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A sense of place and pervasive computing within the urban landscape [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In this paper we report on recent investigations within an ongoing research project, which aims at developing a better understanding of the urban landscape augmented with the digital landscape in the heritage City of Bath.
Briones, C.   +2 more
core  

Bridging home, school and community to address educational inequality: Supporting educational trajectories through community bridge work

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the role of community stakeholders in supporting the educational trajectories of students experiencing socio‐economic disadvantage in the Irish context. Building on international and national policy debates, the study examines how community‐based organisations, statutory services and outreach initiatives work alongside ...
Aoife Joy Keogh, Deirdre McGillicuddy
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Campus Landscape Color Environment on Students’ Emotions: A Case Study of Shandong Agricultural University

open access: yesBuildings
As the daily activity space for students, the external campus environment directly impacts their physical and mental health. While previous studies have demonstrated the restorative effects of outdoor environments on emotional recovery and stress relief,
Yingjie Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
wiley   +1 more source

Positional Behavior of Introduced Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) in an Urban Landscape. [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals (Basel), 2022
Granatosky MC   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of 2D/3D Urban Morphology on Cooling Effect Diffusion of Urban Rivers in Summer: A Case Study of Huangpu River in Shanghai

open access: yesLand
The diffusion effect of river cooling is critical for mitigating the urban heat island effect in riverside areas and for establishing an urban cooling network. River cooling effect diffusion is influenced by the two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional
Yuhui Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aligning spatiotemporal supply and demand of nature’s contribution to people (NCPs) for sustainable resource management

open access: yesScientific Reports
Sustainable resource management requires a dynamic understanding of how ecosystems meet human needs over space and time. This study presents an integrative approach that combines spatial and temporal analyses of Nature’s Contributions to People (NCPs ...
Matteo Riva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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