Post-Occupancy Evaluation
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Environment and Behavior
- Vol. 12 (4) , 429-450
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916580124002
Abstract
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is defined as examination of the effectiveness for human users of occupied, designed environments. POEs generally focus on a single type of designed setting, tend to describe rather than manipulate, and are usually aimed at application. Within this wide focus, POEs vary considerably, and three conceptual dimensions-generality, breadth of focus, and applicability-are useful in cataloguing them. These dimensions are described and their implications for POE sponsorship and methods are discussed. Suggestions are proposed for future developments of the field.Keywords
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