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Public space, public discourse, and public libraries [PDF]
Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 2003 The traditional mission of the public library—supporting the self-education of the citizenry in order that they may become fully participating members in a democratic society—has been devalued of late in favour of popularizing the library to attract more users. This shift has led to an emphasis on entertainment and marketing, and an abandonment of what
Alstad, Colleen, Curry, Ann
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Evaluation of Cognition of Rural Public Space Based on Eye Tracking Analysis
BuildingsAmid the current global trend toward urbanization, there is a growing need for an improved quality of life. While rural public spaces are essential components of community life, their design and planning have traditionally focused on material aspects ...
Hongguo Ren +3 more
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Holomorphic function spaces on the Hartogs triangle [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 The definition of classical holomorphic function spaces such as the Hardy space or the Dirichlet space on the Hartogs triangle is not canonical. In this paper we introduce a natural family of holomorphic function spaces on the Hartogs triangle which includes some weighted Bergman spaces, a candidate Hardy space and a candidate Dirichlet space.
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On the Complexity of Object Detection on Real-world Public Transportation Images for Social Distancing Measurement [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Social distancing in public spaces has become an essential aspect in helping to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploiting recent advances in machine learning, there have been many studies in the literature implementing social distancing via object detection through the use of surveillance cameras in public spaces.
arxiv
Civic pedagogy and performative spatial practice to critique, reclaim, and produce public space in Amman [PDF]
, 2019 Public space in Amman, Jordan is in transition. A combination of pressures (commodification, neoliberal economics, authoritarian forms of political control, and social and spatial inequalities) have led to the emergence of ‘pseudo-public space’: space ...
YAGHI, AMRO
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The Reconstruction of the Beirut Central District: An urban geography of war and peace
, 2015 Three conceptual themes of public-private, temporality, and heritage-modernity are used to develop an urban geography of war and peace of Beirut. During the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war public space shrank and people retreated deeper into localised ...
Humphreys, David
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Temporal Dynamics of Power Distribution in Mobile Urban Co-Policies: A Southern Analytical Framework
Urban PlanningThis study proposes an analytical framework for scrutinising the temporal dynamics of power distribution within the mobility of urban co-policies, particularly those that aim to enhance socio-spatial justice. The role of time in shaping power dynamics in
Laura Sobral +2 more
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Cognitive dimensions of public space
Filozofia Publiczna i Edukacja Demokratyczna, 2016 The paper presents a new approach to cognitive aspects of public space based on the Bayesian framework for cognition. According to it, cognition is powered by hypothesis-testing brain, constantly minimizing its prediction error.
Maciej Błaszak
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Towards Forsterian Mobilities through Public Transport as Public Space [PDF]
Polish Journal of English Studies, 2021 Writings of place experience contribute to mobility studies by casting light on individual perspectives and the shaping of memory by art. E.M. Forster had consistent but varied interest in public transport (PT) settings, especially those of trains but ...
Jason Finch
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Researching public art and public space, part 2
Nordic Journal of Art and ResearchThis special issue is devoted to research on the changing paradigms of public art, and of public spaces. Today all art can be characterized as public since it is mediated via relational networks.
Olga Schmedling
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