1.
NATURE AND
ROLE OF
ENVIRONMENT
BEHAVIOR STUDY
 ENVIRONMENT BEHAVIOR STUDY [EBS]
 PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN UNDERSTANDING
THE HUMAN BEHAVIOR RELATED TO PARTICULAR
ENVIRONMENTS.
 THIS HELPS US TO ENHANCE DESIGNS AND
ORGANIZING IDEAS THAT CAN LEAD TO A BETTER
ENVIRONMENT FOR A BETTER LIFE.
 THIS ALSO INFORMS US HOW TO CHOOSE THE
APPROPRIATE BUILDING MATERIALS , DECORATIVE
ELEMENTS , PLANTS AND BACKGROUND COLOURS
SPECIFIC TO PLACES AND THE USER GROUP ,
INCLUDING FLOORING , ROOFING , SPACING AND
EVEN SEATING.
 WE CHOOSE ENVIRONMENTS AND THEY CAN BE
INHIBITING [SUPRESSIVE] OR
FACILITATING [ ACT AS CATALYSTS RELEASING
. HUMAN NATURES BLOCKED BY INHIBITING
. ENVIRONMENTS] FOR CERTAIN BEHAVIORS,
. COGNITIVE PROCESSES , MOODS ETC.
 HABITAT SELECTION ALSO MOULDS OUR BEHAVIOR.
 THIS CAN BE UNDERSTOOD ONLY THROUGH
ENVIRONMENT BEHAVIOR STUDY.
 CULTURE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EBS.
 ANTHROPOLOGY HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE LINK
BETWEEN CULTURE AND EBS.
 CRITICALITY: HAPPENS IN CASES WHERE ENVIRONMENT HAVE HIGHER EFFECTS
ON PEOPLE.
 EG:- SITUATIONS INCLUDING PEOPLE HAVING ILLNESS, DIFFERENT AGE
GROUPS,EXCESSIVELY RAPID CULTURE CHANGE ETC
 THERE IS A NEED TO OVERCOME ADDITIONAL STRESS , HIGHLY SUPPORTIVE
ENVIRONMENT BECOMES NECESSARY AND THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED BY THE
PROCESSES AND ANALYSIS IN EBS.
 ENVIRONMENT ACT AS A NON VERBAL FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
 IDENTIFYING MECHANISMS THAT LINK PEOPLE WITH ENVIRONMENT IS
IMPORTANT AND FIRST ATTEMPTED LIST INCLUDES
PHYSIOLOGY,ANATOMY&PERCEPTION,COGNITION,MEANING,AFFECT,ACTION&BEH
AVIOR,SUPPORTIVENESS.
PRIVACY
DESIGN ENHANCING
MOOD SWINGS
SOCIAL LIFE
CRITICALITY
CULTURE
ETHICS
USER GROUPS
BETTER WELL BEING