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Review: Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in New York City, by Shanté Paradigm Smalls [PDF]

, 2023
Lauron Kehrer
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Renewal of Buenos Aires city waterfront [PDF]

, 2010
This paper reports an analysis of the main phases and factors relevant to the renovation of the coastal area of the city of Buenos Aires. Since the early 1980s, and especially with the country's comeback of democratic life, that area developed along two ...
Faggi, Ana Maria
core   +1 more source

“Inte­resting” in the Aesthetic Landscape of the City

Observatory of Culture, 2018
The article examines the aesthetic category of “interesting” as a dominant of urban environment development. The authors try to comprehend this category from the point of view of cultural know­ledge. The article includes a theoretical section, where, basing on well-known concepts, the authors outline the principles of embedding the “interesting”, as ...
Olga N. Astafyeva, Natalia V. Kuzmina
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Re-envisioning the Nocturnal Sublime: On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Nighttime Lighting

Topoi, 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

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

Business 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, Noreen Q. Siddiqui, Catherine Canning   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Displaced Memories: Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya

Miscellanea 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
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Multidimensional Street View Representation and Association Analysis for Exploring Human Subjective Perception Differences in East Asian and European Cities

Land
Urban landscapes exhibit significant regional differences shaped by geography, history, and culture, yet how these variations influence human perception remains underexplored.
Shaojun Liu, Shaonan Zhu, Weitao Li, Yongbang Li, Yuting Dai   +4 more
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Is Your Neighborhood Designed to Support Physical Activity? A Brief Streetscape Audit Tool. [PDF]

, 2015
INTRODUCTION:Macro level built environment factors (eg, street connectivity, walkability) are correlated with physical activity. Less studied but more modifiable microscale elements of the environment (eg, crosswalks) may also affect physical activity ...
Cain, Kelli L, Conway, Terry L, Frank, Lawrence D, Gavand, Kavita A, Geremia, Carrie M, Glanz, Karen, King, Abby C, Millstein, Rachel A, Saelens, Brian E, Sallis, James F   +9 more
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Circular Design Strategies Unleashed: Competitiveness and the Journey Towards Circular Manufacturing Businesses

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) remains hindered by the lack of practical strategies that simultaneously secure competitiveness and deliver sustainability outcomes for manufacturing organisations. While circular design is often cited as a cornerstone of CE, its concrete role in driving competitive advantage and organisational ...
Shamaila Ishaq, Umair Tanveer, Thinh Gia Hoang, Stefan Seuring   +3 more
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