Martin—IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology Se 18 Environmental Psychology Robert Gifford‚ Linda Steg‚ and Joseph P. Reser Environmental psychology is the study of transactions between individuals and their physical settings (Gifford‚ 2007a). In these transactions‚ individuals change their environments‚ and their behavior and experiences are changed by their environments. It includes theory‚ research‚ and practice aimed at making the built environment more humane and improving human relations
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Building Suburbia Review In this book Hayden writes about suburban neighborhoods and how they came to be and were developed. She starts with what she labels “borderlands which takes place in the 1820’s. Hayden then goes onto picturesque enclaves which starts with the 1950’s‚ then proceeds to streetcar buildouts starting with the year 1870’s. Then moves onto mail-order and self-built suburbs covering the 1900’s and then onto sitcom suburbs starting in the 1940’s. She writes about edge nodes in
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Ka-Loko Dam Break Disaster Name Institution Course Instructor Date Failure Analysis of the Ka-Loko Dam Break Disaster 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Overview Dams are control or water storage structures. Dams are considered as reservoirs when used for impounding water from streams. Generally‚ dam failures are known to pose catastrophic disasters to economic development‚ the environment and to human lives. In order to reduce the risk of disaster occurrence‚ it is imperative to investigate causes of dam failure
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Sustainable building" is the design and construction of buildings using methods and materials that are resource efficient and that will not compromise the health of the environment or the associated health and well-being of the building’s occupants‚ construction workers‚ the general public‚ or future generations. Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
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data collection * research planning introduction introduction Maintenance suggests actions that restore something to its original specification‚ rather than actions designed to make it exceed its original specification. In relation to buildings‚ which have very long lives‚ there may be difficulty in sourcing the materials and skills needed to meet the original specification exactly‚ but maintenance is taken to imply an intention to keep to what was there as much as possible. Two definitions
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and deterioration can happen in a building for any number of reasons. The first being poor repair and maintenance of the building over its life by users or those responsible for its maintenance such as a landlord etc. It can also mean that there were original problems with the building that impair its ability to function as intended‚ these may not have been uncovered during the snagging process at the end of the construction stage. These building problems are referred to as defects‚ depending
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Team Building Team building refers to the process of establishing and developing a greater sense of collaboration and trust between team members (Wikipedia‚ 2007). Interactive exercises‚ team assessments‚ and group discussions enable groups to cultivate this greater sense of teamwork. Team building is used in many contexts‚ for example in sport and work organizations. Need for Team Building Modern society and culture continues to become more fluid and dynamic. The effect of this environment is
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Team Building activities improve the relations and strengthen the bond among the employees. With good team-building skills‚ you can unite employees around a common goal and generate greater productivity. Without them‚ you limit yourself and the staff to the effort each individual can make alone. Team building is an ongoing process that helps a work group evolve into a cohesive unit. The team members not only share expectations for accomplishing group tasks‚ but trust and support one another
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Environmental crises are distinguished by rapid and largely unexpected changes in environmental quality that are di¢ cult if not impossible to reverse. Examples would be major extinctions and significant degradations of an ecosystem. The world is facing a very serious environmental crisis. Key environmental problems include air pollution‚ the destruction of the ozone layer‚ vast quantities of toxic waste‚ massive levels of soil erosion‚ the possible exhaustion of key natural resources such as oil
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Environmental protection Environmental protection is the main problem facing humanity nowadays. Ten years ago the world “ecology” hardly meant anything for the majority of people‚ but today we can’t help bearing it in our minds. It has happened because of the growing effect of the rapid industrial development of the natural world‚ which has negative features of its own. As a matter of fact the state of environment has greatly worsened of late. There is no doubt that soil‚ water and
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