Preface
Contents
Glossary
List of Symbols
Introduction: Office environmental design and public health: The challenge
A.1 Aims
PART ONE Physical Activity and Disease: Theory and Practice
Chapter 1 Physical Activity and Health Promotion
1.1 Physical activity and public health recommendation
1.2 Interdisciplinary approach to physical activity
PART TWO Space-use and the History of the Office Building
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
PART THREE Research Methods
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 6 Research Data Collection
6.1 Setting up the data collection
Chapter 7 Data collection results
PART FOUR Identifying Influential Office Architectural Design Factors of Mobility
Chapter 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
Chapter 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
Chapter 10 Discussion
10.1 Architecture, occupant activity, and the management of office space
10.2 Challenges
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
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