Politics, Welfare, and Conservation: A Survey of Meta-planning

1971 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lincoln Allison
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Planning ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Printed Word

A survey of the printed word, including local and national papers as well as weekly journals over the past ten years, would show an increasing proportion of column inches devoted to issues arising out of physical planning — those issues involving such concepts as ‘environment’, ‘conservation’, ‘amenity’ and ‘leisure space’. As a society, we are becoming increasingly preoccupied with our physical environment and on the whole this preoccupation takes the form of fears for the future. Such fears must begin with two propositions: that the environment (or at least some of its important aspects) is changing rapidly and that this is a matter which affects our general well-being.

Temporal Focus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie J. Shipp
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Future ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Temporal Focus

Temporal focus is the individual tendency to characteristically think more or less about the past, present, and future. Although originally rooted in early work from psychology, research on temporal focus has been steadily growing in a number of research areas, particularly since Zimbardo and Boyd’s (1999) influential article on the topic. This chapter will review temporal focus research from the past to the present, including how temporal focus has been conceptualized and measured, and which correlates and outcomes have been tested in terms of well-being and behavior. Based on this review, an agenda for research is created to direct temporal focus research in the future.

scholarly journals Understanding culture as a project

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata M. Leitão ◽  
Solen Roth
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Action Project ◽  
Research Action

This article argues that, in collaboration with Indigenous [and non-Western local] communities, social designers should approach “culture” not only as a form of heritage that should be preserved and transmitted, but also as a project that weaves together heritage, current material circumstances, and desirable ideas for the future. We therefore examine the notion that every culture is intrinsically oriented towards the future, representing a trajectory that links the past to a projected ideal of well-being. Thus, cultural diversity leads to numerous trajectories and distinct futures, contrary to the colonial ideology according to which only one trajectory is possible: that which adheres to the project of eurocentric modernity. Based on a participatory research action project called Tapiskwan, which focused on the aspirations of the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok, we propose that the ultimate goal of social designers should be to nurture local communities’ capacity to (re)create their own autonomous trajectories, in pursuit of the good life as their culture defines it. 

scholarly journals Opponentindlæg: Kecskeméti, Istvan. From papyrus to megabytes: conservation management of archival and photographic collections

1970 ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
John Havermans ◽  
Solveig Sjöberg-Pietarinen
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

To have an analytical look at the future of the past and to gain innovative ideas for the well-being of the collection are important issues to safeguard our heritage. The dissertation work published and presented by Dr. István Kecskeméti titled Papyruksesta megabitteihin: Arkistoja valokuvakokoelmien konservoinnin prosessin hallinta (From papyrus to megabytes: conservation management of archival and photographic collections) contributes positively to this view, as the work contains items from analysis to rules about conservation work (Kecskeméti 2008). From the use of knowledge and gaining knowledge, especially regarding the terminology, as will be concluded in the coming paragraphs. 

scholarly journals Emergence of Loneliness through Degradation of Our Physical Environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Bhagat
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Environmental Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Future ◽  
Core Idea ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Physical Changes

Our Environment is growing and enriching us on the cost of its own well being. The matter of concern of environmental psychology is so much important in today’s era to save the future psychological/mental as well as physical health. The core idea of learning the cause of loneliness due to the physical changes of environment can hence change the foresightedness for the field of psychology. The few basic and the important factors which are helpful in understanding the overall health of the environment and its contribution in the loneliness of human beings are discussed in this study.

Through the Past to the Future of Naples

2018 ◽  
pp. 149-166
Author(s):  
Ana Lóio
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Baby Girl ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Personal A ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
The City

This chapter re-examines a neglected textual conjecture in Silv. 4.8 (semina for lumina in line 15) and offers a further conjecture (pectora for lumina in 17). This poem is presented as both civic and personal, a celebration of the birth of Pollius Felix’ grandson which simultaneously applauds the generosity of an illustrious family in contributing descendants to grace the Neapolitan citizen community. The intimacy of Statius’ poem for his patron is illustrated by the citing of a possible Propertian intertext, which enhances the lustre of Menecrates’ two boys and the charm of his baby girl through their resemblance to the Dioscuri and their little sister, Helen. The civic resonance of the poem is resumed in Statius’ closural prayer addressed to the guardian gods of the city for the well-being of the family.

Prospection, well-being, and mental health

2017 ◽  
pp. 255-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Life Trajectory

Chapter 11 provides an overview of Chapters 1 to 10 and introduces the idea of a subjective future life trajectory. A subjective future life trajectory describes the sense that persons have of themselves being located in the present, but always moving forward into the future. The trajectory involves both short-term and long-term representations about the future, which vary in detail and value. Disruptions to the trajectory can take different forms, with anxiety and depression representing the two main kinds of disruption. A settled trajectory enables someone to focus on the present, whereas disrupted trajectories pull attention away from the present to try to ‘repair’ the trajectory. A future trajectory, and a present focus, can also be disrupted by memories relating to the past portion of the trajectory. Methodological issues that have been touched upon throughout the book are revisited and suggestions made for how research could move forward.

