Essays on Spaces

1. Response to Kirsten Frazier Yes Kirsten, you rightly said that the present number system invented by the Hindus was actually a cue taken from the Babylonian system. Indefinite spacing between numbers led to the invention of zero (Berlinghoff, 2004, p. 67). The Babylonian system was a sexagesimal system; with base 60. Big spaces were used between numbers to show larger shifts in place values. The Hindu numerals also utilized the addition system of the Egyptian system. Before zero was invented, the Babylonians could feel the empty spaces between numbers and they could see their absence. Historians have evidences ...

Introduction

As the world develops, more people expect a higher and better quality of life. In the 21st Century, architecture has evolved significantly and it seeks to maximise the quality of life that people have across the world. Thus, several works have been done, seeking to blend traditional architecture with other disciplines in order to enhance the nature of the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a book review on Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment by Professors Ann Sussman and Justin Hollander. This book review will include an overview of ...

A collaborative workspace is a shared workspace in an environment that is interconnected, and all individuals in different locations can interact with each other (Garrett 14004). A collaborative workspace can be remote through internet connectivity, or it can be a case of the various individuals meeting the expenses of a joint working space.

Types of Co-Workspace

There are different types of collaborative working spaces that are dependent on the work that an individual wants to do in that space. A total office is usually a dignified office space commonly used by lawyers, accountants, and public relations agents (Tynjälä 134). A startup ...

The concept of coworking was brought about by Engineer Brad Nuberg in early 2005. It can be defined as a membership-based workspace where a diverse group of freelancers, remote workers, and other professional individuals work together in a shared communal setting. A majority of these spaces consist of different people working remotely for a range of companies and projects. Coworking has become popular due to the fact that most people prefer to work in group settings as they tend to be less bored and more productive. When choosing the type of coworking space one wants to enlist in, one ...

LEED Neighborhood Development (ND) rating systems such LEED-ND are designed for the certification of exemplary neighborhood development projects which show exemplary performance in relation to smart growth, green building, and new urbanism. Contextually, such development projects include whole neighborhoods, multiple neighborhoods, and even parts of neighborhoods. By reviewing the Pilot version of the LEED-ND 2007 certification document, it is evident that LEED-ND systems are designed to drive the marketplace towards acknowledging the central doctrine of green building i.e. the simple fact that our personal, economic and environment health is significantly influenced by our immediate surroundings which include the places ...

Recently, various analysts and American policy makers have established Africa’s growing strategic significance to the United States’ interests. Among other benefits, there are the Africa’s natural resources. Notably, to access such, the country has to cultivate cooperation with African nations and deter various security issues in the continent. For instance, there are alarming concerns over violent extremist activities among other threats perpetrated by maritime piracy, under-governed spaces, and illegal trafficking of weapons and drugs. Additionally, there are mounting concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis, civil wars, armed conflicts as well as general challenges such as HIV/AIDs and ...

Apply Joh’s Taxonomy to Private Policing

Joh (2005) presents the private security entity as a new perspective in policing. The author describes private policing as a lawful, organized, and profit-oriented HR service aimed at controlling crime, protecting private property, and maintaining order. This definition, however, excludes persons and groups outside state jurisdictions that take part in some form of crime prevention, such as vigilantes. The central part of my agreement to Joh (2005)’s taxonomy concerns private policing as a client-associated initiative. Here, private policing agencies have a high likelihood of adapting to the character and policies set by their clients. Therefore, they define deviancy ...

Question 1

Types of Nonverbal Communication There are different ways through which individuals can communicate nonverbally. Gestures, physical distance/personal space, facial expressions, and posture are examples of non-verbal communication techniques (Burgoon & Guerrero, 2013). Gestures can be touching behaviors, agreed-on signs, or signs that accompany verbal communication (Burgoon & Guerrero, 2013). Also known as proxemics, maintaining personal space and physical distance when communicating plays a critical role in passing a message. Proxemics also determines the settings and environment under which people communicate, for example, public, social, personal, or intimate spaces (Burgoon & Guerrero, 2013). Facial expressions can be used to communicate happiness, sadness, disappointment, ...

