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Contacts, on the individual and institutional levels and in the political and aesthetic spheres, lead to redefinitions of existing identities through frictions and, sometimes, clashes. Focusing on the material conditions of such contacts, frictions, and clashes, this volume particularly explores their essentially spatial nature, highlighting the stakes of such definitions and redefinitions of space. Efforts at defining and mapping spaces, physical experiences of contacts, frictions and clashes, tensions between different groups or genres and literary or political competition for space and influence lead to geographical, social, political, and aesthetic, but also bodily and psychological, definitions and redefinitions

In mid-twentieth century France, the term "social space" (l'espace social) -- the idea that spatial form and social life are inextricably linked -- emerged in a variety of social science disciplines. Taken up by the French New Left, it also came to inform the practice of urban planning. In The View from Above, Jeanne Haffner traces the evolution of the science of social space from the interwar period to the 1970s, illuminating in particular the role of aerial photography in this new way of conceptualizing socio-spatial relations. As early as the 1930s, the view from above served for Marcel Griaule and other anthropologists as a means of connecting the social and the spatial. Just a few decades later, the Marxist urban sociologist Henri Lefebvre called the perspective enabled by aerial photography -- a technique closely associated with the French colonial state and military -- "the space of state control." Lefebvre and others nevertheless used the notion of social space to recast the problem of massive modernist housing projects (grands ensembles) to encompass the modern suburb (banlieue) itself -- a critique that has contemporary resonance in light of the banlieue riots of 2005 and 2007. Haffner shows how such "views" permitted new ways of conceptualizing the old problem of housing to emerge. She also points to broader issues, including the influence of the colonies on the metropole, the application of sociological expertise to the study of the built environment, and the development of a spatially oriented critique of capitalism.

This book examines globalization using the concept of space to contextualize discussion of global issues. The growth of population, the increase of human activity, and the usage of new spaces contribute to the complexity and challenges of global issues.

In the research process the landscape space of Latvian rehabilitation centers was inspected and analyzed within the social context. The centers were singled out not only by their aesthetical quality, but also by their functional landscape values contained. Rehabilitation gardens and parks are spaces, where people do more than receive medical treatment, they can relax surrounded by nature, engage in physical activities and rest without taking into account ones social status, age, gender, nationality, political views and religion. The goal is to summarize how Latvian rehabilitation gardens and parks promote patients' physical activities in open space and analyze the functional quality of landscape of Latvian rehabilitation gardens and parks. Considering the quality of rehabilitation center environment, it is important to evaluated their accessibility and usability by possibly greater user spectrum that is characterized as a universal design. In Latvia a conceptual direction of design like this is relatively new, but already positively accepted and applied by specialists. Open space designs of rehabilitation center landscaping directly influence how a person feels and lives in the landscape. They sculpt not only the material quality of the environment, but also improve people's communication facility and attitude towards one another. It is important for the environment of Latvian rehabilitation institutions to be friendly, because they are created for the use by all social groups and individuals by applying universal standard principles for open space improvement. Article in English. Reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų atvirųjų erdvių socialinis aspektas Santrauka Tiriant Latvijos reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų erdves, pagrindinis dėmesys buvo skiriamas socialiniam aspektui, gilinantis ne tik į estetines savybes, bet ir į funkcines kraštovaizdžio vertes. Reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų erdvėse žmonės ne tik mediciniškai gydomi, bet ir turi galimybę atsipalaiduoti gamtoje, užsiimti fizine veikla ir ilsėtis nepaisant asmens socialinio statuso, amžiaus, lyties, tautybės, politinių pažiūrų ar religijos. Straipsnio tikslas– apibendrinti, kaip Latvijos reabilitacijos centrų sodai ir parkai skatina pacientų fizinę veiklą atvirame ore analizuojant reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų kraštovaizdžio funkcinę kokybę. Kalbant apie reabilitacijos centrų aplinkos kokybę, būtina pabrėžti jų prieinamumą ir naudojimą galimam platesniam veiklos spektrui, įvardijamam projekto universalumu. Latvijoje ši konceptuali projektavimo kryptis yra reliatyviai nauja, bet jau pripažinta ir palankiai vertinama specialistų. Reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų erdvės daro tiesioginę įtaką žmogus savijautai kraštovaizdyje. Jos formuoja ne tik materialią aplinkos kokybę, bet kartu lengvina žmonių gebėjimą bendrauti ir tarpusavio nusistatymą. Svarbu, kad Latvijos reabilitacijos centrų institucijos kurtų palankias sąlygas naudoti jų sodų ir parkų erdves bet kuriai socialinei grupei ar asmeniui pagal universalius standartinius atvirųjų erdvių tobulinimo principus. Reikšminiai žodžiai:reabilitacijos centrų sodai ir parkai, universalus projektavimas, kraštovaizdžio panauda, prieinamumas, socialinis aspektas.

