Public open spaces are important assets that play a significant role in city lives, based on
which a great number of behaviour-based studies are being conducted. These studies often …

As a significant part of outdoor built-environment, public open spaces are closely associated
with people's daily lives. Studies of outdoor behavior in these spaces can shed light on …

Urban nighttime leisure spaces (UNLSs), important urban sites of nighttime economic
activity, have created enormous economic and social benefits. Both the physical features …

Lighting is a vital environmental element that affects people's outdoor activities and the
creation of liveable neighbourhoods in cities. The use of appropriate lighting at night in …

Safety is an indispensable condition of livable cities. Increasing fine-scaled understanding of
the relationship between physical characteristics and perceived safety can provide reliable …

This paper is part of a larger project, looking at electricity access in rural India. For the
project, a nine months long ethnographic research was carried out in five villages in Bihar …

In Chiang Mai, Thailand, there has been an increasing demand for lighting design strategies
that enhance tangible and intangible values of cultural heritage destinations. This research …

The design of urban public park is an important factor which influence urban community
leisure. The objective of this study is to investigate the community perceptions on nighttime …

Public parks play a vital role in the social life of urban communities. The purpose of this
paper is to show the social behaviour and activities of a community during nighttime in …

White-collar workers, with tremendous work pressure, excessive working hours, and poor
physical condition, need green spaces not only to have physical exercise and social …