This short document discusses a landscaping project, mentioning that the engineer arrived first to design the hardscape elements, the contractor then designed the project, and there is a request not to walk on the grass areas.
Hermes/Mercury is the god of frontiers, travelers, commerce, thieves, shepherds, and athletes. His symbols are a winged hat and winged sandals that allow him to fly. According to mythology, at a young age he stole Apollo's cattle and invented the lyre to avoid getting caught. He is also described as the god who determines what dreams are sent by Zeus to men.
This document discusses problems that family businesses often face. It begins with an executive summary outlining the topics that will be covered, including statistical data on family businesses, their notable features, common problems they encounter, and potential solutions. The main problems discussed are conflicts among family members, a lack of unified strategy and planning, prioritizing personal goals over business goals, personal conflicts negatively impacting business operations, not adopting a corporate approach, outdated marketing approaches, and failing to adopt new technologies. The document provides examples and research to support each problem discussed.
Hercules accepted King Eurystheus's request to retrieve Hippolyte's golden belt for Princess Admete. Hercules traveled to the Amazons and asked Hippolyte for the belt, which she agreed to give him as a sign of respect. However, the goddess Hera spread rumors that caused a group of Amazons to attack Hercules' men. Hercules believed Hippolyte had betrayed him but ultimately gave the belt to Admete, though the full truth of the events was never discovered.
S.C.O.R.M. (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) is a set of technical standards for e-learning software that allows courses to work across different learning management systems (LMS) similarly to how DVDs work across different DVD players. It defines how courses should be written so different LMS can understand the courses. This allows courses to be shared across different LMS and tracks things like whether a user has visited all pages of a course.
Este documento describe un esquema táctico 1-3-3-1-3 para un equipo de fútbol. Explica las posiciones y movimientos clave de cada jugador, incluyendo la línea de tres defensores, el volante defensivo, el mediapunta, los volantes interiores, los extremos y el delantero central. También propone un ejercicio para desarrollar movimientos y figuras de ataque a espaldas de los volantes rivales, con el objetivo de lograr alta calidad en la posesión y finalización.
An e-learning Process Map that can be Actually UsedShyamanta Baruah
An e-learning process map divides a project into three major phases: the business phase which deals with team selection, budgeting, and feasibility analysis before production starts, the design phase where high level designs are created, and the development phase where the actual product is developed.
The document discusses how an instructional designer (ID) can take a large amount of training material and condense it into a 1 hour course by applying instructional design principles. It explains that an ID will create a storyboard to structure the content, define learning objectives, and design assessments. The storyboard acts as a guide for how the content will be delivered and identifies what needs to be essential versus extra. The document then lists 5 qualities of an excellent ID and provides course recommendations for becoming an ID.
Hermes/Mercury is the god of frontiers, travelers, commerce, thieves, shepherds, and athletes. His symbols are a winged hat and winged sandals that allow him to fly. According to mythology, at a young age he stole Apollo's cattle and invented the lyre to avoid getting caught. He is also described as the god who determines what dreams are sent by Zeus to men.
This document discusses problems that family businesses often face. It begins with an executive summary outlining the topics that will be covered, including statistical data on family businesses, their notable features, common problems they encounter, and potential solutions. The main problems discussed are conflicts among family members, a lack of unified strategy and planning, prioritizing personal goals over business goals, personal conflicts negatively impacting business operations, not adopting a corporate approach, outdated marketing approaches, and failing to adopt new technologies. The document provides examples and research to support each problem discussed.
Hercules accepted King Eurystheus's request to retrieve Hippolyte's golden belt for Princess Admete. Hercules traveled to the Amazons and asked Hippolyte for the belt, which she agreed to give him as a sign of respect. However, the goddess Hera spread rumors that caused a group of Amazons to attack Hercules' men. Hercules believed Hippolyte had betrayed him but ultimately gave the belt to Admete, though the full truth of the events was never discovered.
S.C.O.R.M. (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) is a set of technical standards for e-learning software that allows courses to work across different learning management systems (LMS) similarly to how DVDs work across different DVD players. It defines how courses should be written so different LMS can understand the courses. This allows courses to be shared across different LMS and tracks things like whether a user has visited all pages of a course.
