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Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities

Author : Anil Ahuja
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319257153
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities written by Anil Ahuja and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-17 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a resumption of the work “Integrated M/E Design: Building Systems Engineering” published by Anil Ahuja in 1997. Together with an international group of authors from the engineering, urban planning, and architecture fields, Mr. Ahuja discussed new trends and paradigms in the smart buildings and smart city sectors and extended the topic of the previous publication from the building to the entire city. A smart, sustainable building is not just about the building itself. There are things happening in the inside of the building and on the outside. A smart building connects the inside with the outside, provides efficiencies on both sides, synchronizes the outside infrastructure with its inside systems, and integrates nature and its occupants in its design. A smart building doesn’t just provide technology solutions. It is about constant exchange between the inside and the outside of the building, the contribution of the building to the quality of the entire neighborhood and the rest of the city, how the smart building can connect people in a sharing community, and how technology can be the key to make it happen.

Human Nature

Author : Malcolm Jeeves
Publisher : Templeton Foundation Press
ISBN 13 : 1932031960
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Human Nature written by Malcolm Jeeves and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malcolm Jeeves, former editor-in-chief of Neuropsychologia, a leading international scientific journal in behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, explores the intersection of science and faith in defining what it means to be human. He reports on recent scientific research on consciousness and the link between mind, brain, and behavior. He examines issues such as determinism by indicating the possible relevance of chaos theory to enduring concerns about freedom and responsibility. He looks at similarities and differences between human nature and animal nature. He reexamines traditional dualist views of soul and body in the light of contemporary research on mind and brain and argues for a wholistic model. This leads to addressing questions such as: does spiritual awareness depend on the intactness of our brains or does spirituality stand apart from our biological substrate?

The Integration of Functions of a Single Variable

Author : Godfrey Harold Hardy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Integration of Functions of a Single Variable written by Godfrey Harold Hardy and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Environmental Integration

Author : Ton Bührs
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 143842633X
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Integration written by Ton Bührs and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2009-04-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The environmental challenges facing humankind can most effectively be met through environmental integration—incorporating environmental considerations into everyday human thinking, behavior, and practices, at both the individual and collective levels. Increasingly people and organizations throughout the world are taking the environment into account, but at the same time there is insufficient integration of attitudes, policies, and programs. People and groups have different, and often conflicting, views and interpretations of what is desirable or required to protect the environment. Environmental Integration looks at the ways that governments can play a crucial role in advancing, promoting, and shaping a singular, integrated environmental policy.

From Neurons to Neighborhoods

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309069882
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book From Neurons to Neighborhoods written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-11-13 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we raise young children is one of today's most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "expertise." The debate has intensified as discoveries about our development-in the womb and in the first months and years-have reached the popular media. How can we use our burgeoning knowledge to assure the well-being of all young children, for their own sake as well as for the sake of our nation? Drawing from new findings, this book presents important conclusions about nature-versus-nurture, the impact of being born into a working family, the effect of politics on programs for children, the costs and benefits of intervention, and other issues. The committee issues a series of challenges to decision makers regarding the quality of child care, issues of racial and ethnic diversity, the integration of children's cognitive and emotional development, and more. Authoritative yet accessible, From Neurons to Neighborhoods presents the evidence about "brain wiring" and how kids learn to speak, think, and regulate their behavior. It examines the effect of the climate-family, child care, community-within which the child grows.

Nature-based integration

Author : Pitkänen, Kati
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
ISBN 13 : 9289349247
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book Nature-based integration written by Pitkänen, Kati and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased attention to, and careful planning of the integration of migrants into Nordic societies is ever more important. Nature based integration is a new solution to respond to this need. This report presents the results of a Nordic survey and workshop and illustrates current practices of nature based integration by case study descriptions from Denmark, Sweden Norway and Finland. Across Nordic countries several practical projects and initiatives have been launched to promote the benefits of nature in integration and there is also growing academic interest in the topic. Nordic countries have the potential of becoming real forerunners in nature based integration even at the global scale.

