"Does urban planning impact health?" by Giuseppe Costa, in the framework of the final conference of the European research project SOPHIE. 29th September 2015, Brussels
There is a need to classify correctly the phenomenon of bribery and distortions of administrative action, without forgetting that the quali-quantification of these phenomena is extremely complex, because the eponymy between corruption and the myriad of pipelines, illegal or not, which - for various reasons and so everyday language - there includes, not allowed to date, at least this is the impression, the identification of a universal language shared and universally recognized in the field. The alternative is to live day by day in the rain at all depressing statistics compared to a "moral issue" that constantly, almost like an underground river, resurfaces in the political and social debate. Indulging, perhaps, in risky estimates of the phenomenon or in comparisons, equally risky, with ages past: so, for example, the prof. Emanuele Narducci in his essay "Processes politicians in ancient Rome" for Laterza, after having criticized the habit of those who "... could not resist the temptation to venture into the risky terrain of parallel calculations ...", in the face of such statements as "... the corruption of political life and public administration in ancient Rome was extremely higher than the current size ...", he asks, not without irony, as the author has done with determination to keep the secret of this test and not attached demonstrated by reference to parameters known only to himself and eluding with joy a number of obvious questions.
Influencing Factors on Age-Friendly Interiors by Abraham George in Forensic Science & Addiction Research: Population
Aging is a progressive accumulation of changes in the living human body with time that are associated with susceptibility to disease, excessive physical strain, lack of physical capability with advancing age. Modernisation and development in science and technology have directly and indirectly affected the aged in living independently. It is for the benefit of all age groups to be together so that each will benefit from others, especially the elder and younger generations. Thus it is imperative to include the preferences of aged in the designing of residential spaces for their productive inclusion in the society. The paper discusses on age-friendly residential spaces which supports the aged to improve their quality of life, self-dependence and wellness.
Age-friendly space facilitates health, well-being and creative participation of people, even as they age; and assures accessible, equitable, inclusive, safe, secure, and supportive built forms. Age-friendly approach looks for equal and healthy participation of aged along with the other age groups. Effective planning for aged involves in-depth understanding of their limitations and problems related to the living space and resolving them in Indian context. Problems faced by elderly are related to vision, mobility, audibility, accessibility and thermal comfort apart from psychological, which are to be considered in design. Selection of materials plays an important role in making the spaces age-friendly. Ergonomic designs following appropriate human anthropometry are central to generate effective designs. Psychological issues are to be dealt separately and improving their self-worth calls for societal interactions and participation in decision making.
The world we live in is a global market and we are the generation thriving on Globalisation. Everything that we see around us is there because the markets have come close and have integrated. But every coin has a two sides and similarly globalisation has its flip side too.
There is a need to classify correctly the phenomenon of bribery and distortions of administrative action, without forgetting that the quali-quantification of these phenomena is extremely complex, because the eponymy between corruption and the myriad of pipelines, illegal or not, which - for various reasons and so everyday language - there includes, not allowed to date, at least this is the impression, the identification of a universal language shared and universally recognized in the field. The alternative is to live day by day in the rain at all depressing statistics compared to a "moral issue" that constantly, almost like an underground river, resurfaces in the political and social debate. Indulging, perhaps, in risky estimates of the phenomenon or in comparisons, equally risky, with ages past: so, for example, the prof. Emanuele Narducci in his essay "Processes politicians in ancient Rome" for Laterza, after having criticized the habit of those who "... could not resist the temptation to venture into the risky terrain of parallel calculations ...", in the face of such statements as "... the corruption of political life and public administration in ancient Rome was extremely higher than the current size ...", he asks, not without irony, as the author has done with determination to keep the secret of this test and not attached demonstrated by reference to parameters known only to himself and eluding with joy a number of obvious questions.
Influencing Factors on Age-Friendly Interiors by Abraham George in Forensic Science & Addiction Research: Population
Aging is a progressive accumulation of changes in the living human body with time that are associated with susceptibility to disease, excessive physical strain, lack of physical capability with advancing age. Modernisation and development in science and technology have directly and indirectly affected the aged in living independently. It is for the benefit of all age groups to be together so that each will benefit from others, especially the elder and younger generations. Thus it is imperative to include the preferences of aged in the designing of residential spaces for their productive inclusion in the society. The paper discusses on age-friendly residential spaces which supports the aged to improve their quality of life, self-dependence and wellness.
Age-friendly space facilitates health, well-being and creative participation of people, even as they age; and assures accessible, equitable, inclusive, safe, secure, and supportive built forms. Age-friendly approach looks for equal and healthy participation of aged along with the other age groups. Effective planning for aged involves in-depth understanding of their limitations and problems related to the living space and resolving them in Indian context. Problems faced by elderly are related to vision, mobility, audibility, accessibility and thermal comfort apart from psychological, which are to be considered in design. Selection of materials plays an important role in making the spaces age-friendly. Ergonomic designs following appropriate human anthropometry are central to generate effective designs. Psychological issues are to be dealt separately and improving their self-worth calls for societal interactions and participation in decision making.
The world we live in is a global market and we are the generation thriving on Globalisation. Everything that we see around us is there because the markets have come close and have integrated. But every coin has a two sides and similarly globalisation has its flip side too.
Urbanization and its effect on environmentHILLFORT
Urbanisation and its effect on environment explains both positive and negative impacts in a broad sense. I took help from many study materials available over internet and library and tried to make a brief out of them. Hope, this presentation will help new learners to visualise the real scenario. Students of Urban Planning, Architecture, Environmental Planning, Law and sociology can use it for their reference.