A dose of nature and shopping: The restorative potential of biophilic lifestyle center designs

Rosenbaum, Mark S.; Ramírez, Germán Contreras; Camino, Jaime Rivera

doi:10.1016/j.jretconser.2017.08.018

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“…Consequently, the findings of the factor analysis contribute evidence of how this work has fulfilled its objective by empirically and comparatively contrasting the attractiveness factor named eco-natural environment with other traditional attractiveness factors; the study of the physical environment that uses natural scenarios, landscapes and stimuli is a recent knowledge are in the marketing literature (Rosenbaum et al, 2018), which in turn, is progress in the state of knowledge.…”

Section: Theoretical Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Kotler (1973) proposes the existence of positive effects of the shopping environment over the emotional and behavioral states of consumers. Yet, despite several studies that have proven the effects of the physical environment's configuration (Turley and Milliman, 2000), there is not a lot of information about the role of physical environments that use stimuli from nature, as it is a relatively new area of knowledge (Rosenbaum et al, 2018 The main works of the eco-natural environment include: Wilson (1984) who describes the deep feelings of connection with nature; Kaplan and Kaplan (1989) who suggest the positive effects over peoples' psychological well-being; Shoemaker et al (1992) who suggest effects in attitudes and productivity in the workplace concerning the use of plants; and Kellert and Wilson (1993) who identify that humans have innate preferences toward physical environments with nature scenarios.…”

Section: Attractiveness Factors In the Mallmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recently, Rosenbaum et al (2018) and Rosenbaum et al (2016) have suggested positive effects over human health of physical environments that use nature's resources in malls (attention restoration), highlighting the need to conduct more studies that contribute to the state of the literature, for instance, its role compared with other commercial attractiveness variables.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Role of the eco-natural environment as an alternative attractiveness factor in malls

Cortázar

2019

MRJIAM

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Purpose The mall industry in Latin America has grown rapidly in the past decade, offering diverse proposals oriented to improving the attractiveness of this commerce format; along this line, despite the fact that several studies have analyzed variables from an ecological perspective based on the relationship of the physical space with the consumers (from a marketing context), there is shortage in research regarding alternative attractiveness factors inspired by nature, although its connection with people’s behavior has been confirmed. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: Is the perception of environments with natural resources displayed in malls an alternative attractiveness factor for visitors? Thus, does it benefit its own competitive management against other attractiveness variables that focus on offering variety, accessibility, physical design and entertainment? Design/methodology/approach The quantitative method is an exploratory factor analysis that is followed by a confirmatory analysis and resulting in a measurement model based on 470 effective questionnaires. The exploratory and confirmatory nature focused on multidimensional verification of the measurement model (including the validation of the eco-natural environment) justified this choice in consistence with prior research that has used goodness of fit criteria. Findings The paper not only suggests the existence of a perception factor in the eco-natural environment, but it also determines its comparative importance over other traditional attractiveness factors reported in scientific literature. Particularly because commercial attractiveness is a consequence of how marketing variables are managed by malls and of how consumers respond to said variables, benefiting the visit’s experience. Practical implications The paper contributes to malls’ competitive management by suggesting and proving the importance of the eco-natural environment as a commercial attractiveness factor; thus, the results encourage this format’s developers to take into account new ways of persuasion considering its progressive and competitive rise in the past years in Latin America. Originality/value There is shortage of research on alternative attractiveness factors for malls; therefore, contrasting the eco-natural environment in a measurement model of commercial attractiveness allows contributing strategic information to the industry, which in turn constitutes an innovative resource to lure and motivate visitors. On the other hand, the paper contributes the state of knowledge of environmental variables over consumers’ assessments.

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2019

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“…(2013), Johnson (2014), as well as Terrapin Bright Green (2012 and. Recent studies on biophilic designs have been published by Sayuti et al (2015 and, Gunawardena and Steemers (2018), Rosenbaum et al (2018), Yin et al (2018), Parsaee et al (2019), among others. These studies were conducted in the disciplines of the built environment, health, employees' productivity, and employee well-being among others.…”

Section: The Background Of Biophilia Biophilic Design Bio-inspired and Bio-designmentioning

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Bio-related Design Genres: A Survey on Familiarity and Potential Applications

Sayuti

Sommer

Ahmed‐Kristensen

2021

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

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Biophilia, biophilic design, bio-inspired and bio-design are design genres that adopted nature and biological elements as part of design processes. With the spread use of natural elements in design nowadays, from the analogical approach to the application of the biological materials in design brought up a different connotation towards the diverse use of nature in everyday life. This paper discusses the background knowledge of Biophilia, biophilic design, bio-inspired and bio-design and the application of biological materials in urban environments, especially for home. As part of a larger project on the application of biological materials in everyday products, this study investigates the emotional design and perception, while identifying the purposes of biological materials which incorporated into designs or systems. Data from 158 potential consumers were collected in an online survey specifically designed for this study, differentiating between design and non-design participants. Interesting findings are that more than 65% of non-design respondents are not aware of the terms biophilia and biophilic design, but they are familiar with the terms bio-inspired and bio-design. On the other hand, the potential consumers which are from non-design and design background as well agreed that having biological materials indoors, can a) help to release stress, b) create awareness of nature and ecological impact, c) can foster a sense of care, and d) can be educational.

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“…Among the initial studies on biophilic design -addressing the benefits of natural elements to human nearby or indoors -include Grinde and Patil (2009), Simaika and Samways (2010), Howell et al (2011), Bartczak et al (2013), Johnson (2014, as well as Terrapin Bright Green (2012 and. More recent studies on biophilic designs have been published by Sayuti et al (2015 and, Gunawardena and Steemers (2018), Rosenbaum et al (2018), Yin et al (2018), Parsaee et al (2019), among others. Myers (2018) defined bio-design as the application of living ecosystems which allow designed products to be more sustainable.…”

Section: Biophilia Biophilic Design and Bio-designmentioning

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Identifying the Purposes of Biological Materials in Everyday Designs

Sayuti

Sommer

Ahmed‐Kristensen

2020

E-BPJ

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The exploration of new materials has provided new insights into the progressive use of living biological materials in everyday designs. Living biological materials are expected to have the potential to overcome the depletion of non-renewable resources. Through bio-design and biophilic design in the urban environment, designers apply living systems as appropriate solutions to everyday designs. This paper aims to classify the biological materials and the sense of ownership towards biological materials embedded in products in terms of a) Function, b) Aesthetic and Semantic, and c) Emotion and Experience. A survey was conducted from 173 respondents through an online questionnaire. Keywords: biological materials; biophilic design; product designs; purposes and ownership eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2479

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A dose of nature and shopping: The restorative potential of biophilic lifestyle center designs

Cited by 61 publications

References 38 publications

Role of the eco-natural environment as an alternative attractiveness factor in malls

Role of the eco-natural environment as an alternative attractiveness factor in malls

Bio-related Design Genres: A Survey on Familiarity and Potential Applications

Identifying the Purposes of Biological Materials in Everyday Designs

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