This area of study draws from multiple fields of study. Techniques have been adapted from landscape architecture, environmental planning, forestry and psychology. Activities conducted for this research are ongoing in the VIVID Lab, but include a number of projects from previous institutions that Dr. Chamberlain has been affiliated with (K-State, UBC). Topics for study have been broad ranging from urban to rural, with scales spanning large landscapes to streetscapes. Most of these studies have been used to visualize future scenarios. Common techniques include mixed method (though primarily quantitative) empirical surveys, statistical analyses and photorealistic technology (e.g. photoshop, lumion, virtual reality).
Keywords: urban design, landscape preference, viewshed, scenic beauty, highway, forest harvest design, landscape character, air quality, agricultural land use
Publications
- Aesthetic Evaluations of Harvest Blocks. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 33(8), 739-799
- Using 3D Visualizations to Investigate Perceptions of Streetscape Design. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture. 2016: pp 84-91.
- "Meaning in Architecture: Affordances, Atmosphere and Mood". NPP eBooks. 33.
Presentations
- Measuring Urban Health and Environmental Affect Using Mobile Sensors. Environmental Design Research Association, Oklahoma City, Ok, June 2018.
- Stress Recovery by Exposure to Nature in Virtual Reality. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. Blacksburg, Virginia (March 2018).
- The Public's Perception of Air Pollution in China. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 2017. Beijing, China, May 2017.
- "A Health-Space Syntax of Urban Design". Center for Ecological Planning and Design, University of Utah. October 22, 2018. (Invited presentation).
- Data Driven Design: Harnessing environmental psychology to improve urban design. Hong Kong University, December 2017, Hong Kong, China. (Invited presentation).
- Public Perception of Air Pollution and Environmental Design, Tsinghua University, December 2017, Beijing China. (Invited presentation).
Thesis
- Cultural Ecosystem Services of Agroecosystems Along the Wasatch Front, Utah. Tiffany Woods, Utah State University (2020)
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