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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Tribot, Anne-Sophie, Julie Deter, and Nicolas Mouquet. "Integrating the aesthetic value of landscapes and biological diversity." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285, no. 1886 (September 5, 2018): 20180971. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0971.
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As a cultural ecosystem service, the aesthetic value of landscapes contributes to human well-being, but studies linking biodiversity and ecosystem services generally do not account for this particular service. Therefore, congruence between the aesthetic perception of landscapes, ecological value and biodiversity remains poorly understood. Here, we describe the conceptual background, current methodologies and future challenges of assessing landscape aesthetics and its relationship with biodiversity. We highlight the methodological gaps between the assessment of landscape aesthetics, ecological diversity and functioning. We discuss the challenges associated with connecting landscape aesthetics with ecological value, and the scaling issues in the assessment of human aesthetics perception. To better integrate aesthetic value and ecological components of biodiversity, we propose to combine the study of aesthetics and the understanding of ecological function at both the species and landscape levels. Given the urgent need to engage society in conservation efforts, this approach, based on the combination of the aesthetic experience and the recognition of ecological functioning by the general public, will help change our culture of nature and promote ecologically oriented conservation policies.
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Tzanelli, Rodanthi. "Eco-Aesthetics and Climate Change." Transfers 11, no. 2 (June 1, 2021): 116–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/trans.2021.110209.
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Environmental sustainability and ecological aesthetics experience a turbulent affair when academic language is replaced by an artistic register: can we articulate contemporary crises stemming from uncontrolled mobilities, such as hyper-consumption, hyper-automobilities, and technological pollution, better by replacing sociological analysis with affective poetic language? The following poem (unpublished but belonging to the theme of Altermodernities: A Traveller’s Notes, book 1: Anthropocene Entanglements) explores what this transition offers to a “public sociology” of modernity that relays theory to multiple publics in alternative visual and textual styles.
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Hess, Gérald. "Ecological Self from an Aesthetic Point of View." Articles 33, no. 1 (March 2, 2018): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1050861ar.
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The present article develops an aesthetic signification for the idea of an ecological self proposed by Arne Næss and for its underlying relationship of identification. It is based on a discussion of a model of environmental aesthetics – the mystery model – by Stan Godlovitch. Godlovitch has presented his model as an alternative to the cognitive paradigm developed by Allen Carlson. While showing the value of this acentric aesthetic, I am proposing a different version of this model founded on a phenomenological approach – by French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty. This perspective provides a better understanding of a subject's attitude of insignificance and aesthetic aloofness inherent in an acentric aesthetic experience of nature. It also shows what brings together and separates this experience, first from death, and secondly from mysticism. In so doing, it helps establish the legitimacy of the concept of the ecological self by looking at it in a new way.
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Kitriniaris, Alexandros. "Eco-ontological Systems of Human Interaction: Rethinking Ecology through Aesthetics." Acta Europeana Systemica 4 (July 14, 2020): 83–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.14428/aes.v4i1.57253.
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The object of this paper is to connect ecology with ontology as a complex field of architectural system-based design, and more specifically, as a field worthy of aesthetic consideration. In the post-digital age, globalization seems to be one of the most important consequences for the loss of experience and meaning of space. The modern field of progress ishampered by various ideological stakes relating to the environmental and ecological awareness of place. These preclude the consideration of both the eco-systemic environmental approach, and the potential for cultural and technological evolution that is independent of new material conditions and new design tools that may be perceived as new forms of humanperception. The purpose of this paper is to connect ecology and aesthetics, with ontology as an intermediary. The human metabolic mechanism, as well as the perceptual and musculoskeletal systems, is related to a broad network of ecosystemic references. These references comprise the totality of the ecological approach, both of the environment and of the human individual and collective organization. Thus an ecological approach to aesthetics carries new methods of contemplating territories as background of human interaction. Territory is perceived as an energy threshold which corresponds to human interactions forming the principles of the Eco-ontological concept. To this end, comprehension of the territory as an Ecoontological system refers to the potential positive effect of this research based on systemic concepts with the purpose of improving living experience, especially in densely populated urban centers.
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Apriani, Arni. "PENERAPAN TARI KREATIF DENGAN EKSPLORASI IMAGERY LINGKUNGAN HIDUP ANAK USIA DINI." EARLY CHILDHOOD : JURNAL PENDIDIKAN 1, no. 2 (November 29, 2017): 64–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.35568/earlychildhood.v1i2.118.
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Early childhood is an individual figure who is always active, enthusiastic, and curious about what is seen, heard, felt. They never stop to explore, learn and easy to absorb information. They have feelings that are formed by the situation (happy, sad, angry, disappointed, appreciated, and so on). This is the time when they need friends to play with the socio-cultural environment where he is. In early childhood education must relate to the value of art, beauty and harmony that leads to happiness in the child's life according to the cultural roots in which they live (aesthetics) as well as the religious values it embraces. The concept of learning: learning while playing, doing, through stimulation, with the core experience of exploring the social environment of culture, which produces knowledge and understanding by observing, imitating and experimenting. Environmental exploration for early childhood is important because they are excellent explorers. Creative dance with the exploration of environmental imagery can provide an aesthetic experience, learning experience, social experience, and can foster children's creativity to explore the elements of dance.
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Liu, Fang. "Analysis of the importance of art elements in the construction of ecological environment in the new era." Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S 28, no. 4 (December 1, 2021): 597–611. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eces-2021-0039.
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Abstract With the development of economy, people have higher and higher requirements for living art. A good ecological environment is the guarantee of creating an aesthetic environment. Taking the ecological environment construction of ecological town as an example, this paper analyses the importance of integrating artistic elements into the ecological environment construction in the new era from the perspective of environmental aesthetics. Based on the concept of "three life integration" and "garden city theory", this paper creatively puts forward the construction methods and models of ecological environment in contemporary small towns. Based on the height of environmental aesthetics, this paper analyses the planning and construction process of characteristic town and the evaluation and acceptance criteria of ecological environment design, summarises its successful experience and main problems, and makes a retrospective summary and reflection. This paper analyses the importance of the integration of art elements into the ecological town in the new era. The results show that in the new era of ecological environment construction, the integration of art elements can not only improve the quality of ecological environment construction, but also improve the common people's cognition of ecological beauty.
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Drăghici, Raluca, Cristina Teodora Preoteasa, Ana Maria Cristina Tancu, and Elena Preoteasa. "Impact of teeth color determination on dental eshtetic perception." Romanian Journal of Stomatology 61, no. 3 (September 30, 2015): 238–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.37897/rjs.2015.3.5.
