Programming & Building

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Useful Subject Heading in UC and OhioLINK Catalogs

• architecture -- human factors
• architecture -- environmental aspects
• architecture -- psychological aspects
• architecture design -- evaluation
• human ecology
• interior decoration -- psychological aspects
• human beings -- influence of environment

Subject Heading concerning Universal Design

• universal design
• barrier-free design
• design for all
• inclusive design
• architecture and the handicapped
• physically handicapped -- housing
• aged -- dwellings
• architecture and the aged
• handicapped -- housing
• interior decoration -- human factors
• people with disabilities -- housing
• older people -- dwellings -- designs and plans

Call number areas to browse for books on Universal Design: NA2545
Call number areas to browse for Human Factors / Ergonomics: TA166

Useful Search Terms

For spas & retreats

• restorative
• well-being & environment
• color & mood
• therapeutic environment
• wellness
• stress; serenity

For art museums

• spatial organization & art
• visitor behavior
• visitor circulation
• visitor movement patterns
• wayfinding

For offices

• office environment
• working space
• workplace design
• privacy & job satisfaction
• lighting & productivity

For bars & restaurants

• beverage consumption & psychology
• sound environment
• acoustics
• social context behavior
• lighting & mood
• personal space
• crowding
• territoriality
• spatial behavior
• color & physical surroundings
• color & psychological effects

For retail spaces

• consumer spatial behavior (instead of movement or circulation)
• consumer behavior & environment
• store atmosphere
• customers & physical surroundings

It may also be useful to combine the above terms with any of the following:

• architecture
• interior design
• environment
• environmental effects
• facility design

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