Academic literature on the topic 'Environmental aesthetics and experience'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the lists of relevant articles, books, theses, conference reports, and other scholarly sources on the topic 'Environmental aesthetics and experience.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Journal articles on the topic "Environmental aesthetics and experience"
1
Milczarczyk, Paula. "A landscape embroiled: experience of nature through experience of art." Polish Journal of Landscape Studies 2, no. 4-5 (July 31, 2019): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/pls.2019.4.5.2.
Full textAbstract:
The article sets out with the theory of “aesthetics of reality” (created by Maria Gołaszewska) and its related method of transferring artistic structures onto non-artistic reality. The resulting construct, which is dubbed a para-artistic structure, becomes the theoretical basis for the aesthetic experience of nature. The so-called “formalization”—a procedure which consists in inserting nature into artistic frameworks—makes natural phenomena acquire a pretense of artwork. Nature as a picture becomes a landscape, while terms connected with the aesthetics of nature gain artistic qualities, enabling use of such notions as picturesque or kitsch. The methodological proposal by Gołaszewska is subsequently compared with the critical perspective of environmental aesthetics.
2
R. Auer. "Environmental Aesthetics in the Age of Climate Change." Sustainability 11, no. 18 (September 12, 2019): 5001. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11185001.
Full textAbstract:
As climate change alters the environment, people’s associations with and appreciations of the environment change too. Environmental aesthetics, an area of knowledge informed by philosophy and ethics, offers an important vantage point on human wellbeing in the age of climate change. Contributors to the literature have attempted to imagine how changing environmental conditions might change aesthetic encounters with nature. Some have contemplated the prospect of aesthetic enjoyment becoming tainted by knowledge of the societal forces and human folly that have damaged nature. One strain of argument rests on the view that aesthetic value in nature is an inherent property of the natural entity itself, and thus independent of moral considerations and other interests, which are viewed as external. The irrelevance of moral consideration to estimations of aesthetic value is the crux of the “autonomist” understanding of environmental aesthetics. From this perspective, condemnation of peoples’ enjoyment of climate-altered nature is beside the point, since moral concerns have no bearing on the intrinsic, aesthetic qualities of the observed entity. This paper argues that the autonomist perspective is challenged in a world of increasingly pervasive and negative encounters with climate-altered nature. Expectations for more frequent, widespread, and severe impacts from climate change suggest a rethinking of salient questions bearing on aesthetic experience. This article raises the prospect of pleasurable aesthetic experiences becoming increasingly rare in a climate-changed world and the prospect of moral pressures becoming more immediate and personal. Also challenged is the thesis that people will ably adjust to climate change and thereby secure aesthetic comfort.
3
Haskins, Casey. "The Evolution of Autonomy in Pragmatist Aesthetics." Washington University Review of Philosophy 1 (2021): 66–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/wurop202119.
Full textAbstract:
Writers in pragmatist aesthetics tend, as naturalists, to avoid the originally Kantian-Idealist term “autonomy” when discussing art and aesthetic experience. Even so, a more general autonomy concept, emphasizing that art and the aesthetic comprise a normatively special aspect of experience, is already implicit in much of the pragmatist aesthetics literature, including in John Dewey’s seminal Art as Experience. As the cultural disciplines move beyond earlier modernist- and postmodernist-era debates about art’s total autonomy from or total “heteronomous” absorption within the processes of life, I argue that a more naturalistically down-to-earth version of the above general autonomy idea remains indispensable in a century of social, environmental, and existential crises whose solutions demand creative agency of a kind that artistically charged experiences can inspire. Drawing upon key pragmatist themes, I further develop the general autonomy idea by arguing that aesthetic experiences within and without the fine arts are horizontally transcendent; that art and the aesthetic answer a persistent human need for experiences that are intrinsically rewarding while also serving the instrumental function of being redemptive; that to this end, our global culture needs collectively accessible autonomous spaces within language and experience that can help people explore and interrogate the meanings of what we individually and collectively do; and that the value of our theoretical beliefs about the arts lies not in their power to represent a world supposedly independent of human thought and action but in what they lead us to do in the world. In conclusion, I illustrate this pragmatic interpretation of the general autonomy idea with a reading of Richard Powers’ novel The Overstory.
4
Kuletin-Ćulafić, Irena. "From the Big Mac and Ikea society to the environmental aesthetics, smart cities and storytelling architecture." SAJ - Serbian Architectural Journal 11, no. 3 (2019): 441–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/saj1903441k.
Full textAbstract:
Our global society is encountering different challenges of the twentyfirst century. Our cities are in the process of constant transformation influenced by urbanisation, globalisation, advanced technologies, environmental and ecological changes, social, political and economic crises. While corporative capitalism has flourished, world population is growing and our cities are sprawling, architecture is reaching almost utopian visions and the boundaries of aesthetics are becoming more and more loose and permeable. Today our contemporary society lives and acts aesthetically. From art, architecture, music, religion, politics, communication, technological gadgets, homes, gardens, clothes, cuisine to sport and life coaching, everything is a subject to aesthetical consideration. Aesthetical consideration of architecture and urbanism in a constantly changing world demands critical and interactive approaches, that will not only deal with theoretical aesthetic opinions, but also the practical ones. Accordingly, this paper seeks to discuss aesthetical problems of contemporary architecture and urban planning from global, environmental, technological and social points of view. Nature is no longer seen as a paradigmatic object of aesthetic experience, but as our unique collective environment upon which we humans depend. Therefore architecture emerges etic and aesthetic approaches in order to reconsider burden of our cities and possible ways of their future development.
5
Richardson, Benjamin J., Emily Barritt, and Megan Bowman. "Beauty: ALingua Francafor Environmental Law?" Transnational Environmental Law 8, no. 1 (August 10, 2018): 59–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2047102518000195.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractThis article investigates whether beauty in nature can provide a global language to inform environmental governance, such as by providing shared values and collaborative approaches across and within different cultures. Because art mediates how many people experience environmental aesthetics, such as through photography and music, this enquiry extends to the arts. As is the case for other aesthetic values, beauty is ultimately about relationships and ways of knowing our environment, and the law can best engage with such values through interpretive guidance and processes for participatory decision making. Prescriptive codification of beauty ‘standards’ is generally not a realistic goal for lawmakers. The article enriches our understanding of how aesthetics can contribute to human beings’ emotional empathy and ethical commitment to environmental stewardship, and identifies some conceptual and methodological difficulties that militate against beauty being alingua francafor environmental law.
6
Poškaitė, Loreta. "Everyday Aesthetics in the Dialogue of Chinese and Western Aesthetic Sensibilities." Dialogue and Universalism 30, no. 3 (2020): 225–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/du202030344.
