The influence of qualitative assessments of the social and physical environment on the morale of the rural elderly

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 709-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerrie L. McGhee
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Rural Elderly ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment

scholarly journals Perceptions of the social and physical environment of adolescents’ dietary behaviour in neighbourhoods of different socioeconomic position

Appetite ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 105070
Author(s):  
Hanne Hennig Havdal ◽  
Elisabeth Fosse ◽  
Mekdes Kebede Gebremariam ◽  
Jeroen Lakerveld ◽  
Onyebuchi A. Arah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Position ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment

scholarly journals The subjective wellbeing of migrants in Guangzhou, China: The impacts of the social and physical environment

Cities ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 333-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqi Liu ◽  
Fangzhu Zhang ◽  
Fulong Wu ◽  
Ye Liu ◽  
Zhigang Li
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment

scholarly journals Participation and the social and physical environment of residential blocks: Crime and community context

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas D. Perkins ◽  
Paul Florin ◽  
Richard C. Rich ◽  
Abraham Wandersman ◽  
David M. Chavis
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Community Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment

Brains in bodies in the—social, built, and natural—environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-72
Author(s):  
Michael A. Arbib
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Neural Circuitry ◽  
Action Perception ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment ◽  
Physical Construction

Each brain enlivens a body in interaction with the social and physical environment. Peter Zumthor’s Therme at Vals exemplifies the interplay of interior with surroundings, and ways the actions of users fuse with their multimodal experience. The action–perception cycle includes both practical and contemplative actions. The author analyzes what Louis Sullivan meant by “form ever follows function,” but more often talks of aesthetics and utility. Not only are action, perception, and emotion intertwined, but so are remembering and imagination. Architectural design leads to the physical construction of buildings—but much of what our brains achieve can be seen as a form of mental construction. A first look at neuroscience offers schema theory as a bridge from cognitive processes to neural circuitry. Some architects fear that neuroscience will strip the architect of any creativity. In counterpoint, two-way reduction explores how neuroscience can “dissect” phenomenology by showing how first-person experiences arise from melding diverse subconscious processes. This raises the possibility that neuroscience can extend the effectiveness of architectural design by showing how different aspects of a building may affect human experience in ways that are not apparent to self-reflection.

Improvisation, Democracy, and Feedback

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Belgrad
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Social Philosophy ◽  
Feedback Loops ◽  
Self In Relation ◽  
Public Supply ◽  
Contact Improvisation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S

In the 1960s and 1970s, improvisational artists explored the use of feedback, both as a creative method and a model of the self in relation to its social and physical environment. As an alternative to centralized authority structures, feedback loops could be used to organize decentralized events or activities. The result would be a self-informing system, or autopoiesis. This idea informed the new field of cybernetics and the social philosophy of Paul Goodman and Gregory Bateson. Max Neuhaus’s realization of John Cage’s composition,Fontana Mix—Feed, made use of this structure, as did his later broadcast works,Public SupplyandRadio Net, and the dance form of “contact improvisation” developed by Steve Paxton. In these works, attention to the dynamics of interaction (“deutero-learning”) fostered an improvisational style based on a heightened environmental awareness rather than an exteriorization of the internal psyche, thus pioneering the postmodern, networked self.

scholarly journals Development of Sustainable Test Sites for Mineral Exploration and Knowledge Spillover for Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Kesselring ◽  
Frank Wagner ◽  
Moritz Kirsch ◽  
Leila Ajjabou ◽  
Richard Gloaguen
Keyword(s):  
Resource Use ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Mineral Exploration ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Environmental Measures ◽  
Social Environmental

In mineral exploration, pressure is growing to develop innovative technologies and methods with a lower impact on the social and physical environment. To assess the performance and impact of these technologies and methods, test sites are required. Embedded in the literature on sustainable development, this paper explores how social and environmental measures can be implemented in the design of test sites and what industry stake can learn from sustainable test sites. Through qualitative research, two value networks were developed, one for a sustainable test site approach and another for the existing business practice in mineral exploration. Respondents include public sector officials as well as experts in the social, environmental, business, geoscience, and industry fields. The analysis identifies key drivers for the development of socially and environmentally accepted test sites, thus drawing up actionable points for the mineral exploration industry to increase sustainability. The findings of this paper suggest that the integration of experts and partners from social, as well as environmental, sciences drives sustainability at test sites. For industry application, this results in the need to adapt the activities performed, align resource use with sustainability indicators, and also reconfigure the network of partners towards more socially and environmentally oriented business practices.

scholarly journals Epigenetics, education, and the plastic body: Changing concepts and new engagements

2019 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martyn Pickersgill
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
The Other ◽  
Plastic Body ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment ◽  
Epigenetic Processes ◽  
Do So

Epigenetic processes, and the investigative practices that take these as their focus, are of increasing interest to a range of professionals beyond biomedicine. This has been piqued by, especially, the belief that bioscientific research is demonstrating new molecular mechanisms through which the social and physical environment impact upon the bodies of humans and other animals. Beyond the laboratory, epigenetic notions are entangled with wider ideas about the malleability of the soma (e.g., relating to neuroscience). In many contexts (including, to an extent, education), this intertwinement has contributed to producing and valourising a conception of a particularly plastic body. In this paper, I draw on a range of biomedical and education-related texts in order to outline and reflect upon the notions of ‘education’ and ‘epigenetics’ that are supported through and propelled by an array of writings that, to greater or lesser extents, bring these spheres of praxis into conversation. Discussions of epigenetics and stress, for instance, are framing certain kinds of educational work (e.g., with new parents) as a means of intervening in soma and society. In so doing, they implicitly extend ideas about what education is and what it can do. On the other hand, writings from educational researchers, for example, are enrolling epigenetic findings and ideas to support various positions or approaches. Many education researchers will be sceptical of some of the more hyperbolic assertations made about the significance of epigenetics. However, the fact that a nascent discourse connecting education and epigenetics is emerging is suggestive of a need for reciprocal, thoughtful, and critical exchange with bioscientists who seek to address educational issues, or whose work is being enrolled by others to do so.

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