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Aim. People with attractive facial appearance are more easily integrated in society and are considered to be more capable, more intelligent and more responsible. The aesthetic aspect is influenced by expression, by facial symmetry, facial contours and teeth colour. In dental restorations, the correct determination of teeth colour is a critical step with extreme importance for successful treatment. From this perspective the practitioner must have experience, must have the ability to distinguish colours and must train through repetitive visual practical exercises that can have an impact on the perception of dental aesthetics. Materials and method. The study followed comparatively the evolution of teeth colour determination and its impact on dental aesthetics perception. It was conducted on a group of fifth year students from the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Bucharest using the Tooth Training Box colour determination exercise that is based on the 3-D Master colour key principle. Results. Using training exercises to determine colour participants developed a better understanding of the physical principles behind the procedure but also a significant increase in accuracy of their measurements and confidence in their colour determinations. Conclusions. Using an aesthetic evaluation protocol that translates teeth colour in a universal language for both practitioners as well as dental technicians has a significant impact in aesthetic dentistry.
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Galang, Angelina. "Science Ends Where Environmental Education Begins: Putting Science into Perspective." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 13 (1997): 17–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0814062600002780.
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AbstractThis paper starts with an account of some of my childhood experiences, ones provided by my father, the original environmentalist in my life and a practising scientist. I continue with a discussion of the need for environmental educators to view science from an informed perspective. It is essential that we help our students to understand the workings of nature and that science has inherent limitations in its ability to explain those workings.I indicate that what is needed if humans are to live in partnership with the Earth is sensitivity to and appreciation of the complexities and aesthetics of its environments from which a culture of nurturing and personal involvement should emerge.I conclude that it is equally important that environmental educators include in their lessons current scientific views, and direct experience in thought-provoking and valuing exercises.
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Hafu, Tetiana. "CONCEPTSYSTEM OF MODERN ENGLISH GASTRONOMY ADVERTISING AESTHETIC DISCOURSE." Germanic Philology Journal of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, no. 833 (December 2021): 25–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.31861/gph2021.833.25-31.
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The article presents a study that allowed us to construct a cognitive map of modern English gastronomic advertising aesthetic discourse. The main features in the understanding of gastronomic advertising discourse by the representatives of the English-speaking community – gourmet aesthetes are analyzed. The research material for the modern English gastronomic advertising aesthetic discourse was the gastronomic Internet texts of the social network Instagram, which contained a particularly expressive specific aesthetic component. It is established that the mental framework of the cognitive space of a modern English gourmet esthete is formed by 48 significant discourse-creating autochthons-concepts (sensations, emotions, recipe, ingredient, taste and others). The separation of the constants of the concept system of modern English gastronomic advertising aesthetic discourse – generative autochthonous concepts was carried out through the inventory of texts, fixation of objectifiers of concepts and their grouping into semantic areas. To verify the objectivity of the facts, a quantitative method of calculation is used, the criterion χ2. With the help of linguo quantitative methods, system connections (strong, medium and weak) between the main autochthonous concepts (RECIPE – INGREDIENT, TRADITIONAL MEAL – TEA, EXPERIENCE – SATISFACTION and others) were established and significant autochthonous concepts in modern English gastronomy were identified. The components of the conceptual system of modern English-language gastronomic aesthetic discourse and their combination builds a unique representation in the form of a cognitive map. The study allowed to construct a cognitive map of the studied type of discursive practice, which reproduces its conceptual system and, thus, explains the main mental cores of its participants – modern English gourmet aesthetes: characteristics of products, feelings and emotions they evoke, the principle of healthy eating, demonstration of their own gastronomic preferences in social networks in the form of blogs, because the modern English-speaking aesthetic and gourmet world of social network is impossible to imagine without a blog, where it is important to post on the social network Instagram, which describes the author's experience and feelings and emotions from food (first of all, pleasure and happiness), which provide the aesthetics of the advertising text. Key words: discourse; advertising discourse; gastronomic discourse; aesthetic discourse, cognitive mapping.
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Veleva, Mariya. "Robert Smithson’s aesthetics and the future of Earth Art." Aisthesis. Pratiche, linguaggi e saperi dell’estetico 14, no. 2 (January 25, 2022): 147–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/aisthesis-12477.
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Environmental pollution is a global problem today, and together with urbanization closely intertwined with the current pandemic and the challenges facing humanity. This text, based on Robert Smithson’s aesthetic theory and production, intends to show that Earth Art could provide a critical comprehension of industrial culture, could oppose its Gestell (the city may also be seen as Gestell), and sensitize society to the current environmental problems. I also discuss Smithson’s multi-stratified art works, his preference for processes over objects and his critical reflection on museums and galleries as closed and traditional spaces. I suggest that Earth Art has the potential to redefine the relationship between outside and inside, optic and haptic, as well between a «distal, disembodied approach» on one hand and «immediate body experience» on the other. It could be developed more intensively in the future, inasmuch it attracts public to open spaces, thus avoiding possible contagion.
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Lin, Ingrid Y. "Effects of visual servicescape aesthetics comprehension and appreciation on consumer experience." Journal of Services Marketing 30, no. 7 (October 10, 2016): 692–712. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsm-08-2015-0258.
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Purpose Among the many studies relating to servicescapes, the emphasis has mainly been on the effect of specific environmental attributes on customer perceptions, emotions and behaviors. Many servicescape studies have not included visual servicescape aesthetics and the overall significance that visual aesthetics hold for a particular consumer in his or her relationship with the servicescape. Yet, servicescape appearance represents the central channel for the formation of consumer–product (e.g. servicescape) relationships. Limited studies have examined consumers’ visual servicescape aesthetics comprehension and appreciation (VSACA) or consumers’ relationship with a specific servicescape and how consumers evaluate a servicescape from a visual aesthetics perspective. This study aims to operationalize and measure VSACA and to examine the validity of a proposed comprehensive model that encompasses the direct effects of VSACA on perceived perceptual experience quality (PPEQ), pleasure and arousal; PPEQ, pleasure and arousal on satisfaction; satisfaction on willingness to pay more; and the mediation effects of PPEQ, pleasure and arousal on the relationship between VSACA and satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach This is an experimental design study with two treatments. Fictitious boutique hotel lobby and classic hotel lobby video clips were created with the appropriate manipulation of visual aesthetics attributes. A random sample of 600 individuals over the age of 18 was drawn from a nationwide (USA) list purchased from a third-party commercial list service. After preliminary analysis, about 12 per cent were eliminated because of unusable responses or missing data. The data from 550 participants were used in the final analyses – 218 males and 332 females. Participants were asked to view a video clip of a hotel lobby online. After viewing the video clip, subjects completed an online survey instrument. The hypothesized model was then tested using structural equation modeling. Findings Results of this study suggest that individuals’ VSACA directly influences their PPEQ, pleasure and arousal. PPEQ and pleasure also directly influence satisfaction and indirectly mediate the relationship between VSACA and satisfaction. Finally, satisfaction directly affects willingness to pay more. Additional new findings are also discussed in the paper. Research limitations/implications This study is limited by focusing primarily on the individuals’ VSACA of a hotel lobby; non-visual components were not considered as part of the VSACA construct. Results should, therefore, be generalized to other similar settings with caution. Future research can integrate both visual and non-visual servicescape aesthetics comprehension and develop a new scale to measure them. Future research can also build on the support of the current proposed theoretical model by testing it in different service contexts and across different groups of participants. Practical implications This research provides evidence to hotel service providers that VSACA plays an important role in influencing consumers’ emotions, satisfaction and behavioral intentions. The results imply that understanding customers’ simultaneous cognitive-emotional processing of servicescape aesthetics is crucial. Hotel developers and managers can engage potential customers in the designing and planning of a servicescape by conducting focus group research prior to the actual implementation of the servicescape attributes and construction. Originality/value This study represents the first research to extend and investigate the concept of visual aesthetics comprehension in the context of the hotel lobby servicescape beyond just product goods. This study contributes to the services marketing literature by confirming the importance and powerful direct effects of VSACA on individuals’ PPEQ, pleasure, arousal and willingness to pay more. Moreover, PPEQ and pleasure mediate the relationship between VSACA and overall satisfaction.
