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NEW!!! Help us build a database of 'study and training opportunities in the field of People-Environment Studies'	Respond to our online questionnaire now!!! Download here ths first results of the questionnaire! (Excel doc)

	The 2nd Annual IAPS Photographic Exhibit In response to the reception given to our first IAPS photographic exhibit (Alexandria 2006), Gary Gumpert, David Uzzell and Ombretta Romice are organizing the second such event. The photographic exhibition will take place during the IAPS 20th conference. Theme: "Communication and the City". You can interpret Communication and the City broadly and imaginatively... read more Entry: 4 pictures per participant, submission: 8th May 2008 ..read more

Transfer of IAPS to a French Association	IAPS became registered as an unincorporated association with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 2003. The Board of Trustees of IAPS has now de-registered the association as a UK-based charity and transfered all assets to the French equivalent after a ballot vote of the IAPS members

IAPS launches a new Network!	Restorative environments ... (read more in the networks page)

IAPS works to facilitate communication on the relationships between people and their physical environment	You can find a detailed list of future (and past) conferences at the Congresses, Events page
	You will find detailed information and addresses for the following conferences: Open Public Urban Spaces (OPUS2008), a major international architecture, landscape architecture and urban design conference. Stavangen, Norway/ 26-29 June 2008. 2008 IAPS Conference: "URBAN DIVERSITIES, BIOSPHERE AND WELL-BEING" ROME, ITALY, 28/07/08-01/08/08. Visit the website: http://www.iaps2008.com First call for "Doctoral Studies on Housing" Joint Symposium organized by HERA-C and HREC. 20-22 May 2008. Deadline abstracts: 20 Febr 08. The World Universities Forum, 2008 Davos, Switzerland, 31 Jan-2 febr 2008. International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI). February 21-23, 2008 Hilton - St. Petersburg, FL ICADI 2008 Universal Design Preconference Intensive: The 21st Century Community Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:00am - 5:00pm Cost $100 International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence which will be held February 20-23, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

	IAPS 19 Download now: Reflections on the Congress (pdf, 225 KB). By Aleya Abdel-Hadi

IAPS works to integrate research, education, policy and practice	Latest job opportunities, as posted by IAPS members, are described in detail in the News page. Find here news on new resources made available by IAPS members.
We just started compiling a collection of links to job-engines around the world. Please submit more!
	Research Fellow in Urban Development and Design, University of Stavangen (NO). Closing date: 01/05/08. View the page News to find out more.

	Research Fellow, University of Surrey. “Assessing the potential risk of, and possible responses to, zoonotic diseases on the development of recreational land use of British forests and wild-lands”. Closing date: 30/04/08. View the page News to find out more.

	Southern Andes Conservation Program Director. Santiago, Chile. View the page News to find out more.

	Associate Professor, Urban & Environmental Planning. The Griffith School of Environment. Closing date: 18/04/08. View the page News to find out more.

	ONE-YEAR VISITING ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. Florida State University. Closing date: 30/04/08. View the page News to find out more.

	Faculty Position: Human Behavior and Design - Cornell University. View the page News to find out more.

	Associate Research Fellow - Sustainable Lifestyles (Ref J48N1182): University of Exeter, School of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources. View the page News to find out more.

	Visit the new searchable database resource on the OPENspace website, by the OPENspace research centre at the Edinburgh College of Art (UK). Posted by Professor Catharine Ward Thompson, Director

IAPS works to stimulate research and innovation to improve human well-being and the physical environment	IAPS encourages and promotes innovative research in several fields, and disseminates it through its numerous publications. View the page Bulletin and publications to find out more.

	IAPS Bulletinn n. 32. It is now available online!!
	Editor: Dr Ricardo Garcia Mira People-Environment Research Unit Social Psychology Laboratory Department of Psychology Faculty of Educational Sciences University of Corunna Campus de Elvina, 15071 A Coruna, Spain Remember to download also n 30 (Special issue: '25 years on' if you don't have it yet!).

		Designing for Designers: Lessons Learned from Schools of Architecture Jack l. nasar The Ohio State University, Wolfgang F.E. Preiser University of Cincinnati, Thomas Fisher University of Minnesota Download order form here and read more about the book!

		Urban Sustainability Through Environmental Design Approaches to Time, People and Place Responsive Urban Spaces Edited by: Kevin Thwaites, University of Sheffield, UK Sergio Porta, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Ombretta Romice, University of Strathclyde, UK and Mark Greaves, Glasgow City Council What can architects, landscape architects and urban designers do to make urban open spaces, streets and squares, more responsive, lively and safe? .... Download order form here and read more about the book!

		Rotraut Walden Architectural Psychology: School, University and Office Buildings of the Future With an introduction by Prof. Dr. W. F. E. Preiser, Cincinnati, Ohio Download here the order form (and read more about the book!)

		Robert Gifford's 4th, revised and completed edition of "Environmental Psychology". Optima Books For further information or an inspection copy (please provide the course name and number) call (509) 732-1250, or email hermit@plix.com Download here the book brochure and table of contents

		Ashraf M. Salama and Nicholas Wilkinson (editors) (2007). Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future. The Urban International Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom. ISBN # 1-872811-09-04 Read more downloading this PDF File

		New Book: Morval, J. (2007). La psychologie Environnementale. Montréal: Les Preses Universitaires de Montréal, 115p.

	Ashraf Salama (Professor of Architecture at Quatar University) Chief Editor, Archnet-IJAR, is happy to announce the launch of: Archnet- International Journal of Architectural research, an Electronic Academic Peer Reviewed Journal (Architecture, Planning and Environmental Studies), published 3 times per year. Download here an outline of the Journal in PDF, and contact Ashraf for more details on how to contribute to the Journal! View the page Bulletin and publications to find out more.

	IAPS Digital Library Visit the updated IAPS digital library at http://iaps.scix.net for information about papers from past IAPS conferences

Donations to IAPS	IAPS is a charity and operates on a voluntary basis to produce the Bulletin, conferences and information to our members. If you would like to make a welcome donation to the running of IAPS, or would like more information, please contact our treasurer Birgitta Gattersleben at b.gattersleben@surrey.ac.uk

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