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Author: Hans-Detlef M?ller-Mahn Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1849710856 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 261
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Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offers a brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how to manage, tolerate and take risks. A broad range of risks are examined, including natural hazards, climate change, political violence, and state failure. Case studies range from the Congo to Central Asia, from tsunami in Japan and civil war affected areas in Sri Lanka to avalanche hazards in Austria. In each of these cases, the authors examine the importance and role of space in the causes and differentiation of risk, in how we can conceptualize risk from a spatial perspective and in the relevance of space and locality for risk governance. This new approach - endorsed by Ragnar Löfstedt and Ortwin Renn, two of the world's leading and most prolific risk analysts - is essential reading for those charged with studying, anticipating and managing risks.
Author: Hans-Detlef M?ller-Mahn Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1849710856 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 261
Book Description
Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offers a brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how to manage, tolerate and take risks. A broad range of risks are examined, including natural hazards, climate change, political violence, and state failure. Case studies range from the Congo to Central Asia, from tsunami in Japan and civil war affected areas in Sri Lanka to avalanche hazards in Austria. In each of these cases, the authors examine the importance and role of space in the causes and differentiation of risk, in how we can conceptualize risk from a spatial perspective and in the relevance of space and locality for risk governance. This new approach - endorsed by Ragnar Löfstedt and Ortwin Renn, two of the world's leading and most prolific risk analysts - is essential reading for those charged with studying, anticipating and managing risks.
Author: Thomas W. Schubert Publisher: Walter de Gruyter ISBN: 311025431X Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 365
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Space provides the stage for our social lives - social thought evolved and developed in a constant interaction with space. The volume demonstrates how this has led to an astonishing intertwining of spatial and social thought. For the first time, research on language comprehension, metaphors, priming, spatial perception, face perception, art history and other fields is brought together to provide an integrative view. This overview confirms that often, metaphors reveal a deeper truth about how our mind uses spatial information to represent social concepts. Yet, the evidence also goes beyond this insight, showing for instance how flexible our mind operates with spatial metaphors, how the peculiarities of our bodies determine the way we assign meaning to space, and how the asymmetry of our brain influences spatial and face perception. Finally, it is revealed that also how we write language - from left to right or from right to left - shapes how we perceive, interpret, and produce horizontal movement and order. The evidence ranges from linguistics to social and spatial perception to neuropsychology, seamlessly integrating such diverse findings as speed in word comprehension, children's depictions of abstract concepts, estimates of the steepness of hills, and archival research on how often Homer Simpson is depicted left or right of Marge. The chapters in this book offer a topology of social cognition and explore the pivotal role language plays in creating links between spatial and social thought.
Author: Itzhak Bars Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 0387776389 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 221
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In physics, the idea of extra spatial dimensions originates from Nordstöm’s 5-dimensional vector theory in 1914, followed by Kaluza-Klein theory in 1921, in an effort to unify general relativity and electromagnetism in a 5 dimensional space-time (4 dimensions for space and 1 for time). Kaluza–Klein theory didn’t generate enough interest with physicist for the next five decades, due to its problems with inconsistencies. With the advent of supergravity theory (the theory that unifies general relativity and supersymmetry theories) in late 1970’s and eventually, string theories (1980s) and M-theory (1990s), the dimensions of space-time increased to 11 (10-space and 1-time dimension). There are two main features in this book that differentiates it from other books written about extra dimensions: The first feature is the coverage of extra dimensions in time (Two Time physics), which has not been covered in earlier books about extra dimensions. All other books mainly cover extra spatial dimensions. The second feature deals with level of presentation. The material is presented in a non-technical language followed by additional sections (in the form of appendices or footnotes) that explain the basic equations and formulas in the theories. This feature is very attractive to readers who want to find out more about the theories involved beyond the basic description for a layperson. The text is designed for scientifically literate non-specialists who want to know the latest discoveries in theoretical physics in a non-technical language. Readers with basic undergraduate background in modern physics and quantum mechanics can easily understand the technical sections. Part I starts with an overview of the Standard Model of particles and forces, notions of Einstein’s special and general relativity, and the overall view of the universe from the Big Bang to the present epoch, and covers Two-Time physics. 2T-physics has worked correctly at all scales of physics, both macroscopic and microscopic, for which there is experimental data so far. In addition to revealing hidden information even in familiar "everyday" physics, it also makes testable predictions in lesser known physics regimes that could be analyzed at the energy scales of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN or in cosmological observations." Part II of the book is focused on extra dimensions of space. It covers the following topics: The Popular View of Extra Dimensions, Einstein and the Fourth Dimension, Traditional Extra Dimensions, Einstein's Gravity, The Theory Formerly Known as String, Warped Extra Dimensions, and How Do We Look For Extra Dimensions?