Full textAbstract:
The paper examines the intercultural dimension of everyday aesthetics which was promoted by one of its most important Chinese proponents Liu Yuedi as a search for dialogue between various aesthetic traditions, in particular, those from the East and West. The aim of the paper is to explore some parallels between the traditional Chinese and contemporary Western aesthetic sensibilities, by looking for their common values and concepts which are gaining prominence in the discourse of everyday aesthetics. It begins with a survey of the contributions of Chinese and Western scholars; the survey concerns the relevance of Chinese (Confucian and Daoist) traditional aesthetics for everyday aesthetics, and examines particular features of the nature of perception in everyday aesthetics which is common to Chinese and Western artistic activities, aesthetic discourses and their conceptualizations. In the second section I discuss the “intercultural” concept of atmosphere as the de-personalized or “transpersonal”/intersubjective, vague and all-inclusive experience of the situational mood and environmental wholeness. I explore and compare the reflection of its characteristics in Western scholarship and Chinese aesthetics, especially in regard to the aural perception and sonic sensibility. The final section provides a comparative analysis of few examples of the integration of music into the environmental or everyday surrounding—in Daoist philosophy and Chinese everyday aesthetics, and Western avant-garde art (precisely, musical composition by John Cage 4’33). The analysis is concentrated on the perception of music in relation to the experience of atmosphere and everyday aesthetics, as they were defined in the previous sections. The paper challenges the “newness” of everyday aesthetics, especially if it is viewed from the intercultural perspective, and proposes the separation of its discourses into the investigation of its past and present.
7
Breed, Ananda. "Environmental aesthetics, social engagement and aesthetic experiences in Central Asia." Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance 20, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 87–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2014.986447.
Full text
8
Wu, Di, Kun Li, Jia Ma, Enxu Wang, and Yang Zhu. "How Does Tourist Experience Affect Environmentally Responsible Behavior?" Sustainability 14, no. 2 (January 14, 2022): 924. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14020924.
Full textAbstract:
Mountain tourism is an important part of China’s tourism market. Tourist behavior is essential to environmental protection and the sustainability of destinations. This paper takes environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) as an important tourist behavior. It breaks down the dimensions of the traditional tourism experience, such as hedonism, participation, novelty; or hedonism, involvement, novelty, local culture; and analyzes the influence of entertainment, education, aesthetics, and escape on place attachment from the nature of the tourism experience. It then incorporates nature bonding into the system of place attachment and analyzes the relationship with place attachment, tourist experiences, and ERBs in Qianshan Mountain, a 5A scenic spot in China. Partial least squares structural (PLS) equation modeling is used to analyze the data of 410 valid questionnaires. The results found that tourist experiences affect ERBs through place attachment. Nature bonding is the key factor of ERBs. The results are as follows: escape and aesthetics influence ERB through nature bonding; entertainment influences general ERB through place identity and nature bonding; education has a positive impact on general ERB through place identity and place dependence. Entertainment and education experiences partially affect place attachment. Place identity and nature bonding affect general ERB, but particular ERB is related only to nature bonding. The internal psychological mechanism of ERB is identified. In addition, mountain landscapes can be designed from the perspective of entertainment experiences, landscape aesthetic, leisure atmosphere and educational functions, so that tourists can spontaneously pay attention to environmental issues and engage in the practical activities of environmental protection.
9
Yoon, Hyejin, Catherin Song, Myunghee Ha, and Chulwon Kim. "Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Virtual Korean Wave Experience: Perspective on Experience Economy." Sustainability 14, no. 22 (November 10, 2022): 14806. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142214806.
Full textAbstract:
This study examined the effect of four dimensions (i.e., the experience of education, entertainment, aesthetics, and escape) of the experience economy on participants’ attachment values toward tourism places in the context of the virtual Korean Wave experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also tested the relationship between attachment values and continuous immersion intention in virtual reality. An online survey was conducted on Asian people who experienced the Korean Wave culture, and 387 questionnaires were completed. Statistical analyses were used to establish the relationship between experiences, satisfaction, and continuous immersion intention comprising descriptive analysis, explanatory factor analyses, and multiple regression analysis. The result showed that the virtual Korean Wave (entertainment, educational, aesthetic, and escapism experience) significantly impacted participants’ attachment values. The meaningful virtual experiences would provide new insights into enhancing participants’ attachment to tourist places. There is little research examining the cultural experience and the attachment values of online users within the experience economy, despite the emergence and continuation of the novel coronavirus, which has led to many challenges in social, economic, technological, and medical systems’ lifestyles
10
Weng, Lisheng, Yijin Zhu, Xiangting Xu, Jiayi Yang, Shuhui Zheng, Huifang Liu, Hairong Wang, and Liqun Zhu. "The Influence of Visitors’ Recreation Experience and Environmental Attitude on Environmentally Responsible Behavior: A Case Study of an Urban Forest Park, China." Forests 14, no. 1 (December 23, 2022): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14010024.
Full textAbstract:
Nature-based tourism destinations such as national forest parks have become important places for outdoor recreation. This study empirically investigates the structural relationships among the four subdivided dimensions of recreation experience (education, aesthetics, entertainment, and escapism), environmental attitude, and environmentally responsible behavior. In addition, the mediating effect of environmental attitude and the moderating effect of gender are also examined. A field survey was conducted in an urban forest park to collect data, and 468 usable questionnaires were collected. Results indicate that, in addition to the educational experience, the entertainment experience, aesthetic experience, and escape experience have significant positive impacts on visitors’ environmental attitudes and environmentally responsible behavior. In addition, environmental attitude partially mediates the relationship between recreation experience and environmentally responsible behavior. The results of moderating effect analysis demonstrate that men and women have differences in terms of recreation experience and environmental attitude. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and nature-based tourism destinations are encouraged to emphasize the four subdivided dimensions of recreation experience, especially the educational experience.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Environmental aesthetics and experience"
1
Rooney, Kevin Kelley. "Vision and the experience of built environments: two visual pathways of awareness, attention and embodiment in architecture." Diss., Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20597.
Full textAbstract:
Doctor of PhilosophyEnvironmental Design and Planning Program
Robert J. Condia
The unique contribution of Vision and the Experience of Built Environments is its specific investigation into the visual processing system of the mind in relationship with the features of awareness and embodiment during the experience of architecture. Each facet of this investigation reflects the essential ingredients of sensation (the visual system), perception (our awareness), and emotions (our embodiment) respectively as a process for aesthetically experiencing our built environments. In regards to our visual system, it is well established in neuroscience that human vision divides into the central and peripheral fields of view. Central vision extends from the point of gaze (where we are looking) out to about 5° of visual angle (the width of one’s fist at arm’s length), while peripheral vision is the vast remainder of the visual field. These visual fields project to the parvo and magno ganglion cells which process distinctly different types of information from the world around us and project that information to the ventral and dorsal visual streams respectively. Building on the dorsal/ventral stream dichotomy, we can further distinguish between focal processing of central vision and ambient processing of peripheral vision. Thus, our visual processing of, and attention to, objects and scenes depends on how and where these stimuli fall on the retina. Built environments are no exception to these dependencies, specifically in terms of how focal object perception and ambient spatial perception create intellectual and phenomenal experiences respectively with architecture. These two forms of visual processing limit and guide our perception of the built world around us and subsequently our projected and extended embodied interactions with it as manifested in the act of aesthetic experience. By bringing peripheral vision and central vision together in a balanced perspective we will more fully understand that our aesthetic relationship with our built environment is greatly dependent on the dichotomous visual mechanisms of awareness and embodiment.
2
Grella, Melissa A. "Nurturing The Aesthetic: Learning to Care for the Environment in a Waldorf School." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1489400538356965.
Full text
3
Manni, Annika. "Känsla, förståelse och värdering : elevers meningsskapande i skolaktiviteter om miljö-och hållbarhetsfrågor." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskapernas och matematikens didaktik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-101785.