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Cooper, Nelson, and Daniel Theriault. "Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity: Implications for Campus Recreation Practitioners." Recreational Sports Journal 32, no. 2 (October 2008): 97–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/rsj.32.2.97.
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Recent research has illustrated that young people tend to develop poor physical activity behaviors before the college years and maintain poor behaviors throughout the college experience. The undergraduate experience (ages 18–24) is an opportunity to affirm positive physical activity behaviors. Campus recreation facilities and programs are positioned to contribute to this effort because they provide easily accessible recreation opportunities to students, faculty, and staff. This being the case, campus recreation professionals should consider the factors that encourage and promote physical activity. One set of factors, environmental, might be of particular interest to campus recreation professionals. Although environmental factors are often considered for the purposes of operation and safety, their correlation with physical activity might not be considered as much. The current article presents a literature review of 3 environmental correlates of physical activity: proximity, access, and aesthetics. Implications for campus recreation professionals are also presented.
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Sadeghi, Ali, Mohammadreza Pourjafar, Ali Taghvaee, and Parviz Azadfallah. "Quality Enhancement of Environmental Aesthetics Experience Through Ecological Assessment Case Study: River of Darabad Valley, Tehran, Iran." Current World Environment 9, no. 3 (December 31, 2014): 877–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/cwe.9.3.39.
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Selanon, Pattamon, Hansa Srilertchaipanij, and Maimuna Saleh-Bala. "Article Review: The 18th Century Aesthetics and Their Associations with Landscape Architecture and Environmental Art." Journal of Architectural/Planning Research and Studies (JARS) 16, no. 1 (June 26, 2019): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.56261/jars.v16i1.182957.
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The beautiful, the sublime, and the picturesque were three key concepts of aesthetics originated in philosophical context of the 18th century. Together, they outlined the variety of aesthetically significant experiences. The article aims to review historical roots of the three aesthetics and how they were associated with landscape architecture and environmental art, both of which concerned with shaping the land and environment. Subsequently, the article discusses associations between the English Landscape School - landscape architecture embraced by the 18th century three aesthetics and the ecological design - modern landscape architectural design theme primarily dominated by Ian McHarg in the 1960s. Conclusively, the article critically discussed lessons learned from the associations and how landscape architecture should be shaped forward.
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Kerman, Monique. "The Aesthetics of Migration in an Age of Anxiety." Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art 2019, no. 45 (November 1, 2019): 114–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/10757163-7916916.
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Propelled by the sometimes opportunistic, sometimes desperate desire for better living conditions, migrants leave one land to occupy another. This act is inherently transgressive; whether this transgression is justified as “progress” or used as fodder for persecution depends on who controls the historical narrative. In recent work, artists Zineb Sedira, Allan deSouza, and Mary Evans express both the instability of the migrant as a cipher and the anxieties that the migratory experience creates. The current global refugee crisis has fanned the flames of xenophobia and virulent nationalism in Europe and the United States, and these works offer a rebuttal to degrading rhetoric and imagery that stigmatizes the migrant. Sedira’s 2008 photographs and 2009 videos of a Mauritanian ship graveyard evoke desperate emigration as well as economic stagnation and environmental degradation. DeSouza’s World Series (2011), inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series (1941), suggests bodily movement within a matrix of geopolitical, state-controlled, and natural environments, while referencing historical precedents such as Columbus. Evans’s series Please Do Not Bend (2015–16) is a touching tribute to the resilience of Africans and their descendants who have migrated, voluntarily or by force, over the centuries. In Evans’s Thousands Are Sailing (2016), anonymous silhouettes of brown bodies are in a liminal space, unmoored from one nation and locked out of another. Migration is an unstable experience, and an equally unstable subject. These works reclaim the imagery associated with the “abject immigrant” to restore their agency as well as their humanity.
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Hadi, Sumasno. "Estetika Lagu Banjar Populer: Suatu Representasi Kultural, Pengalaman Eksistensial, dan Nilai Sosial Masyarakat Banjar." KAMBOTI: Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora 1, no. 2 (April 29, 2021): 106–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.51135/kambotivol1iss2pp106-113.
