Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, Volume II, Wellbeing and the Environment

About the Editors

Rachel Cooper is Professor of Design Management and Policy at Lancaster University, U.K., where she is Chair of the Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts and co-Director of ImaginationLancaster, an open and exploratory design-led research lab. Her research interests cover design management, design policy, new product development, design in the built environment, design against crime, and socially responsible design. She is currently coinvestigator of Liveable Cities, an ambitious 5-year program of research to develop a method of designing and engineering low-carbon, resource-secure, wellbeing-maximized U.K. cities.

Elizabeth Burton is Professor of Sustainable Building Design and Wellbeing and founder director of the WISE (Wellbeing in Sustainable Environments) research unit at the University of Warwick, U.K. Having qualified as an architect and urban designer, Elizabeth took up a research career with the aim of developing an evidence base for architectural practice. Her research investigates the social aspects of sustainability and how the built environment influences people's wellbeing. She has particular expertise in aging research, including dementia-friendly design. Elizabeth is now seeking to promote design for wellbeing in the built environment through the development of new cross-disciplinary courses.

Cary L. Cooper, CBE, is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School, U.K. He is the ...