Este documento describe un esquema táctico 1-3-3-1-3 para un equipo de fútbol. Explica las posiciones y movimientos clave de cada jugador, incluyendo la línea de tres defensores, el volante defensivo, el mediapunta, los volantes interiores, los extremos y el delantero central. También propone un ejercicio para desarrollar movimientos y figuras de ataque a espaldas de los volantes rivales, con el objetivo de lograr alta calidad en la posesión y finalización.
An e-learning Process Map that can be Actually UsedShyamanta Baruah
An e-learning process map divides a project into three major phases: the business phase which deals with team selection, budgeting, and feasibility analysis before production starts, the design phase where high level designs are created, and the development phase where the actual product is developed.
The document discusses how an instructional designer (ID) can take a large amount of training material and condense it into a 1 hour course by applying instructional design principles. It explains that an ID will create a storyboard to structure the content, define learning objectives, and design assessments. The storyboard acts as a guide for how the content will be delivered and identifies what needs to be essential versus extra. The document then lists 5 qualities of an excellent ID and provides course recommendations for becoming an ID.
Elena Galli Giallini left Japan after she collected these scary images of rad...DesigningHongKong
Elena Galli Giallini left Japan after 18 years and moved to Hong Kong to restart her practice in Italian Japanese Architecture .The reason is told by these images she collected after the tsunami and nuclear contamination..
Blight of 'temporary' (1982) refuse facilities in Causeway Bay, Hong KongDesigningHongKong
Temporary extensions of the Gloucester Road Refuse Collection Point blighted Causeway Bay since 1982. Before Government starts charging residents for collecting their waste, the mismanagement of waste handling needs to be fixed.
Round 3 of Constitutional Reform in Hong Kong. A study by the Hong Kong Trans...DesigningHongKong
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project in January 2013 regarding public opinion on constitutional reform and governance in Hong Kong. Key findings included:
- Younger generations feel more burdened by the current system and are less satisfied with Chief Executive CY Leung compared to older generations.
- Support for directly electing the Chief Executive and all Legco seats is rising, though opinions differ between political parties and generations.
- Most support reforming the functional constituency system, with abolishing functional constituencies completely having the most support.
- Issues of fairness and stress on families were top concerns that political and economic reforms need to address.
Sustainable Transport: Making Hong Kong a walkable cityDesigningHongKong
The document discusses improving walkability in Hong Kong through better pedestrian networks. It notes that while Hong Kong residents rely heavily on walking, the existing networks have issues like long detours, level changes, lack of seating and wayfinding difficulties. It proposes developing comprehensive, multi-layered networks that provide more direct routes, integrate street level and above/below ground connections better, and improve amenities and signage. Case studies of networks in different districts are presented as well as recommendations to prioritize ground level access, address land issues, standardize wayfinding and create a more comfortable walking experience overall.
Soon the Kowloon Central Route highway will be gazetted. The images show what a disaster the road engineers are creating for Kai Tak. The channel in Kai Tak has the same proportions as Marina Bay in Singapore and Darling Harbour in Sydney. See for yourself how Hong Kong is wasting a world class opportunity..
TD response on list of missing and sub standard pedestrian links in Southern ...DesigningHongKong
The document lists 7 locations in the Southern District of Hong Kong that have missing or sub-standard pedestrian links with high pedestrian demand. For each location, it describes the problem, the Transport Department's response which often involves feasibility constraints, and responses from other departments when relevant. The issues raised include narrow or missing footpaths, obstructions on footpaths, and pedestrians walking on roads instead of footpaths. The responses focus on investigating improvement options given land and technical constraints.
Environmental management and practice in the rural New TerritoriesDesigningHongKong
This document provides a summary of environmental management and planning issues in the rural New Territories of Hong Kong. It discusses competing interests in the area including country parks, marine parks, and village enclaves. It examines problems with management, planning, the small house policy, enforcement, and democracy. It provides several examples to illustrate issues and concludes that effective governance is needed to reform the small house policy and improve environmental laws and their enforcement.
