What aspects of spatial relations influence speakers' choice of locative? This article presents a study of static spatial descriptions from 24 languages. The study reveals two kinds of spatial terms evident cross-linguistically: specific spatial terms and general spatial terms (GSTs). Whereas specific spatial terms-including English prepositions-occur in a limited range of situations, with conc...

many epidemiological studies have found that people living in environments with more green space report better physical and mental health than those with less green space. however, the association between visits to green space and mental health has seldom been studied. the environment surrounding residences and its recreational and commuting opportunities are believed to affect human health and...

film theoreticians such as tom gunning, miriam hansen, anne friedberg, leo charney, james donald and giuliana bruno emphasize on the simultaneity of the invention of the cinema and the formation of modern cities in the world. cinema, in effect, seems to have grown up in the context of modern cities. film’s evolution, stirring away from theatrical static space and the single boundary of primitiv...

quantitative identification of physical changes, developments and dynamic position of urban green space is considered as the first step in its planning. by means of the aerial photos taken in 1956, 1974, and 1994 as well as the quick bird satellite image captured in 2006, this study has dealt with changes in per capita green space in khorramabad during these years. first, geometric corrections ...