Career, family, and workforce mobility: an interdisciplinary conversation

The purpose of this article is to synthesize conceptual and empirical work from the fields of both sociology and career development to explore how issues of career, family, and workforce mobility are necessarily interrelated. The use of work from sociology and career development demonstrates that the complexities of family solutions to career mobility undo the apparent simplicity of delivering a worker to a new worksite. Although organizations and governments work to develop policies that incentivize mobility, including transport infrastructure, housing, employment conditions, and tax incentives, these will not necessarily address the private concerns and priorities of families. This article argues for an interdisciplinary approach to better understand the intersubjective complexities implicated in the growing phenomenon and expectation of worker mobility and suggests both areas and design strategies for further research

MAKING NATURE ACCESSIBLE: BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE WELLNESS RETREAT WITHIN NATURE FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES

Nature impacts our lives in such a way that it can be incredibly detrimental to our health and wellbeing to be away from nature (1). Nature helps us heal faster, relax more, and just generally lead a more well-rounded life (2). It provides an opportunity to feel the sun on our face, breathe fresh air, and get the exercise we need. When deprived of these experiences, our bodies truly suffer (1). People with physical mobility limitations suffer from mental health issues at a much higher rate (3), this issue is often exacerbated by the fact that much of the built environment does not consider the needs of people with physical mobility limitations (4). This research focuses on the role that mental health plays in one’s life, and how strategies can be implemented within nature to help people with physical limitations gain the access needed to achieve mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing. This project seeks to allow for barrier-free connection to nature as well as an accessible space to connect with friends and family. With the implementation of various strategies, this project sets a new standard for accessible indoor and outdoor spaces and brings to light a conversation about a brighter future for accessible design in everyday life

The Critical Role of Public Charging Infrastructure

Editors: Peter Fox-Penner, PhD, Z. Justin Ren, PhD, David O. JermainA decade after the launch of the contemporary global electric vehicle (EV) market, most cities face a major challenge preparing for rising EV demand. Some cities, and the leaders who shape them, are meeting and even leading demand for EV infrastructure. This book aggregates deep, groundbreaking research in the areas of urban EV deployment for city managers, private developers, urban planners, and utilities who want to understand and lead change

Internal report cluster 1: Urban freight innovations and solutions for sustainable deliveries (3/4)

Technical report about sustainable urban freight solutions, part 3 of

Square One Rehabilitation and Wellness: The Effects Architecture Has on Treating TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, is an injury that affects how the brain works. These injuries may impact individuals? behavior, mobility, memory, language, problem solving and empathy. TBI patients also tend to feel isolated because cognitive, physical, and social disabilities prevent them from engaging in their pre-injury activities in a normalized way. Depending on how severe one?s injuries may be, one may recover from a traumatic brain injury. However, most will live with permanent effects from their injuries. Recovery at any level may involve years of relearning how to do daily tasks. Throughout a TBI survivor?s recovery process, they will need substantial support to learn, live and work with their disability. Healthcare professionals along with community, family and friends can help the survivor regain confidence when returning to the outside world to live and work with their disability. Through design, innovative rehabilitation methods are combined with connections to nature and community to create a holistic and supportive atmosphere for patients to recover from their traumas in this facility. A focus on overall community health and wellness is also provided to benefit a wider population and create space for interaction between TBI patients and the community to assist in breaking stigmas. TBI survivors, family, friends and the broader community will be able to interact and learn in an environment that encompasses whole body wellness

Technology utilization program report, 1974

The adaptation of various technological innovations from the NASA space program to industrial and domestic applications is summarized

Pioneers of industrialization in Western Galicia : the Baruch family in the nineteenth century

The article is a commentary on and supplement to an autobiographical text written by a descendant of a family of Jewish industrialists active in Podgórze and Krakow in the nineteenth century. The Baruchs moved from supplies and trading to industrial operations. Although the factories producing fl our, bread and building materials operated in the Krakow area, they mainly supplied the city and the Austrian army stationed there. The family achieved a high social status, which was manifested during public ceremonies. International and local competition led them to abandon their industrial activity

Spartan Daily, September 26, 2005

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Towards low-carbon district heating : Investigating the socio-technical challenges of the urban energy transition

Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The AuthorsDistrict heating is a major energy infrastructure in many urban settlements in the world, contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonising district heating is an important step towards the realisation of a carbon-neutral society that entails considerable socio-technical change. Building on sustainability transitions literature that has dealt with socio-technical reconfiguration, this paper investigates the barriers to the implementation of a low-carbon district heating system that is based on biomass incineration minimisation and the total phasing out of fossil fuels. Empirically, the study relies on an extensive stakeholder analysis that involved 44 organisations representing technology providers, energy companies, industry organisations, policymakers, local authorities and researchers. The results show that while several stakeholder groups could converge on key issues such as the need to support certain technological niches and the danger of a biomass lock-in, divergences regarding barriers to be removed existed between policymakers, new entrant firms, and building owners. Cities were considered important actors for the implementation of the proposed low-carbon district heating concept. However, they should encourage building owners' participation in demand response schemes, decentralized renewable energy production, and the re-design of local electricity networks to support district heating electrification.Peer reviewe