Walking in TST
On 18 July 2012, Paul Zimmerman of Designing Hong Kong and Simon Ng of Civic Exchange presented findings of their joint research under the title “Walking in TST” to the Harbourfront Commission. The ground level is segregated by major roads where all the pedestrian crossings have been removed. The subway system, a network of tunnels and basements owned by different parties, lacks connectivity and is difficult to navigate. A long list of fixes has been proposed:
• Plan for district networks, not just station networks
• Prioritize pedestrian connectivity at street level
• Crossing of Salisbury Road in front of the Peninsula
• Crossing of Kowloon Park Drive at Peking Road
• Widen effective footway (remove obstacles, widen pavement)
• Integrate parks and properties into pedestrian network planning
• Provide comprehensive climate controlled grade separated network
• Consolidate all below ground links as one network
• Expand the underground network
• Direct link from the MTR station to the waterfront
• Branding of the grade separated network
• Naming and icon
• Name each tunnel (same name as road above)
• Extent visual identity of properties underground (land marks)
• Standardize direction signage to entrances
• Standardize maps and direction signage inside
• Replicate a busy street: shops, seating, busking, …
• Enhance way finding
• Develop a mapping system for a layered city
• Create navigation applications for handheld and other devices
• North is north
• Create one consolidate pedestrian information system irrespective of ownership
• Single naming system for entrances & exits
• Enhance finding of barrier free access
• Identify barrier free routes
• Directional signage to barrier free access facilities
• Notices (such as lift repair) should be bilingual
Preliminary Analysis of Potential Sites for New Boat Clubs in Hong KongDesigningHongKong
On Friday 16 December 2011, the Town Planning Board rejected the development of a marina,
hotel and luxury housing on Lamma. This, despite the financial firepower from a listed company, and the employment of a senior member of the Town Planning Board and a well-known person in Hong Kong's sailing scene. (Planning Application Y/I-LI/1 - http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/plan_application/Y_I-LI_1.html). (http://www.bol-hk.com/)
The proposal from the developer who owns a few village and agriculture lots on Lamma was too far-fetched, but the large-scale marina, water sports and sailing centre captured the imagination of many and was strongly supported by the Home Affairs Bureau and Tourism Commission.
With our 1,000 kilometres of spectacular coastline, more than 250 islands and beautiful seas, Hong Kong is desperately short of facilities that allow the public to enjoy Hong Kong's waters for leisure, recreation and sports.
People are forced to use crumbling steps to get on and off boats in hot spots such as Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay. Our few water sports and sailing centres are full. No one can afford the private marinas and their waiting lists for boat moorings are very long.
Hong Kong desperately needs public clubs where people can store and maintain boating equipment. Buses and the MTR do not welcome passengers carrying surfboards. No one has a garden or shed, or apartments big enough to store sports equipment.
The Home Affairs Bureau, which happily endorsed the destruction of Lamma, should take charge.
It has so far failed to ensure that man-made waterfronts, where there is no threat to the environment, have facilities for water-based leisure, recreation and sports. Ma On Shan, Kai Tak, Tseung Kwan O and Aberdeen/Ap Lei Chau are ideal with their road and rail access and large local populations. The opportunity for water activities on Junk Bay was identified as early as 1982.
Rather than a world-class municipal marina and sailing facilities, all that is available today in Tseung Kwan O is a small unlicensed private operator, the Hoi Fan Fishing Club, where you have to climb over fences and rocks to get onto a small rented sampan with an outboard engine.
Unless the bureau starts to care, the planned cross-bay bridge will block sail boats from using Junk Bay. And we will be able to look at the water, but not get on it and use it.
Designing Kong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui terminus design illustrationsDesigningHongKong
The document discusses alternatives for improving the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry bus terminus in Hong Kong. It describes the existing terminus as an eyesore that blocks views of Victoria Harbour. It also summarizes two alternative proposals - Alternative 1 creates an iconic design with covered walkways but vehicles would still be visible, while Alternative 2 relocates buses underground to open up views but would be more expensive to build. The broader issue of making other public transport facilities along Victoria Harbour invisible is also raised.
The document discusses the debate around how much design intervention is appropriate when reusing historic buildings. It notes that some argue only minimum intervention is needed, while others argue for more innovative designs. Examples are given of projects like the Louvre pyramid and works by architects like Coop Himmelblau, Zaha Hadid, and Herzog & de Muron that took bolder adaptive reuse approaches. English Heritage principles are also cited that support innovative new designs that stand the test of time at historic sites. The talk aims to provoke thinking about whether societies should be more open to ambitious interventions when reusing heritage properties.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Shenzhen is a city in China that has grown rapidly in a short period of time from a small village to a major city with a population of 45 million and GDP of USD 300 billion in just over 25 years. The document examines Shenzhen's transformation from a "city without history" into a major economic center of China in under 1,000 years.