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Abstract The philosophical aspects of art (aesthetics) explored in this study refer to the popular Banjar songs (with a sample of 14 song titles). Therefore, the vision of discussing the aesthetics of the popular Banjar song is appropriate to expose, extract, and uplift its ontological, epistemological and axiological values. This study is a qualitative-descriptive type of research with aesthetic study approach (wetland environmental aesthetics), with the object of popular Banjar songs. From this design, the data analysis method uses two approaches, namely: music analysis and art philosophy analysis (philosophical aesthetics). The results of this study found that the aesthetic concept of the popular Banjar song refers to the following three philosophical aspects. First, the metaphysical value or substance of the popular Banjar song which lies in its two ontological realities, namely musical expressions and song lyrics in the Banjar language as a representation of Banjar culture. Second, the value of knowledge and art truth (aesthetic epistemology) of the popular Banjar song tends to be in the framework of the philosophy of empiricism, namely the knowledge and truth of art that prioritizes the existential experience of the subject. Third, the social value of the popular Banjar song that stands out is the discourse on work ethic which is based on the value of religiosity, while the prominent political value (social institution) is family education. Keywords: aesthetics, philosophy of beauty, Banjar song, beauty, music Abstrak Aspek-aspek filsafat seni (estetika) yang digali pada kajian ini menunjuk pada lagu-lagu populer Banjar (dengan sampel 14 judul lagu). Oleh karenanya, visi pembahasan estetika lagu Banjar populer ini adalah selayaknya usaha pendedahan, penggalian, dan pengangkatan nilai ontologis, epistemologis dan nilai aksiologisnya. Kajian ini merupakan penelitian berjenis kualitatif-deskriptif dengan pendekatan kajian estetika (estetika lingkungan lahan basah), dengan objek lagu-lagu Banjar populer. Dari desain ini, maka metode analisis datanya menggunkan dua pendekatan yaitu: analisis musik dan analisis filsafat seni (estetika filosofis). Hasil kajian ini menemukan bahwa konsep estetika lagu Banjar populer menunjuk pada tiga aspek filosofis berikut. Pertama, nilai metafisik atau substansi lagu Banjar populer yang berada pada dua realitas ontologisnya yaitu ekspresi musikal serta lirik lagu berbahasa Banjar sebagai representasi kultur Banjar. Kedua, nilai pengetahuan dan kebenaran seni (espistemologi estetik) lagu Banjar populer cenderung pada kerangka filsafat empirisme, yakni pengetahuan dan kebenaran seni yang mengutamakan pengalaman eksistensial subjekny. Ketiga, nilai sosial lagu Banjar populer yang menonjol adalah wacana tentang etos kerja yang didasari oleh nilai religiusitas, sedangkan nilai politis (pranata sosial) yang menonjol adalah pendidikan keluarga. Kata kunci: estetika, filsafat keindahan, lagu Banjar, keindahan, musik
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Christophe, Sidonie, and Charlotte Hoarau. "Expressive Map Design Based on Pop Art: Revisit of Semiology of Graphics?" Cartographic Perspectives, no. 73 (September 1, 2012): 61–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.14714/cp73.646.
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Is aesthetics an objective in the map design process? This question echoes our long-term research: does aesthetic quality improve map efficiency? In this paper, we discuss the notions of aesthetic response, objective and experience proposed by Kent (2005), and their relevance for making more expressive personalized maps. We first present the state of present research related to these notions and our interpretations. Then we present asystematic approach for rendering geographic data in a cartographic style based on the visual properties of Pop Art; the resulting maps are more vibrant and expressive. We consider this result a first step towards enhancing map quality. The proposition of a Pop Art cartographic style leads us to revisit some theoretical and practical principles of Semiology of Graphics (Bertin 1967), considering our experience with color contrasts and new approach for using texture. We conclude that expressive cartographic renderings would be useful for every mapmaker, and in the context of personalized map design, providing more elaborate tools could improve the design process and the resultant maps. Improving map quality is a question of managing visual variables in a traditional way—according to Bertin’s Semiology of Graphics—but also in a more artistic way, in order to find better cartographic representation according to the preferences, needs, and purposes of the mapmaker.
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Demirbas, Banu Özge. "Relation between landscape preferences and perception in animations." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 2, no. 1 (February 19, 2016): 459–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v2i1.330.
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“Animaâ€, the word root of animation, means mediator body between soul and physical body in Latin. Similar to its meaning, the animation technique - with its current form- created by showing images fast in series depicts the bridge between individual and digital reality. It is possible to catch details to which we show instinctive tendency in the visuals that we fictionalize.In the studies in this field where techniques such as 3D, 2D, stop motion and cut out are used, ambient similarities are observed to emerge. Considering from a psychological and biological perspective, we see that landscape preferences are infuential in the determination of our reactions towards the images that we watch. Traces from the way of living of first humans can be observed in the roots of the idea that determines the positive and negative efects on an individual by a completely fictional image. Environmental tendencies and preferences of an individual are shaped with respect to his/her actions experienced formerly. Establishment of aesthetical judgements is associated with this fact. It is seen that the animation movies, commercials and TV shows are produced based on the scene preferences that are thought to afect the individual in a positive way. In this study, relation of environmental tendencies created in animations with past experiences, and efect of this experience on individual are discussed. Elements located in the scenes are in harmony with each other. In order to reinforce the visual communication and to create an efective communication channel, this harmony should be taken into account. Efects of certain approaches between personality and scene preferences on our perception and subsequent similarities between our aesthetical judgements are investigated. It is seen that an efective communication channel can be created by emphasizing these tendencies that play an important role in the determination of our emotional preferences.
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楊忠斌, 楊忠斌. "自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展." 彰化師大教育學報 35, no. 35 (December 2020): 081–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.53106/181983092020120035004.
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<p>教師專業發展的相關理論與實踐多集中於教育專業知能的提升，甚少關心教師的生活品質與生命提升，教育美學也很少觸及教師專業發展，未有將自然美感經驗融入教師專業的研究。本研究旨在以文獻分析法，輔以訪談法，探討自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展之意涵、功能與實施方式。自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展之意涵在透過自然美感的欣賞，豐富教師的生活與生命經驗，啟發教師對於生活、教學、教師志業、生命意義等靈性方面的省思，進而提升教師的專業能力。其功能有六項：提升主動進行教師專業發展的意願、提供課程與教學創新的源泉、促進教師的班級經營能力、提供生理與心理治療的效果、強化環境教育素養、提升生命品質，培養生命的智慧。本研究最後並提供一些具體的實施原則與建議供中小學參考。</p> <p> </p><p>Theories and practices of teachers’ professional development almost focus more on improvement of educational profession knowledge than life of teachers. Researches of educational aesthetics seldom apply natural aesthetic experiences on teachers’ professional development. This study aims at using literature analysis as the method, supplemented by interview, to inquire the meaning, function and implementation of teachers’ professional development based on natural aesthetic experience. The meaning of this approach is to enrich teachers’ life experience, and enlighten their reflection on daily life, teaching, vocation, and life meaning, then can improve professional competence further more. There are six functions of teachers’ professional development based on natural aesthetic experience as: improving the will to engage teachers’ professional development actively; affording the resource of innovation ideas on curriculum and teaching; improving competence of classroom management; affording effects on physical and psychological therapy; enforcing literacy of environmental education; promoting quality of life and life wisdom. Finally, this study also provides some principles and suggestions of implementation for elementary and junior high schools.</p> <p> </p>
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楊忠斌, 楊忠斌. "自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展." 彰化師大教育學報 35, no. 35 (June 2021): 081–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.53106/181983092021060035004.
