TY  - BOOK
AU  - Modi, Radhika (UI2413)
AU  - Anand, Seema (Guide)
TI  - Study of Biophilic design for restorative learning environments in urban schools (Softcopy is available)
U1  - I TH-0390 
PY  - 2018///
N1  - CONTENTS
i. ABSTRACT                        1
ii. CHILD AND NATURE     2
iii. CURRENT SCENARIO   3
iv. PURPOSE STATEMENT         4
v. RESEARCH AIM              4
vi. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES          4 
vii. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS           4
viii. METHODOLOGY           5
CHAPTER 1 - The Relevance of Biophilia in Restorative Environments 
1.1 NATURE & HOMO SAPIENS           7
1.2 HUMAN VALUES OF NATURE’S ALLIANCE   8 
1.3 THE BIOPHILIC HYPOTHESIS             9
1.4 RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS           10
1.5 EXISTING DESIGN PARADIGM - Reduced Connection With Nature 
Amid Urban Development         12
1.6 RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN – The Paradigm Shift     14
1.7 RESTORATIVE DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL        
PSYCHOLOGY THEORIES           16
1.7.1 ATTENTION RESTORATION THEORY     16
1.7.2 NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER   17
1.8 LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DESIGN   18
Towards the Resource Efficient Design     
1.9 BIOPHILIC DESIGN        20
1.10 BIOPHOBIA           22
CHAPTER 2 - Child, Nature And Learning   
2.1 ADAPTIVE VALUE OF 9 HUMAN VALUES OF NATURE’S ALLIANCE    25
2.2 NATURE AND MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AGE CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT      26
2.2.1 THE 8TH INTELLIGENCE          28
2.3 EVOLUTION OF EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA -          29
From under the tree to boxed rooms  
2.4 ROLE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS  32
CHAPTER 3 – Dimensions and Attributes of Biophilic Design for learning environments 
3.1 TOWARDS LIVING LEARNING SPACE    35
3.2 DIMENSIONS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN   37
3.2.1 NATURALISTIC DIMENSION     38
3.2.2 ENTICEMENT OF NATURE   38
3.2.3 VERNACULAR DIMENSION   39
3.3 ATTRIBUTES OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN 40
3.3.1 FRAME WORK OF THE STUDY    40 
3.4 ATTRIBUTES CORRESPONDING   41
TO LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 
(With examples of schools) 
3.4.1 NATURAL LIGHT   44
3.4.2 AIR     46
3.4.3 PRESENCE OF WATER        50
3.4.4 PROSPECT AND REFUGE     52
3.4.5 VISUAL AND NON VISUAL CONNECTION WITH NATURE     58
3.4.6 KINESTHETIC INFORMATION RICHNESS        60
3.4.7 NATURAL SHAPES AND FORMS     62
3.4.8 CONNECTION TO NATURAL SYSTEMS       70   
3.4.9 MATERIAL CONNECTION    76
3.4.10 NATURAL COLOUR     78
3.5 SUMMING UP        82
CHAPTER 4 – Case Study    85 
4.1 FOREWORD     87
4.2 SECONDARY CASE STUDY    95
4.3 PRIMARY CASE STUDY   96
4.3.1 CRITERIA FOR CASE STUDY 97 
4.3.2 ATTRIBUTES AND FRAMEWORK FOR PRIMARY CASE STUDY       98
4.4 MGIS    117
4.5 A ONE     128
4.6 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS    130
4.7 INFERENCES    132
4.8 CONCLUSION  133
4.9 CONCLUDING NOTE  133 
4.10 WAY FORWARD   134
4.11 APPENDIX          137
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES        140
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