Such phenomenon as “trigger warnings” and “safe places” go alongside. They were created in order to isolate sensitive or vulnerable people from probably traumatic information. At first sight, this idea seems rather genius. However, there are many people who believe that trigger warnings and safe places should be cancelled. This paper provides an answer whether classrooms should or should not be safe places with obligatory trigger warnings. At first, it is necessary to give some explanation to trigger warnings. These are the warning expressions coming before the potentially offensive or painful information. Usually. Trigger warnings are used for such ...

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine and evaluate the sustainable event management of the Montreux Jazz Company. Conversely, the paper aims at giving a prompt and deceive report on the corporate social responsibility in line with the Montreux Jazz Company. The analysis raise the relevant questions on whether the event examined and evaluated is viable and sustainable using the government policy and the existing theoretical concepts. Furthermore, the analysis is examined using deceive concept on the design and methodology so as to come up with a critical discourse in the line with sustainable event management. The selection ...

In her book Social Media and Public Relations: Eight New Practices for the PR Professional, Deirdre Breakenridge illustrates eight new skillset that public relations experts require to make brands and involve clients in a social world. She also illustrates how to combine technology and communications in a more efficient manner, how to cultivate insights into how clients perceive and construct their brand relationships. In this book we learn from her that through public relations we can be able to avert a crisis in communication within the organization and with the customers. We can also be able to eliminate communication ...

Contrast risk, threat and vulnerability.

The threat, risk, and vulnerability are terms that commonly used in the risk management. Even though they seem to be very similar, they cannot be used instead of each other, because in a theory of the risk management there a distinct difference between them. The threat is one of the factors that cannot be controlled or influenced directly from the perspective of the risk manager. It exists independently from the current situation and the main task of the risk manager is to identify the threat on time and come up with a plan how to avoid it, prevent it, ...

Abstract

The spread of urbanization and industrialization has widened the bridge between human beings and nature. It is despite numerous studies illustrating that bio-aesthetics; a factor of nature has positive outcomes that include economic, psychological, spiritual, and functional outcomes. It is therefore imperative that targeted efforts be undertaken in order to improve the bio-aesthetics of various public and private spaces. The Mysore City Authority has identified the need to improve bio-aesthetics within the city through the development of parks. However, measures have to be undertaken to improve residential bio-aesthetics as well. It is especially the case considering that the number ...

Different furnishing fabrics

The importance of using soft furnishing is determined by the architectural elements of the interior spaces. The soft furnishings are usually used different in varied environments with regard to the function requirement. There is a wide range of home or soft furnishing fabrics that can be used for the interior décor. This is because this fabric gives a soothing design and colours to the surrounding. The fabrics used for upholstery piece are usually the most visible sign for the style and quality. The upholstery fabrics are used for the cover furniture or the cushions. The upholstery fabric is ...

Introduction to the Community:

Community health is a critical aspect of modern day care and the need to focus on a community as the client is one of the roles of the nurses. It provides for an assessment of the overall health needs of a community based on the identification that communities or societies share behaviors and values across food choices, behaviors and preferences all that have a direct influence on the health depicted by the community in question (Nies & McEwen, 2015). The focus of this paper is on the assessment of the Brooklyn New York 11234 community as our target community which ...

While sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present and future generations, and a focus on prevention of environmental degradation, several factors influence the attainment of these goals, specifically culture and organizations. Sustainable development as a concept first appeared in the Brundtland Report of the World Commission on Economic Development (Buchanan 29). The Brundtland Commission was established in 1985 to address environmental problems due to economic development. Atmospheric pollution, climate change and global warming, accumulated wetlands, decreased freshwater quality, topsoil degradation, endangered species of animals and fishes, and forest degradation were environmental concerns discussed in the Brundtland Commission ( ...

Introduction

Networks and computer systems are imperative to establishments in the present age. They have managed to simplify sending and receiving of information and colossal data processing over very short time periods. However, they are always facing threats and attacks from hackers. Dangers to the computing environment, network, and the database comes from everywhere. In such a high stake facility, it is critical to ensure that the main threats are identified and mitigated. The major threats can come from three areas: the physical installation, the users, and malicious attacks. The five top threats to the new network will be the ...

