Epilogue

Big Sur ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Alden Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Land Values ◽  
Land Trusts ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Citizen Activism ◽  
Big Sur ◽  
Local Officials

Big Sur is compelling not only for its exceptional beauty but also for what it reveals about Californians’ relationship to their coastline. Today, California’s coast reflects residents’ dual desire to protect a remarkable environment and a high quality of life. The world-famous coastline is integral to the state’s economy, to residents’ sense of well-being, and to the California Dream. In Big Sur, residents and local officials pioneered creative preservation measures that would later become common throughout the state. Open-space planning, conservation easements, intergovernmental collaboration and citizen activism, land trusts, and transfer development credits all addressed preservation in an age of increasingly high land values, erratic voter support, and unpredictable government funding. The epilogue examines several key people and places that illustrate contemporary economic and social realities along the Big Sur and California coast, including Peter Douglas, the late, influential executive director of the California Coastal Commission; Billy Post, a fourth-generation Big Sur resident who helped design the luxury resort Post Ranch Inn; and the idiosyncrasies of the Big Sur softball league.

scholarly journals Defensible Spaces

Encyclopedia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-323
Author(s):  
Yasmin Moanis ◽  
Fatmaelzahraa Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Defensible Space ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Territorial Claim ◽  
Safe Environments

Defensible space is the concept of creating spaces that include a series of architectural guidelines that are used when designing a new urban residential area to promote both the territorial claim of the residential groups to their surroundings and their ability to conduct natural surveillance of their spaces. Constructing safe environments with safe vocabularies for enhancing well-being is crucial for achieving quality of life in both peace and wartime. Warzone countries that suffer from many changes due to the effect of war (or fourth-generation wars) should be prepared to face those changes with safe spaces as well.

scholarly journals Adolescents’ Sense of Community and Involvement in Playground Activities: Panacea to Ameliorate Social Vices and Delinquencies

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola ◽  
Mohamad Hisyam Rasidi ◽  
Ismail Said
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
The Social ◽  
Attitudinal Changes ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Researchers have identified defects in the physical environments in which they interact and play, which has resulted in a decline the expected values initiated in both the social, physical and psychological developments. The role of playground in the development of adolescent’s health, moral and social standard has attracted lower interest in the recent time. The adolescent sense of community relates to a positive experience in the community open space setting such as playground and social well-being with their peers in general. Over time, little efforts have been initiated by the researchers towards these phenomena. This current study fills the gap by examining the adolescents’ sense of community through a quantitative survey via appraisal of the quality of community playground, emotional connection and effects of their participation in playground activities on ameliorating the delinquents’ behavior and social vices. Completed survey questionnaires retrieved from a total number of 69 purposive respondents who are adolescents from three towns and analyzed through relative importance index (RII) via Likert scale. Results from the analysis indicated that adolescents’ positive attitudinal changes and reduction in social vices and delinquent’s behavior could be achieved through their involvements in quality and well-equipped playgrounds. Similarly, the significant role of sense of community in enhancing adolescent social participation in playground activities contributes to a major role in increasing their social well-being and togetherness. Thus, the study recommends appropriate future planning, design, and management of neighborhood playgrounds in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Green Open Space Planning in Improving the Quality of Space in the Mamuju Urban Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Dian Awaliah Marsawal ◽  
Hazairin Zubair ◽  
Andang Suryana Soma
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Image Digitization ◽  
Open Space Planning ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

The increase in regional demographics certainly affects the use of energy for transportation and households which will ultimately have implications for greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions in the region. This study focuses on the planning of green open space in the Mamuju Urban Area in order to minimize the effects of greenhouse gases so that the quality of space in the area is maintained. This research is a type of quantitative descriptive research that explores the condition of green open space in the Mamuju Urban Area and takes into account the existing emission potential. The data analysis used is AHP (scoring and weighting) to determine the value and influence of each thematic, image digitization and field observations to determine the existing green open space in the Mamuju Urban Area, and overlay using the ArcGIS 10.8 application to combine maps that be a research indicator. The results obtained from this study are that the Mamuju Urban Area continues to grow from time to time, the distribution of existing green open space continues to decrease along with land use changes that continue to occur, and from the analysis of potential emissions, the largest green open space planning directive is private green open space planning with an area of 354, 14 Ha.

scholarly journals Assessing the habitability of single-family houses in Iraq a case study in Sulaimaniya city

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (43) ◽  
pp. 175-188
Author(s):  
Nahedh Taha Al-Qemaqchi ◽  
Tara Azad Rauof
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Housing Standards ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
Key Questions

A residence strongly influences the lifestyle of its occupants and may be a determining factor for the family's quality of life. To maintain the comfort and well-being of its occupants, each dwelling should be adequate for the household. The dwelling should therefore provide a habitable and comfortable environment. Housing space standards in many countries set the conditions for achieving these objectives and generally regulate the overall sizes of individual rooms in addition to the layouts of dwellings. This paper seeks to explore the relationship between habitable area ratios and other component area ratios, such as the structure area, the service area, the circulation area and the open space area, in the context of Iraqi single-family houses. Therefore, this study aims to answer two key questions: Is the habitable area ratio among other ratios compatible with Iraqi housing standards? And does it affect the performance of the units? To this end, the paper adopted a methodology for calculating each area ratio in several newly established complexes in Sulaimaniya City and their relationship to the size of different plot areas for assessing the habitability and efficiency of different house plot areas.

