Victoria Linn Lygum
Biographic Data
| ID | 6932844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victoria Linn Lygum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victoria Linn |
| FAMILY NAME | Lygum |
| SIGNATURE | LYGUM V L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalborg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1568-2211 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Integrating smell in teaching Universal Design
Universal Design aims to create supportive environments that are usable by all people. Smells are fundamental in our experience of our surroundings and affect us on both a psychological and physiological level. They can confirm a desired atmosphere, be attractive, constitute a barrier, assist wayfinding, and help us connect place with emotion and remembrance. Yet smell has seldom received proper attention in architectural design. Based on literat…
The Potential of Using Smell and Smellscapes at Nursing Homes to Support the Well-Being of People with Dementia
Dementia is a challenge, which the World Health Organization categorizes as a public health priority. Knowledge on prevention, treatment, care, and cure is needed. This case study investigates the potential of using smell at nursing homes to support the well-being of people with dementia. The study includes participant observation, interviews as well as spatial and sensory analysis. The results cover information on the use of smell, the challenge…
Residential Outdoor Environments for Individuals with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Severe sensitivity to various environmental chemicals affects an increasing number of people-a condition referred to as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). The responses are both physical and psychological, where avoidance of chemical triggers can lead to social isolation, thereby increasing the level of disability. There is a need for user supportive environments where people with MCS can thrive, both indoors and outdoors. The study resulted in…
Creating Smellscapes with Plants
This article suggests a landscape architectural framework that purposefully integrates plant scents into the design of urban green spaces. The framework is relevant in the planning and design of urban greening with the aim of enhancing biodiversity and creating a more human-centered environment to provide good living conditions and health benefits for city dwellers. A drawing–interview method is used to understand how plant scent is used in lands…
Exploring the dynamics of architecture with the concept of affordance
From an architectural perspective, the purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamic relations between individuals and the environments using the concept of affordance. In three different cases of architectural research, the concept of affordance is used as an analytical tool – yet demonstrating different scopes and outcomes. A post-occupancy evaluation of an office space in transformation; a lighting assessment and intervention in low vision r…
Mapping the importance of specific physical elements in urban space for blind and visually impaired people
This paper is based on a questionnaire of all Danish Orientation & Mobility instructors, assessing the importance of 34 physical elements as clues in the pedestrian environment to support blind and visually impaired people (BVIP)'s orientation. The aim is to contribute to a body of knowledge about why the design of physical elements is so crucial for (BVIP)'s orientation, accounting for the perceptual sight function and using other senses to comp…
Greenspace as Workplace
There is a scarcity of knowledge regarding the potential benefits of human-nature contact within the context of working life. Even more limited is the research that focuses on working outdoors and the setting in which it takes place. This study aimed to obtain insight into key aspects of the physical environment relevant for the experienced benefits and challenges of workers exploring office work outdoors. We conducted interviews with key informa…
Nature is just around us! Development of an educational program for implementation of nature-based activities at a crisis shelter for women and children exposed to domestic violence
Being in nature and doing nature-based activities has been shown to reduce stress-related illnesses such as trauma and post-traumatic stress disorders. In 2016, the crisis shelter Danner in Denmark decided to implement a programme based on the therapeutic use of nature as a recovery method for their residents: women and children exposed to domestic violence. This was done in collaboration with the research group of University of Copenhagen. This …
A Diagnostic Post-Occupancy Evaluation of the Nacadia® Therapy Garden
The design of the Nacadia® therapy garden is based on a model for evidence-based health design in landscape architecture (EBHDL). One element of the model is a diagnostic post-occupancy evaluation (DPOE), which has not previously been fully developed. The present study develops a generic DPOE for therapy gardens, with a focus on studying the effects of the design on patients' health outcomes. This is done in order to identify successes and failur…
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A Diagnostic Post-Occupancy Evaluation of the Nacadia® Therapy Garden
The design of the Nacadia® therapy garden is based on a model for evidence-based health design in landscape architecture (EBHDL). One element of the model is a diagnostic post-occupancy evaluation (DPOE), which has not previously been fully developed. The present study develops a generic DPOE for therapy gardens, with a focus on studying the effects of the design on patients' health outcomes. This is done in order to identify successes and failur…
Nature is just around us! Development of an educational program for implementation of nature-based activities at a crisis shelter for women and children exposed to domestic violence
Being in nature and doing nature-based activities has been shown to reduce stress-related illnesses such as trauma and post-traumatic stress disorders. In 2016, the crisis shelter Danner in Denmark decided to implement a programme based on the therapeutic use of nature as a recovery method for their residents: women and children exposed to domestic violence. This was done in collaboration with the research group of University of Copenhagen. This …
Mapping the importance of specific physical elements in urban space for blind and visually impaired people
This paper is based on a questionnaire of all Danish Orientation & Mobility instructors, assessing the importance of 34 physical elements as clues in the pedestrian environment to support blind and visually impaired people (BVIP)'s orientation. The aim is to contribute to a body of knowledge about why the design of physical elements is so crucial for (BVIP)'s orientation, accounting for the perceptual sight function and using other senses to comp…
Greenspace as Workplace
There is a scarcity of knowledge regarding the potential benefits of human-nature contact within the context of working life. Even more limited is the research that focuses on working outdoors and the setting in which it takes place. This study aimed to obtain insight into key aspects of the physical environment relevant for the experienced benefits and challenges of workers exploring office work outdoors. We conducted interviews with key informa…
Exploring the dynamics of architecture with the concept of affordance
From an architectural perspective, the purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamic relations between individuals and the environments using the concept of affordance. In three different cases of architectural research, the concept of affordance is used as an analytical tool – yet demonstrating different scopes and outcomes. A post-occupancy evaluation of an office space in transformation; a lighting assessment and intervention in low vision r…
Residential Outdoor Environments for Individuals with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Severe sensitivity to various environmental chemicals affects an increasing number of people-a condition referred to as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). The responses are both physical and psychological, where avoidance of chemical triggers can lead to social isolation, thereby increasing the level of disability. There is a need for user supportive environments where people with MCS can thrive, both indoors and outdoors. The study resulted in…
Creating Smellscapes with Plants
This article suggests a landscape architectural framework that purposefully integrates plant scents into the design of urban green spaces. The framework is relevant in the planning and design of urban greening with the aim of enhancing biodiversity and creating a more human-centered environment to provide good living conditions and health benefits for city dwellers. A drawing–interview method is used to understand how plant scent is used in lands…
Integrating smell in teaching Universal Design
Universal Design aims to create supportive environments that are usable by all people. Smells are fundamental in our experience of our surroundings and affect us on both a psychological and physiological level. They can confirm a desired atmosphere, be attractive, constitute a barrier, assist wayfinding, and help us connect place with emotion and remembrance. Yet smell has seldom received proper attention in architectural design. Based on literat…
The Potential of Using Smell and Smellscapes at Nursing Homes to Support the Well-Being of People with Dementia
Dementia is a challenge, which the World Health Organization categorizes as a public health priority. Knowledge on prevention, treatment, care, and cure is needed. This case study investigates the potential of using smell at nursing homes to support the well-being of people with dementia. The study includes participant observation, interviews as well as spatial and sensory analysis. The results cover information on the use of smell, the challenge…
Psychology (5 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Environmental Science (4 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Design Education and Practice (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)