extended abstract 1. introduction one of the important issues in crisis management is providing settlement and help to the injured. in fact, the location of rescue and help centers should be designed in such a way that after the incident, there is the best chance ofgiving response to victims. in this regard, one of the important tasks of urban planners is to identify suitable locations for evac...

Residential treatment centers (RTCs) usually house youths with significant psychiatric, psychological, behavioral, or substance abuse problems who have been unsuccessful in outpatient treatment or have proved too ill or unruly to be housed in foster care, day treatment programs, and other nonsecure environments but who do not yet merit commitment to a psychiatric hospital or secure correctional...

INTRODUCTION Several studies in developed countries have shown association between indoor air pollution and asthma in children. The present research was undertaken to study this association at Delhi, India. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study took place at Delhi, capital of India. Eight locations based on the source of pollution such as industrial, residential and villages were included. Recordin...

OBJECTIVES To compare the sex ratios of births and mortality in 12 Scottish localities with residential exposure to pollution from a variety of industrial sources with those in 12 nearby and comparable localities without such exposure. METHODS 24 localities were defined by postcode sectors. SMRs for lung cancer and for all causes of death and sex ratios of births were calculated for each loca...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the nationwide prevalence of childhood asthma, eczema and other allergic diseases in Korean school-age children (8-11 yr old) and to assess the difference between residential areas. Among 6,279 elementary schools, 427 schools were randomly selected according to residential area (metropolitan, provincial, rural, and industrial area) by the cluster sam...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is environmental impact assessment of the industrial estate development planning. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2010 in Isfahan province, Iran. GIS and matrix methods were applied. Data analysis was done to identify the current situation of the region, zoning vulnerable areas, and scoping the region. Quantitative evaluation was done b...

During their time in university, students of industrial design are typically trained to improve the appearance, function and value of products. This product-centric focus of the industrial designer’s work is often blamed for the proliferation of unnecessary products in the market and the promotion of such wasteful values as rapid obsolescence and conspicuous consumption. In this paper, the usua...