The Meaning Of Dwelling Features
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The Meaning Of Dwelling Features
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Author : Henny Coolen
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2008
The Meaning Of Dwelling Features written by Henny Coolen and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
The Meaning of Dwelling Features. Conceptual and Methodological Issues relates the research areas of housing preferences and the meaning of a dwelling with each other and with aspects of the means-end approach as applied in marketing research. It results in a conceptual and methodological framework for studying the meaning of preferences for dwelling features. These features are viewed as functional for achieving the goals and values that people pursue. The meaning of dwelling features lies in these functional relationships. The model presented in this study therefore relates preferences for the features of a dwelling to the meaning they have for people. These relationships are called meaning structures. Meaning structures are measured by a semi-structured interviewing technique, which is an adapted version of the laddering technique for measuring means-end chains, and network methods are used for the representation and analysis of these meaning structures.
The Meaning Of Activities In The Dwelling And Residential Environment
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Author : J. Meesters
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2009-04-28
The Meaning Of Activities In The Dwelling And Residential Environment written by J. Meesters and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-28 with Architecture categories.
The dwelling is a central setting in people’s everyday life. People use their dwelling and residential environment for a large variety of activities and purposes. The Meaning of Activities in the Dwelling and Residential Environment systematically relates activities, settings and meanings to improve the insight into people-environment relations which is called a meaning structure approach. Over 600 people, living in either a city centre, suburban or rural type of residential environment were asked about their everyday activities and the meanings thereof. The results show that meanings are important for the way in which people use their dwelling and residential environment. The meaning structure approach allows for a high level of aggregation identifying general meanings of the dwelling, such as a place to be together with family and friends. It also allows for a low level of aggregation, for example, using internet at home has for many people become part of everyday life, providing them with easy access to a wide range of information. This illustrates the usefulness of meaning structures as a tool for investigating people-environment relations.
The Meaning Of Home
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Author : Edwin Heathcote
language : en
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 2012-09-18
The Meaning Of Home written by Edwin Heathcote and has been published by Frances Lincoln this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-18 with Architecture categories.
We are so familiar with the features of our homes, the myriad little decorative details, that we have forgotten how to see them. We might look at a church, read a book or watch a film and attempt to understand its symbolism and its references, but we rarely look at our homes in the same light. Yet from the most ordinary apartment to the most extravagant mansion, every home is a deep well of echoes. Windows to wardrobes, fireplaces to door knockers, Edwin Heathcote attempts to fathom the elements of our everyday domestic lives. The Meaning of Home explores how we build our houses on the souls of our ancestors: how ritual and symbolic elements transmute over time into practical features, and how often this symbolic charge ensures that those features last long after their practical uses are forgotten. After reading this scintillating book, home will never look quite the same again.
The Meaning Of The Built Environment
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Author : Amos Rapoport
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 1990
The Meaning Of The Built Environment written by Amos Rapoport and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Psychology categories.
The Meaning of the Built Environment is a lively illustrated study of the meanings of everyday buildings for their users. Professor Rapoport uses examples and vignettes, drawn from many cultures and historical eras as well as contemporary America, to explicate a new framework for understanding how the built environment comes to have meaning, both for individual people and whole societies.
West European Housing Systems In A Comparative Perspective
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Author : H. van der Heijden
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2013-01-21
West European Housing Systems In A Comparative Perspective written by H. van der Heijden and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-21 with Business & Economics categories.
West European Housing Systems in a Comparative Perspective gives an overview of the results of almost 20 years of international comparative housing research, carried out by the author and his colleagues at OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment. The articles give evidence of the transition from descriptive analysis to theoretical exploration and the growing relevance of methodology during these years. The results provide deeper insight into comparative research methodologies and the viability of existing theories as a framework for analysing differences and similarities in the development of housing systems in West European countries. One of the key issues is the practicability of this framework in future policy making. Especially Kemeny’s theory on rental markets appears to offer a valuable framework to evaluate policy strategies. Therefore the book is not only relevant to academics but also to policy-makers.
Economic Analysis Of Neighbourhood Quality Neighbourhood Reputation And The Housing Market
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Author : M. Koopman
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2012-02-29
Economic Analysis Of Neighbourhood Quality Neighbourhood Reputation And The Housing Market written by M. Koopman and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with Social Science categories.
Residents know exactly what their neighbourhood is like. House-hunters, on the other hand, must find out for themselves about the intangible social quality of a neighbourhood. As a simple rule of thumb, neighbourhood reputation can offer them an assessment of neighbourhood quality. In this research, regression analyses are applied to test whether neighbourhood reputations are being used as a proxy measure for neighbourhood quality in residential mobility choices and establishing the price of homes. The empirical results go beyond answering this research question. What price, for instance, do residents place on liveability? Why does urban restructuring so often fail to change the social make-up of an area, despite a marked increase in owner-occupation? Why does gentrification appear to emerge spontaneously, while deliberate attempts to gentrify an area often fail? How does a neighbourhood acquire that ‘golden edge’? This book also provides the answers to the above policy-oriented questions.
Environmental Impacts During The Operational Phase Of Residential Buildings
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Author : Inge Blom
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2010
Environmental Impacts During The Operational Phase Of Residential Buildings written by Inge Blom and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.
To date, the focus in the field of sustainable building has been on new building design. However, existing residential buildings inflict great environmental burden through three causes: continuous energy consumption, regular building maintenance and replacements. This publication analyses and compares these three causes of environmental burden and shows that material resources needed for replacements generally have a limited potential to reduce environmental impact. Reducing energy consumption for climate control and electrical appliances is much more effective. According to the author, sustainable measures should be tested for shifts in the kind of environmental impact caused due to the use of alternative types of energy resources and altered material quantities. The sustainability of the electricity supply is essential to decrease the total environmental impact of the residential building stock.
Cost Of Accessible Housing
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Cost Of Accessible Housing written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Architecture and the physically handicapped categories.
Fair Housing Act Design Manual
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Author : United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Housing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Fair Housing Act Design Manual written by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Housing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Barrier-free design categories.
Dance Of The Spirit
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Author : Maria Harris
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2009-07-22
Dance Of The Spirit written by Maria Harris and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-22 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Each woman has a special spiritual destiny, as unique and inalienable as the rhythms that govern her life. Maria Harris teaches women how to dance to the music of their own souls and discover the spiritual steps that can transform their lives.