Prospection, well-being and memory

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 266-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew K MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Mental Representation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Future Thinking ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Episodic Memories

Prospection (mental representation of the future) is an aspect of imagination that has recently become a focus of attention for researchers on memory. Evidence from a variety of sources points to episodic memory and future-thinking as being very closely linked and both are connected to well-being and mental health. This article provides an overview of some key findings linking episodic memory, future-thinking and well-being. Similarities and differences between episodic memories for the past and thoughts about the future are reviewed. It is suggested that the uncertainty inherent in future-thinking implies a greater role for semantic memory in how people think about the future compared to how they remember the past. Understanding how semantic and episodic knowledge combine to create representations about the future has the potential to help elucidate ways in which people experiencing psychological distress think about the future.

scholarly journals A review of research in activity-based working over the last ten years: lessons for the post-COVID workplace

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samin Marzban ◽  
Christhina Candido ◽  
Martin Mackey ◽  
Lina Engelen ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Full Text Review

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to map and describe findings from research conducted in workspaces designed to support activity-based working (ABW) over the past 10 years (2010–2020) with a view of informing post-COVID workplaces of the positive and negative attributes of ABW. Design/methodology/approach Scopus was used as the search engine for this review. Papers which reported findings related to ABW and performed field study in ABW workspaces with adult occupants were included. Out of the 442 initial papers, 40 papers were included following iterative title and abstract and full text review process and consideration of inclusion and exclusion criteria. These papers were divided into three groupings (organizational, human and physical environment) based on their major focus. Positive and negative effects of ABW environments on occupants are discussed within these three topics in consideration of the implications for the post-COVID workplace. Findings Although the included studies were inclined to be either more positive (i.e. interior design) or negative (i.e. indoor environmental quality, productivity, distraction and privacy) in relation to various attributes of ABW, no single effect of ABW environments on occupants was in full agreement between the studies. The shortcomings of ABW environments are more related to how this way of working is implemented and how occupants use it, rather than the concept itself. A partial uptake of ABW leads to occupants’ dissatisfaction, lower productivity and lower well-being, while a holistic approach increases the chance of success. It is hypothesised that many currently reported negative aspects of the ABW concept might diminish overtime as ABW evolves and as new challenges arise. A continuous post-occupancy evaluation after relocation to an ABW-supportive environment can inform the organization about the changing needs and preference of the occupants; hence, the organization can tailor the ABW solution to the arising needs. The inter-connection between the three key ABW pillars (organizational, human and physical environment) is crucial to the success of this concept specifically in the context of the post-COVID-19 workplace. Originality/value This paper highlights the key shortcomings and limitations of studies produced over the past decade and identifies keys gaps in the current body of literature. It provides a new insight on how findings related to open-plan offices designed to support ABW can be categorized on the three big heading of organizational, physical and human-related aspects, and further investigates the positive and negatives outcomes reported on ABW under these headings. It also discusses how the findings arising from this literature review can inform the post-COVID workplace.

scholarly journals Messages of Hope: Using Positive Stories of Survival to Assist Recovery in Rwanda

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 450-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girish Lala ◽  
Craig McGarty ◽  
Emma F. Thomas ◽  
Angela Ebert ◽  
Mick Broderick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Past ◽  
Early Implementation ◽  
Vulnerable People ◽  
The Future ◽  
Memorial Sites

For the past twenty years, the overriding story of Rwanda has been centred around the events and consequences of the genocide. In Rwanda, public expressions of that story have occurred in the gacaca courts, where survivors and perpetrators testified about their experiences and actions, during ongoing annual remembrance and mourning commemorations, and in memorial sites across the country that act as physical reminders of the genocide. While important as mechanisms for justice, testimony, and commemoration, on their own such events and installations also have the potential to re-traumatise. Accordingly, Rwandan agencies have encouraged a focus on the future as the overarching theme of recent national commemorations. Yet, opportunities for Rwandans to recount and disseminate positive, future-oriented stories of survival and healing remain sparse. Creation and awareness of positive stories have the potential to assist in recovery by increasing feelings of hope and efficacy; and recent research has demonstrated the value of hopefulness, well-being, and social support for vulnerable people. The Messages of Hope program seeks to leverage those ideas into a framework for generating positive messages by Rwandan survivors, providing an opportunity for everyday Rwandans to record and transmit their own positive stories of survival to demonstrate recovery and growth after the genocide, and to reinforce connectedness by sharing their challenges and aspirations. We describe the development and early implementation of this initiative and its potential longer-term application in other contexts of vulnerability.

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