Outer space has become the focus of projects plannning exploration and excavation of natural resources. The central international legal source of the law of Outer Space is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. The mining activities in outer space are compatible with international law under the condition that they respect this treaty, including its obligation to protect the environment.

This is the first work to explicitly target Bourdieu's philosophy of space as a basic organizing force for his social theory. It draws together his work on both social space and physical space, and it applies the logic that binds them together to problems of architecture and urban development

Theoretical development within gender studies and terrorism studies has occurred along the axes of identity, material and spatial power and inequality, and geography. Gender scholars have been concerned with the transformation of oppressive political structures, with increased inequality and understanding how gender structures limit women's opportunities, and with the role of separate geo-graphical and social spheres in shaping outcomes. Terrorism scholars have con-ceptualized terror as a political process, the result largely of economic inequality and to some extent, gender structures, and they have articulated a role for urban space in conceptualizing interventionist policy to ameliorate the terrorist threat. This paper traces the development of these theoretical traditions, pointing out the thematic similarities, but also the dissimilar objects of inquiry. A review of the scholarship where gender informs terrorism studies points the way to future development of scholarship around (1) solving the global terrorism problem by further understanding gender structures for both men and women; (2) the role of urban and non-urban spaces as the backdrop for terrorist recruitment and formation processes; and (3) how gender is likely to affect actual survival for gendered urban populations when terrorism occurs.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Childhood in Crisis? -- Chapter 2 Terror Talk: Geographies of Fear -- Chapter 3 Gender and Parenting Cultures -- Chapter 4 'I can handle it': Children and Competence -- Chapter 5 The Retreat from the Street -- Chapter 6 Contested Terrain: Teenagers in Public Space -- Chapter 7 Children and the Future of Public Space -- References -- Index.

This collection opens up spaces where lives end, bodies are disposed of and memories generated: hospitals, hospices, care homes, coroners' courts, funeral premises, cemeteries, roadsides, the spirit world. Using material culture studies it illuminates the ways human beings make meaningful the challenges of death, dying and bereavement

At the National Day Rally on 18 August 2013, the Prime Minister of Singapore radically redesigned the compact between the people and the government. In a speech that was widely lauded as breathtaking and game-changing, PM Lee Hsien Loong articulated sweeping changes to policies on many aspects of life in Singapore, notably in the areas of education, health care and housing. Everything within the government's capability will be done to mitigate the effects of the widening income gap, level up and ensure the social mobility of all groups. In a country famous for hard-headed economic and social policies over its 48 years of nationhood, with its emphasis on meritocracy, self and community help rather than dependence on the state, the left-leaning and redistributive flavour of the government's new policies surprised many, but clearly warmed the hearts of those whose passion is for social equity.

"Space tourism has become extremely significant in recent times, especially in pursuance of the new space race among corporate giants such as Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Space X. Each of these corporate giants has already booked thousands of space enthusiasts for a journey to outer space. Given this wide interest of private space players, space tourists as well as countries in space tourism, it is imperative to understand the legal issues involved in space tourism. This book presents important discussions in the domain of space tourism and its legal implications across the globe. It attempts to find solutions to various challenges like safety and security in space, status of space tourists during emergencies, liability aspects, environmental protection, etc., faced during the recent spurt of space tourism. It also discusses the role of insurance in space tourism, various crimes possible in outer space with the rise of space tourism, the mechanisms for adjudication of such crimes, the aspect of quarantining space tourists, the need to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of space, and other topics, besides examining the contemporary legal and policy-oriented issues of privatisation of space. A must read for scholars and researchers of law, space science, history and other fields who are interested in the space race and outer space law, this book will also be of interest to those exploring space studies, political studies, environmental studies, and political economy. It will be useful for policymakers, bureaucrats, think tanks as well as the interested general readers looking for fresh perspectives on the future of space"--