Restorative lighting environments -does the focus of light have an effect on restorative experiences?

Journal of Light and Visual Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-45

  Nikunen, Heli Johanna ^a   Korpela, Kalevi Mikael ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Healthy environments; Lighting; Restoration; Urban nightscape

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS; LIGHTING ENVIRONMENT; NIGHT TIME; PARKING LOTS; URBAN NIGHTSCAPE;

LIGHTING; RESTORATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEGETATION;

FOCUSING;

EID: 70350647616     PISSN: 03878805     EISSN: 13498398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2150/jlve.33.37     Document Type: Article

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