2022, p. 1-17. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Journal special issue: Forging advances in sustainable architecture and urbanism
Grierson, D. (ed.) & Salama, A. M. (ed.), 1 Dec 2016, In: Open House International. 41, 4, p. 1-110 112 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Towards the development of a space/nature syntax at Arcosanti
Munro, K. & Grierson, D., 1 Dec 2016, In: Open House International. 41, 4, p. 48-55 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Visiting Professor at Arcosanti, Arizona, USA
Grierson, David (Recipient), 30 Sept 2013
Prize: Appointment
Activities
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Linking Space and Nature Syntaxes: the Influence of a Natural View through observed behaviour at Arcosanti, Arizona, USA
Karen Munro (Speaker)
15 Oct 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Cosanti Foundation, Arizona, USA
Karen Munro (Visiting researcher)
2 Feb 2016 → 25 Feb 2016Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external organisation
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Cosanti Foundation, Arizona, USA
Karen Munro (Visiting researcher)
16 Feb 2015 → 14 May 2015Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external organisation