Recent Works
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2026 article
Understanding the Motivation for Supporting Government-Led Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Resilience
Ojo, C. A., Hovis, M., Smith, G., Davidson, J. A., & Kasney, C. L. (2026, January 1). SSRN Electronic Journal.
2025 article
Rethinking Traditional Playgrounds: Temporary Landscape Interventions to Advance Informal Early STEAM Learning in Outdoors
Trina, N. A., Monsur, M., Cosco, N., Loon, L., Shine, S., & Mastergeorge, A. (2025, July 24). Education Sciences, Vol. 15.
2025 article
Tools for Assessing the STEAM Learning Affordances and Quality of Outdoor Learning Environments of Childcare Centers: A Systematic Review
Trina, N. A., Monsur, M., Cosco, N., Shine, S., Loon, L., & Mastergeorge, A. (2025, April 5). Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol. 4.
2024 article
Campus Climate Effects on Student Well-Being: Mapping Heat Resilience
(C. Pasalar, Ed.). IFLA 60 World Congress, CODE RED for Earth.
Contributors: H. Somuncu
Ed(s): C. Pasalar
2024 article
From Stroads to Complete Streets: Catalyzing Walkable, Sustainable, and Equitable Development through Innovative Transportation Strategies
28th International Conference Association of People-Environment Studies – IAPS 2024.
Contributors: C. Pasalar , C. Pasalar, C. Pasalar, C. Cunningham, C. Cunningham, M. Young, G. Yang, G. Yang
2024 article
How Does Technology Acceptance of Augmented Reality Pedestrian-Oriented Wayfinding Applications Influence the Perceived Walkability and Travel Behavior?
(C. Pasalar, Ed.). EDRA 55 Human Centric Environments.
Contributors: Y. Lu & Y. Lu
Ed(s): C. Pasalar
2024 conference paper
Impact of Urban Park Design on Recovery from Stress
In C. Pasalar (Ed.), Design and Health, 13th World Congress.
Ed(s): C. Pasalar
2024 article
How Do Nature-Based Outdoor Learning Environments Affect Preschoolers’ STEAM Concept Formation? A Scoping Review
Trina, N. A., Monsur, M., Cosco, N., Shine, S., Loon, L., & Mastergeorge, A. (2024, June 11). Education Sciences, Vol. 14.
2023 article
Adapting the Block: Considerations for the Reuse of Decommissioned Prison Sites for Community Benefits
(C. Pasalar, Ed.). EDRA 54 Environment and Health: Global/Local Challenges and Actions.
Contributors: L. Joca & L. Joca
Ed(s): C. Pasalar
2023 article
Catalyzing Walkable, Sustainable, and Equitable Development Using Innovative Transportation Strategies
(M. Young, Ed.). Healthy City Design 2023 International Congress, Creating Healthy Cities for All: Designing for Equity and Resilience.
Contributors: C. Pasalar , C. Pasalar, C. Cunningham, C. Cunningham, M. Young, G. Yang, G. Yang
Ed(s): M. Young
2023 article
Towards an Equitable Built Learning Environment: Exploring Informal Learning Space Design
EDRA 54 Environment and Health: Global/Local Challenges and Actions.
Contributors: C. Pasalar , C. Pasalar, R. Mantooth, R. Mantooth & R. Radtke
2023 article
Estimating landowners’ willingness to accept payments for nature-based solutions in eastern North Carolina for flood hazard mitigation using the contingent valuation method
Hovis, M., Cubbage, F., Smith, G., Zuniga-Teran, A., Varady, R., Shear, T., … Evans, B. (2023, November 1). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Vol. 78, pp. 500–514.
2023 article
Public health research on physical activity and COVID-19: Progress and updated priorities
Sallis, J. F., Adlakha, D., Oyeyemi, A., & Salvo, D. (2023, April 23). Journal of Sport and Health Science/Journal of Sport and Health Science, Vol. 12, pp. 553–556.
2023 journal article
Need and Interest in Nature Prescriptions to Protect Cardiovascular and Mental Health: A Nationally-Representative Study With Insights for Future Randomised Trials
Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32(1), 114–123.
2023 article
Spatial Perception Imperatives in Virtual Environments: Understanding the Impacts of View Usage Patterns on Spatial Design Decisions in Virtual Reality Systems
Azarby, S., & Rice, A. (2023, January 8). Buildings.
2023 dataset
Global Healthy and Sustainable City Indicator Study Collaboration - 25 Cities spatial indicators datasets
RMIT.
2022 article
The Public Realm: Open Streets and Shared Spaces in Post-COVID Cities
2022 EDRA 53 Health in All Design Conference.
2022 article
Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity—GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys
Varela, A. R., Hallal, P. C., Grueso, J. M., Pedisic, Z., Salvo, D., Nguyen, A., … Pratt, M. (2022, December 19). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Vol. 20, pp. 112–128.
2022 article
When Moving Is the Only Option: The Role of Necessity Versus Choice for Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Salvo, D., Jáuregui, A., Adlakha, D., Sarmiento, O. L., & Reis, R. S. (2022, December 16). Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 44, pp. 151–169.
2022 article
Hands-on childcare garden intervention: A randomized controlled trial to assess effects on fruit and vegetable identification, liking, and consumption among children aged 3–5 years in North Carolina
Cosco, N. G., Wells, N. M., Zhang, D., Goodell, L. S., Monsur, M., Xu, T., & Moore, R. C. (2022, November 10). Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 13.
2022 article
User Performance in Virtual Reality Environments: The Capability of Immersive Virtual Reality Systems in Enhancing User Spatial Awareness and Producing Consistent Design Results
Azarby, S., & Rice, A. (2022, October 29). Sustainability.
2022 article
Equity in FEMA hazard mitigation assistance programs: The role of state hazard mitigation officers
Vilá, O., Smith, G., Cutts, B., Gyawali, S., & Bhattarai, S. (2022, August 1). Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 10.
2022 journal article
Geospatial Analysis and Land Suitability for “FloodWise” Practices: Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation in Eastern, Rural North Carolina
Land, 11(9), 1504.
2022 article
Scale Estimation for Design Decisions in Virtual Environments: Understanding the Impact of User Characteristics on Spatial Perception in Immersive Virtual Reality Systems
Azarby, S., & Rice, A. (2022, September 15). Buildings.
2022 article
Governors and Hazard Mitigation Grants Management: Observations of State and Local Officials
Smith, G., & Vilá, O. (2022, August 23). Natural Hazards Review.