Chapter
1. Introduction
1.1. Context and motivation
1.2. Purpose and structure
Chapter
2. Disciplinary and methodological background
2.1. Disciplinary background
2.1.1. Information processing
2.1.2. Affordances
2.1.3. Mapping
2.1.4. Person-environment fit and congruence
2.2. Approaches and methods involving users
2.2.1. Social design and participatory design
2.2.2. Building Performance Evaluation and Performance Based Building
2.2.3. Design concepts in product development
Chapter
3. Perspective and conceptual framework
3.1. Functions of USE
3.2. The nature of user needs
3.2.1. Complications
3.2.2. A different perspective
3.3. The nature of demands
3.3.1. Complications
3.3.2. A different perspective
3.4. The nature of evaluation
3.4.1. Complications
3.4.2. A different perspective
3.5. A parallel world
Chapter
4. Method
4.1. User needs analysis
4.1.1. Object
4.1.2. User groups
4.1.3. User needs
4.2. Program of demands
4.2.1. Functional demands
4.2.2. Functional program
4.2.3. Design review and design
4.3. Evaluation
4.3.1. Preparation
4.3.2. Analysis
Chapter
5. Application
5.1. Program of demands
5.2. Evaluation
5.3. Other applications
Chapter
6. Review
6.1. Comparison
6.2. Future
Appendix
1. Instruments
1. Instructions and questions user needs analysis protocol
2. Examples of sheets user needs analysis protocol
3. Examples of needs for sheet 3 user needs analysis protocol
4. Instructions and example inventory of performances among users
5. Sheet for the calculating of functional values and related measures
Appendix
2. Questions and assignments
Appendix
3. Application of USE in problem neighborhoods
Index