Introduction

The area under study in this paper is the region of Greater Brisbane. The capital city of Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia, and has recently launched a detailed Infrastructure Plan towards 2031 to improve the city and to plan for projections of increased future population and changes in the age demographic of Greater Brisbane. Data from the recent Australian Census is not yet publically available, so data in this paper is based on the latest available figures, which in some cases are derived from the previous census in 2011, and in other cases are government ...

Introduction

Urban sprawl has turned out to be a controversial issue in recent times due to the rate at which green spaces are disappearing in most of the cities, especially in the United States. Nnaemeka-Okeke (2016) describes urban sprawl as the expansion of a community devoid of concern for the environmental impact. In other words, urban sprawl is the uncontrolled expansion of the metropolitan areas. This phenomenon primarily results in the extinction of green spaces and a variety of environmental consequences. Banai and DePriest (2014) maintain that urban sprawl is considered a cause of the climate change, with environmental effects ...

The novel "The Trial", written by Franz Kafka, analyzes the classic problem of the modern society - the confrontation between man and bureaucratic system. The novel tells the story about Josef K. who is arrested in the morning of his 30th anniversary without being told the reason for arrest. However, Josef continues to live his life as he does it before because the organization that has arrested him is not afraid of his abscondence. He is invited to the court, is visited at home and at workplace, is pursued by servants of justice. All this time he is trying ...

Lily-Love Toppar

Cornell University, Country in Arial 9 Roxanne Grenier North America Abstract As of 2014, 38 million people worldwide have been driven out of their own homes by internal instabilities, armed conflict, and outbreaks of violence. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) alone accounts for 2.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). In response, relief-driven charitable practices have consequently created a condition of permanent impermanence, perpetuating the problem of dependency, unemployment, and instability. This forced movement of culturally and geographically heterogeneous groups evokes questions of housing stability: How does migration impact the social, economic, and political standing of the refugees? Given ...

Film Studies Portfolio

Xavier Dolan’s “Laurence Anyways” Film Review

An extremely ambitious project from a very young director, Xavier Dolan, the romantic drama “Laurence Anyways” follows the love story between Fred (Suzanne Clement) and Laurence (Melvin Poupad). Ironically, although they both have masculine names, Fred and Laurence are women. A transgender who had lived as a man, Laurence comes out with the revelation that he has always felt as a woman inside, and continuing his fake male life would kill him. The filmmaker situates this unique love story in the 1990s, a time when transsexuality was still considered an illness, and ...

North Potomac is an unincorporated and a census-designated city that was created from the peripherals of Rockville and Gaithersburg. The city is located in Maryland in the United States. North Potomac City has a population of about 24,410, 6,867 families, and 8,040 households according to the 2010 census. Additionally, the census data shows that the city has a population density of about 3,552 people in a unit square mile (US Census, 2010). This paper will characterize various aspects of the city.

Social Spaces

A social space entails any virtual or physical space where people come together and ...

Introduction

There are periods in life when it seems that it is impossible to go on, rise from ashes, or simply continue a journey. This time may be characterized as a dark hour, a gloomy dream, or a “the light vanished from our golden sun” (Wilde 25). It is challenging to encounter with the most difficult circumstances and to have strength to overcome them. Not everyone has an inner will and power to overcome the barriers and find a guiding threat again. However, literature presents the readers with the invaluable gift of experience, inspiration, and guidance, which helps to continue ...

Introduction

On most occasions, historians construct world history according to the emergence of civilizations associated with a particular empire. Egypt is one of the rich areas studied by the scholars to understand how ideas and people came together to formulate civilizations and empires. Imagine a region that is sparsely populated but still fertile and watered by several water sources. Individuals settle in the region and proceed to domesticate the animals and plants. The process of domestication is made possible by migration and riverine territories. As the population rises, so do the needs of the people. The requirements introduce political and ...

[City and State]

Introduction

Structures such as large buildings can create its own unique internal environment that can significantly impact the comfort and health of its occupants. After many years of investigating and studying building infrastructures, engineers and designers have increased their understanding and knowledge on the environmental conditions that exists within the building in relation to its physical properties. For the same reason, a solid background in building physics is an integral part of a building’s design, particularly in this modern era wherein green buildings are the rising trend. Most modern buildings integrate building physics prior to construction ...

