Polar Field Tent Shelters and Well-Being of Users

Polar research teams often spend extended periods of time away from base stations, living and working in remote field camps of portable tent shelters. This article reports on a study of the design and use of portable field tent shelters being deployed in Antarctica and other circumpolar areas. The p...

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Published in:Environment and Behavior
Main Authors: Potter, James J., Yan, X. Winston, Krug, Nathan S., Kuivinen, Karl C., England, Marijane E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 1998
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spelling crsagepubl:10.1177/001391659803000307 2024-10-20T14:04:47+00:00 Polar Field Tent Shelters and Well-Being of Users Potter, James J. Yan, X. Winston Krug, Nathan S. Kuivinen, Karl C. England, Marijane E. 1998 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001391659803000307 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/001391659803000307 en eng SAGE Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Environment and Behavior volume 30, issue 3, page 398-420 ISSN 0013-9165 1552-390X journal-article 1998 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/001391659803000307 2024-09-24T04:11:51Z Polar research teams often spend extended periods of time away from base stations, living and working in remote field camps of portable tent shelters. This article reports on a study of the design and use of portable field tent shelters being deployed in Antarctica and other circumpolar areas. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the shelters on health and well-being of their users from an environment-behavior perspective. Preliminary analysis indicates that although the design and use of field tent shelters were generally satisfactory, there are areas in which the shelters had some adverse bearing on health and well-being of a considerable number of shelter users. This article concludes with suggestions that can be used for future design and manufacture of portable field tent shelters. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica SAGE Publications Environment and Behavior 30 3 398 420
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description Polar research teams often spend extended periods of time away from base stations, living and working in remote field camps of portable tent shelters. This article reports on a study of the design and use of portable field tent shelters being deployed in Antarctica and other circumpolar areas. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of the shelters on health and well-being of their users from an environment-behavior perspective. Preliminary analysis indicates that although the design and use of field tent shelters were generally satisfactory, there are areas in which the shelters had some adverse bearing on health and well-being of a considerable number of shelter users. This article concludes with suggestions that can be used for future design and manufacture of portable field tent shelters.
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