Full textAbstract:
This thesis focuses on young students’ experiences and meaning-making processes in school practices within environmental and sustainability education. Earlier research has shown this to be an area of complexity; besides a transdisciplinary perspective requiring relational thinking, it also involves conflicting interests as well as emotions and values. With a certain interest in emotions being part of learning as a meaning-making process, this thesis aims to investigate the character of experiencing, and the function of aesthetic experience in environmental and sustainability education. Through a mixed-methods approach a comprehensive questionnaire was used in the first study, and a more in-depth case study investigated the most important findings from the questionnaire even further in the second one by using multiple data. 209 students, age 10-12, from six different schools in Sweden answered the questionnaire. One class in grade six participated in the case study during four months, where both in- and out-of-door activities were studied. Both qualitative content analyses, and quantitative statistics were used to analyze the material from the two studies. Furthermore, John Dewey’s theoretical perspectives and neo-Aristotelian philosophers, mainly Martha Nussbaum, guided the interpretations of the empirical results. The main findings show that young students’ experiences in environmental and sustainability education are characterized by relational understandings both within and among ecologic, economic and social aspects, but also that perceived school activities of a value-laden and more cognitive kind correlated. The results further show that aesthetic experiences function as links in the transactional and continuous processes of meaning making. Furthermore, of importance for students’ meaning making and formation of values in environmental and sustainability were also prior experiences, encounters with outdoor environments and artifacts (both natural and digital), social interactions and felt independence. A holistic picture of understanding, emotions and values hence appear as an intertwined unity in students’ written responses, action and talk. A conclusion suggests that contributing to students’ possibilities of making meaning in environmental and sustainability issues requires openness to personal emotions and values as a starting point. Activities allowing for social interaction, independence, and relevant contextual encounters should also be considered in the pedagogical practice of environmental and sustainability education.
4
Cheung, Jenny. "Exploring consumers' experiential responses and shopping intentions toward visual user-generated content in online shopping environments." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/exploring-consumers-experiential-responses-and-shopping-intentions-toward-visual-usergenerated-content-in-online-shopping-environments(d1f610ba-418f-43b1-9e6a-68f43dc38ec0).html.
Full textAbstract:
The purpose of this study is to explore online consumers' experiential response towards visual user-generated content in online shopping environments for fashion online shopping. The Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) framework has been widely used in online shopping environment studies to examine the effect of website attributes on online shoppers' internal affective and cognitive states, and shopping behaviour (Kawaf and Tagg, 2012). Recent literature in the field proposes a more holistic approach towards online experiences (e.g., Pentina, Amialchuk, and Taylor, 2011) which is conceptualise to mediate the relationship between website attributes and behavioural responses. Consumer experiences are considered to be a critical concept in consumer behaviour and marketing for understanding consumers and to create competitive advantage in online retailing (Schmitt, 2010). Building on existing online shopping environment research, the study conceptualises online experiences for fashion online. This study seeks to investigate online consumers' experiential responses (aesthetics, relational, emotional, Flow experience and interactivity) towards two visual user-generated stimulus: (1) Looks - photographs of individuals modelling their own fashion, and (2) Outfits - digital collages displaying an assortment of products centred around a theme. They are both features which have been created by community members in an online social shopping community, ASOS Fashion Finder. The context of this study was exploratory and utilised a mixed methods approach where 13 photo-elicited interviews (PEI) with female online shoppers of ASOS, aged 18-34, were conducted to identify and understand consumers' online experiential responses and online shopping intentions towards the two visual stimulus. Using the same sample criteria, an online survey with 555 responses was also conducted to measure and test relationships between consumers' experiential responses and shopping intentions. The results of this study provides insight to the experiential states of fashion online consumers for online retail marketing, and contributes knowledge to research literature and theory on online shopping environments and customer experiences.
5
Iared, Valéria Ghisloti. "A experiência estética no Cerrado para a formação de valores estéticos e éticos na educação ambiental." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2015. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/7084.
Full textAbstract:
Submitted by Izabel Franco (izabel-franco@ufscar.br) on 2016-09-12T13:37:25Z
No. of bitstreams: 1
TeseVGI.pdf: 2492645 bytes, checksum: 0b3636c31d0d24b4c876c651f2d76046 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Marina Freitas (marinapf@ufscar.br) on 2016-09-12T18:31:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseVGI.pdf: 2492645 bytes, checksum: 0b3636c31d0d24b4c876c651f2d76046 (MD5)
Approved for entry into archive by Marina Freitas (marinapf@ufscar.br) on 2016-09-12T18:32:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseVGI.pdf: 2492645 bytes, checksum: 0b3636c31d0d24b4c876c651f2d76046 (MD5)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-12T18:32:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TeseVGI.pdf: 2492645 bytes, checksum: 0b3636c31d0d24b4c876c651f2d76046 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-26
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
Our world views are based on principles, feelings, emotions that go through a dimension of human life which involve ethical and aesthetic values. However, the formation of values is a less explicit dimension of environmental education compared to the appropriation of knowledge. Some studies confirm the relative silence of aesthetic considerations in the literature and curriculum, so this topic has the potential to be further explored in research and in environmental education practice. Based on an interpretative perspective, we assume as aesthetic experience the possibility of our bodies engaged in the world to realize and create meanings of all forms of existence. From this, this study aims to understand the nature of aesthetic experience in the Cerrado, due to its history of occupation and degradation. In this research, we transition between the modern and post-modern paradigm in order to deeply understand the meaning of aesthetic experience. This transition is the result of our study pathway which was willing to seek for approaches and methods to answer the research question. Therefore, our data collection was carried out using two techniques: 17 semistructured interviews (understood in a modern paradigm, but interpreted together with the research participants) and a walking ethnography in the Cerrado (located as a post- modern methodology), which 08 participants who had already been interviewed were present, and 04 out of 08 were part of the data collection The participants were invited following the criteria of a life story related to the Cerrado, reflecting on a love involvement regarding this environment.The results indicated that the informal and spontaneous experiences in nature, moments of conflict and dialogue were significant for the development of an affective bond and an ethical stance towards the Cerrado. The walking ethnography put the prospect of analyzing the aesthetic experience of the participants moving in the Cerrado and the researcher was also engaged in the aesthetic experience of the Cerrado along with the participants. Instead of being a dialogical and verbal action, this activity is embodied and the focus is the multisensorial experience which involves multi-dimensions of corporality and connections with the materialities of the more than human world. The data that emerged during the walk in the Cerrado supplemented the interviews. In addition, we identified that the participants of this study had an ethical position in relation to the Cerrado, which we attributed to be from the dialogue among participants and family, friends, coworkers and text readings. However, this relationship can not be considered the same in other groups of people, situations and contexts. Therefore, new research questions that continue investigating the relations between aesthetic experience and ethics are necessary.
