GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sex Segregation, Absenteeism
17 Oct 2016
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Che(cid:272)k out (cid:455)our professors" offi(cid:272)es virtually all have similar desk arrangements. But a notable few have either different arrangements of the same furniture or no desks at all they look like little sitting rooms or libraries. Manipulation of proxemic features through urban and interior design is done to make spaces more human friendly. One notable study explored different hospital floor layouts. The hospital (cid:449)as (cid:271)uilt (cid:449)ith three (cid:449)i(cid:374)gs, ea(cid:272)h (cid:449)ith differe(cid:374)t floor pla(cid:374)s . Another example of the influence of fixed features on work was a study (trites et al. A hospital was purposively built to study the effects of design on work stress. Each wing of the hospital had a different floor plan and staff rotated throughout the hospital. Three floor plans were evaluated: single corridor, double corridor, and radial (figure 8. 3). The radial plan generated the fewest accidents, least absenteeism, and was preferred by nurses and doctors alike.