CitySpeak XII: The Water We Drink - Carlos Lo of Polytechnic UniversityDesigningHongKong
Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
City Speak XII - Water We Drink: LT Ma of Water Supplies DepartmentDesigningHongKong
Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
Elena Galli Giallini left Japan after she collected these scary images of rad...DesigningHongKong
Elena Galli Giallini left Japan after 18 years and moved to Hong Kong to restart her practice in Italian Japanese Architecture .The reason is told by these images she collected after the tsunami and nuclear contamination..
Blight of 'temporary' (1982) refuse facilities in Causeway Bay, Hong KongDesigningHongKong
Temporary extensions of the Gloucester Road Refuse Collection Point blighted Causeway Bay since 1982. Before Government starts charging residents for collecting their waste, the mismanagement of waste handling needs to be fixed.
Round 3 of Constitutional Reform in Hong Kong. A study by the Hong Kong Trans...DesigningHongKong
This document summarizes the results of a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Transition Project in January 2013 regarding public opinion on constitutional reform and governance in Hong Kong. Key findings included:
- Younger generations feel more burdened by the current system and are less satisfied with Chief Executive CY Leung compared to older generations.
- Support for directly electing the Chief Executive and all Legco seats is rising, though opinions differ between political parties and generations.
- Most support reforming the functional constituency system, with abolishing functional constituencies completely having the most support.
- Issues of fairness and stress on families were top concerns that political and economic reforms need to address.
Sustainable Transport: Making Hong Kong a walkable cityDesigningHongKong
The document discusses improving walkability in Hong Kong through better pedestrian networks. It notes that while Hong Kong residents rely heavily on walking, the existing networks have issues like long detours, level changes, lack of seating and wayfinding difficulties. It proposes developing comprehensive, multi-layered networks that provide more direct routes, integrate street level and above/below ground connections better, and improve amenities and signage. Case studies of networks in different districts are presented as well as recommendations to prioritize ground level access, address land issues, standardize wayfinding and create a more comfortable walking experience overall.
Soon the Kowloon Central Route highway will be gazetted. The images show what a disaster the road engineers are creating for Kai Tak. The channel in Kai Tak has the same proportions as Marina Bay in Singapore and Darling Harbour in Sydney. See for yourself how Hong Kong is wasting a world class opportunity..
TD response on list of missing and sub standard pedestrian links in Southern ...DesigningHongKong
The document lists 7 locations in the Southern District of Hong Kong that have missing or sub-standard pedestrian links with high pedestrian demand. For each location, it describes the problem, the Transport Department's response which often involves feasibility constraints, and responses from other departments when relevant. The issues raised include narrow or missing footpaths, obstructions on footpaths, and pedestrians walking on roads instead of footpaths. The responses focus on investigating improvement options given land and technical constraints.
Environmental management and practice in the rural New TerritoriesDesigningHongKong
This document provides a summary of environmental management and planning issues in the rural New Territories of Hong Kong. It discusses competing interests in the area including country parks, marine parks, and village enclaves. It examines problems with management, planning, the small house policy, enforcement, and democracy. It provides several examples to illustrate issues and concludes that effective governance is needed to reform the small house policy and improve environmental laws and their enforcement.