Nossas concepções de mundo são pautadas em princípios, sentimentos, emoções que perpassam uma dimensão da vida humana que envolvem os valores éticos e estéticos. No entanto, a formação de valores representa uma dimensão menos explícita da educação ambiental, quando comparada à apropriação de conhecimentos. Da mesma maneira, estudos apontam que as questões estéticas têm potencial para serem mais exploradas na pesquisa e na prática em educação ambiental. Baseadas em uma perspectiva interpretativa, assumimos como experiência estética a possibilidade do nosso corpo engajado no mundo para perceber e (re)significar todas as formas de existência. Partindo do que foi colocado, o presente estudo objetiva compreender a natureza da experiência estética no Cerrado, devido ao seu histórico de ocupação e degradação. Nessa pesquisa, transitamos entre o paradigma moderno e pós-moderno a fim de buscar compreender, em profundidade, o significado da experiência estética. Essa transição é resultado da nossa trajetória de estudo que se propôs a conhecer abordagens e métodos que respondessem à questão de pesquisa. Portanto, nossa coleta de dados se deu por meio de duas técnicas: 17 entrevistas semi-estruturadas (compreendida em uma paradigma moderno, mas interpretadas junto com as/os participantes da pesquisa) e uma caminhada em movimento no Cerrado (situada como uma metodologia pós-moderna), na qual 08 participantes que já haviam sido entrevistados estavam presentes, sendo que desses 08, apenas 04 fizeram parte da coleta de dados. As/os participantes dessa pesquisa foram convidadas/os seguindo o critério de uma uma história de vida relacionada ao Cerrado, refletindo-se em um envolvimento amoroso com esse ambiente. Os resultados indicaram que a vivência informal e espontânea na natureza e momentos de conflito e diálogo foram significativos para o desenvolvimento de um vínculo afetivo e uma postura ética para com o Cerrado. A caminhada em movimento trouxe a perspectiva de analisar a experiência estética das/os participantes em movimento no Cerrado sendo que a pesquisadora também estava imersa na experiência. Ao invés de ser uma ação dialógica e verbal, esta atividade é corporal e o foco é a experiência multisensorial que envolve múltiplas dimensões da corporalidade e conexões com as materialidades do mundo mais do que humano. Nesse sentido, consideramos que a limitação dessa coleta de dados reside em não "acessarmos" as dimensões políticas e éticas das/os participantes da pesquisa, enquanto que, nas entrevistas houve essa possibilidade. Logo, percebemos que as coletas de dados se complementaram. Identificamos que as/os participantes dessa pesquisa tinham um posicionamento ético em relação ao Cerrado, o que consideramos sido construído a partir do diálogo entre as/os participantes e familiares, amigas/os, colegas de trabalho, leituras e estudos de texto. No entanto, essa relação não pode ser considerada a mesma em outros grupos, situações e contextos. Assim, novas questões de pesquisa que continuem a investigar a relação entre experiência estética e ética se fazem necessárias.
6
Eronen, Minna. "Aesthetic Affordances for Wellbeing Enhancing Atmospheres in Healthcare Environments." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-44575.
Full textAbstract:
This master thesis explores the relationships between the human being and the built environment in the context of healthcare and from the perspective of aesthetics. The aim is, by identifying the aesthetic experiences the built environment evokes, to enhance the understanding of how the design of the built environment can support and sustain wellbeing. The findings from previous studies show that the aspects of the attributes of the built environment can evoke sense-based aesthetic experiences and aesthetic experiences beyond senses. Furthermore, the empirical results of this thesis, gained by applying participatory research and research through design methodologies, indicate that wellbeing is related to rich experiences connected to nature, homeliness or the lack of homeliness as well as lack of maintenance. The tentative Aesthetic Design Framework for Atmospheresdeveloped in this thesis, based on the Affordance Theory and theTheory of Aesthetic Atmospheres, proposes that the built environment can be transformed into therapeutic aesthetic atmospheres by utilizing aesthetic affordances and applying Aesthetic Design Strategy. In order to test the framework, design proposals were created. The evaluation of the design proposals shows that the designed atmosphere is perceivable when distinct. The results also indicate that familiar aesthetic affordances are easier to perceive and relate to. Consequently, it is proposed that the Aesthetic Design Framework for Atmospheres can aid the design of atmospheres. The results of this study can enhance design processes and the design of built environments in general by clarifying aesthetic aspects, grounded both in empirical data and theory.Denna masteruppsats utforskar förhållandet mellan människan och den byggda miljön i vårdkontext och utifrån estetik. Målet är att identifiera de estetiska upplevelser den byggda miljön framkallar och därmed öka förståelsen av hur design av byggd miljö kan stödja och bevara välmående. Tidigare forskning visar att aspekter av attribut i den byggda miljön framkallar både sinnesbaserade estetiska upplevelser och estetiska upplevelser bortom sinnena. Dessutom, indikerar empiriska resultat av denna uppsats att välmående hänger ihop med rika upplevelser relaterade till natur, hemtrevnad eller bristen på hemtrevnad samt bristen på underhåll. Det tentativa teoretiska ramverket, Aesthetic Design Framework for Atmospheres, utvecklat i denna uppsats och baserat på Teori om Affordance och Teori om Estetiska Atmosfärer,föreslår att den byggda miljön kan förvandlas till en terapeutisk atmosfär genom att använda estetiska affordancer och tillämpa Estetisk Design Strategi. Designförslag utformades för att testa ramverket. Utvärderingen av förslagen visar att en designad atmosfär kan varseblivs när den är pregnant. Resultaten indikerar även att bekanta estetiska affordancer är lättare att varsebli och relatera till. Därmed föreslås att Aesthetic Design Framework for Atmospheres kan understödja design av atmosfärer. Resultaten av denna uppsats kan främja designprocesser och design av byggd miljö genom att identifiera estetiska aspekter grundade både i empiri och teori.
7
Ikard, Carol. "The Aesthetic Experience, Flow, and Smart Technology: Viewing Art in a Virtual Environment." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2831.
Full textAbstract:
Smart technology can support art educators and museum professionals in mediating the aesthetic experience. It can also increase museum attendance, enrich the viewer's delight and engagement with artworks and art collections, and provide an avenue for extending art on a global level. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which a mobile art app with text-based narrative influences scores on an aesthetic experience questionnaire. This quantitative research measured the difference in pretest and posttest human-computer interaction scores on the Aesthetic Experience Questionnaire Form after participants used two versions of a mobile art app. Csikszentmihalyi's flow was the theoretical framework. After the administration of the pretest to 67 participants, 25 participants successfully viewed an art app with or without verbiage and then completed the posttest. Results revealed a significant (p < .001) mean increase in questionnaire scores among the group that used the app with verbiage (mean difference = 0.41), but no significant improvement among the group that used the app without verbiage (mean difference = -0.03). These findings indicate that certain mobile technologies are capable of mediating an aesthetic experience. Future research may provide information to educators and museums about the quality of the aesthetic experience. This information may increase and enrich human aesthetic experiences with art and may assist to develop human understanding of different perceptions that ultimately engender inclusivity and positive social change.
8
Asikainen, Henna Maaria. "Art, nature and environmental aesthetics." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410378.
Full text
9
Dickerson, Allyson. "The Accompanied Experience and the Aesthetics of Memory." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2014. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1584.
Full textAbstract:
For me, a memory is the thought of a feeling. Feeling, in this case, is the appreciable radiation of sensory emanating from all objects and persons in a given moment of time. “All thought,
like all feeling, is a relationship between one human being and another human being or certain objects which form a part of his universe” (Astruc). Be it an instance of attraction to another person, a place, a creation, an object, or purely an aesthetic pleasure, said instance will become ingrained as a part of an aggregation of moment-to-moment experiences that form an individual’s universe and lifetime of perceptions. Through film, I hope to give a visual tangibility for such feelings, a replayable, and relatively more permanent, representation. It’s a process similar to the way a headstone memorializes a life. A few words in stone could never measure up to the present time of actually living, but this is because they are not comparable. In much the same way, a synthesized montage of images cannot be compared to a memory, but should be used as way to experience the memory in a new way.B.F.A.
