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Environmental psychology and sustainability in high-rise structures

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  • Wener, Richard
  • Carmalt, Hannah

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This paper addresses the human elements of sustainable design in urban high-rise buildings. While a number of technical developments have allowed for the minimization of resource consumption, little research has addressed the response of occupants to such facilities, or the degree to which success in reaching sustainability goals is dependent on user behavior. This paper reviews research in related areas and suggests ways in which social, psychological and behavioral issues may be important to sustainable design, as well as how ways attending to psychological needs can improve the success of meeting these and other goals. Social psychological and applied behavior analytical approaches are reviewed as ways to respond to conservation and recycling goals. The psychological and physiological benefits that green buildings confer on their occupants are also addressed, as are areas for future research, and steps that the building industry can take to develop more holistic and sustainable building practices that incorporate occupant behavioral needs.

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  • Wener, Richard & Carmalt, Hannah, 2006. "Environmental psychology and sustainability in high-rise structures," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 157-167.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:28:y:2006:i:1:p:157-167
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.10.016
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    2. Danica-Lea Larcombe & Eddie van Etten & Alan Logan & Susan L. Prescott & Pierre Horwitz, 2019. "High-Rise Apartments and Urban Mental Health—Historical and Contemporary Views," Challenges, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-15, July.

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