Rapport identified two parts in the culture of a place. The larger component is the value system and the smaller component is the lifestyle or practices of the culture. While making a design, it is important to consider the smaller component of culture, which is often identified as the lifestyle. For example, in certain cultures, people would prefer to visit restaurants that are nearby and expect to settle down in places where the amenities for life like church, hospitals, schools and retail outlet are located nearby. This design facilitates their day to day practice and rituals. The lifestyle of ...

Analysis of the Language of New Social Media

Introduction Recent technological advancements in computers, phones, and internet based communications have become an integral part of people’s lives. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn have attracted million of English-speaking users who communicate and connect via the sites on a regular basis. The use of the internet communication technologies has undoubtedly shaped the way people communicate. Users share their thoughts and photos, organize their social lives, or at the very least have their lives significantly influenced through some form of internet-based interaction. This has had a huge effect not only on the physical interaction but ...

 Fire Alarm Monitoring- contact Datawatch and have them change status to “testing” during any inspection or anything that could trigger the fire alarm. Fire Alarm Out of Service: Datawatch is the facilitator for fire alarm services in the building. The code of building is 966, and the contact number of Datawatch service center is 240-683-6520. He will take few minutes to come and resolve all the issues related to fire alarm without charging any additional amount as it is a free service.  Roof Leaks- Call Firestone. We use Tecta America as the company that provides the service. Our warranty ...

The Flanuer

In order to understand what the flanuer culture encompassed one first needs to understand what flanuer is. According to Charles Baudelaire, the flanuer is a man who is so enthralled by the urban society/world that the external overpowers the internal, so fascinated with the on goings of others that he temporarily forgets his own self. The flanuer removes him form the on goings of thaw world as he/she strands astride the worlds hearts. There are two schools of thought with regards to the description of the flanuer culture. The first school of thought associates the flanuer culture with a ...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio remain the finest specimen of the architect’s innovative approach to the design of buildings in general and spaces for living in particular. The house is located in Oak Park, Illinois in a historic neighborhood which was later adorned by a number of other Wright’s houses representative of his unique style. While construction began in 1889 as soon as the architect married Catherine Tobin, the building was reconstructed and expanded for the next twenty years to arrive at the form one can see nowadays, restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. ...

Introduction

Urban sprawl has turned out to be a controversial issue in recent times due to the rate at which green spaces are disappearing in most of the cities, especially in the United States. Nnaemeka-Okeke (2016) describes this phenomenon as the expansion of a community devoid of concern for the environmental impact. In other words, urban sprawl is the uncontrolled expansion of the metropolitan areas. This phenomenon primarily results in the extinction of green spaces and a variety of environmental consequences. Banai and DePriest (2010) maintain that urban sprawl is considered a cause of the climate change, with environmental effects ...

Storage Management- An Introduction

Application Block Level Access Database Server and Operating System Performance Management System Storage Resource Management Network Storage Array Active/ Active Storage Array Active/ Passive Storage Array Conclusion References Storage Management- An Introduction Storage management is becoming a significant topic with the growing importance of data, the growth of data, and dependence of organizations on digital information. More complex information is being generated on daily basis. It is becoming a challenging task to manage storage environments to maintain complex data. Storage management is considered to be the most important segment in IT (Information Technology) infrastructure. It has a crucial role ...

All Americans are afforded freedom and safety to live their lives, but unfortunately, this is not the case for the LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender) community, specifically speaking the use of public restrooms. It is all too common for them to endure harassment and even violence while attempting to live their lives in peace. We owe it to ourselves to discuss a way forward in public policy and our societal norms, so they do not have to continue to live in fear. The originators of our constructed surroundings have made open offices that are isolated by sexual orientation, ...

Introduction

Urban sprawl has turned out to be a controversial issue in recent times due to the rate at which green spaces are disappearing in most of the cities, especially in the United States. Frumkin (2002) describes this phenomenon as a multifaceted pattern of transportation, land use, as well as economic and social development. In other words, urban sprawl is the uncontrolled expansion of the metropolitan areas. This phenomenon essentially results in the extinction of green spaces and a variety of environmental consequences. Banai and DePriest (2010) maintain that urban sprawl is considered a cause of the climate change, with ...