Bachelors
Visual Arts and Design
Arts and Humanities
10
Humber, Nancy Gwen. "Aesthetic experience and its role in education." Thesis, McGill University, 1986. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=65330.
Full textBooks on the topic "Environmental aesthetics and experience"
1
1966-, Light Andrew, and Smith Jonathan M, eds. The aesthetics of everyday life. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005.
Find full text
2
Ståhlberg-Aalto, Freja. Aesthetics in care environments: The Japanese experience. Helsinki: Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, 2013.
Find full text
3
Kit Wah Man, Eva, and Jeffrey Petts. Comparative Everyday Aesthetics. Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89 1018 VR Amsterdam Nederland: Amsterdam University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/9789463723367.
Full textAbstract:
Leading international scholars present analysis and case studies from different cultural settings, East and West, exploring aesthetic interest and experience in our daily lives at home, in workplaces, using everyday things, in our built and natural environments, and in our relationships and communities. A wide range of views and examples of everyday aesthetics are presented from western philosophical paradigms, from Confucian and Daoist aesthetics, and from the Japanese tradition. All indicate universal features of human aesthetic lives together with their cultural variations. Comparative Everyday Aesthetics is a significant contribution to a key trend in international aesthetics for thinking beyond narrow art-centered conceptions of the aesthetic. It generates global discussions about good, aesthetic, everyday living in all its various aspects. It also promotes aesthetic education for personal, social, and environmental development and presents opportunities for global collaborative projects in philosophical aesthetics.
4
Brazeau, Kari. Environmental experience. Bellingham, WA: Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, 1998.
Find full text
5
Environmental Aesthetics. London: Taylor & Francis Inc, 2004.
Find full text
6
Richard, Shusterman, and Tomlin Adele, eds. Aesthetic experience. New York: Routledge, 2007.
Find full text
7
Hiriyanna, Mysore. Art experience. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1997.
Find full text
8
Vogt, Erik Michael. Delimiting experience: Aesthetics and politics. Wien: Verlag Turia + Kant, 2013.
Find full text
9
Scruton, Roger. Judaism as an æsthetic experience. [Toronto, Ont: s.n., 2000.
Find full text
10
Abhinavagupta. The aesthetic experience according to Abhinavagupta. 3rd ed. Varanasi [India]: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, 1985.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Environmental aesthetics and experience"
1
Oyibo, Kiemute, Ifeoma Adaji, and Julita Vassileva. "Mobile Web Design: The Effect of Education on the Influence of Classical and Expressive Aesthetics on Perceived Credibility." In Design, User Experience, and Usability. User Experience in Advanced Technological Environments, 66–79. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23541-3_6.
Full text
2
Fang, Wei-Ta, Arba’at Hassan, and Ben A. LePage. "Environmental Literacy." In Sustainable Development Goals Series, 93–126. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4234-1_4.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractEnvironmental literacy is an abstract concept and a subjective imagination. We see that this chapter discusses environmental educationlearningmotivations, awareness and sensitivity, values and attitudes, mobilization skills, mobilization experience, environmental behavior, and aesthetic literacy in the cultivation of literacy. The above connotations of environmental literacy all need to construct the inherent goodness of human beings. We particularly hope that environmental literacy can be externalized to achieve changes in human-friendly environmental behavior. In other words, if the environmental literacy of the entire population can be strengthened, we can work together to form environmental cohesion, cultivate modern socialcitizens, generate environmental collectiveconsciousness and awareness, and then based on the eternalbelief in naturaldecision-making and environmental protection. This could promote a comfortable space and a clean home for sustainable development. Therefore, from the process that human beings can perceive and understand the environment, we have experienced the awareness of environmental changes. We need to improve environmental literacy to form the transformation of the collectivehumanconsciousnessstructure, so as to be aware of the externalenvironment, that is the learning process. If, literacy is the overall effect of a learning process, then our final collectiveenvironmental consciousness will change from thought to proper behavior. These changes will affect the stage tasks of sustainable development. Then, based on empathy and awareness of all things, we should realize the sense of responsibility and eternal value as human beings, protect nature, and accept the challenges of future environmental changes.
3
Hsiao, Mei-Jin, and Shu-Hua Hsueh. "The Craft Aesthetics of the Cultural Relics Collection in the Qing Dynasty." In Cross-Cultural Design. User Experience of Products, Services, and Intelligent Environments, 298–312. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49788-0_22.
Full text
4
Robinson, Jenefer. "How to Experience Architecture." In Aesthetics, 170–73. 4 [edition]. | New York : Routledge, 2017.: Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315303673-35.
Full text
5
Pollmann, Inga. "Environmental Aesthetics." In Cinema of Exploration, 107–24. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2021. | Series: AFI film readers series: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429469299-9.
Full text
6
"Aesthetic Experience." In Aesthetics of the Natural Environment, 6–16. Edinburgh University Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781474465380-003.
Full text
7
"UNDERSTANDING AND AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE." In Aesthetics and the Environment, 33–44. Routledge, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203981405-12.
Full text
8
"CHAPTER IV. Aesthetics: Responding to the Calapooia Landscape." In Environment and Experience, 74–94. University of California Press, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/9780520311145-008.
Full text
9
Berleant, Arnold. "The Wilderness City: A Study of Metaphorical Experience 1." In Aesthetics and Environment, 41–48. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351163361-4.
Full text
10
Leddy, Thomas. "Everyday Aesthetics of Taking a Walk: With Zhuangzi." In Comparative Everyday Aesthetics. Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89 1018 VR Amsterdam Nederland: Amsterdam University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/9789463723367_ch02.
Full textAbstract:
Everyday aesthetics includes not only environments but also the objects and events within such environments. This chapter is on the aesthetics of a walk in one’s neighborhood, such a walk including both natural and non-natural environments with no clear boundaries between the two. Distinctive of the everyday walk are micro-aesthetic properties such as the (mildly) interesting, and the (mildly) funny. Also distinctive is the relatively non-verbal nature of much aesthetic appreciation. Contrary to some critics of everyday aesthetics (for example Downing), everyday aesthetics does not require discourse or argument to be legitimate as a domain of aesthetics. I draw first from Gumbrecht’s Heideggerian concept of “presence” and then, at greater length, from Zhuangzi’s idea of spontaneity to develop this idea of non-verbal or minimally verbal aesthetic experience of the everyday. I conclude that the Taoist concept of oneness can be experienced in a non-religious way by contemporary atheists.
Conference papers on the topic "Environmental aesthetics and experience"
1
Kondratyev, E. A. "AESTHETIC AND HERMENEUTIC RESEARCHS IN THE CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY." In Aesthetics and Hermeneutics. LCC MAKS Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.29003/m2535.978-5-317-06726-7/11-13.
Full textAbstract:
The article is devoted to the problem of the relationship of the hermeneutic method with modern aesthetic theories, which interpret in different ways the central categories of aesthetics: aesthetic experience, mediality, environment, aesthetic meaning. The possibilities of dialogue of various interpretative strategies influencing the process of forming a system of new aesthetic categories are analyzed, the hermeneutic aspects of the analytical and pragmatist approaches are compared.
