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Building the Theory of Ecological Rationality

Minds and Machines, 2015
While theories of rationality and decision making typically adopt either a single-powertool perspective or a bag-of-tricks mentality, the research program of ecological rationality bridges these with a theoretically-driven account of when different heuristic decision mechanisms will work well.
Todd, P., Brighton, H.
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Service Ecologies for Home/Building Automation

IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 2012
Abstract Service ecologies are networks of services pervasively embedded in everyday environments, e.g., smart homes, where they are composed and orchestrated in order to provide advanced functionalities. In this paper, we show how the interplay of off-line and on-line composition of services can improve flexibility and adaptiveness.
CARUSO, MARIO, DI CICCIO, Claudio, IACOMUSSI, ETTORE, Eirini Kaldeli, Alexander Lazovik, MECELLA, Massimo   +5 more
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Ecological education for building ecological culture of the society

Proceedings of the online conference under the aegis of the World Professional Forum «The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations», 2020
The services and activities of Ecology Information Center of the Industrial Literature Department of M. Gorky Library are discussed.
Nina I. Politova, O. V. Kondrashova
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MODEL BUILDING IN ECOLOGY—A HIERARCHICAL APPROACH

Kybernetes, 1980
The necessity and utility of a hierarchical approach to model building in ecology is discussed. Some of the basic properties of hierarchies are described and criteria to discern subsystems are shown. A new approach of measuring the resilience in terms of natural probability of occurrence of a certain perturbation has been suggested, together with a ...
De Malherbe, R., Tritto, V., De Malherbe, M.   +2 more
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ECOLOGY OF BUILDINGS. ANALYSIS AND METHODS OF BUILDING DESIGN

STRUCTURAL MECHANICS AND ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2022
Design issues related to indoor air quality and “sustainable architecture” are considered. However, they have generally not been established on a reliable analytical basis. The emphasis here is on the study of analytical methods and sources for the development of recommendations for the rational design of healthy buildings. Also, this article discusses
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Building Ecological Culture, Showcasing Ecological Wisdom

2021
Dire environmental issues have exposed the plight of human culture. The only way to overcome the ecological crisis, protect ecological security and achieve harmony between man and nature is establishing the vision of ecological civilization, changing people’s values, creating the eco-culture system and taking concrete measures to intensify ecological ...
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Building users’ ecological culture

Proceedings of the online conference under the aegis of the World Professional Forum «The Book. Culture. Education. Innovations», 2022
The ecology-related activities of Sukhosolotino rural library is discussed. The role of playful elements of its efforts in stimulating interest toward ecology and environmental protection is emphasized.
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Ecological Development of Building Materials

Advanced Materials Research, 2013
This paper elaborated eco-building-materials and life cycle assessment, proposed to follow in the eco-design philosophy of the construction, and focuses on the basic approach of building materials eco, including the ecology of the traditional building materials and high-tech research and development of eco-building materials. It pointed out the urgency
Qi Guo, Qiu Yan Liang, Li Qiong Zhao
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