Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)

The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) is a global interdisciplinary community of research and design professionals, educators, and students. EDRA advances and disseminates environmental design research, thereby improving understanding of the interrelationships between people, their built and natural surroundings, and helping to create environments responsive to human needs.
Founded in 1969, EDRA celebrates more than 40 years of research-based innovations for all built and natural environments. EDRA’s roots are strong and flourishing. The organization’s vibrant network of visionaries have anticipated movements in research and design decades before they have hit the mainstream. EDRA’s lineage of members have pioneered environment & behavior studies, evidence-based design, facility evaluation methods, sustainability, active living community planning, universal design, diversity in design, workplace design and informatics, and digital technologies. At EDRA, researchers and practitioners work together to create places where people thrive. For more information, visit www.edra.org.
Research Submitted
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Author | Date |
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The Evaluation of Physical Settings: To Measure Attitudes, Behavior, or Both? | Arthur H. Patterson (Pennsylvania State University), Romedi Passini (Pennsylvania State University) | Jan 01, 1974 |
The Hidden Structure of Children's Play in an Urban Environment | Stephen Grabow, PhD (University of Kansas), Neil J. Salkind, PhD (University of Kansas) | Jan 01, 1976 |
The Influence of Physical Changes in Communal Open Spaces on Performance Evaluation of Housing Schemes | Maria Cristina D. Lay (Federal University of Ria Grande do Sul, Brazil), Antonio T. Reis, (Federal University of Ria Grande do Sul, Brazil) | Jan 01, 2003 |
The Meaning and Perception of School Buildings | Celen Pasalar (North Carolina University) | Jan 01, 2001 |
The Performance Concept as a Model Linking Research and Design | Robert Wehrli (National Bureau of Standards) | Jan 01, 1974 |
The Physical Environment as a Context of Teachers’ Work and School Reform | Janice M. Siegel (University of California, Berkeley) | Jan 01, 2002 |
The Pre-School Child Near Environment: Variable Manipulation and Evaluation | Robert Bartholomew (Cornell University), Marion Potts (Cornell University), Thomas Hertz (Cornell University) | Jan 01, 1972 |
The Psychological Environment of University Student Residences | Marvin S. Gerst (University of California at San Diego), Rudolf H. Moos (Stanford University) | Jan 01, 1972 |
The Role of Research in the Development of Performance Standards | Thorbjoern Mann (University of California, Berkeley), Richard Bender (University of California, Berkeley) | Jan 01, 1972 |
The Uses and Boundaries of Post Occupancy Evaluation | Harvey Z. Rabinowitz (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) | Jan 01, 1988 |