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Showing 1 to 20 of 454 for “"Public spaces"”.
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Mobile technologies and public spaces
… of years ago, a selected number of Greeks had a public space called the Agora to discuss the issues that concerned the public, meaning each and every citizen. They were the first to be able to create the space and place were the word “democracy” could be brought into language; the very word that …
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Socioeconomic Diversity in Public Spaces
… this original research examines the role of public parks as potential sites of social and economic integration. These spaces serve as third places, or social spaces where community members regularly visit, similar to their regular visitation of their home and workplaces. In the City of …
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The production of digital public spaces
… are noticeably changing the qualities of urban public spaces, which can no longer be considered a purely physical construct. Yet, the extent to which contemporary digital media can be used to promote other forms of spatial agency remains a critical issue. Whereas the impact of technology from a …
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Mobile-Based Interactive Music for Public Spaces
… audio-only augmented reality for a singled out public space in order to explore the potential for social-musical interaction, without the need for any significant external infrastructure.
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Eco-cities: technological showcases or public spaces?
… cities as complex, unpredictable, and emergent spaces. The incompatibility of such a conceptualisation with liberal-modernist modes of planning means that radically innovative new approaches to eco-city development may need to be found. This thesis considers whether the eco-city, theorised as a …
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New forms of Interactions in Public Spaces
… are built upon the collective memory related to public spaces. Engagement from the public generates a living atmosphere and a welcoming vibe, which brings about commercial opportunities. Especially in the past two decades, architects have been making efforts to expand the forms and programs of …
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Visual interactive urban design in commemorative public spaces
… "digital landscape" in the design of memorial spaces. The framework of the thesis includes three aspects. First, it explores the definition of traditional public memorials, and their implementation techniques, systems, and materials; A second investigation seeks to understand the role of …
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Networked public spaces: an investigation into virtual embodiment
<i>Networked Public Spaces: An Investigation into Virtual Embodiment</i> is an exploration of issues surrounding networked public spaces in relation to three artworks created by the author between 1995 to 2000: <i>Virtual Concrete</i>, (1995); <i>Bodies© Incorporated</i> (1996-2000); and …
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Interactions in public spaces during community-based instruction
In education, the use of community-based instruction (CBI) is a recommended practice for learning skills that promote the ability of students with severe disabilities to participate more fully in their communities. Although studies have investigated the effectiveness of CBI in acquiring and …
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Mobile robot control and navigation in public spaces
Public service robots have been more and more popular due to their social and economical influences. This thesis investigated two issues about control and navigation of public service robots deployed in crowded environments such as airports and shopping malls. Our solutions facilitates the synergy …
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Research in Public Spaces: Safety and Human Behavior
This thesis is a study of public spaces with a focus on personal safety and human behavior in public spaces. It establishes literature in the realm of public spaces, safety standards, and behavioral research and aims to identify common ground or conflicts between people behavior in public spaces …
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Contentious politics and the making of Egyptian public spaces
… contestations over the making of Egyptian public spaces. It aims at understanding the process through which political actors define and re-define public spaces, particularly in contentious moments, and how public spaces constitute political identities and influence their political choices. …
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Affirming Indigeneity in Public Spaces: Indigenous Mexican Testimonios About Higher Education
… campus organizations, and (d) the urgency for public Indigeneity on and off campus. Findings revealed how participants publicly affirmed their Indigenous identities during college, particularly when exposed to courses in Ethnic Studies, Chicanx Studies, and Anthropology. Findings also shed …
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Weaving in public spaces: Peruvian indigenous women in social entrepreneurship ventures
The purpose of this multi-case study was to examine and describe the experiences of two groups of indigenous women weavers that participate in two craft-related social entrepreneurship projects in the Southern Peruvian highlands. In particular, the perceptions of the participants with regards to …
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Dispossessing the public : privatization of open public spaces in Lima, Peru
… to measure and understand the magnitude of open public space in the city. In addition, it is not equitably distributed: districts with higher socioeconomic levels and larger municipal budgets have greater area and higher quality public spaces. In a context of inequitable distribution on quantity …
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Intelligent environments for informal public spaces : the Ki/o Kiosk platform
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2003.
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Designing a moment in time : First Night and Boston's public spaces
… of the ephemeral events produced within the public realm. Boston's annual New Year's Eve celebration, First Night Boston, is among a small group of ephemeral events that significantly contribute to the image of the city. This thesis contains an analysis of the successes, failures, and …
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Computer vision based people tracking for motivating behavior in public spaces
In this work a system that automates the process of people counting to determine what effects "just-in-time" messages have on motivating behavior is described. The system is designed to permit automatic study of the impact of motivational messages on people's stair use. A projector presents a …
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The assessment, planning and design of small public spaces in urban areas
… given equally confident explanations of why some spaces are more popular than others. Small urban public open spaces (POS) are a problem in China as well as in the west. But POS in China tend to have different origins and to be used in different ways. This was an aspect of the research. In China …
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Remodeling urban fitness trails to engaging and healthy public spaces for all
… more physical activities as a means to improve public health, the Chinese government proposed the National Fitness Program and put it into practice. One significant approach applied by the program is to build “fitness trails” in available public spaces for nearby residents. However, these …
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