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<p>教師專業發展的相關理論與實踐多集中於教育專業知能的提升，甚少關心教師的生活品質與生命提升，教育美學也很少觸及教師專業發展，未有將自然美感經驗融入教師專業的研究。本研究旨在以文獻分析法，輔以訪談法，探討自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展之意涵、功能與實施方式。自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展之意涵在透過自然美感的欣賞，豐富教師的生活與生命經驗，啟發教師對於生活、教學、教師志業、生命意義等靈性方面的省思，進而提升教師的專業能力。其功能有六項：提升主動進行教師專業發展的意願、提供課程與教學創新的源泉、促進教師的班級經營能力、提供生理與心理治療的效果、強化環境教育素養、提升生命品質，培養生命的智慧。本研究最後並提供一些具體的實施原則與建議供中小學參考。</p> <p> </p><p>Theories and practices of teachers’ professional development almost focus more on improvement of educational profession knowledge than life of teachers. Researches of educational aesthetics seldom apply natural aesthetic experiences on teachers’ professional development. This study aims at using literature analysis as the method, supplemented by interview, to inquire the meaning, function and implementation of teachers’ professional development based on natural aesthetic experience. The meaning of this approach is to enrich teachers’ life experience, and enlighten their reflection on daily life, teaching, vocation, and life meaning, then can improve professional competence further more. There are six functions of teachers’ professional development based on natural aesthetic experience as: improving the will to engage teachers’ professional development actively; affording the resource of innovation ideas on curriculum and teaching; improving competence of classroom management; affording effects on physical and psychological therapy; enforcing literacy of environmental education; promoting quality of life and life wisdom. Finally, this study also provides some principles and suggestions of implementation for elementary and junior high schools.</p> <p> </p>
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Wei, Boqian, Tingting Yang, and Chih-Hsing Liu. "“Can Intelligence Make You Happy?” The Influence of Tourists’ Cultural Sustainability and Intelligence on Their Flow Experience." Sustainability 13, no. 22 (November 11, 2021): 12457. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132212457.
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Chinese culture has been developed over five thousand years, and the ways in which to retain its sustainable development and maintain its rich spiritual treasures are critical issues. In order to address this critical issue, this study examines whether cultural intelligence can promote positive emotions and a flow experience. The results from 509 valid samples reveal that cultural intelligence contributes to a flow experience through a path of “perception–enjoyment–flow”. Cultural experience, perceived aesthetics, perceived authenticity and the awakening of enjoyment are effective conduction factors in the process. Furthermore, this study confirms that creative performance has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between cultural intelligence and cultural experience, perceived aesthetics, and perceived authenticity. The findings clarify the links of the influence of cultural intelligence on tourists’ flow experience, and expand the theoretical framework for research on flow experience and the scope of the application of flow theory.
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Liaskovskyi, О. "THE INFLUENCE OF THE EUROPEAN COHESION STRATEGY ON SOME ASPECTS OF AESTHETICS OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT." Vìsnik Nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu "Lʹvìvsʹka polìtehnìka". Serìâ Arhìtektura 4, no. 2 (December 22, 2022): 99–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.23939/sa2022.02.099.
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The article examines the issue of the influence of the European cohesion policy on approaches to the urban environment and assessing its quality. A number of parameters that determine various aspects of urban space transformation in the context of cohesion policy are analyzed. An assessment of the already existing experience of interpreting public areas is given, both from the point of view of functional efficiency and from the point of view of their aesthetic value. Some directions of the cohesion strategy which influence changes in the value perceptions of the urban space are outlined. The purpose of the article is to determine the likely impact of the European cohesion strategy on the transformation of ideas about the aesthetics of the urban environment. Three directions related to the impact of cohesion policy on the transformation of ideas about the urban environment aesthetics are outlined. They can be defined by: anti-segregation, joint action and topo-solidarity. The first of them is related to a positive reassessment of various forms of openness and interaction. Spaces of common presence, previously separated groups, become a key factor in the value determination of the urban fabric. Elements of virtual and augmented reality, as well as temporary and portable structures, media facades, etc., can be involved in their creation. Traditional means of spatial planning can be perceived as an undesirable rudiment of the urban environment. The second actualizes the concept of aesthetics as maximum variety in a minimum area, primarily pedestrian accessibility. Therefore, homogeneous “ensembles” characteristic of the 20th century are losing their value. The third is related to the creation of city-wide symbols that would reflect the nature of a new type of city-wide solidarity. They have an inclusive nature for positive perception by representatives of the entire multifaceted urban community. It was determined that the change of ideas about the aesthetics of the city under the influence of the cohesion strategy should be considered in conjunction with other phenomena of the transition from the industrial to the information society. The ensemble and rhythmicity of the general masses, the sectoral distribution of territories are gradually giving way to mosaicism and diversity as compositional and functional components. Expanding the category of choice within the pedestrian accessibility zone, freeing the space from barriers and exclusions of various types will be combined with the desire to create universal images – symbols of a new common for all residents of the city, regardless of ethno-confessional and social background.
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Mansouri, Maryamalsadat, and Parisa Shad Ghazvini. "Memorial Urban Art as an Aesthetic Experience in the City ‒ An Aesthetical Reading of War Murals in Tehran’s Urban Landscape." Art & Perception 10, no. 2 (December 24, 2021): 159–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22134913-bja10033.
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Abstract In the city of Tehran, a series of war-themed murals, often focused on strengthening the audience’s historical memory, stand out among all types of urban art. These works of art, which are generated by the government’s order and created by different state institutions, all carry political and ideological dimensions. They are considered a source of environmental qualitative assessment and recognised as a kind of ‘urban aestheticisation’; in other words, it is a process leading to the production of value according to the ‘John Dewey’ theory. Knowing that the war artworks contain a major political dimension and are mainly created by the order of the ruling governments to ‘strengthen the audience’s historical memory’, an added quality is inevitably integrated, which in the aesthetic domain is commonly known as kitsch: taking advantage of people’s standard associations and confirming them by employing proven stereotypes and clichés, as Ortlieb and Carbon (2019b) wrote. The urban landscape as an exhibition platform is therefore important as it is the context of social events and daily life that affects the audience’s perception. John Dewey defines this perception as an aesthetic experience which takes place in the field of empirical aesthetics and begins by explaining why specific objects give pleasure or displeasure. These explanations will later be integrated into a set of principles which, in turn, will join a global system of analysis, such as Fechner’s aesthetic valuations. The aesthetic experience of war urban artworks is analysed from the observation that in the creation of these works in Tehran, the government, as the sponsor, focuses on the use of the aesthetic qualities of the kitsch. The article then presents the reading of this aesthetic experience through the analysis of a selection of works, based on evaluation criteria and indicators. The interpretation of this experience is to discover the ‘quiddity’ of the evolutions which have occurred in these works from the beginning of the war until today. The following statement highlights one of the most notable results of the research: the weakening of the art position, from a promotional state that improves the urban landscape quality, into a way of showing government’s positioning concerning the paradigms of the country.
