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
LIST OF FIGURES