title: A Psychosocial Approach to Understanding Underground Spaces.
abstract: With a growing need for usable land in urban areas, subterranean development has been gaining attention. While construction of large underground complexes is not a new concept, our understanding of various socio-cultural aspects of staying underground is still at a premature stage. With projected emergence of underground built environments, future populations may spend much more of their working, transit, and recreational time in underground spaces. Therefore, it is essential to understand the challenges and advantages that such environments have to improve the future welfare of users of underground spaces. The current paper discusses various psycho-social aspects of underground spaces, the impact they can have on the culture shared among the occupants, and possible solutions to overcome some of these challenges.
authors.affiliation: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore; Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore; Culture Science Institute, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Eun H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore; Culture Science Institute, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: George I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Christopoulos
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Kian W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.affiliation: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore; Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore; Culture Science Institute, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chee-Kiong
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Soh
keywords: built environment; community; cultural psychology; social factors; sustainability; underground space; urbanization