Understanding Society and Natural Resources

Author : Michael J. Manfredo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401789592
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Society and Natural Resources written by Michael J. Manfredo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this edited open access book leading scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds wrestle with social science integration opportunities and challenges. This book explores the growing concern of how best to achieve effective integration of the social science disciplines as a means for furthering natural resource social science and environmental problem solving. The chapters provide an overview of the history, vision, advances, examples and methods that could lead to integration. The quest for integration among the social sciences is not new. Some argue that the social sciences have lagged in their advancements and contributions to society due to their inability to address integration related issues. Integration merits debate for a number of reasons. First, natural resource issues are complex and are affected by multiple proximate driving social factors. Single disciplinary studies focused at one level are unlikely to provide explanations that represent this complexity and are limited in their ability to inform policy recommendations. Complex problems are best explored across disciplines that examine social-ecological phenomenon from different scales. Second, multi-disciplinary initiatives such as those with physical and biological scientists are necessary to understand the scope of the social sciences. Too frequently there is a belief that one social scientist on a multi-disciplinary team provides adequate social science representation. Third, more complete models of human behavior will be achieved through a synthesis of diverse social science perspectives.

The Theory Of Integration

Author : L C Young
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013868924
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book The Theory Of Integration written by L C Young and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Understanding the Nature of Sensory Integration with Diverse Populations

Author : Susanne Smith Roley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781416403326
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Understanding the Nature of Sensory Integration with Diverse Populations written by Susanne Smith Roley and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: San Antonio, Tex.: Therapy Skill Builders, 2001.

Integrated M/E Design

Author : Anil Ahuja
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475755147
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Integrated M/E Design written by Anil Ahuja and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this long-needed, single-source reference, provides a wealth of knowledge, ranging from the basics of building systems to explanations of why systems need to be integrated, and how integration provides a basis for increased reliability and economic growth. The book delves further, exploring environmentally responsible design through the integration of natural site resources with building systems and the impact of modern technology on buildings. Integrated M/E Design examines a wide range of issues at the core of the electronically operated, economically constrained, politically controlled, and environmentally responsible, contemporary business environment.

The Integration Imperative

Author : Michael P. Gillingham
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331922123X
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book The Integration Imperative written by Michael P. Gillingham and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this work is to develop a better understanding and thinking about the cumulative impacts of multiple natural resource development projects. Cumulative impacts are now one of the most pressing, but complex challenges facing governments, industry, communities, and conservation and natural resource professionals. There has been technical and policy research exploring how cumulative environmental impacts can be assessed and managed. These studies, however, have failed to consider the necessary integration of community, environment and health. Informed by knowledge and experience in northern British Columbia, this book seeks to expand our understanding of the cumulative impacts of natural resource development through an integrated lens. The book offers a timely response to a growing imperative – proposing integrative response to multiple natural resource developments in a way that addresses converging environment, community and health issues. Informed by the editors’ experiences across several complementary areas of expertise, we envision this book as appealing to a wide range of researchers, educators and practitioners, with relevance to a growing audience with appetite for and interest in integrative approaches.

Biophilic Cities

Author : Timothy Beatley
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597267155
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Biophilic Cities written by Timothy Beatley and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim Beatley has long been a leader in advocating for the "greening" of cities. But too often, he notes, urban greening efforts focus on everything except nature, emphasizing such elements as public transit, renewable energy production, and energy efficient building systems. While these are important aspects of reimagining urban living, they are not enough, says Beatley. We must remember that human beings have an innate need to connect with the natural world (the biophilia hypothesis). And any vision of a sustainable urban future must place its focus squarely on nature, on the presence, conservation, and celebration of the actual green features and natural life forms. A biophilic city is more than simply a biodiverse city, says Beatley. It is a place that learns from nature and emulates natural systems, incorporates natural forms and images into its buildings and cityscapes, and designs and plans in conjunction with nature. A biophilic city cherishes the natural features that already exist but also works to restore and repair what has been lost or degraded. In Biophilic Cities Beatley not only outlines the essential elements of a biophilic city, but provides examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic elements--from the building to the regional level--around the world. From urban ecological networks and connected systems of urban greenspace, to green rooftops and green walls and sidewalk gardens, Beatley reviews the emerging practice of biophilic urban design and planning, and tells many compelling stories of individuals and groups working hard to transform cities from grey and lifeless to green and biodiverse.