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Battisti, Chiara. "Falling Man and the Aesthetics of Terrorism." Pólemos 16, no. 2 (August 8, 2022): 347–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pol-2022-2020.
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Abstract This paper analyses Don DeLillo’s novel Falling Man as an influential example of post-9/11 literature. This novel, in describing the shattering impact of the destruction of the symbolic reference points that determine our experience of reality, has undoubtedly contributed to defining a “before and after 9/11” cultural scenario, where the new era is abruptly marked by the presence of new meanings, new attitudes, new spaces and new categories. This complex reframing of reality has engendered a new approach to the role of art, and especially of literature, in the Western world. This paper demonstrates that Falling Man can be read a site of political (re)configuration, in which the return to the link between the creative process and the issue of terrorism – a theme that runs through much of DeLillo’s writing – leads to a move beyond established categories and concepts. Such a move responds to a public need for a reconceptualisation of paradigms of terror/horror. I argue that the novel’s narrativisation of terrorism has introduced important suggestions into the contemporary cultural panorama, which now allow us to identify both a new form of terrorism that is closely connected with the emergent metamodern sensibility, and new aesth-ethical concepts that are better suited to describing contemporary violence.
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Junker-Köhler, Berit, and Håkon Sundt. "Assessing Visual Preferences of the Local Public for Environmental Mitigation Measures of Hydropower Impacts—Does Point-of-View Location Make a Difference?" Water 13, no. 21 (October 22, 2021): 2985. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13212985.
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Hydropower is a highly appreciated climate-friendly source of energy production. However, it has non-negligible negative impacts on the environment and landscape aesthetics where the energy is produced, affecting the recreational interests of the public using the respective local river spaces. The preferences of the local public are increasingly assessed and involved in the planning of mitigation measures for impacted rivers. Aesthetic assessment methods using a common user perspective, i.e., an “on-the-ground” perspective, could potentially be improved by using an aerial perspective facilitated by modern drone technology. Studies on the compatibility of these two perspectives of assessment in terms of public preference elicitation are lacking so far. In river Nea, Norway, we conducted a quantitative analysis of the visual preferences of the local public for different environmental mitigation measures related to weirs, minimum flow, and recreational infrastructure using both perspectives. The results indicate that there exist significant differences in the preferences for scenarios based on the two different visual perspectives, and that a compatibility between them cannot be assumed and therefore requires further investigation. Finally, based on our study setup and previous experience, we outline and propose a standardized procedure for the visualization of mitigation measures as an input to environmental design projects where public perception is incorporated.
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Westermann, Claudia. "Poiesis, ecology and embodied cognition." Technoetic Arts 18, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/tear_00023_1.
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Since René Descartes famously separated the concepts of body and mind in the seventeenth century, western philosophy and theory have struggled to conceptualize the interconnectedness of minds, bodies, environments and cultures. While environmental psychology and the cognitive sciences have shown that spatial perception is ‘embodied’ and depends on the aforementioned concepts’ interconnectedness, architectural design practice, for example, has rarely incorporated these insights. The article presents research on the epistemological foundations that frame the communication between design theory and practice and juxtaposes it with scientific research on embodied experience. It further suggests that Asian aesthetics, with its long history in conceiving relations and art as interactive, could create a bridge between recent scientific insights and design practice. The article links Asian aesthetics to a discourse on ecologies in the post-Anthropocene, in dialogue with contemporary conceptions of time. It outlines an approach to the interconnectedness of minds, bodies, environments, the sciences and cultures, in favour of a future that is governed by creative wisdom rather than ‘smart’ efficiency.
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Wang, Po-Ching, and Chi-Ying Yu. "Aesthetic Experience as an Essential Factor to Trigger Positive Environmental Consciousness." Sustainability 10, no. 4 (April 6, 2018): 1098. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10041098.
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Shih, Yi-Huang. "Methods for Successful Aging: An Aesthetics-Oriented Perspective Derived from Richard Shusterman’s Somaesthetics." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18 (September 10, 2022): 11404. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811404.
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This study explored Richard Shusterman’s somaesthetics to understand the rationale for his view on enhancing the body experience of older adults and increasing their participation in art; it also examined methods or successful aging to enhance the theoretical foundation for educational gerontology. Accordingly, the research objectives were to (1) analyze the definition of successful aging; (2) clarify the role of body experience and participation in art in promoting successful aging among older adults; (3) explore and discuss Shusterman’s somaesthetics; and (4) explore methods for successful aging derived from Shusterman’s somaesthetics. This study mainly explored educational philosophy by collecting, reading, analyzing, logically reviewing, and interpreting the literature on this topic. During this exploration, methods for successful aging were reviewed. The findings are as follows: (1) shifting focus of successful aging to the bodies of older adults; (2) cultivating the body consciousness of older adults enables them to understand themselves and pursue virtue, happiness, and justice; (3) popular art can be integrated to promote the aesthetic ability of older adults and encourage their physical participation in the aesthetic process; (4) older adult education should cultivate the somaesthetic sensitivity of older adults; (5) older adult education should incorporate the physical training of older adults to help them enhance their self-cultivation and care for their body, cultivate virtue, and live a better life; and (6) older adult education should integrate the body and mind of older adults.
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Mir, Zameer Abbas, Hamid Hussain Ansari, Hussan Birkhez Shami, Saadia Nosheen Jan, and Farid Ahmed Khan. "Functional and Aesthetic Outcomes Following Spreader Graft Placement in Deviated Noses: A 5 Year Experience." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 16, no. 12 (December 31, 2022): 174–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs20221612174.
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Aim: To describe the functional and aesthetic outcome following rhinoplasty using spreader grafts in post traumatic deviated noses. Design: Rretrospective cohort study Place and duration of study: July 2017 to August 2022 Methods A retrospective data analysis of patients was done who had undergone Rhinoplasty for post traumatic deviated noses using spreader grafts from July 2017 to August 2022. Patients undergoing revision rhinoplasty, incomplete description of preoperative deformities and per operative maneuvers to correct the deformities, and incomplete photographic record were excluded. The study population consisted of 11 female patients and 19 male patients. Mean (Standard Deviation) age of the patients was 30 (8) years (range 16-48 years). The follow up post-operatively was from 12 - 26 months (mean, 15±3 months). Postoperative aesthetic outcome was assessed by the patient him/her self and 2 independent surgeons using pre and postoperative photographs. Functional outcomes and complications were also evaluated. Results: Study by two plastic surgeons found that out of the total 30 patients 22 had no post operative residual deformity, 7 had residual deformity not requiring revision and only 1 patient had a residual deformity that would require revision surgery. The patient outcome showed that out of the total 30 patients 20 were satisfied with their postoperative result, 9 thought that their postoperative nose was better than their preoperative nose and 1 patient was dissatisfied with the postoperative result. Over all the obstructive symptoms improved after surgery and only two patients complained of unilateral partial nasal obstruction at one year follow up. No complication occurred in any patient. Practical implication Conclusion: We conclude that the use of spreader graft as we have achieved good functional as well as precise aesthetic results, without recurrence of the problem. This will open new gateways in world of aesthetics and reconstruction . Keywords: Spreader grafts, nasal valve collapse, deviated nasal septum, post operative assessment.
