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PUTTING USER IN CONTEXT: A PARTICIPATORY DESIGN APPROACH USING A SIMULATED BEACH ENVIRONMENT

Part of: Socio-technical Issues in Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

B. Khayamian Esfahani
B. Khayamian Esfahani*
Affiliation:
University of Brighton, United Kingdom
*
*bkhayamian@uel.ac.uk

Abstract

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The research outlined in this paper investigated the sun protection behaviour in young men age 18 to 24. Firstly, field observations were conducted on the beach where the sun protection behaviour occurs. The findings highlighted the importance of gender linked with low levels of sun protection behaviour in young men. This informed the next study through participatory design sessions using a simulated beach environment. The results showed design opportunities with taking an account of gender in sun protection behaviour which opens new avenues where design has a key role in health promotion.

Keywords

participatory designaestheticssun protection behaviourhuman behaviourgender
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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 1941 - 1948
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