Environmental psychologists have established multiple psychological benefits of interaction
with natural, compared to urban, environments on emotion, cognition, and attention. Yet …

This chapter introduces the 'Urban Emotions' approach. It focuses on integrating humans'
emotional responses to the urban environment into planning processes. The approach is …

Utilization of movement data from mobile sports tracking applications is affected by its
inherent biases and sensitivity, which need to be understood when develo** value-added …

Introduction Traffic jams, congestion and pollution demand sustainable modes of transport.
To increase the appeal of cycling, bicycle-users' perceptions and needs should be …

Participatory sensing applications collect personal data of monitored subjects along with
their spatial or spatiotemporal stamps. The attributes of a monitored subject can be private …

Smartphones and tablet computers are becoming essential in everyday life, connecting us in
a powerful network through mobile web services. They open new channels of …

This paper introduces the research field “Urban Emotions”–an interdisciplinary approach
combining not only spatial planning and (geo-) informatics, but also computer linguistics and …

This thesis delves into the intersection of innovative technologies and public service
delivery, examining both business and technical dimensions inside the government. The …

As more and more people face mobility constraints due to the natural aging process of the
population, barrier-free planning becomes an important urban planning issue. It is elemental …

Human sensory assessment is a new approach to objectively gather subjective data
concerning humans' perception of space and emotional reactions towards space in real …