Author: Jeffrey B. O'callaghan Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781456376482 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 242
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Common sense sometimes gives a false indication of reality. As a result, the "reality" of other truths go unnoticed.For example, many people of the fifteenth century believed the earth was flat, even though they could see the circular shadow of the earth moving across the moon during a lunar eclipse.However, Christopher Columbus along with many educated people of that time realized this to be an indication that the earth might be spherical.He trusted both his intellect and his senses more than the conventional wisdom of the time and sailed to a new world of knowledge and understanding.Similarly this book shows how one can by observing his or her environment gain a better understanding of the reality of our world. Quantum mechanics and Einstein's Relativistic Theories have been the most successful scientific theories of modern times however; attempts to unify them and define "A Theory of Everything" have been unsuccessful. This is because there exists an incompatibility between the microscopic universe described by quantum mechanics and the macroscopic world described by Einstein's theories. Einstein's theories define the macroscopic universe in terms of the existence of a continuous space-time metric while quantum theories define the microscopic world of particles in terms of discontinuous particles. Therefore, these two theories are inherently incompatible because the universe cannot be both continuous and discontinuous at the same time. However, this paper demonstrates the relativistic properties of space and time and the quantum mechanical properties of energy/mass, momentum, and position can be explained and predicted by defining a universe in terms of a common mechanism related to the existence four *spatial* dimensions and a continuous non-quantized field of energy/mass. Chapter one will postulate that space is composed four *spatial* dimensions and a continuous field of energy/mass.Chapter two will derive the quantum mechanical or particle properties of energy/mass in terms of discrete energies associated with resonant "structures" formed in a continuous non-quantized field of energy/mass.Chapter three will define the wave properties of particles in terms resonant system or structure formed by oscillations of a matter wave moving on a continuous "surface" of a three-dimensional space manifold with respect to a fourth *spatial* dimension. Therefore, Chapters two and three provide a bridge between the discontinuous or quantum mechanical and wave properties of particles in terms of a continuous non-quantized field of energy/mass and four *spatial* dimensions.Time will be defined as only being a measure of the sequential ordering of the causality of an event, while the causality of gravity, momentum and the quantum mechanical properties of energy/mass will be derived in terms of the physical properties of four *spatial* dimensions. It will then be individually linked to each coordinate plane of four-dimensional space by the mathematical and experimental observed sequential ordering of events that occur in each coordinate plane.Chapter fifteen will derive the relativistic properties of space and time and the equivalence between gravity and accelerated reference frames terms of the geometry of four *spatial* dimensions. This suggests that redefining the physical structure of the universe (as is done in this book) in terms of the existence of a continuous non-quantized field of energy/mass and four *spatial* dimensions instead of four dimensional space time may enable physicists to define a common unifying mechanism responsible for both the quantum mechanical and relativistic properties of our universe. The universe's most powerful enabling tool is notknowledge or understanding but imaginationbecause it extends the reality ofone's environment.
Author: Laura Vaughan Publisher: UCL Press ISBN: 1787353060 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 270
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From a rare map of yellow fever in eighteenth-century New York, to Charles Booth’s famous maps of poverty in nineteenth-century London, an Italian racial zoning map of early twentieth-century Asmara, to a map of wealth disparities in the banlieues of twenty-first-century Paris, Mapping Society traces the evolution of social cartography over the past two centuries. In this richly illustrated book, Laura Vaughan examines maps of ethnic or religious difference, poverty, and health inequalities, demonstrating how they not only serve as historical records of social enquiry, but also constitute inscriptions of social patterns that have been etched deeply on the surface of cities. The book covers themes such as the use of visual rhetoric to change public opinion, the evolution of sociology as an academic practice, changing attitudes to physical disorder, and the complexity of segregation as an urban phenomenon. While the focus is on historical maps, the narrative carries the discussion of the spatial dimensions of social cartography forward to the present day, showing how disciplines such as public health, crime science, and urban planning, chart spatial data in their current practice. Containing examples of space syntax analysis alongside full colour maps and photographs, this volume will appeal to all those interested in the long-term forces that shape how people live in cities.
Author: Bernard Debarbieux Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1788973879 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 221
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Travelling through various historical and geographical contexts, Social Imaginaries of Space explores diverse forms of spatiality, examining the interconnections which shape different social collectives. Proposing a theory on how space is intrinsically linked to the making of societies, this book examines the history of the spatiality of modern states and nations and the social collectives of Western modernity in a contemporary light.