2
Sousa Oliveira, Carlos, and Ana Luísa VIEIRA. "Frequency-amplitude of Vibration of Modern Aesthetic Footbridges for Walking and Cycling." In Footbridge 2022 (Madrid): Creating Experience. Madrid, Spain: Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.24904/footbridge2022.236.
Full textAbstract:
<p>New urban developments are changing the traditional footbridges by contemplating (i) the new cyclic functionality of these structures, (ii) the wood and other light structural materials and, in many cases, (iii) the introduction of aesthetics. Previous studies were made on pedestrian footbridges composed by a simple supported beam with uniform distributed characteristics. The main objective of these past projects was to pass pedestrians across, safe and comfortably, with minimal cost of construction, without much aesthetics.</p><p>Nowadays, footbridges appeal to the best architects and engineering consortiums and each new one is viewed as entering in an aesthetic contest. The objective now is similar as referred before but, besides adding the cycling vehicles, they should look into aesthetics and to the environmental context. They span larger distances making use of more adequate materials. However, the dynamic characteristics might be a problem due to proximity of frequencies of the structure with the rhythm of the stepping of crossing. This is the objective of this paper to understand if more complex geometries and different materials pose problems. After looking into several cases in Portugal and Spain and, describing their main geometric and mechanical characteristics, the most important frequencies of vibration and amplitude of oscillation for various loadings were analyzed. Caution should be exercised to not excite resonance conditions. A case study of one of these structures is analysed in detail for deterministic conditions. Cycling is not a problem.</p>
3
Zhang, Andy S. J. "Teaching Computer Aided Product Design With Aesthetic Considerations." In ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2005-85531.
Full textAbstract:
This paper presents a study on how to utilize the computer based 3-dimensional parametric solid modeling software to integrate aesthetics into the lectures of product design related courses of a mechanical engineering curriculum to improve teaching and learning. The study indicates that when aesthetics were properly introduced into the classrooms of product design related courses; it created an environment that stimulated students’ imagination and creativity therefore enhancing their learning experience. When teaching product design courses, instruction tends to be focused on the underlying engineering requirements related to the product. Little is taught in the classroom about the aesthetic aspects of the product. As a result, the products created from the student’s design projects are mostly functional but not necessarily visually appealing. To address this issue, in teaching design-related courses, students were told to play the roles of both designers and consumers. After learning the basics of aesthetics, students were encouraged to inject their own aesthetic evaluations, considering themselves as customers, into the design process. This allowed the students to put more attention on the human elements (aesthetics) of their design. As a result, the students’ design projects have dramatically improved in content and in forms. The advances in computer based 3D parametric modeling software has made the integration of aesthetics into the engineering design curriculum possible. Both AutoDesk’s Inventor and PTC’s Pro Engineer Wildfire software packages were used in the classrooms. With the software’s enhanced spline and surface features, students were able to try different forms or shapes to generate the desired aesthetic effects that they weren’t able to create in the past.
4
Seiça, Mariana, Licínio Roque, Pedro Martins, and F. Amílcar Cardoso. "A Systemic Perspective for Sonification Aesthetics." In ICAD 2021: The 26th International Conference on Auditory Display. icad.org: International Community for Auditory Display, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21785/icad2021.033.
Full textAbstract:
For more than twenty-five years, the sonification field has been attempting to establish itself as a primary body of knowledge communicating through sound. Despite multiple efforts to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of the field and the subjective nature of sound, we wonder: is the tendency for dealing with such challenges through an objective, functional communication, with a single interpretation criterion, limiting the epistemic boundaries of action? How can a subjectively perceived medium such as sound be embraced in all its aesthetic dimensions? We propose a conceptual transition through the reframing of a sonification as a living system for creating aesthetic experiences. This will be achieved by drawing notions from phenomenology, embodied perception, human-computer interaction and soundscape theory. A systemic sonification distinguishes itself as an ever-evolving system built on dynamic structures that actively responds to changes in its environment and interactions from surrounding beings. Driven by a series of emerging concepts of non-linearity, networks, nested systems and intertwined relationships, the system’s resilience and adaptability grows with each interaction, recentring the human protagonist as the weaver of his/her aesthetic experience through a self-transcendent process that expands the perception field.
5
Sobrino, Juan A. "Sustainability and Visual Considerations for Footbridges Designed with Stainless Steel." In Footbridge 2022 (Madrid): Creating Experience. Madrid, Spain: Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24904/footbridge2022.199.
Full textAbstract:
<p>Despite the impact that stainless steel has had in the architecture, industrial applications and multitude of consumer products for more than 50 years, its presence in civil engineering structures is recent. Some interesting structures, mainly pedestrian bridges, have been built in the last two decades. Stainless steel creates a light, strong, corrosion-resistant, and elegant structure with premium aesthetics. The extended structure life-cycle typically offsets the higher capital cost of stainless steel due to the increased corrosion resistance and reduced maintenance, which in turn reduces the overall cost of ownership. This represents a net advantage for the asset owner and improves safety and long-term durability. Stainless steel is recognized as a sustainable material with a lower environmental impact, lightweight construction, and low maintenance and deconstruction cost over the bridge lifespan. Stainless steel is one of the highest recycling rates of any material.</p><p>This paper provides an overview of the sustainability and visual considerations for footbridges designed with stainless steel through a recently built example: the Garrison Crossing in Toronto.</p>
6
Adão da Fonseca, António, Renato O. BASTOS, and Tiago ALVES. "Back to Simplicity on Footbridge Design: Footbridge Over River Ave, in Vila do Conde, Portugal." In Footbridge 2022 (Madrid): Creating Experience. Madrid, Spain: Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24904/footbridge2022.400.
Full textAbstract:
<p>At a time when the formal excesses and the ornamental delusions seem to be the rule in footbridge design, this paper describes the experience of “going back to simplicity” in the global conception and design of footbridges where aesthetics, environmental integration, structural efficiency and economy are naturally interrelated. Generally, the structural solution results from the confluence of a variety of factors: the distance to be overcome and the intermediate supports to be considered, the function to be performed by the bridge, the structural materials to be employed, the free widths and heights to be considered and the construction</p> <p>methodology to adopt. In bridges, the structural solution is the paramount factor of its global conception, very much dictated by the location (physical and social context). Obviously, the search for efficiency results many times from the symbiosis between architectural (form) and structural ideas. For the “Vila do Conde” footbridge, both the landscape and the historical and cultural surroundings invited the conception to be as pure and clean as possible, with no structural elements above the bridge deck.</p>
7
Escallon, Miguel. "Flow Bridge – a User Oriented FRP Modular Footbridge." In Footbridge 2022 (Madrid): Creating Experience. Madrid, Spain: Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24904/footbridge2022.276.
