Urban renewal policies since the New Deal era have had complicated effects on the outcomes of the American poor. Using Amartya Sen’s capability framework, this paper identifies housing as a key resource necessary for well-being. Through the examination of urban renewal policies, specifically housing initiatives, since the 1930s, one can observe hegemonic outcomes that have occurred as a result ...

Computational creativity has traditionally relied on well-controlled, single-faceted and established domains such as visual art, narrative and audio. On the other hand, research on autonomous generation methods for game artifacts has not yet considered the creative capacity of those methods. In this paper we position computer games as the ideal application domain for computational creativity fo...

introduction this study is dealt with the environmental planning from a bio-cybernetic and hierarchical systems viewpoint within the context of landscape ecology. this viewpoint requires not only knowledge of the science of ecology but also ecological wisdom in order to recognize the place of humankind in nature. the conceptual and practical approach which is provided will help landscape planne...

Introduction Over the past two decades Cairns landscape has transformed from a remote tourist town beside Great Barrier Reef to an international, tropical city with new focus on culture and arts. A number of important urban design projects have enabled this transformation, including key waterfront redevelopments, addition large shopping mall convention centre, renovated museum, now performing a...

Many American women suffer from poor body image and low self-confidence. Wearing makeup is something they can do to quickly and temporarily change their appearance, thus increasing confidence. The current study is an exploration of the relationship between cosmetics, their match to certain situations, and the resulting anxiety levels. Anxiety was used as a measure of confidence. Participants al...

Image quality and color appearance have been extensively studied in the past decades, which has resulted in high quality displays. Although research on image quality is still ongoing, most improvements have only marginal effects. A new trend in display technology is emerging that focuses on enhancing the overall visual experience of the user. Two features that have been proven to be effective a...

This paper provides a situated critique of how evidence-based, “best practices”-oriented research can result in unanticipated consequences and perpetuate a self-fulfilling prophesy at the expense of deeper understanding of educational problems. I structure the paper along two analytical steps. First, I explore the sociology of unintended consequences through German Sociologist Max Weber and his...