DIGITAL DISRUPTION & TRANSFORMATION- A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE

Historiography marks a relatively unexplored research domain in architecture. Despite the obscure nature of this subject matter, architectural historiography equally illuminates a hidden pathway to the historical interaction of architecture with art or literature. Critical historiography adds another dimension to this emerging research topic that further encapsulates multiple levels of criticism. In recognition of a growing interest for historiography, it can be argued that the critical aspects of historiography may serve as crucial instruments for an enhanced understanding of architectural historiography. In this article, the realm of architectural historiography is investigated through a multidisciplinary perspective that revisits architectural criticism, critical historiography, modern architecture, phenomenology, and a number of aspects of architectural historiography in the Swedish Million Homes Program.

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The Case for Offensive Strategies in Response to Digital Disruption

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2932909 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jacques R. Bughin ◽

Nicolas van Zeebroeck

Keyword(s):

Digital Disruption ◽

Offensive Strategies

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The Health of Refugees

10.1093/oso/9780198814733.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Age Groups ◽

Refugee Health ◽

Mass Movements ◽

Ethical Challenges ◽

Displaced Populations ◽

Political Landscape ◽

The Media ◽

Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽

The Impact

There have been significant changes in the numbers, patterns, and circumstances of refugees and in the political landscape to support humanitarianism since the publication of the first edition of this collection. Like the first edition, this volume provides a multidisciplinary perspective on refugee health, tracing the health repercussions on individuals and populations from the drivers of forced mass movements of populations from situations of conflict and other disasters through to the process of resettlement in countries other than their countries of origin. Drawing on the expertise of academics, practitioners, and UN frontline experts, the collection covers three main aspects of refugee health: the concepts, definitions, and context from a human rights, humanitarianism, and social determinants of health perspective; the intersection of vulnerabilities across age groups and settings; and the ethical challenges for practitioners and researchers working with forcibly displaced populations seeking to resettle. The collection concludes with an analysis of the role of the media in shaping our perceptions of refugees and the impact on policy and access to care.

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The first stage of Australia’s digital transition and its implications for Australian television drama

Media International Australia ◽

10.1177/1329878x211030370 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1329878X2110303

Author(s):

Anna Potter ◽

Amanda D. Lotz

Keyword(s):

Policy Reform ◽

Television Drama ◽

Local Television ◽

Initial Stage ◽

Policy Frameworks ◽

Domestic Drama ◽

Streaming Services ◽

Support Mechanisms ◽

Cultural Visibility ◽

Digital Disruption

This article analyses how digitisation and screen policy reform altered the production of domestic drama and children’s programmes in Australia. Focusing on dynamics that developed before widespread use of streaming services, it maps the disruptions and evolution that digital ‘multi-channels’ caused and how they challenged audiovisual policy frameworks intended to safeguard local television including drama on advertiser-funded broadcasters. The article reveals how the effects of fragmentation undermined commercial television’s business model and eroded investment in scripted content. Shifting policy priorities also brought new support mechanisms for local programmes and led to adjustments to the ABC’s drama funding practices, with significant effects on the form, content, and cultural visibility of Australian drama. This initial stage of digital disruption – spanning roughly 2001–2014 – is often overlooked but is crucial for appreciating the challenges facing Australian television drama production in the 2020s.

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Advances and Applications of Water Phytoremediation: A Potential Biotechnological Approach for the Treatment of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Water

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18105215 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (10) ◽

pp. 5215

Author(s):

Cristián Raziel Delgado-González ◽

Alfredo Madariaga-Navarrete ◽

José Miguel Fernández-Cortés ◽

Margarita Islas-Pelcastre ◽

Goldie Oza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Plant Species ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Pollution Sources ◽

Water Contaminants ◽

Biotechnological Approach ◽

Wide Range ◽

Great Relevance ◽

Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽

Viable Method

Potable and good-quality drinking water availability is a serious global concern, since several pollution sources significantly contribute to low water quality. Amongst these pollution sources, several are releasing an array of hazardous agents into various environmental and water matrices. Unfortunately, there are not very many ecologically friendly systems available to treat the contaminated environment exclusively. Consequently, heavy metal water contamination leads to many diseases in humans, such as cardiopulmonary diseases and cytotoxicity, among others. To solve this problem, there are a plethora of emerging technologies that play an important role in defining treatment strategies. Phytoremediation, the usage of plants to remove contaminants, is a technology that has been widely used to remediate pollution in soils, with particular reference to toxic elements. Thus, hydroponic systems coupled with bioremediation for the removal of water contaminants have shown great relevance. In this review, we addressed several studies that support the development of phytoremediation systems in water. We cover the importance of applied science and environmental engineering to generate sustainable strategies to improve water quality. In this context, the phytoremediation capabilities of different plant species and possible obstacles that phytoremediation systems may encounter are discussed with suitable examples by comparing different mechanistic processes. According to the presented data, there are a wide range of plant species with water phytoremediation potential that need to be studied from a multidisciplinary perspective to make water phytoremediation a viable method.

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