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Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
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THE ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN THE PROCESS OF MODERNISATION OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
Journal of Industrial Design and Engineering Graphics, 2017 The present paper shows the role of industrial design in the process of modernisation of railway vehicles, illustrated through a study case – personal experience. The collaboration with the “Electroputere VFU Pa?cani” factory, specialized in reparations,
Silviu Teodor-Stanciu
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Exploring the Duality of Urban Living Through the Aesthetics of the Nighttime City
Rivista di EsteticaResearch in the emerging area of the philosophy of the city has blossomed significantly in the last decade. One research strand is urban lighting, which offers several insights into how cities appear, focusing on a range of issues.
Shane Epting
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Health Preferences and Sorting in the City
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There are large health inequalities between neighborhoods in many cities of the world. This paper studies individuals' sorting based on health amenities and exposes an important connection between health preferences and the housing market. I estimate a neighborhood choice model using geolocated data from a health survey in New York City and ...
Manuela Puente‐Beccar
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Touching Urban Spaces With Our Life. How We Experience Cities Aesthetically
Rivista di EsteticaI explore one distinctive aspect of our relation to spaces which is particularly significant in our everyday aesthetic evaluations of cities (urban spaces): the frequent use of linguistic expressions referring to the sense of touch.
Abel B. Franco
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Emerging Perovskite Solar Cells for Building‐Integrated Photovoltaic Applications
Information &Functional Materials, EarlyView.In this review, we discuss technological approaches of perovskite solar cells that are highly compatible with the requirements of building‐integrated photovoltaic applications, including semi‐transparent, colorful, and flexible perovskite solar cells.
Yongke Liang +4 more
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Le Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque: ethics, aesthetics and garden design in Belgium (1913-1940) [PDF]
, 2012 Le Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque (The New Picturesque Garden) association was founded in 1913 to ‘renew and popularize garden art’ in Belgium. Originally, the emancipation of the lower classes was put forward as an important task; the association acted as a
Notteboom, Bruno
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Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in everyday consumer services, it introduces ethical dilemmas that extend beyond fairness and privacy. One underexplored concern is the environmental cost of AI, particularly its carbon footprint.
Vik Naidoo
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The ephemeral aesthetic of spontaneous design on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
, 2009 There are few opportunities when the poor and prosperous can be spoken about with respect to the same, shared cultural experience. And yet, visual culture, and the design process that contributes to its materialisation in specific contexts, offers an ...
Harland, Robert +1 more
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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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