Inhabited Spaces

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In Inhabited Spaces, Nicole Guenther Discenza examines a variety of Anglo-Latin and Old English texts to shed light on Anglo-Saxon understandings of space.

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Genre : History
Author : Nicole Guenther Discenza
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Release : 2017-01-01
File : 277 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781487500658


Inhabited Information Spaces

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In an era when increasing numbers of people are conducting research and interacting with one another through the internet, the study of ‘Inhabited Information Spaces’ is aimed at encouraging a more fruitful exchange between the users, and the digital data they are accessing. Introducing the new and developing field of Inhabited Information Spaces, this book covers all types of collaborative systems including virtual environments and more recent innovations such as hybrid and augmented real-world systems. Divided into separate sections, each covering a different aspect of Inhabited Information Systems, this book includes: How best to design and construct social work spaces; analysis of how users interact with existing systems, and the technological and sociological challenges designers face; How Inhabited Information Spaces are likely to evolve in the future and the new communities that they will create.

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Genre : Computers
Author : David N. Snowdon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2006-04-28
File : 337 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781852338626


Public Places In Asia Pacific Cities

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PUMIAO 1. The Subject Matter: Urban Public Places 2. The Location: Asia Pacific Region 3. The Purpose of the'"Book: For the Makers of Public Places 4. The Three Perspectives of the Book: Description, Criticism, and Intervention 5. Perspective One: Characteristics of Asia Pacific Cities and Their Public Places (1) High Population Density (2) Large Cities (3) Mixed Uses (4) Government-Centered and Pro-Development Culture (5) The East-versus-West Bipolarity (6) Small Amount of Public Space (7) Absence of Large Nodes and Overall Structure in Public Space (8) Intensive Use of Public Space (9) Ambiguous Boundary between the Public and the Private Summaries of Chapters 1-5 6. Perspective Two: Current Issues and Debates (1) Identity Formal Identity Functional Identity (2) Sustainability High-Tech versus Low-Tech High-Density versus Low-Density (3) Equality Equal Participation Equal Accessibility Summaries of Chapters 6-9 7. Perspective Three: Major Trends in Design and Theory (1) The "Grey" Relationship between the Public and the Private (2) The Transformation of Traditional Typology (3) Indigenous Decoration, Color and Material in New Applications (4) The Tropical Public Place Summaries of Chapters 10-17 8. Conclusion Pu Miao (ed. ), Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities, 1-45. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2 P. MIAO 1. The Subject Matter: Urban Public Places A visitor to Kuala Lumpur will hardly forget the experience of strolling among the fragrant fruits sold under the overhang of the five-foot walkway during a tropical downfall.

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Genre : Science
Author : Pu Miao
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2001-08-31
File : 416 Pages
ISBN-13 : 079237083X


Van Nostrand S Engineering Magazine

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Genre : Engineering
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Release : 1875
File : 610 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015073318266


Minutes Of Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers

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Vols. 39-214 (1874/75-1921/22) have a section 2 containing "Other selected papers"; issued separately, 1923-35, as the institution's Selected engineering papers.

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Genre : Civil engineering
Author : Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
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Release : 1890
File : 460 Pages
ISBN-13 : PSU:000052356964


Mechanics Of Ventilation

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Genre : Ventilation
Author : George W. Rafter
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Release : 1896
File : 186 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433087587279


Daughters Of London

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From an examination of medieval London's Husting wills, Daughters of London offers a new framework for considering urban women’s experiences as daughters. The wills reveal daughters equipped with economic opportunities through bequests of real estate and movable property.

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Genre : History
Author : Kate Kelsey Staples
Publisher : BRILL
Release : 2011-03-18
File : 225 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789004203112


Environmental Psychology

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This textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of environmental psychology. The authors start with a review of the history of environmental psychology, highlighting its interdisciplinary nature. They trace its roots in architecture, ecology and geography, and examine the continuing relationship of these subjects to the psychological tradition. The book then moves through key contemporary lines of research in the field, contrasting models from perception and cognition, such as those of Gibson and Brunswick, with major social psychological approaches as represented by Lewin, Barker and others. The book concludes with an analysis of the most promising areas of research and practice.

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Genre : Psychology
Author : Mirilia Bonnes
Publisher : SAGE
Release : 1995-06-22
File : 241 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781446264911


The Western Review Of Science And Industry

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Genre : Science
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Release : 1878
File : 842 Pages
ISBN-13 : HARVARD:TZ18HG


Media Place And Mobility

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Media, Place and Mobility offers a new understanding of media uses as place-making practices in everyday living.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Shaun Moores
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release : 2017-09-16
File : 144 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780230360129