Full textAbstract:
<p>This paper describes a unique approach to the design and fabrication of composite FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) level-crossing replacement footbridges in rural and semi-rural environments Network Rail, the rail network operator in the United Kingdom. The team set out to design a lightweight, cost-effective, and aesthetically pleasing modular system as an alternative to existing solutions within the industry.</p><p>The team’s workflow challenged conventional procurement methodologies and allowed for quick decision making and out-of-the-box thinking. Through early contractor involvement in the design process, continuous cat-3 checks, a centralised parametric BIM model, and swift procurement tactics, a working full size prototype was delivered in record time.</p><p>The design was conceived around the user experience, aesthetics, functionality, materiality, cost, and structural performance. This holistic design approach resulted in an innovative and eye-catching solution that blends route-wide repeatability and off-site manufacture, with adaptability to local context.</p>
8
Sardenberg, Victor, and Mirco Becker. "Aesthetic Measure of Architectural Photography utilizing Computer Vision: Parts-from-Wholes." In Design Computation Input/Output 2022. Design Computation, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.47330/dcio.2022.ggnl1577.
Full textAbstract:
The existing methods for solution space navigation require numerical values to score solutions. The authors introduce a method of quantitative aesthetic evaluation utilizing Computer Vision (CV) as a criterion to navigate solution spaces. Therefore, aesthetics can complement structural, environmental, and other quantitative criteria. The work stands in the extended history of quantifying the visual aesthetic experience. Some precedents are: Birkhoff [1933] and Max Bense [1965] built an approach with experiments to empirically support a measure, whereas Birkin [2010], Ostwald, and Vaughan [2016] devised the first computational methods working on vector drawings. Our research automates and accelerates aesthetic quantification by utilizing CV to extract computable datasets from images. We are especially keen on architectural images as a shorthand to assign an aesthetic value to design, aiming to navigate the solution space in architecture. This work devises a method for rearranging parts in architectural images focusing on formal aspects, in opposition to semantic segmentation where objects unrelated to architectural design (cars, persons, sky…) are quantified to score images [Verma and Jana and Ramamritham 2018]. It uses Maximally Stable Extremal Regions (MSER) [Matas 2004] to recognize architectural parts because it is superior to similar methods such as SimpleBlobDetector in this task. Our method disassembles the parts in a diagram of scaled parts (Fig. 2) to analyze them in isolation, and a diagram of connectivity graph (Fig. 3), to evaluate relationships. These diagrams are examined to compare photos of buildings, cars, and trees to assess the applicability of such a method to a range of objects. Parts and connections are thus quantified, and these values are inputted in a refined version of Birkhoff’s formula to calculate an aesthetic score for each image for navigating the solution space. Finally, it tests the method to draw comparisons between the discrete and continuous paradigms (Fig. 1) in the contemporary discourse of architecture, comparing Zaha Hadid Architects` Heydar Aliyev Centre and Gilles Retsin´s Diamonds House to argue that there is a difference between the aesthetic effects of continuous and discrete designs, besides their distinction in tectonic logic. The method proved to be an efficient procedure for comparatively quantifying the aesthetic judgment of architectural images, enabling designers to incorporate aesthetics as a complementary criterion for solution space navigation in computational design. The method of computational aesthetic measure for solution space navigation and its calibrations via crowdsourced evaluation of images is further detailed in a paper by the authors being published at the 2022 eCAADe conference.
9
Yu, Dehua. "MR and Sensors Application in the Folding Experience Exhibition of Chinese Traditional Furniture." In Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED 2021) Future Trends and Applications. AHFE International, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001108.
Full textAbstract:
The study focuses on the digital and mixed interaction of Chinese traditional furniture in Chinese ancient painting, in which Chinese traditional furniture would be displayed in its ancient real using environment. The virtual character in the painting can interact and communicate with people with the help of MR, sensor and motion capture technology. A game process similar to removing the blind box will be developed to guide people to the fix and unfix process of folding table, fix up for tea tasting, painting, calligraphy and antique appreciation, from which people can know more about the different structure of different tables and even aesthetics, technology, craft and culture at that time. Different people would choose different tables with different shapes, structure, material and craft, which would add interest.
10
M. Razza, Bruno, Luis Carlos Paschoarelli, Heliana M. Santos, and Lauane O. Andrade. "The Multisensory Experience: A Case Study with Five Different Products." In Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference. AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001307.
Full textAbstract:
The human perception arises from an inner sense intrinsically dependent on the sensitive channels. Vision is considered the dominating sense in humans, while hearing, touch, taste, smell, kinesthetic sense and balance are complementary in most cases, with numerous exceptions. Until now, most studies suggest that the greater the number of sensory modalities stimulated at the same time, the richer the experience will be. As a result, the increase in the number of sensory modalities presented in a virtual environment can help people feel immersed and also help to improve the memory of existing objects in the virtual environment (Schifferstein and Spenser, 2008). This study aimed to evaluate the influence of multisensory integration in the user experience with different categories of products. Participants were 60 volunteer subjects of both genders and all users of these products; they evaluated 25 different products in three levels of multisensory integration: vision, vision+touch and multisensory. Results indicated that intrinsic characteristics of each product were responsible for the emergence of differences between multisensory phases, and the relationship between usability and visual aesthetics were less evident in the process. More specific studies are necessary to recognize more accurately the relationship between product characteristics and user perception.
Reports on the topic "Environmental aesthetics and experience"
1
Harris, M. Environmental Baseline File: Aesthetics. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), February 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/761994.
Full text
2
Fang, J. M., and P. S. Galen. Electric industry restructuring and environmental issues: A comparative analysis of the experience in California, New York, and Wisconsin. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/376408.
Full text
3
Perera, Duminda, Vladimir Smakhtin, Spencer Williams, Taylor North, and Allen Curry. Ageing Water Storage Infrastructure: An Emerging Global Risk. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, January 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.53328/qsyl1281.
Full textAbstract:
The Report provides an overview of the current state of knowledge on the ageing of large dams –an emerging global development issue as tens of thousands of existing large dams have reached or exceeded an “alert” age threshold of 50 years, and many others will soon approach 100 years. These aged structures incur rapidly rising maintenance needs and costs while simultaneously declining their effectiveness and posing potential threats to human safety and the environment. The Report analyzes large dam construction trends across major geographical regions and primary dam functions, such as water supply, irrigation, flood control, hydropower, and recreation. Analysis of existing global datasets indicates that despite plans in some regions and countries to build more water storage dams, particularly for hydropower generation, there will not be another “dam revolution” to match the scale of the high-intensity dam construction experienced in the early to middle, 20th century. At the same time, many of the large dams constructed then are aging, and hence we are already experiencing a “mass ageing” of water storage infrastructure. The Report further explores the emerging practice of decommissioning ageing dams, which can be removal or re-operation, to address issues of ensuring public safety, escalating maintenance costs, reservoir sedimentation, and restoration of a natural river ecosystem. Decommissioning becomes the option if economic and practical limitations prevent a dam from being upgraded or if its original use has become obsolete. The cost of dam removal is estimated to be an order of magnitude less than that of repairing. The Report also gives an overview of dam decommissioning’s socio-economic impacts, including those on local livelihoods, heritage, property value, recreation, and aesthetics. Notably, the nature of these impacts varies significantly between low- and high-income countries. The Report shows that while dam decommissioning is a relatively recent phenomenon, it is gaining pace in the USA and Europe, where many dams are older. However, it is primarily small dams that have been removed to date, and the decommissioning of large dams is still in its infancy, with only a few known cases in the last decade. A few case studies of ageing and decommissioned large dams illustrate the complexity and length of the process that is often necessary to orchestrate the dam removal safely. Even removing a small dam requires years (often decades), continuous expert and public involvement, and lengthy regulatory reviews. With the mass ageing of dams well underway, it is important to develop a framework of protocols that will guide and accelerate the process of dam removal. Overall, the Report aims to attract global attention to the creeping issue of ageing water storage infrastructure and stimulate international efforts to deal with this emerging water risk. This Report’s primary target audiences are governments and their partners responsible for planning and implementing water infrastructure development and management, emphasizing adaptat
4
Banerjee, Onil, Martin Cicowiez, Ana Rios, and Cicero De Lima. Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Application of the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) Platform. Inter-American Development Bank, November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003794.