Walking in TST
On 18 July 2012, Paul Zimmerman of Designing Hong Kong and Simon Ng of Civic Exchange presented findings of their joint research under the title “Walking in TST” to the Harbourfront Commission. The ground level is segregated by major roads where all the pedestrian crossings have been removed. The subway system, a network of tunnels and basements owned by different parties, lacks connectivity and is difficult to navigate. A long list of fixes has been proposed:
• Plan for district networks, not just station networks
• Prioritize pedestrian connectivity at street level
• Crossing of Salisbury Road in front of the Peninsula
• Crossing of Kowloon Park Drive at Peking Road
• Widen effective footway (remove obstacles, widen pavement)
• Integrate parks and properties into pedestrian network planning
• Provide comprehensive climate controlled grade separated network
• Consolidate all below ground links as one network
• Expand the underground network
• Direct link from the MTR station to the waterfront
• Branding of the grade separated network
• Naming and icon
• Name each tunnel (same name as road above)
• Extent visual identity of properties underground (land marks)
• Standardize direction signage to entrances
• Standardize maps and direction signage inside
• Replicate a busy street: shops, seating, busking, …
• Enhance way finding
• Develop a mapping system for a layered city
• Create navigation applications for handheld and other devices
• North is north
• Create one consolidate pedestrian information system irrespective of ownership
• Single naming system for entrances & exits
• Enhance finding of barrier free access
• Identify barrier free routes
• Directional signage to barrier free access facilities
• Notices (such as lift repair) should be bilingual
Preliminary Analysis of Potential Sites for New Boat Clubs in Hong KongDesigningHongKong
On Friday 16 December 2011, the Town Planning Board rejected the development of a marina,
hotel and luxury housing on Lamma. This, despite the financial firepower from a listed company, and the employment of a senior member of the Town Planning Board and a well-known person in Hong Kong's sailing scene. (Planning Application Y/I-LI/1 - http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/plan_application/Y_I-LI_1.html). (http://www.bol-hk.com/)
The proposal from the developer who owns a few village and agriculture lots on Lamma was too far-fetched, but the large-scale marina, water sports and sailing centre captured the imagination of many and was strongly supported by the Home Affairs Bureau and Tourism Commission.
With our 1,000 kilometres of spectacular coastline, more than 250 islands and beautiful seas, Hong Kong is desperately short of facilities that allow the public to enjoy Hong Kong's waters for leisure, recreation and sports.
People are forced to use crumbling steps to get on and off boats in hot spots such as Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay. Our few water sports and sailing centres are full. No one can afford the private marinas and their waiting lists for boat moorings are very long.
Hong Kong desperately needs public clubs where people can store and maintain boating equipment. Buses and the MTR do not welcome passengers carrying surfboards. No one has a garden or shed, or apartments big enough to store sports equipment.
The Home Affairs Bureau, which happily endorsed the destruction of Lamma, should take charge.
It has so far failed to ensure that man-made waterfronts, where there is no threat to the environment, have facilities for water-based leisure, recreation and sports. Ma On Shan, Kai Tak, Tseung Kwan O and Aberdeen/Ap Lei Chau are ideal with their road and rail access and large local populations. The opportunity for water activities on Junk Bay was identified as early as 1982.
Rather than a world-class municipal marina and sailing facilities, all that is available today in Tseung Kwan O is a small unlicensed private operator, the Hoi Fan Fishing Club, where you have to climb over fences and rocks to get onto a small rented sampan with an outboard engine.
Unless the bureau starts to care, the planned cross-bay bridge will block sail boats from using Junk Bay. And we will be able to look at the water, but not get on it and use it.
Designing Kong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui terminus design illustrationsDesigningHongKong
The document discusses alternatives for improving the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry bus terminus in Hong Kong. It describes the existing terminus as an eyesore that blocks views of Victoria Harbour. It also summarizes two alternative proposals - Alternative 1 creates an iconic design with covered walkways but vehicles would still be visible, while Alternative 2 relocates buses underground to open up views but would be more expensive to build. The broader issue of making other public transport facilities along Victoria Harbour invisible is also raised.
The document discusses the debate around how much design intervention is appropriate when reusing historic buildings. It notes that some argue only minimum intervention is needed, while others argue for more innovative designs. Examples are given of projects like the Louvre pyramid and works by architects like Coop Himmelblau, Zaha Hadid, and Herzog & de Muron that took bolder adaptive reuse approaches. English Heritage principles are also cited that support innovative new designs that stand the test of time at historic sites. The talk aims to provoke thinking about whether societies should be more open to ambitious interventions when reusing heritage properties.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Shenzhen is a city in China that has grown rapidly in a short period of time from a small village to a major city with a population of 45 million and GDP of USD 300 billion in just over 25 years. The document examines Shenzhen's transformation from a "city without history" into a major economic center of China in under 1,000 years.
CitySpeak XII: The Water We Drink - Carlos Lo of Polytechnic UniversityDesigningHongKong
Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
City Speak XII - Water We Drink: LT Ma of Water Supplies DepartmentDesigningHongKong
Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
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