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O'Loughlin, Cassandra J. "The Language of Ecopoetry and the Transfer of Meaning." Trumpeter 38, no. 1 (January 11, 2023): 9–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1095383ar.
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This article explores the properties of ecopoetry that have to do with the realisation that we are not merely external observers but active and intrinsic participants within the biosphere. The type of ecopoetics I am advocating takes a subjective stance to experience: it begins from within individual consciousness and is rooted in sensory perception. Reference to the world through this type of ecopoetry evokes a tone or mood, or “atmosphere” between environmental attributes and human experience that can solicit an emotional response. Ecopoetry can deliver meaning on a level beyond the direct connotations of the signs and symbols on the page. This has to do with “presence” as a phenomenological approach to the aesthetics of nature. Employing these concepts has the potential to bridge the gap between nature and politics, and influence attitudes towards living sustainably with the earth.
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Brady, Emily, Kate Rawles, and Alan Holland. "Walking the Talk: Philosophy of Conservation On The Isle of Rum." Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology 8, no. 2-3 (2004): 280–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568535042690808.
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AbstractThis paper describes our experience of teaching environmental ethics as part of a Philosophy of Conservation field trip to Rum, off the West coast of Scotland. The field trip was formalised into an M. A. Module in 1999. After outlining the educational aims of the module, and how these are implemented in this setting, we indicate some of the key issues in ethics and aesthetics that emerge as we explore two specific conservation sites. We close with a reflection on the value of experiential education in this area, and the importance of combining experiential, emotional and intellectual engagement in any exploration of normative issues.
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Dieter, Michael, and David Gauthier. "On the Politics of Chrono-Design: Capture, Time and the Interface." Theory, Culture & Society 36, no. 2 (January 29, 2019): 61–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263276418819053.
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This article makes a contribution to interface criticism through the notion of chrono-design: the deliberate shaping of experiences of temporality and time through contemporary software techniques and digital technologies. This notion is articulated through discussions of network optimisation, user experience design, behavioural tracking, Hansen’s work on 21st-century media and Hayles’ framework of cognitive assemblages. In particular, the argument considers how contemporary user interfaces complicate conventional notions of the rational, self-reflexive subject by operating beyond consciousness at vast environmental dimensions and accelerated micro-temporal speeds. These conditions, we argue, provide opportunities for new forms of behavioural suspense and captivation best exemplified through the figure of the trap. The politics and aesthetics of captivation, accordingly, should be considered as central to any expanded ecology of cognition. The article then concludes with a short demonstration of experimental uses of chrono-design methods applied critically to political economies of user tracking and data capture as a prompt for further interdisciplinary applied research in this domain.
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Chang, Hu, and Chen. "Learning Performance Assessment for Culture Environment Learning and Custom Experience with an AR Navigation System." Sustainability 11, no. 17 (August 30, 2019): 4759. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11174759.
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Culturally sustainable environmental education is a crucial issue that is inseparable from our society and environment; and closely linked to our life. Taiwan's cultural environment and family activities are characterized by religious beliefs and temple architectures. Incorporating digital technology into learning about the cultural environment of Taiwan can be an effective way to achieve sustainability. To have a deeper understanding of Taiwan's culture and aesthetics, this study uses AR (augmented reality) technology to bring interactive experiences to the temple, so that the public can interactively experience arts in the temple. Through the AR navigation system, people can ascertain cultural connotations and understand the power of Taiwan's beliefs. This study will take the Wumiao (martial temple) in Yanshui District, Tainan, Taiwan, as the research field to examine the learning experiences and performance with an AR navigation system. The empirical method is used to collect data of users’ behaviors and feelings; the statistics approach is also used to testify to the AR usability that is if with AR technology people can have a better understanding and learning performance on the culture aspect. Research finding proves one can have a better learning experience with AR tech with a positive result. According to the correlation coefficient analysis, only perceived enjoyment and perceived ease of use are moderately correlated, the other differences are highly correlated. It is thus clear that AR navigation systems should be applied for having better folk beliefs, cultural etiquette learning experiences, and learning performance, more, for not merely having faith, but also loyalty as well.
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Besson, Anu M. "Aesthetics and Affordances in a Favourite Place: On the Interactional Use of Environments for Restoration." Environmental Values 29, no. 5 (October 1, 2020): 557–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096327119x15678473650893.
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Research indicates that nature offers many physical and mental health benefits, including restoration - or recovery from mental fatigue. However, questions remain about what exactly in one's environment is experienced as restorative and why. Bridging environmental aesthetics, environmental psychology and cultural studies, this study establishes a connection between landscape and mindscape as seen, for instance, in the ways in which an orderly environment is interpreted as an orderly state of mind and vice versa. Using data drawn from a qualitative survey targeting expatriate Finns, the article mobilises content analysis to interpret the results and concludes that a 'favourite place' is aesthetically appealing, enables actions that are experienced as restorative and is as much an interpretation of a space as a physical place.
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Wu, Zihan, Xiang Ji, Xi Zhou, and Shuai Tong. "Research on Environmental Suitability Evaluation of the Transfer Spaces in Urban Subway Stations." Buildings 12, no. 12 (December 13, 2022): 2209. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12122209.
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The transfer space realizes the connectivity of subway intersections. Passengers generally express that they have a poor experience in the use of this space, so improving the environmental suitability of transfer spaces at subway stations is a top priority. Based on a literature review and field research, this study established an environmental suitability evaluation system for transfer spaces and used the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method to evaluate the environmental suitability of eight samples in Shanghai. The results showed that the evaluation results of the eight samples were ranked as follows: Hanzhong Road Station > People’s Square Station > East Nanjing Road Station > Century Avenue Station > Xujiahui Station > Laoximen Station > Jiangsu Road Station > Shanghai Railway Station. Through the analysis of the relationship between the indicators, it was found that the environmental suitability of a transfer space is greatly affected by safety and convenience, while practicality, comfort, and aesthetics were found to have a weak influence on the suitability of transfer spaces. These evaluation methods and results provide a reference for the improvement of the environmental quality of subway transfer spaces in other cities.