Colonization is a process in which imperial power systems dominate a region and its components. It features, among other things, cultural domination, political subjugation, religious assimilation and economic exploitations. The colonists used these measures as tools of winning control of the helpless people. Colonization has a close link to massive exploitation and assimilations of new cultures and it further involves actual or threat of use of force. The colonizers were formidable icons and commanded loyalty through aggression. In light of colonialism, established cultures disintegrated. On the case of Britain emperialism,Tarique noted that, “as one of its legacieshas been ...

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Carbon Monoxide (CO) Properties and Uses 4

Sources of CO Emission and Toxicokinetics 4

Exposure Limits for CO, Sampling and Analysis 6 Protocols for Industrial CO Sampling and Analysis 6 Carbon Monoxide in Substance Priority List (SPL) 7 CO Contaminated Superfund Site 8 Carbon Monoxide Explosion Case Study with Recommendations 8 References 10 Abstract Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas, which results from incomplete combustion of carbon containing fuels, and has several applications such as effective reducing agent and manufacture of various hydrocarbons. CO is a major indoor air pollutant, and is released when combustion is carried out in confined spaces such as mines ...

When attempting to influence an audience it is important for the speaker or writer to establish the relationship he or she has towards the audience from the beginning. Whether reading or listening, the receiver will establish the speaker’s virtue and goodwill towards the audience. Nevertheless, it is important to note that a messenger may also perverse this in order to use this in his or her favor. For example, Brent Staples, in his essay “Black Men and Public Spaces”, presents himself as a literate yet dangerous interlocutor. One can see this from his paragraph, due to his use ...

Human Sexuality Behavior at the Nightclub

Introduction A night club is always composed of different individuals of different genders, ages, and even different sexual orientations. This is so in instances when one visits the club on a normal night when the club does not have the various shows, for example, the 80’s show or when somebody visits a gay or lesbian club, since the composition of the club on that particular day or time will not really have variety as desired by this research. I visited the Sambordia Nightclub on a warm Friday evening in order to carry out the research and was able ...

Seminar: Inflammatory and Immune Mechanisms in Lymphatic Vascular Disease

The YouTube video presented by David Zawieja, talks about immune and inflammatory mechanisms that occur in Lymphatic Vascular diseases. The lymphatic system has a significant role in various essential mechanisms inside the body such as edema resolution, fluid and macromolecular homeostasis, inflammation and antigen trafficking. The primary of the Lymphatic function involves the transportation of Lymphatic substances from the interstitial spaces between the tissues via lymphatic capillary network and nodes that terminate into the venous blood inside the veins. The most significant segment of the lymphatic function is the flow of lymph through multiple nodes. The immune cells like ...

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Technology 1: Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Introduction In 1997, Toyota rolled-out its sedan which was powered by both the conventional combustion and electric power trains. Effect on Daily Life People who have bought hybrid cars enjoyed lesser fuel expenses. Hybrid cars reduce the emission of CO2 which causes global warming. Owners have also felt a sense of pride and higher self-esteem knowing that they are doing something positive about global warming.

Needs

It has addressed the need for fuel economy, an alternative to fossil fuel and the planet’s protection from pollution damage. Fossil fuel will eventually run-out and in that event, electric ...

Successful learning and listening depend on the availability. There are four fundamental factors to consider when installing and furnishing an adults and children’s learning center. They include highlighting the appropriate items that will satisfy the requirements of the service area, adults, and children, formulating criteria that will assist in the identification of vendors and equipment, developing a system to purchase and order the items, and instituting a program that will assist the management of the equipment. This essay takes a critical look at the essential equipment that the services area, adults, and children require. The guidelines in this ...

#1. The Challenge – Future is shaped by non-linear changes and chance events? How can you prepare your organization for an uncertain future? (Answer for Tata Consultancy Svcs). Yes, it is unequivocally true that the future is indeed shaped by non-linear changes. These changes sometimes cause events which appear as chance events, but an organization can prepare for an uncertain future in several ways. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) can continue to prepare its organization for an uncertain future first of all, by remaining sensitive to the shifts in economic, demographic business needs, and environmental forces (Govindarajan). The classic example of ...

