Current Research Directions
- The conditions under which people are more reasonable and more
environmentally responsible, with a special emphasis on meeting human
- Participatory approaches that take advantage of the respective
strengths of experts and laypeople.
- Facilitating human effectiveness through identifying means of
increasing restorative effects and reducing the influence of
Recent Funded Research (co-PI)
(Funded by the USDA Forest Service unless otherwise noted)
- Orientation, restorativeness and informational factors
in a satisfying museum experience. Toledo Museum of Art; 1991 94.
- Wildlife habitat and employee benefits: Phase One.
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Council, 1992-93.
- Urban forestry and urban youth. 1992-96.
- The Urban Forestry Design and Management Manual. 1992-97.
- Preference and restoration: Symbiotic urban forest values. 1994-1998.
- Expertise and patterns of involvement. 1996-1999.
- Nearby nature at the urban fringe: Ecological and psychological values. 1999-2003.
- Natural resources and decision-making for local planning. 2001-2004.
- Making Metropolitan Areas More Livable: Recognizing and Enhancing Underappreciated Natural Resources. 2002-2007.
- In collaboration with the University of Washington
- The problem of assuming shared images. 1995-1997.
- Stakeholder perspectives: A cognitive approach to assessing
the human dimensions of forest management. 1996-1999.
- Social and psychological impacts of residential development patterns
at the urban-forest fringe. 1998-2001. (National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council)
- Participatory design tools for envisioning nearby nature at the workplace. 2008-2009.
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