Some argue that complementing climate change mitigation measures with solar radiation management (SRM) might prove a last resort to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. To make a socially responsible decision on whether to use SRM, it is important to consider also public opinion, across the globe and particularly in the Global South, which would face the greatest risks from both global warming and SRM. However, most...
This study analyses the processes through which the physical environment of health care settings impacts on patients’ well-being. Specifically, we investigate the mediating role of perceptions of the physical and social environments, and if this process is moderated by patients’ status, that is, if the objective physical environment impacts inpatients’ and outpatients’ satisfaction by different social–psycholog...
Environmental Quality Perception (EQP) is an important construct used to help to understand the relationship between people and the hospital environment. From a patient-centered care perspective, it is important that hospital design take into account the patients' (and other users') point of view. This paper presents the adaptation and validation of a measure of hospital EQP, the Perceived Hospital Environment ...