The impact of buildings and urban environments on quality of life or habitability, and of values and preferences on sustainability or quality of the environment, concentrating on five fundamental human factors: environmental responsibility, health and wellbeing, comfort and amenity, security, and equity. Responsibility focuses on practitioner and community environmental ethics. Health evaluations include sick building syndromes, light quality and performance, indoor air quality, and urban thermal- and air-pollution. Comfort and amenity concentrate on the influence of user knowledge and preference on energy use and environmental impact. Security evaluates the role of environmental design and territoriality in the experience of security in buildings and urban domains. Equity aspects include affordability, accessibility, and community participation in environmental design and management.