Embracing a biological and evolutionary perspective to explain the human experience of place, Urban Experience and Design explores how cognitive science and biometric tools provide an evidence-based foundation for architecture and planning.

Introduction: The 21st-Century Paradigm Shift in Architecture and Planning Section 1: Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Architecture and Planning 1 Sense of Place: Looking Backward to Go Forward? 2 Classic Planning: The Power of Beauty for Human Architecture and Planning 3 Bonding with Beauty: The Connection Between Facial Patterns, Design and Our Well-Being 4 Neuroscience Experiments to Verify the Geometry of Healing Environments: Proposing a Biophilic Healing Index of Design and Architecture Section 2: Twenty-First-Century Tools: Biometrics and Measuring the Human Experience of Place 5 Identifying Biophilic Design Elements in Streetscapes: A Study of Visual Attention and Sense of Place 6 Exploring Eye-Tracking Technology: Assessing How the Design of Densified Built Environments Can Promote Inhabitants' Well-Being 7 Attention and Focus in the Perception of Persian Architecture Section 3 Explorations of the New Paradigm for Urban Experience and Design 8 Cognitive Mapping, Mobility Technologies and the Decoupling of Imageability and Accessibility 9 Emerging Transport Futures for Streets and How Eye Tracking Can Help Improve Safety and Design 10 Ecoempathetic Design: Moving Beyond Biophilia With Brain Science 11 Exploring Urban Form Through OpenStreetMap Data: A Visual Introduction 12 A Device-Free Mapping Approach for Quantifying User Activities in Indoor Environments 13 Being Seen, Feeling Heard: Designing Intimate-Scaled Spaces on Urban College Campuses Conclusion: Understanding Ourselves Better Reframes Architecture and Planning