Ann Rochyne Thomas

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Column | Applying evolutionary psychology to biophilic spatial design

The rapid advancement of technology has outpaced our capacity for adaptation to modern synthetic environments. As a result, we continue to have an innate love of nature or biophilia.

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Column | Not my rice bowl, please!

Climate colonialism is evident in the assertions made by numerous international organisations that 'rice is harming the environment' and 'rice is twice as harmful as previously thought'.
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Column | Paving our way to ecological degeneration

With rainfall anticipated to increase by the 2080s, paved gardens and parks are predicted to generate greater runoff in the future as rainfall increases due to climate change.
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Column | Painting with structural colours: A leaf out of nature’s book

Aside from their aesthetic value, structural colours hold great potential in terms of minimizing reliance on toxic, polluting paints.
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Column | Placemaking in the paddy fields

For centuries, rural Kerala's paddy fields have served as social spaces for children and adults alike long before the term "placemaking" became en vogue. The ubiquitous coconut palms line the narrow dykes that crisscross through a sea of paddy. The trickle of afternoon sunlight filtering
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Column | Applying the art of perfumery to spatial design

People’s perceptions, experiences and memories of a place are significantly shaped by the smells that they associate with and have detected in that place.
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Column | Making a case for the dark night sky

Light pollution results in distinct spectral, spatial, and temporal light patterns that disrupt natural processes that rely on the light-dark cycle, negatively impacting biodiversity and human health.

Ann Rochyne Thomas

Column | Applying evolutionary psychology to biophilic spatial design

Column | Not my rice bowl, please!

Column | Paving our way to ecological degeneration

Column | Painting with structural colours: A leaf out of nature’s book

Column | Placemaking in the paddy fields

Column | Applying the art of perfumery to spatial design

Column | Making a case for the dark night sky

Column | Curating soundscapes to enhance urban liveability

Column | The 4S of 'parambu' culture in Kerala: Syntropy, synergy, security & sovereignty

Column | The perils of unscientific beach beautification drives

Column | Mainstreaming blue-green infrastructure

Column | Green Gold – The future is Algae