The institutional affiliation

MEMORANDUM INTRODUCTION Medical marketing has grown an increasingly complicated cause of the fast developing business of healthcare organizations. The old model of focusing on just patients and physicians stopped working. So, it has become incredibly important for doctors to market their medical practices in order to build their own brand, gain new patients and improve business from the current ones. Nowadays, marketing teams need to broaden their consideration horizons and focus on the following criteria: Patients, Physicians, Professional Healthcare Administrators, Payers and Policy Makers (Mycek, 2015). The Texas Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic and New York-Presbyterian Hospital will be analyzed ...

Nicotye Samayualie, Canadian Inuit Cape Dorset Artist

Research Paper Introduction Nicotye Samayualie, a Canadian Inuit from Cape Dorset, was born on the 23rd of November 1983. Her parents are Johnny Tunnillie Samayualie and Kudluajuk Ashoona, and her grandmother is a famous graphic artist, Keeleemeeoome Samayualie. She has clearly inherited her grandmother's artistry, whose art works were one of those few exhibited in the Cape Dorset yearly print anthology in the 1970s and 1980s (Spirit Wrestler Gallery, 2016). Nicotye has developed a strong fascination with the display, arrangements, and layouts of contrasting images in natural and artificial objects. Numerous of her artworks portray common images like crates ...

According to Emmet Price, dancing, in the early years of Hip Hop, was the “‘essence of early Hip Hop culture’” (qtd in Gorney 1). However, over the years, dancing in the Hip Hop culture gradually lost its significance as it became “cultural fad” and was replaced with a “take away product of hip hop,” which is the CD (Gorney 2). In recent years, hip hop dance has enjoyed a “huge resurgence” (Gorney 2). This resurgence of cultural expression has manifested itself in multiple “forms” (Gorney 2). However, it is this form of cultural expression is in danger of being “ ...

The time period between the 1890-s and the World War I, known as the Progressive Era, was difficult and controversial in American history. It was the time of industrial and urban development, political changes, economic growth (Frankel, and Dye 1). At the same time racial discrimination was prominent in the South, regardless of the legislation which abolished slavery and promoted equality between white and black members of the society. ‘Jim Crow laws’, or rules, applied mostly in Southern states, introduced segregation. Its beginning is associated with the Plessy vs. Ferguson case of 1896 (Williams). The progressives managed to bring ...

Synopsis

Colomina argues that architecture is not just an envelopment of space; an enclosure of space where people get solace from the elements of nature and other forms of physical threat. Colomina further argues that the impression of the interior of an architectural space is not just what is left by the users of the space; the imprint of their daily activities. Instead, he argues that the interior of an architectural contains hidden mechanisms that may not be overt to the untrained eye. These hidden mechanisms help describe the construction of the interior space of the building (Colomina 233). Based ...

Computer games can be a story in which the player is able to integrate different forms of interactivity while making decision on how to play and intermingle with the narrative elements. There are computer games that involve the player into a simple selection of narrative sequences, while others involve a simulation substrate, allowing the player to act in pre-authored time structures within different time scales. In these two forms of game activities, the player becomes an active participant of the story construction, which leads to a play experience that unfolds the story based on the decisions and actions performed. ...

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer movement (LGBTQ movement) is one that has faced a long history of oppression and repression at the hands of society. It has only been very recently that the LGBT movement has gained some traction in society. It seems to be a trend, overall: when society begins to transition and change, groups that have been downtrodden rise up and force society to confront its inequalities and imbalances. The issue of slavery is one example of such an issue, but so too is the women’s suffrage movement and, in more recent years, the ...

Introduction

Any of normal undertakings are considered tourist venues when specific features are attached to it, for instance, they create particular values and meaning with a distinctive appeal to and attract tourists. Therefore, tourist venues are highly negotiated and socially constructed phenomenon. The tourist places encompass specifically two components of place. That is, the meanings created by such places created by the tourist industry, and secondly the meanings of such palaces consumed by those tourists visiting such areas (Saarinen, 2012). There is significant overlap existing between the social constructions in the tourism industry in spite of the probable conflicting on-site ...

