The use of prompts, increased accessibility, visibility, and aesthetics of the stairwell to promote stair use in a university building

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-139

  van Nieuw Amerongen, M E ^a   Kremers, S P J ^a   de Vries, N K ^a   Kok, G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aesthetics; prompts; stair use; university

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTHETICS; HEALTH IMPACT; STUDENT;

EID: 78649978411     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916509341242     Document Type: Article

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