The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces
Over half of the global population lives in urban areas, making the issue of space a pressing environmental factor. The development of large-scale underground complexes in (mega-)cities is a solution to healthy urban growth and many governments have already adopted the development of underground (of...
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| author | Lee, Eun Hee Luo, Chengwen Sam, Yoke Loo Roberts, Adam Charles Kwok, Kian Woon Car, Josip Soh, Chee-Kiong Christopoulos, George I. |
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| author_facet | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Lee, Eun Hee Luo, Chengwen Sam, Yoke Loo Roberts, Adam Charles Kwok, Kian Woon Car, Josip Soh, Chee-Kiong Christopoulos, George I. |
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| description | Over half of the global population lives in urban areas, making the issue of space a pressing environmental factor. The development of large-scale underground complexes in (mega-)cities is a solution to healthy urban growth and many governments have already adopted the development of underground (office) workspaces (UWS). Engineering can develop such high quality spaces; yet, there is limited understanding of how the public perceives UWS. UWS are not the same as other workspaces, and thus special assessment tools are needed. Here, we present the Underground Workspaces Questionnaire (UWSQ), which measures pre-occupant attitudes towards UWS. Analysis (N > 1000) identified three factors with positive aspects associated with feeling protected, whereas confinement was independent of affective responses. Predictably, responses to the three factors correlated with claustrophobia but were independent constructs. UWSQ can help policymakers and architects understand how populations holistically respond to the idea of working in an underground office. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1453182023-05-19T07:31:19Z The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces Lee, Eun Hee Luo, Chengwen Sam, Yoke Loo Roberts, Adam Charles Kwok, Kian Woon Car, Josip Soh, Chee-Kiong Christopoulos, George I. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Nanyang Business School School of Social Sciences Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab Culture Science Institute Centre for Population Health Sciences Engineering::Civil engineering Underground Spaces Attitudes Over half of the global population lives in urban areas, making the issue of space a pressing environmental factor. The development of large-scale underground complexes in (mega-)cities is a solution to healthy urban growth and many governments have already adopted the development of underground (office) workspaces (UWS). Engineering can develop such high quality spaces; yet, there is limited understanding of how the public perceives UWS. UWS are not the same as other workspaces, and thus special assessment tools are needed. Here, we present the Underground Workspaces Questionnaire (UWSQ), which measures pre-occupant attitudes towards UWS. Analysis (N > 1000) identified three factors with positive aspects associated with feeling protected, whereas confinement was independent of affective responses. Predictably, responses to the three factors correlated with claustrophobia but were independent constructs. UWSQ can help policymakers and architects understand how populations holistically respond to the idea of working in an underground office. Ministry of National Development (MND) National Research Foundation (NRF) Published version This research is supported in part by the Singapore Ministry of National Development and the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office under the Land and Liveability National Innovation Challenge (L2 NIC) Research Programme (L2 NIC Award No.L2NICCFP1-2013-2). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the Singapore Ministry of National Development and National Research Foundation, Prime Minister'sOffice, Singapore. 2020-12-17T04:04:57Z 2020-12-17T04:04:57Z 2019 Journal Article Lee, E. H., Luo, C., Sam, Y. L., Roberts, A. C., Kwok, K. W., Car, J., . . . Christopoulos, G. I. (2019). The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces. Building and Environment, 153, 28-34. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.02.017 0360-1323 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145318 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.02.017 153 28 34 en L2NICCFP1-2013-2 Building and Environment © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/). application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Civil engineering Underground Spaces Attitudes Lee, Eun Hee Luo, Chengwen Sam, Yoke Loo Roberts, Adam Charles Kwok, Kian Woon Car, Josip Soh, Chee-Kiong Christopoulos, George I. The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces |
| title | The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces |
| title_full | The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces |
| title_fullStr | The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces |
| title_short | The underground workspaces questionnaire (UWSQ) : investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces |
| title_sort | underground workspaces questionnaire uwsq investigating public attitudes toward working in underground spaces |
| topic | Engineering::Civil engineering Underground Spaces Attitudes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145318 |
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