647 research outputs found
Letter to F.D. Moon from A. Mitchell Salone regarding information about and photos of the Colored School in Wewoka
No full textLetter to F.D. Moon regarding a book being written on African American schools. The author asks for photos of the school and shows appreciation for how he runs the school
Rethinking Parks In a Shrinking Setting: The Marrying of Social Restoration and Nitrate Remediation for a New Urban Park Model in Parkstad Limburg
No full textThe project is situated in Parkstad, South Limburg, an administrative region consisting of 7 municipalities, formerly known as the East Mining Region. Deindustrialisation completely transformed the region, making it the first shrinking area of the Netherlands. Shrinkage commonly refers to a shrinking economy, shrinking population and increased urban vacancy. Deindustrialisation also caused serious aftermaths in terms of social problems. Many new urban park projects have been initiated to replace vacant housings and plots, these new parks also become ways to combat urban decay, poor social condition and crime rates. This huge need for parks is however seemingly difficult in a city that is already facing economic shrinkage. In the short run (or long run) where no new investment or residents can be expected in a shrinking area; parks rely only on government funding and appear as a losing investment or a financial burden. On the other hand, Parkstad faces an upcoming environmental threat of groundwater nitrate contamination which would not only impact drinking water and biodiversity but again, also lead to further financial burden for the government and for local residents. Nitrate problem is hard to tackle in the presence of intensified agricultural practice and Parkstad's signature soil type (Loess). The project questions the values of park, and more specifically the meaning of park in a shrinking city. It explores the possibility of marrying social restoration and nitrate remediation - two pressing needs of Parkstad, in the form of an urban park. The resulting design is on one hand a model of social-nitrate synergy through azolla (water fern), and on the other hand a park cooperative facilitating the azolla industry and the operation of an urban park. As a water-remediation and azolla-park prototype the project will also gain additional funding from research institutions, innovative start-ups and the water company. The designing of the Azolla City Park is an attempt to deliver such coexistence of the social layer and the functional nitrate-remediating layer of an urban park. It also aims to bring these multi-layer rhythms to life. The collective identity of the past is juxtaposed with the site's new function and identity. Azolla is the new coal, you may say. In the way coal mining used to give Heerlen its pride, businesses, social life and culture, so would the proposed azolla-city park create ripples of possibilities in the urban fabric of Heerlen.Harvest LabArchitecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Landscape Architectur
An analysis of the term structure of interest rates and bond options in the South African capital market
No full textThesis (PhD (Applied Mathematics))--University of Pretoria, 2006.Please read the abstract/summary in the section 00back of this document.Mathematics and Applied Mathematicsunrestricte
Urbanism PhD Research 2008 - 2010
No full textTo ensure the quality of the Ph.D. research the Department introduced a special procedure for periodic evaluation: after a period of nine months the potential Ph.D. candidates are asked to present their research design, theoretical framework and methodological approach to the members of the Department and to an external review, drawn up by the professors of the Department and by external reviewer. Depending on the assessment of the review group, the candidates will have the opportunity to continue their research at the Department. In the mean time the (public) review sessions developed into an important element for the scientific debate of the Department. The sessions became a meeting point for the whole Department to discuss new research issues and new methodological approaches and to develop new research collaborations. In this framework the external members of the review group are playing an important role. Their critics form a mirror for the scientific standards of the Department as well as for the scientific (and social) relevancy of the research issues. With the publication of the this book we want to offer to a broader public the opportunity to deal with this debate. The different contributions are based on the papers the Ph.D. candidates prepared for the reviews and have been updatedas a result of the remarks of the peer group and the discussion during the review sessions. As a result the contributions are reflecting the ongoing efforts to redefine the discipline of urbanism under globally changing conditions. The review sessions of the department started in 2004. This book presents the results of the sessions that took place late 2007 and throughout much of 2008.UrbanismArchitectur
Kampung Air: The water village
No full textKampung Air is set in the city of Semarang in Indonesia. This city is facing enormous problems due to land subsidence. Kampung Melayu, which is the location of this project, has a rich history based on trade and commerce. However, now it is mostly abandoned and not functioning anymore. This project tries to deal with these problems by creating a new way of living with water. This project proposes to create new housing based around an aquaponic system. This is a system in which fish and vegetables are produced with the use of water. This system can help with water storage, create a new source of income and strengthen the social structure within the neighbourhood. The architecture of the building makes use of the climatic advantages the system provides, resulting for instance in the shape of the roof.Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Heritage & Architectur
Foresea: An installation about sea level rise at Oerol 2016
No full textForesea is the result of course 'AR0148 - landscape architecture ON site' 2016, initiated by the section Landscape Architecture at the faculty of Architecture. Central aim of this course is to express the given site in a project at the interface between landscape architecture and landscape art, which will be performed during the Oerol festival in June on the island of Terschelling. Experiences of the place and the results of research and analysis form the base of the project.Architecture and The Built EnvironmentUrbanismAR0148 - landscape architecture ON siteLandscape Architectur
Re-creating the gullies, re-creating the city: A review towards a new urban green system for Quito
No full textArchitecture and The Built EnvironmentUrbanismLandscape Architectur
Digital control of distributed parameter systems: A state-space approach
No full textElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
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