Frances E. Kuo & Andrea Faber Taylor, Directors
 
 

 

 
   
 
 

Current Research

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Past Research

on green landscaping and...

ADHD Symptoms in Kids Across the U.S.

Inner City Girls & Self-discipline

Coping in the Inner City

Inner City Crime

Domestic Violence in the Inner City

Building Strong Inner City Communities

 

 

 

 

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Scientific Articles

The following articles are part of the work that directors Frances E. Kuo and Andrea Faber Taylor have conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

 

Brunson, L., Kuo, F.E., & Sullivan, W.C. (2001). Resident appropriation of defensible space in urban public housing: Implications for safety and community. Environment & Behavior, 33(5), 626-652.
Coley, R.L., Kuo, F.E., & Sullivan, W.C. (1997). Where does community grow? The social context created by nature in urban public housing. Environment & Behavior, 29(4), 468-492.
Kuo, F.E. (2001). Coping with poverty: Impacts of environment and attention in the inner city. Environment & Behavior, 33(1), 5-34.
Kuo, F.E., Bacaicoa, M., & Sullivan, W.C. (1998).Transforming inner-city neighborhoods: Trees, sense of safety, and preference. Environment & Behavior, 30(1), 28-59.
Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan W.C. (2001). Aggression and violence in the inner city: Impacts of environment via mental fatigue. Environment & Behavior, 33(4), 543-571.
Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan W.C. (2001) Environment and crime in the inner city: Does vegetation reduce crime? Environment & Behavior, 33(3), 343-367.
Kuo, F.E., Sullivan, W.C., Coley, R.L., & Brunson, L. (1998). Fertile ground for community: Inner-city neighborhood common spaces. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26(1), 823-851.
Miles, I., Sullivan, W.C., & Kuo, F.E. (1998). Ecological restoration volunteers: The benefits of participation. Urban Ecology, 2(1), 27-41.
Miles, I., Sullivan, W.C., & Kuo, F.E. (2000). Psychological benefits of volunteering for restoration projects. Ecological Restoration, 18(4), 218-227.
Sullivan, W.C., Kuo, F.E., & Prabhu, M. (1996). Assessing the impact of environmental impact statements on citizens. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 16(3), 171-182.
Sullivan, W.C., Kuo, F.E., & Prabhu, M. (1997). Communicating with citizens: The power of photosimulations and simple editing. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 17(3), 295-310.
Taylor, A.F., Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan, W.C. (2001). Coping with ADD: The surprising connection to green play settings. Environment & Behavior, 33(1), 54-77.
Taylor, A.F., Kuo, F.E., & Sullivan, W.C. (in press). Views of nature and self-discipline: Evidence from inner city children. To appear in the Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Taylor, A.F., Wiley, A., Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan, W.C. (1998). Growing up in the Inner City: Green Spaces as Places to Grow. Environment & Behavior, 30(1), 3-27.