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The environmental aesthetics of Sarajevo: A city shaped by memory
, 2017 This article discusses aesthetic singularity in present-day Sarajevo and shows how time generates a social response to the visual quality of space. Acknowledging the metamorphosis of the cityscape with regard to the identity reformulation of post-war ...
Erna Husukić, Emina Zejnilović
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Growing trees on farms: Navigating the goals and values of farmers
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Agricultural landscapes represent critical contexts for advancing policy objectives related to tree cover expansion. This paper explores how farmers' values influence their willingness or ability to grow trees on farms. Research is based on 49 interviews and two focus groups with farmers in England and draws on two social science research ...
Stephen McConnachie +7 more
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„Miasto nigdy się nie kończy…”. Mroczne oblicze miasta w prozie Herty Müller
Studia Rossica PosnaniensiaOne of the recurring motifs in Herta Müllerʼs work is the experience of the city, which often becomes a space of threat, violence, uncertainty, and finally repression and death.
Estera Głuszko-Boczoń
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Christoph Schnoor. Le Corbusier’s Practical Aesthetic of the City
LC. Revue de recherches sur Le Corbusier, 2022 Christoph SchnoorLe Corbusier’s Practical Aesthetic of the City. The Treatise ‘La Construction des villes’ of 1910/1911London, New York: Routledge, 2020.Format: 25,2 x 18,0, 528 pag, illustrations b&wLanguage: English.ISBN: 978-1-4724-4564 ...
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The “futurist” aesthetics of ISIS
, 2017 ISIS propaganda differs from that of other (Islamic or non-Islamic) religions or cults as it is not so much concerned with imagination and exotic fantasies but accentuates the maximal exploitation and demonstration of available technology.
T. Botz-Bornstein
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The current ‘UN Decade on Restoration’ calls for collaboration between scientists and practitioners to formulate guidelines for ecosystem restoration, within which transdisciplinary approaches are imperative to rethink the diverse values associated with nature, paving the way for sustainable ecosystem restoration.
Miguel A. Cebrián‐Piqueras +7 more
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Urban greening for low carbon cities—introduction to the special issue
AIMS Environmental Science, 2016 As a measure to counteract the effects of urban sprawl, with the continued growth of cities worldwide, different modes of urban greening are being increasingly recognized.
Mary Thornbush
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Body Politics: Revolt and City Celebration [PDF]
, 2019 This chapter attends to somaesthetic expressions occurring irrespective of knowledge of the movement, using Mandalay’s Water Festival and Cairo’s Arab Spring as case studies.
Crippen, Matthew
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Amid increasing urbanisation and biodiversity decline, ‘effective stewardship’ of urban green space (UGS) is a complex but critical nature‐based solution for long‐term environmental, social and economic gain. Combining stewardship and sense‐of‐place frameworks with European nature‐based solutions guidance, we investigate which social and ...
Fay Kahane +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Attempts to address biodiversity loss have led to ecosystem and species restoration efforts. Tree species restoration is particularly relevant because of increasing threats from pests and pathogens. However, there are different notions of ‘loss’, as well as sociocultural considerations, including social acceptability, which are often neglected
Fritha West +4 more
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