brief tribute to Dr. C. Forsythe, who had died the previous day, at the age of 88, and who had been an honoured member of the profession in the district. After dinner the toast of The King was honoured, after which Mr. George B. Hanna, K.C., M.P., proposed the health of the British Medical Association. During his speech he congratulated Professor R. J. Jo'hnstone, M.P., on his election to the h...

Urban environmental information (EI) is related to knowledge concerning the status, the pressures and the consequences of environmental quality parameters to human life and the urban surroundings. One of the most important aspects in the life cycle of EI is knowledge generation and flow, data management and information dissemination between ICT systems and environmental actors, players, or inte...

China’s Central government is currently undertaking extensive pension reforms which requires accurate life expectancy forecasts at both national and regional levels. However, the lack of prior research in this area is an obstacle to policy formulation. The aim of this research is to investigate the trend of China’s regional differences in life expectancy. Three contributions of this thesis are ...

Using media façades as a subcategory of urban computing, this paper contributes to the understanding of spatial interaction, sense-making, and social mediation as part of identifying key characteristics of interaction with media façades. Our research addresses in particular the open-ended but framed nature of interaction, which in conjunction with varying interpretations enables individual sens...

As of January 1, 2001, the population of metropolitan France reached 59 million and that of the overseas departments 1.7 million, a total of 60.7 million inhabitants for all of France [1]. In metropolitan France, in 2000, the population increased by 300,000 — a growth rate of +0.5%. This rate is higher than during the last 8 years, owing to a significant increase of births, a decrease of deaths...

Consistent expanding urbanization dramatically transforms natural habitats and exposes organisms to novel environmental challenges, often leading to reduced species richness and diversity in cities. However, it remains unclear how individuals are affected by the urban environment and how they can or cannot adjust to the specific characteristics of urban life (e.g. food availability). In this st...

Many concerns exist today in rural and urban sectors about the threat to natural resources because of the problems agricultural production practices are causing, i.e. use of chemicals affecting the quality of life (Padgitt, 1987; Hallberg, 1986; Baker, Kanwar & Austin, 1985). Through the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides farmers are able to produce a reliable source of aff...

the main goal of the development plans is to create livable environment, better quality of life and residential satisfaction. thus, the city managers desire to achieve this goal and plan a livable city for the people through the strategies, policies and intra-organizational programs, as well as making interaction with other influential administrations on the development of the city. as well as ...