{"id":7870,"date":"2017-06-19T19:16:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T23:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/?post_type=person&#038;p=7870"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:31:28","slug":"perver-korca-baran","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/people\/perver-korca-baran\/","title":{"rendered":"Perver Korca Baran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Perver uses geospatial analytics to<\/strong> improve our understanding of how natural and built environments contribute to active living, health, quality of life, and sustainability. <strong>She develops\u00a0immersive virtual environments<\/strong>\u00a0to understand how urban, neighborhood, and open space environments support physical activity, psychological restoration, safety, park use, and quality of urban life.\u00a0<strong>Other interests include<\/strong>\u00a03-D city modeling for urban planning, urban design,\u00a0innovative public 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