Effects of area, height, elongation, and color on perceived spaciousness

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 252-273

  Stamps III, Arthur E ^a  

^a Institute of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

smart growth; spaciousness; sustainable design

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEIGHT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 79951878444     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916509354696     Document Type: Article

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