Suchergebnisse

This book explores the value of the musical concept of "agogics"? the modification of regular rhythm to enhance expressive potential? in understanding urban spatial configurations within the current technological context and in developing urban maps that exploit sonic signals to create an open learning framework. The book starts by discussing the meaning and significance of agogics in the musical and artistic realm, with reference to the work of Adolphe Appia, Emile-Jaques Dalcroze, and Iannis Xenakis, among others. Its relevance to cartography and mapping is then examined, taking into account the contributions of Ian McHarg, Bill Hillier, Mark Shepard, and Robin Minard. The nature and value of agogic maps, for example in fostering awareness of place and effective organization of spatial development, are described in detail, with reference to case studies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Segrate, Italy. It is explained how agogic maps take advantage of innovative categories and scripting equipment to provide a new mapping instrument for spatial and urban configurations, highlighting the interdependence between aural signals and spatial variables. This book will be of interest to architects, urbanists, and musicians with a specific interest in space and sound design.

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) conditions attracted the early interest of the state legislator and the workers, too, and became a subject in the Collective Labour Agreements (CLA). In Greece, these cases, are not so many, as, historically salaries were the major subject in the Collective Labour Bargains, but they are very interesting. This paper presents the case of the Greek electric power industry.

Fifty-five T. vulpecula were radio-tracked to 182 den sites on 1987 occasions in the podocarp and mixed hardwood forest of the Orongorongo Valley, near Wellington. Most dens (92%) were above ground in trees, particularly in large trees with many clumps of perching epiphytes; the remainder were under fallen logs or trees or in dense tangles of gorse. Melicytus ramiflorus was the most commonly used living tree species. Others used commonly were Knightia excelsa, Elaeocarpus dentatus, Laurelia novaezealandiae [L. novae-zelandiae] and Podocarpus totara. Use was not dictated solely by availability. Trees without perching epiphytes were hardly ever used. Each possum used 11-15 den trees/yr, most only occasionally; the 3 most commonly used den trees accounted for 60-75% of observations. Males used more dens than females, and the sexes differed in their frequencies of the use of the various tree species, though not in the species used. Possums changed dens frequently, on average 2 nights in 3. Den sharing was uncommon, but many dens, including those on the ground, were used sequentially by several (up to 9) different possums. Dens on the ground were used mostly in autumn and winter, by possums in poor condition or after prolonged heavy rain. The implications of den site choice and use by possums are discussed, particularly in relation to den sites as a limiting resource, and the role of dens in the transmission of bovine tuberculosis. There was about a 50% chance that a den would be occupied by different possums within the probable survival period of deposited tuberculosis bacilli.

The appointment of Metropolitan Guide Board Committees by the Minister of Planning, and especially the prospect of legal powers that will be created by the Physical Planning Amendment Bill currently in front of Parliament, has sparked new hopes from planners that the long-awaited metropolitan planning will now take place.*This article is written in Afrikaans.

"Education and NGOs discusses the role of sectors outside the mainstream in relation to improving access to education, with particular focus on the underprivileged. International case study examples offer insights into the work of non-governmental organizations, which play a crucial role in UNESCO's global Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) effort, by providing alternative forms of education and improving educational access.Including a discussion of the work of organizations such as Africa Educational Trust, Kids Company, FIDAL Foundation and many others, the volume explores the role of NGOs in the UK, the USA, India, Nepal, the Gaza Strip, Ecuador, Philippines and South Africa. Each chapter contains contemporary questions to encourage active engagement with the material and an annotated list of suggested reading to support further exploration"--

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Map of the Basque Country -- Introduction (Pedro Ibarra Güell and Iban Galletebeitia Gabiola) -- 1 The Violent Conflict: Actors, Histories, Models and Discourses (Francisco Letamendia) -- 2 Legacies of the Past and Basque Identity after the Democratic Transition (Henar Criado) -- 3 The Ethno-linguistic Movement and Linguistic Self-determination in Euskara (Ane Larrinaga and Mila Amurrio) -- 4 Identity, Territoriality and Basque Secessionism: The Issue of Navarre (Asier Blas)