Group
Design for Healthier Urban Living (DHUL) Research Group
Unit(s) of assessment: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning; Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
School: School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Overview
Design for Healthier urban Group (DHUL) explores around the inter-disciplinary research theme of sustainable urban living, with a particular focus on behaviour change. We explore the role of design in bringing behavioural change to achieve a better life. Academics in this team has a focus on specific behavioural change theme of:
Health:
Exploring role of design in increasing people’s health through IoT, Design-led Interventions, and feedback devices.
Safety & Transportation:
Sustainable Transportation & Safety investigating attitudes and behaviours regarding sustainable personal transportation options such as electric cars, cycling and car sharing in urban environments
Healthy and Sustainable buildings:
Exploring the impact of retrofitted buildings lighting design and users’ behaviour on health and wellbeing
Built Environment & Smart cities:
Exploring the role of citizen engagement, participation and the role of digital enabled feedback.
Related staff
Publications
- Shin, H. D. & Bull, R. (2019) Three dimensions of design for sustainable behaviour. Sustainability, 11(17), 4610.
- Nwankwo, F., Shin, H. D., Al-Habaibeh, A. & Massoud, H. (2019) Evaluation of children’s screen viewing time and parental role in household context. Global Pediatric Health, 6(2333794X19878062.
- AL-MARRI, W., AL-HABAIBEH, A. and WATKINS, M., 2018. An investigation into domestic energy consumption behaviour and public awareness of renewable energy in Qatar. Sustainable Cities and Society, 41, pp. 639-646. ISSN 2210-6707