scholarly journals Reflective citizens as a tool for well-being and public health achievement (Novi Sad, Serbia)

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Jevtic ◽  
I Flasar ◽  
M Mojovic
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Cultural Dialogue ◽  
Novi Sad

Abstract Issue/Description Reflective Citizens (RC) as ’psycho-social transitional spaces’ - were established in 2005, when Serbia joined the International Listening Posts (LP) Network of OPUS (Organization for Promoting Understanding of Society). Recognizing the need for more reflective citizens’ spaces, for continuously ongoing work through social trauma, Psycho-Social section (PSS - GAS Belgrade) began organizing them more often and in different cities. Serbian RC developed specific conceptualization and methodology, carefully integrating aspects of LP, group analysis, group’s relations, and social dreaming, which are still in the process of evaluation and improvement. Results RC in Novi Sad have started in 2014, with a huge enthusiasm, as a team work of PSS. It is recognized that Novi Sad, as a multinational and specific multicultural environment could develop Applied Reflective Citizens - Citizens’ dialogue in cultural spaces in Novi Sad, as supportive and open space for all citizens who wish to develop themselves, multiculturalism, tolerance and better social environment. At the seven workshops organized by now, the beginning was marked by a session of social dreaming. Free psychosocial associations in thinkrooms have defined the topics: loneliness, helplessness, walls and borders, migrations, diversity, mental malnutrition, the presence of evil and the need for goodness, lack of communication... and on the basis of them, the corresponding hypotheses. Lessons Applied Reflective Citizens have become the support and open space for all citizens who want to contribute to multiculturalism, tolerance, a better social environment, understanding the environment and building incentive bridges in communication through dialogue and also to contribute to a positive cultural climate, building cultural capacities and fostering cultural dialogue through mutual reflection, thus contributing the quality of life, which is of public health significance. Key messages Reflective Citizens can be a contribution for improving health in community through fostering dialogue and mutual reflection. Reflective Citizens give an open space for all citizens who want to contribute to multiculturalism, tolerance, better social environment, thus contributing quality of life, and to public health, also.

scholarly journals What Affects Older Adults’ Viewing Behaviors in Neighborhood Open Space: A Study in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2430
Author(s):  
Mu-Fei He ◽  
Shu-Lin Shi ◽  
Ming-Yi He ◽  
Yan-Peng Leng ◽  
Shao-Yi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Research on older adults’ behaviors, living environments, and their quality of life (QoL) has grown rapidly. Viewing behaviors, although broadly acknowledged as critical for older adults’ QoL, have not been systematically examined in situ. What affects the viewing behaviors of older adults in neighborhood open space (NOS) is still unclear. This study conducted unobtrusive continuous observations in NOS of two residential estates in Hong Kong. With spatio-temporal analyses with ArcGIS Pro and statistical analyses with SPSS, principal influential factors to viewing behaviors of older adults in NOS were identified, including distances for viewing, landscape attractiveness, body supporting elements, as well as moving and interactive behaviors. How these factors would affect older adults’ well-being and QoL is discussed from the perspectives of supportive landscape design, sense of control, prospect and refuge, and social support, etc. Corresponding design implications are proposed to enrich existing NOS design knowledge for older adults’ quality of life.

Perceived Overprotection and Its Association With Quality of Life in Dementia

GeroPsych ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Mechthild Niemann-Mirmehdi ◽  
Andreas Häusler ◽  
Paul Gellert ◽  
Johanna Nordheim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Mental Well Being

Abstract. To date, few studies have focused on perceived overprotection from the perspective of people with dementia (PwD). In the present examination, the association of perceived overprotection in PwD is examined as an autonomy-restricting factor and thus negative for their mental well-being. Cross-sectional data from the prospective DYADEM study of 82 patient/partner dyads (mean age = 74.26) were used to investigate the association between overprotection, perceived stress, depression, and quality of life (QoL). The analyses show that an overprotective contact style with PwD has a significant positive association with stress and depression, and has a negative association with QoL. The results emphasize the importance of avoiding an overprotective care style and supporting patient autonomy.

Ego Psychoanalytic Rorschach Interpretation

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irving B. Weiner
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Sequence Analysis ◽  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Adjustment Difficulties ◽  
Behavioral Features ◽  
Defensive Style ◽  
Cognitive Slippage ◽  
Interpretive Process

Abstract. This article concerns the utility of ego psychoanalytic perspectives in Rorschach interpretation. Psychoanalytic ego psychology focuses on how people cope with events in their lives and how effectively they can meet challenges to their sense of well-being. The way people deal with experienced distress constitutes their defensive style and determines to a large extent what kind of person they are. Adequate defenses against anxiety promote comfortable and productive adjustment, whereas ineffective defenses typically cause adjustment difficulties and susceptibility to psychological disorders. In Rorschach assessment, the nature and effectiveness of a person’s defensive style can often be identified with a sequence analysis that integrates the structural, thematic, and behavioral features in the protocol. In particular, the sequential quality of responses, especially preceding and following instances of cognitive slippage, can help identify causes of upsetting concerns, defensive efforts to alleviating these concerns, and the adequacy of these defensive efforts in restoring equanimity. This interpretive process is illustrated with attention to implications for differential diagnosis and treatment planning in the Rorschach protocol of a 20-year-old suicidal woman.

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