Part B – Toyota Production System Report

The Toyota Production System (TPS) is a socio-technical system developed by no less than Toyota Corporation, the largest automobile manufacturer in the planet. The said system summarizes their management and production principles and philosophies. What makes the said system fascinating is the fact that it is one of the reasons why Toyota has been continuously bagged awards in its industry and is now being hailed as the alpha in the international automobile industry—both by its customers and business analysts. In Part A of this report, the author has outlined the different advantages of the TPS, how it can ...

Space/ Scale/ Territory

Millennium Park is a 24.5-acre park that has several venues for performance, art, architecture, sculpture, and landscape architecture. It is located centrally in Chicago’s central business district and the lakefront. The Millennium Park emerged from a dilapidated ground-level parking space and rail yard into perhaps what may be regarded as the world’s biggest “green roof,” spanning two multi-level parking spaces with a total of over 4,000 cars and one commuter rail line. In Millennium Park, space is created in various ways. For example, there is the illusion of space created through structures and activities that allow ...

Geography, GIS and Mapping

As the world grows warmer and the population of the earth battles climate change, the tools of the geographer are becoming vitally important in the search for knowledge about our climate and energy demands. Geovisualization, which incorporates many geographical tools, is an important weapon in the geographer’s arsenal in the fight against climate change. Following is a description of the elements which are used to create geovisualizations to provide extensive information for decision makers. Geography is the study of places, landscapes, environments and people. Whether those places relate to the landforms which they comprise, the development of urban ...

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Environment Scan4

Internal Operation Environment7 Strategies & Justification8 Organizational Change: Reflections..10

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Airbnb: A Strategic Analysis BACKGROUND The hospitality business is changing. In contrast to a conventional model of corporate-controlled business model offering a broad range of hospitality services to consumers largely defined within limited geographical spreads, peer-to-peer hospitality enterprises are disrupting hospitality business into an innovative model. The peer-to-peer model cuts across different hospitality services but, for current purposes, main focus remains on accommodation services. Of all short-stay, peer-to-peer companies, Airbnb is probably most prominent and, for that matter, most controversial. Founded based on limited property offerings in specific areas ...

Ethics is moral principles that regulate the behavior of people or an organization, depicting how to behave towards other people and the consequences of misconduct. In engineering, ethics is the study of moral issues as well as decisions that face people and organizations working in engineering departments. The engineering profession in Ontario is under the regulation of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) that directs what to be done and the consequences of negligence. The act determines what professional engineers are dictated to do in their profession, and its principle objective is to shield the public from incompetent, unqualified or unfit ...

Executive Summary

The company wants to develop an electronic business solution to improve the products and services the company offers to the clients. An interior design company develops a new platform on the internet to have more contact with providers, clients and potential clients that find in the use of a website and other information technologies as a new opportunity to increase sales and increase the number of clients.

Industry Analysis

Target Demographic: The requirements of interior design services are different groups in the market. The institutional demand for organizations, companies that require the customization of Workspaces and the demand by individuals and ...

The following data is an attempt to give an idea about the types of hardware and software that small businesses may require to meet their functional needs. This work does is not based on any specific category of business but contains a brief note on the technical requirements of all businesses in general. Computer and Devices: The computing requirements of small offices are usually limited to Excel sheets or Word processing softwares and occasional powerpoint presentations. For using such small application suites office computers need not possess high grade processors or storage space. But some small offices might need ...

Introduction

Sharp Park, which is named after George Sharp, has a long, rich history. Mr. Sharp owned a more than 400-acre estate that he established with a vision for the San Francisco residents to enjoy recreation in a natural setting. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930s. In 1941-internment camp was established ...

Introduction

In most communities, family apartments were private spaces that offered a place of refuge and intimacy. Public spaces such as city squares were ideal for business dealings in addition to offices (Knowles, 2011, p. 130). This arrangement has since changed in the advent of information communication technology. Raymond Guess argues that the conception of privacy in modern times is where the identity of self-first has crumbled down (So-il.org, 2016). He goes further to observe that the community presently has the duty to promote and defend the security of individuals. Classic liberals are of the opinion that the basic right ...