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Iared, Valéria Ghisloti, Haydée Torres de Oliveira, and Phillip G. Payne. "The aesthetic experience of nature and hermeneutic phenomenology." Journal of Environmental Education 47, no. 3 (March 24, 2016): 191–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2015.1063472.
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Shevchenko, S., P. Baranov, and R. S. Kirin. "On the potential of iron ore deposits of Krivbas from the positions of aesthetics, ecology and economy." Collection of Research Papers of the National Mining University 64 (2021): 213–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.33271/crpnmu/64.213.
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Purpose. Analysis of world experience in using the aesthetic potential of exploited mineral deposits, taking into account environmental problems and comparison with the opportunities that arise in the development of iron ore deposits in Kryvbas, to create a powerful multifunctional museum and tourist center. Method. The work uses general scientific research methods - empirical and theoretical (analysis, generalization, comparison, explanation). Part of the work is based on the results of previous studies. Results. It is shown that the ecological situation in Kryvbas due to the active development of iron ore deposits requires the restoration of a favorable geological environment through special investment projects, taking into account the aesthetic and ecological components. Decorative jespilites are considered as one of the most attractive aesthetic aspects of iron ore deposits and the possibility of creating highly artistic products that can reveal not only the beauty of this gem, but also recreate the history, geology, culture of this industrial center with vivid artistic images. In comparison with well-known world analogues, it is shown that Kryvbas as a unique region has all the necessary components to create a powerful cultural and educational museum (business center), which will attract interested tourists, including foreign ones, and eventually gain the status of a cultural monument. world recognition. Scientific novelty. The key aesthetic aspect is revealed and the realization of investment projects on restoration of the sustainable ecological environment on the exploited iron ore deposits of Kryvbas is substantiated taking into account the world tendencies and experience in this sphere. Practical significance. Examples of realization of world-famous ecological and aesthetic developments in the mining and geological field are given, decorative and artistic properties of jespilite in products and sketch projects are shown, comparison of Kryvbas potential with the operating cultural and educational center on the basis of Wieliczka mine (Poland) is made.
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董維琇, 董維琇. "臺灣環境美學復興：社會參與式藝術實踐與地方藝術祭的啟示." 藝術評論 43, no. 43 (July 2022): 219–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.53106/101562402022070043006.
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<p>自1990年代後期以來，臺灣當代藝術發展出社會參與式藝術實踐的趨勢，亦即走出美術館展覽的藩籬並企求與公眾面對面、與社群連結的藝術創作。此一歷程發展適逢後解嚴時代，在地文化認同與本土意識抬頭，反映在文化政策上的則是1990年代的社區總體營造運動乃至於近年來倡議的地方創生。此後，各地的藝術祭更是持續不斷地帶來參與者對地方人文與環境的新感受，發展出在獨特的臺灣文化脈絡與社會變遷的背景下所帶動的「環境美學」復興——對自然與人文環境的重新發現，以及對地方文化歷史脈絡的重思與再建構。對環境與地方的自然和人文關懷是目前亞洲地區正歷時與共的境況，本文以臺灣的社會參與式藝術和地方藝術祭為主要探討對象，自其所帶來的環境美學復興，延伸思考社會參與式藝術暨地方藝術祭的亞洲觀點所帶來的啟示，並以更全觀的視角來思辨藝術的社會實踐，啟發藝術工作者，面對此一全球共同的環境議題。</p> <p> </p><p>Since the late 1990s, Taiwanese contemporary art has developed a trend of socially-engaged art practice that goes beyond the usual framework of museum exhibition and with the aim of reaching public audiences. Moreover, such progress involves a degree of community engagement. The post-Martial law era saw the emergence of issues of local cultural identity and the rise of ideologies of the vernacular. Equally, socially-engaged art practice in Taiwan addressed throughout the 1990s issues of cultural policies for community reconstruction and ideas of “creative placemaking”. The result of such trend has also brought the prevalence of local art festivals. Such a socially art practice and local art festival has since developed into a genuine environmental aesthetics that has led to the rediscovery of human landscape, the natural environment, and to the reconstruction of local culture and history. This latter specificity, though, differs from its Western counterpart model of social art practice.This paper will explore the socially-engaged art and local art festival in Taiwan, their process of development, content and approach through surveys and fieldwork. Their relations to each other, differences, similarities, and sustainability will be also discussed in this research. However, the impacts that they triggered for the revival of environmental aesthetics, has significances to what are related to ecological and environmental issues in the whole world. Attending for local environment, people, history and culture is currently experienced in the Asia is also a common issue. This research takes socially-engaged art practice and local art festivals as a subject, as well as addressing their implications on revival of environmental aesthetics in Taiwan. Moreover, this research not only intends to expound socially-engaged art practice and local art festival from the local perspectives of Taiwan; it also seeks to enrich how we understand such practice in a broader Asian and even global contexts. </p> <p> </p>
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van der Maarel, Shirley. "Guided Into a World Unknown: Reflections on the Making of a Visual Essay With Refugees." Imaginations Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies/revue d études interculturelle de l image 13, no. 2 (October 30, 2022): 207–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.17742/image.tp.13.2.9.
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The constant presence of refugees in the media has constructed its own reality, at the expense of lived reality. Any work concerned with refugees’ lived experience will need to find ways to encourage people to see beyond this discourse. Based on research with refugees placed in depopulating villages in Italy, this article follows the process of collaboratively creating a visual essay that reflects the lived reality of refugee participants. The essay’s aim is to let readers share in an experience, rather than merely documenting that of others. This article reflects on efforts to achieve this through experimenting with the essay’s form, poetics and aesthetics. In doing so, the article discusses an alternative way of communicating research and presenting a visual essay.
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Kryvomaz, Tetiana, and Dmytro Varavin. "Improving the level of environmental safety in the process of the ecoenergoefficient reconstruction of the housing stock in Kiev." USEFUL online journal 1, no. 2 (December 28, 2017): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32557/useful-1-2-2017-0003.
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As a result of research into the state of the housing stock in Kiev and the prospects for its reconstruction, the main levels of implementation of eco-energy-efficient measures have been identified, taking into account the increasing cost / effectiveness ratio, which will include problem assessment, optimizing energy costs, eco-energy efficient housing reconstruction, application of innovative technologies. Based on the national and international experience of reconstruction and overhaul, the 6E concept is proposed, which focuses on energy efficiency, environmental safety, economy, ecology, ergonomics and aesthetics of the reconstruction process. Compliance with the basic requirements of eco-energy efficiency in the process of housing reconstruction will ensure the comfort of residents and will improve the level of environmental safety of our country. Introduction of the principles of energy efficiency in the process of reconstruction of housing stock is an integral part of Ukraine's environmental and national security, as it ensures a reduction in the negative impact on the environment and people, and also significantly reduces the waste of the construction industry.