Full textAbstract:
In this paper, we assess the economy-wide impact of Climate Change (CC) on agriculture and food security in 20 Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries. Specifically, we focus on the following three channels through which CC may affect agricultural and non-agricultural production: (i) agricultural yields; (ii) labor productivity in agriculture, and; (iii) economy-wide labor productivity. We implement the analysis using the Integrated Economic-Environmental Model (IEEM) and databases for 20 LAC available through the OPEN IEEM Platform. Our analysis identifies those countries most affected according to key indicators including Gross Domestic Product (GDP), international commerce, sectoral output, poverty, and emissions. Most countries experience negative impacts on GDP, with the exception of the major soybean producing countries, namely, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. We find that CC-induced crop productivity and labor productivity changes affect countries differently. The combined impact, however, indicates that Belize, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Paraguay would fare the worst. Early identification of these hardest hit countries can enable policy makers pre-empting these effects and beginning the design of adaptation strategies early on. In terms of greenhouse gas emissions, only Argentina, Chile and Uruguay would experience small increases in emissions.
5
Tan, David, Indra Pathmanathan, and Obijiofor Aginam. Health Systems in COVID-19: A Call for Integrated Systems Approaches to Health from the Malaysian Experience. United Nations University International Institute for Global Health and United Nations Development Programme Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei Darussalam, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.37941/pb-f/2021/3.
Full textAbstract:
COVID-19 reminded us that the health system is embedded in and part of a larger social-environmental system. Health outcomes are both dependent on the wider system and are also key enablers of the socio-economic structures we have developed.
6
Rodríguez,, Daniel A. Transit Oriented Development: An Appraisal of Trends and Opportunities for Latin America. Inter-American Development Bank, November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003802.
Full textAbstract:
This publication is a review of the current global experience with TODs, including its characteristics and impacts such as traveler behavior, ridership, and environmental benefits, as well as areas for improvement. It includes four cases studies highlighting innovative responses to some of the emerging TOD challenges, and offers ten recommendations for effective TOD implementation targeted at Latin American cities.
7
Barquet, Karina, Lisa Segnestam, and Sarah Dickin. MapStakes: a tool for mapping, involving and monitoring stakeholders in co-creation processes. Stockholm Environment Insitute, May 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.51414/sei2022.014.
Full textAbstract:
Despite widespread use of stakeholder approaches in environmental research, the tools and methodologies for mapping and involving actors are not particularly robust. Existing approaches can lead to methodological ambiguity, limited transparency in the process of stakeholder selection, and lack of robustness when monitoring and evaluating these processes. To respond to these challenges, we developed a tool for increasing objectivity of stakeholder mapping, engagement, and monitoring of co-creation processes. The tool provides a stepwise approach for users with little or no experience of participatory methods.
8
Перерва, Вікторія Вікторівна. Terminology Work of Future Biology Teachers During the Field-Based Training in Botany. Shiny World Corp., 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/4214.
Full textAbstract:
This paper focuses on problems of terminology work during the field-based training in botany and examines means and exercises of forming professional and terminological competence of future biology teachers. It is shown that improving the level of professional and terminological competence of students provides the background to better scientific awareness of students and contributes to improvement of the quality of academic activity during the professional practice. Biology is based on the results of field research and discoveries. Therefore training that occurs in a field setting is a powerful experience that promotes the development of creative teachers, enhances environmental literacy, and instills ecological responsibility. The content literacy is an important component of studies. In order to improve literacy, it is primarily necessary to form an active professional vocabulary.
9
Iatsyshyn, Andrii, Anna Iatsyshyn, Valeriia Kovach, Iryna Zinovieva, Volodymyr Artemchuk, Oleksandr Popov, Olha Cholyshkina, Oleksandr Radchenko, Oksana Radchenko, and Anastasiia Turevych. Application of Open and Specialized Geoinformation Systems for Computer Modelling Studying by Students and PhD Students. [б. в.], November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/4460.
Full textAbstract:
The article contains research on use of open and specialized geoinformation systems to prepare students and postgraduates on specialties: 101 “Environmental Sciences”, 103 “Earth Sciences”, 122 “Computer Sciences”, 183 “Environmental Technologies”. Analysis of the most common world open geoinformation systems is done. Experience of geoinformation systems use for students and postgraduates teaching for different specialties is described. Predominant orientation towards the use of geoinformation systems in educational process is determined based on the analysis of scientific publications and curricula of the most popular Ukrainian universities. According to the authors the material that is given narrows knowledge and skills of students and postgraduates, particularly in computer modeling. It is concluded that ability of students and postgraduates to use geoinformation systems is interdisciplinary. In particular, it develops knowledge and skills in computer modeling of various processes that may arise in the further professional activity. Examples of professional issues and ways to solve them using geoinformation systems are given. Recommendations are given on the use of open and specialized geoinformation systems in the educational process. It is recommended to use both proprietary (ArcGis, MapInfo) and open GIS (uDIG, QGIS, Whitebox GAT) to teach students. Open GIS (uDIG, QGIS, Whitebox GAT) and specialized (Modular GIS Environment, GEO + CAD, GeoniCS, AISEEM) can be used to teach both students and postgraduates.
10
Calomeni, Alyssa, Andrew McQueen, Ciera Kinley-Baird, and Gerard Clyde. Identification and preventative treatment of overwintering cyanobacteria in sediments : a literature review. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), August 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/45063.
Full textAbstract:
Freshwaters can experience growths of toxin-producing cyanobacteria or harmful algal blooms (HABs). HAB-producing cyanobacteria can develop akinetes, which are thick-enveloped quiescent cells akin to seeds in vascular plants or quiescent colonies that overwinter in sediment. Overwintering cells produce viable “seed beds” for HAB resurgences and preventative treatments may diminish HAB intensity. The purpose of this literature review was to identify (1) environmental factors triggering germination and growth of overwintering cells, (2) sampling, identification, and enumeration methods, and (3) feasibility of preventative algaecide treatments. Conditions triggering akinete germination (light ≥0.5 μmol m-2s-1, temperature 22-27℃) differ from conditions triggering overwintering Microcystis growth (temperature 15-30℃, nutrients, mixing). Corers or dredges are used to collect surficial (0-2 cm) sediment layers containing overwintering cells. Identification and enumeration via microscopy are aided by dilution, sieving, or density separation of sediment. Grow-out studies simulate environmental conditions triggering cell growth and provide evidence of overwintering cell viability. Lines of evidence supporting algaecide efficacy for preventative treatments include (1) field studies demonstrating scalability and efficacy of algaecides against benthic algae, (2) data suggesting similar sensitivities of overwintering and planktonic Microcystis cells to a peroxide algaecide, and (3) a mesocosm study demonstrating a decrease in HAB severity following preventative treatments. This review informs data needs, monitoring techniques, and potential efficacy of algaecides for preventative treatments of overwintering cells.