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Re-envisioning the Nocturnal Sublime: On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Nighttime Lighting

open access: yesTopoi, 2018
Grounded in the practical problem of light pollution, this paper examines the aesthetic dimensions of urban and natural darkness, and its impact on how we perceive and evaluate nighttime lighting.
Taylor Stone
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘We Need to Play With the Same Rules as Others’: Circular Fashion Start‐Ups and the Emerging Logic of Circularity

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to its activities' severe environmental and social consequences, the fashion industry urgently needs transformation. The shift to a circular economy is widely recognised as a key solution, with circular fashion offering a pathway to reshape the industry's dominant linear model.
Ines Kaivonen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-agent evolutionary systems for the generation of complex virtual worlds

open access: yes, 2016
Modern films, games and virtual reality applications are dependent on convincing computer graphics. Highly complex models are a requirement for the successful delivery of many scenes and environments.
Connor, Andy M., Kruse, Jan
core   +2 more sources

Exploring the Role of Prospect Theory for Fast‐Fashion Practice as Experienced Through a Generational Lens: Marketing an Environmental Business Strategy That Appeals to Fashion Identity and Time Horizon Values

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The financially lucrative fast‐fashion business strategy is criticised for impacting detrimentally on the environment, with marketing tactics encouraging frequent‐impulsive fashion consumption. This research presents a novel conceptual framework merging fashion involvement values within prospect theory, creating a fashion‐identity‐time‐horizon
Elaine L. Ritch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Displaced Memories: Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya

open access: yesMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development
This paper reflects on Malaysia’s twin capital cities – Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya – drawing on diverse insights about cities, images, absence and memory from Calvino’s Invisible Cities. The paper examines the contrasting spaces, aesthetics and symbolism
Stevens Quentin
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Globalization on Distracting Traditional Aesthetic Values in Old Town of Erbil

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 2021
Aesthetics as a discipline was originally part of philosophy and cosmology, primarily it was used to create a holistic picture of the world. Throughout history, subject and tasks of aesthetics as a discipline have been changing in different historical ...
Zhino Hariry
doaj   +1 more source

Aesthetics and the City

open access: yes
Aesthetics and the City engages aesthetics to explore the role of the city in urban experience. Drawing on diverse theories and global case studies, this edited collection examines how aesthetics relates to how cities and urban spaces are perceived, organised, and transformed.This book celebrates and ponders the wide diversity of aesthetic approaches ...
Joe Blakey, Amy Barron
openaire   +1 more source

Supporting Individuals on Eating Disorder Waitlists Through App‐Based Motivational Interviewing: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Program‐Led Pilot Intervention

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Individuals with eating disorders (EDs) often face long wait times before receiving formal treatment, which can exacerbate distress and undermine motivation for recovery. Despite this risk, few structured interventions are available to support individuals during the pretreatment period. This qualitative study examined the feasibility,
Amané Halicki‐Asakawa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Park environment and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in parks among adolescents in a high-density city: the moderating role of neighbourhood income

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Geographics, 2021
Background Urban parks are critical environmental resources in which adolescents engage in physical activity (PA). Evidence on the associations between park environmental characteristics and park-based PA in adolescents is mixed, particularly for high ...
Ru Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of urban forest spatial distribution characteristics in Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area

open access: yesiForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2023
To understand the health and ecological benefits of scenic recreational forests, we elucidated their spatial distribution characteristics, which can be used to create guidelines and reveal strategic issues regarding the spatial distribution of tree ...
Zhao Q, Zhang C, Hu R, Qian W, Wei Y
doaj   +1 more source

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