Search Results - subject:"Open spaces"

Bridging risk management perceptions and processes: the case of the National Mall and Memorial Parks

Daniels, Margaret J.; Park, Minkyung; Harmon, Laurlyn K.; … - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 7 (2013) 2, pp. 148-162

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze two studies pertaining to the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington DC, to gain a better understanding of risk management perceptions and processes as applied to urban cores that consistently host tourists and special events....

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Experiential Assessment of Urban Open Spaces in Doha

Salama, Ashraf M.; Khalfani, Fatma; Al-Maimani, Ahood - In: Open House International 38 (2013) 4, pp. 47-57

open spaces by examining their spatial and physical characteristics while implementing direct systematic observation and …

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A problem is a problem is a benefit? Generation Y perceptions of open‐plan offices

Rasila, Heidi; Rothe, Peggie - In: Property Management 30 (2012) 4, pp. 362-375

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how the youngest generation at work perceives problems that are linked to open‐plan offices. They are the future users of the work environments and thus it is important to understand how they perceive different office solutions. The paper...

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Innovative approaches to researching landscape and health : open space: people space 2

Ward Thompson, Catharine (contributor); … - 2010

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Entrepreneurial opportunities in changing communities

Heilbrunn, Sibylle - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 17 (2010) 2, pp. 247-259

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate entrepreneurial opportunities in changing communities via the development of a conceptual model, drawing on Hudson's concepts of places and spaces. It also aims to explore the scope and variety of entrepreneurial opportunities in Kibbutzim...

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Linking the quality of public spaces to quality of life

Beck, Helen - In: Journal of Place Management and Development 2 (2009) 3, pp. 240-248

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present how high quality public spaces contribute positively to people's quality of life. However, sources of credible evidence in support of this statement are surprisingly scarce. One impact is that it can be frustratingly difficult to quantify links...

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Can nearby open spaces substitute for the size of a property owner's private yard?

Kenyon Henderson, Katherine; Song, Yan - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 1 (2008) 2, pp. 147-165

market. It also aims to test the hypothesis that locating closer to open spaces might be a substitute for the size of a …'s access to different types of open spaces, property structural features, public services, disamenity features, neighborhood … property's proximity to certain types of open land uses, and that the size of those nearby open spaces also impacts home price …

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The contestation for, and management of, public places in Johannesburg, South Africa

Fraser, Neil - In: Journal of Place Management and Development 1 (2008) 2, pp. 177-198

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the changes to date between the apartheid (ideological) and democratic use and management of public space. The abolition of apartheid laws in urban areas led to a great deal of contestation for space and also to new forms of management of public...

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The physical environment and a “sense of neighborhood” in residential communities in Hong Kong

Hin Li, Ling - In: Property Management 26 (2008) 1, pp. 7-24

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how design of housing development affects a sense of neighbourhood. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire surveys were carried out in two residential communities in Hong Kong with very different design concepts and the results were...

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