scholarly journals A survey of the effect of cultural roots of society on design of house architecture (Case study: Traditional culture of Iran society, Iranian-Islamic houses)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Payam Safarian ◽  
◽  
Arezoo Azar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Cultural Roots

Negotiation between modernity and local culture in moviegoing practice: A case study of a traditional movie theater in Guangzhou Metropolis

2021 ◽  
pp. 136787792199381
Author(s):  
Geng Lin ◽  
Hao Wu ◽  
Xiaoru Xie ◽  
Fiona Fan Yang ◽  
Zuyi Lv
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Movie Theaters ◽  
Movie Theater ◽  
Over Time

As a medium for delivering modernity, movie theaters have faithfully recorded the dialogue between modernity and local daily lives. In contrast to modern movie theaters, traditional cinemas are distinguished by their long history, through which they reflect the changing connotations and social construction of modernity over time. Based on detailed analysis of the historical and social characteristics of Nanguan cinema, a 100-year-old movie theater in Guangzhou, China, we reach the following two conclusions: first, shaped by local traditional culture, the practice of moviegoing localizes modernity with a distinctive grassroots feature that enlivens everyday lives; second, moviegoing at traditional theaters in modern metropolitan areas has further enriched the connotations of modernity by providing a nostalgic experience for audiences.

MASCULINIZING THE FEMININE IN TU LUC VAN DOAN (A CASE STUDY KHAI HUNG’S COCK-HEN (TRỐNG MÁI))

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Tam Phan Thi Thanh
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
Vietnamese Literature ◽  
The Creation

Concerning an issue of individual emancipation and a feminist sense in Vietnamese literature in the 1930s, Khai Hung’s Cock-Hen describes Hien as a representative of an innovative women image in compare with the traditional culture. Masculinizing rules of the feminity in the creation of a character have provided Hien most characteristics of male privileges such as a powerful body, a strong personality, and the interest in adventures and risks. Cock-Hen, thus, helps us to identify a feature of feminism in Vietnamese society in the early 20th century.

scholarly journals Seeking Common Ground in Dryland Systems: Steps Towards Adaptive Water Governance

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 498
Author(s):  
Gabriel Lopez Porras ◽  
Lindsay C. Stringer ◽  
Claire H. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Cultural Roots ◽  
Engagement Process

Drylands are exposed to climate stressors, such as water scarcity, as well as societal stressors, including conflicts, which can make water governance unsuitable for the system’s context. The emergence of adaptive water governance often takes places in these challenging contexts, but the process of achieving this style of governance requires a better consideration of system complexities. Using the Rio del Carmen watershed in Mexico as a case study, with primary data obtained through a questionnaire survey carried out with 217 farmers, this paper aims to identify the main complexities and needs to enable the emergence of adaptive water governance. We found that different groups of farmers converge in identifying system stressors and the main needs regarding water governance; yet, the ways these stressors are perceived differ between groups. The results indicate that contrasting perceptions are shaped by the different cultural roots and environmental conditions in the upper and lower parts of the watershed. This variation increases the difficulty in achieving collaboration and compromise when conflicts ensue. Reducing inequalities in the awareness of system stressors has the potential to enable adaptive water governance. This could be achieved through a peacebuilding technique with an appropriate cultural approach for the watershed’s context in the early stages of a stakeholder engagement process.

Self-Motivated versus Forced Disclosure of Environmental Information in China: A Comparative Case Study of the Pilot Disclosure Programmes

2011 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 331-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanxin Li
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Cultural Roots ◽  
Environmental Information Disclosure

AbstractChina promulgated the Open Government Information Decree and Measures of Environmental Information Disclosure (Trial) in 2007, but the Pollution Information Transparency Index revealed the poor implementation of disclosing environmental information in 113 cities in 2008. Adopting a comparative case study approach, this article uses a combination of the “cultural roots” and “webs of dialogue” analytical frameworks to analyse the pilot environmental information disclosure programmes in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia from 1999 to 2000. It finds that when the programme was top-down, the commitment, perception and resources of leadership determined its success and nondisclosure did not receive any public attention. However, when environmental NGOs are actively engaged, pressure can be from the bottom up, webs of dialogue can be established, and the public can be empowered to seek and use environmental information actively in development decision-making and redressing pollution harms.

scholarly journals On the Landscape Composition of Traditional Village in Huizhou District–A Case Study in Qizili Village

2021 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 04027
Author(s):  
Peng Cheng ◽  
Siyi Xiao ◽  
Yunzhang Li ◽  
Zhongsong Bi
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Landscape Composition ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Traditional Architecture ◽  
Natural Landscape ◽  
Layout Planning ◽  
Landscape Features ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors ◽  
Human Landscape

The landscape features of traditional villages displayed in the Huizhou District were formed in a specific environment gradually. It was the result of the comprehensive effects of natural, historical, social, and cultural factors. This study took Qizili Village as an example and sorted out the composition and current situation of its natural landscape and human landscape. To refine the proper composition model of Qizili Village, we analyzed the landscape features from the perspectives of the natural environment, layout planning, traditional architecture, environmental elements, and traditional culture. Finally, we concluded the landscape connotation of Qizili Village.

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