Nature, Culture and the Sacred

Author : Nina Simons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781732841406
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book Nature, Culture and the Sacred written by Nina Simons and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioneers co-founder Nina Simons offers inspiration for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership with resilience and joy. Informed by her extensive experience with multicultural women's leadership development, Simons replaces the old patriarchal leadership paradigm with a more feminine-inflected style that illustrates the interconnected nature of the issues we face today. Sharing moving stories of women around the world joining together to reconnect people, nature and the land--both practically and spiritually--Nature, Culture and the Sacred is necessary reading for anyone who wants to learn from and be inspired by women who are leading the way towards transformational change by cultivating vibrant movements for social and environmental justice.

The Nature of Data

Author : Jenny Goldstein
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496217152
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Data written by Jenny Goldstein and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By synthesizing scholarly work at the intersection of political ecology, digital geography, and science and technology studies, The Nature of Data analyzes how new digital technologies affect environments and their control.

Being Aware of Being Aware

Author : Rupert Spira
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
ISBN 13 : 1626259984
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Being Aware of Being Aware written by Rupert Spira and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody is aware, all seven billion of us. We are aware of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions. All people share the experience of being aware, but relatively few people are aware that they are aware. Most people’s lives consist of a flow of thoughts, images, ideas, feelings, sensations, sights, sounds, and so on. Very few people ask, 'What is it that knows this flow of thoughts, feelings, and perceptions? With what am I aware of my experience?' The knowing of our being—or rather, awareness’s knowing of its own being in us—is our primary, fundamental and most intimate experience. It is in this experience that the peace, happiness and love for which all people long reside. The happiness we have sought so long outside of ourselves, in situations, objects and relationships, turns out to be always present and available in the simple knowing of our own being as it truly is. The knowing of our own being shines in each of us as the experience ‘I am’ or ‘I am aware’, or simply the knowledge ‘I’. This obvious, familiar and intimate experience has no objective qualities and is, therefore, overlooked or ignored by the majority of people. This overlooking of our own being is the ultimate cause of unhappiness. What is the nature of the experience of being aware or awareness itself? The exploration of this question is the subject matter of this book and the essence of the Direct Path to peace and happiness. * * * The Essence of Meditation Series presents meditations on the essential, non-dual understanding that lies at the heart of all the great religious and spiritual traditions, compiled from contemplations led by Rupert Spira at his meetings and retreats. This simple, contemplative approach, which encourages a clear seeing of one’s experience rather than any kind of effort or discipline, leads the reader to an experiential understanding of their own essential being and the peace and fulfillment that are inherent within it. Being Aware of Being Aware is the first and introductory volume in The Essence of Meditation Series.

Integration of the Natural and Built Environments

Author : Sarah R. Weiser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book Integration of the Natural and Built Environments written by Sarah R. Weiser and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary objectives of this project were to understand human connections to the natural environment and their impacts on health and well-being, thereby providing a quantitative basis from which to improve the built environment for human experience. It was assumed that these findings would support and strengthen sustainable design and building methods. Research was focused on theories and studies of physicians, psychologists, ecologists, and geologists. These sources focused on support of the theory of biophilia (innate human connection to the built environment). The theories and supporting studies suggested that through creating positive connection to the exterior environment, designers have the ability to not only positively affect the health of building occupants, but also affect the way in which we perceive, and therefore value, nature and natural resources. Design work focused specifically on the theories pertaining to fostering human well-being within the built environment. The factors of clearly organized circulation and meaningful variety were explored through a building design problem as being the most influential to all well-being factors. Through this design exploration a dialogue between the external environment, built environment, and occupant proved to be the true necessity for well-being within the built environment.

On the Integration of Nature

Author : Richard Grossinger
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583947000
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book On the Integration of Nature written by Richard Grossinger and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collage-like book is an inquiry into the nature of life and of existence itself. Simultaneously philosophical, spiritual, and literary, it pushes the boundaries of this area of thought beyond the strictures of science, religion, and all other forms of ideology. Author Richard Grossinger dazzlingly blends narrative memoir, short science fiction “novels” (the shortest being a mere paragraph), political think pieces, Buddhist screeds, public dialogue via found art, and even dreams to create a bold view of the world and humankind’s precarious place in it.