Author: OECD Publisher: OECD Publishing ISBN: 9264415521 Category : Languages : en Pages : 68
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Land is a key input into agricultural production and the agricultural sector remains the main user of rural land in most OECD countries. How land is managed in agriculture, and the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses, are likely to have implications not only for the provision of food, but also for the supply of public goods such as rural amenities, as well as for the quantity and quality of water.
Author: Jeffrey B. O'callaghan Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781468073225 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 226
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The Imagineer's Chronicles Vol 2 - 2011 is a compilation of articles published bi monthly elaborating on the theoretical ideas contained in its companion book "The Reality of Four Spatial Dimensions".Common sense sometimes gives a false indication of reality. As a result, the "reality" of other truths go unnoticed.For example, many people of the fifteenth century believed the earth was flat, even though they could see the circular shadow of the earth moving across the moon during a lunar eclipse.However, Christopher Columbus along with many educated people of that time realized this to be an indication that the earth might be spherical.He trusted both his intellect and his senses more than the conventional wisdom of the time and sailed to a new world of knowledge and understanding.Similarly the book "The Reality of the Fourth *Spatial* Dimension" shows how one can by observing his or her environment gain a better understanding of the reality of our world.Quantum mechanics and Einstein's Relativistic Theories have been the most successful scientific theories of modern times however; attempts to unify them and define "A Theory of Everything" have been unsuccessful.This is because there exists an incompatibility between the microscopic universe described by quantum mechanics and the macroscopic one described by Einstein's theories.Einstein's theories define the macroscopic universe in terms of the existence of a continuous space-time metric while quantum theories define the microscopic world of particles in terms of discontinuous units.Therefore, these two theories are inherently incompatible because the universe cannot be both continuous and discontinuous at the same time. However, the book "The Reality of the Fourth *Spatial* Dimension" demonstrates that one can derive a common mechanism for both the relativistic properties of space and time and the quantum mechanical properties of momentum and position in terms of a continuous non-quantized field of energy/mass and four *spatial* dimensions instead of four dimensional space-time. Chapter one defines space in terms of four *spatial* dimensions and a continuous field of energy/mass.Chapter two derives the quantum mechanical properties of energy/mass in terms of discrete energies associated with resonant "structures" formed in a continuous non-quantized field of energy/mass. Chapter three derives the wave properties of particles in terms resonant system or structure formed by oscillations of a matter wave moving on a continuous "surface" of a three-dimensional space manifold with respect to a fourth *spatial* dimension. Therefore, they provide a bridge between their discontinuous or quantum mechanical and wave properties in terms of a continuous non-quantized field of energy/mass and four *spatial* dimensions.Later the relativistic properties of space and time and the equivalence between gravity and accelerated reference frames will be derived terms of the geometry of four *spatial* dimensions.This suggests that redefining the physical structure of the universe as was done is done in that book may enable physicists to define a common unifying mechanism responsible for both the quantum mechanical and relativistic properties of our universe. The Imagineer's Chronicles is not meant to define the answers to questions raised there. Instead it is meant to give the scientific community the specific information and experimental techniques required to either verify or falsify it contents. It relies less on mathematics and more on conceptual logic and thought experiments (much like Albert Einstein did) to show how one can predict all modern observations by extrapolating the rules defining classical three-dimensional space to a fourth spatial dimension. The universe's most powerful enabling tool is not knowledge or understanding but imagination because it extends the reality of one's environment.
Author: Michael F. Worboys Publisher: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ISBN: Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 294
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This volume contains the proceedings of the eleventh British National Conference on Databases, held at Keele University, England. A dominant themein the volume is the provision of the means to enhance the capabilities of databases to handle information that has a rich semantic structure. A major research question is how to achieve such a semantic scale-up without sacrificing performance. There are currently two main paradigms within which it is possible to propose answers to this question, deduction-oriented and object-oriented. Both paradigms are well represented in this collection, with the balance in the direction of the deductive approach, which is followed by both the invited papers, by Michael Freeston from the European Computer-Industry Research Centre in Munich and Carlo Zaniolo from the University of California at Los Angeles. In addition, the volume contains 13 full papers selected from a total of36 submissions.
Author: Hans-Detlef M?ller-Mahn
Author: Hans-Detlef M?ller-Mahn
Author: Thomas W. Schubert
Author: Itzhak Bars
Author: Jeffrey B. O'callaghan
Author: Laura Vaughan
Author: Bernard Debarbieux
Author: OECD
Author: Jeffrey B. O'callaghan
Author: Michael F. Worboys
Author: Herman Kao