This research project focused on the development of an appropriate interior design proposal for the Hulme F1 supercar. The Hulme F1 supercar, originally designed by Hulme Supercars Ltd, draws exterior design references from contemporary Formula One Grand Prix race cars. In addition, the Hulme F1 supercar integrated visual design cues expressing luxury, high-performance and exoticness. The existing design established the package, window openings, basic controls and door architecture for this study. Based on this material, the interior study focused on an overall aesthetic and its integration with ergonomic, technical and functional requirements. The conceptual nature of this project allowed for the inclusion of speculative and experimental design proposals that were not constrained by local contemporary manufacturing and economic issues. Consequently, the project based itself on a technological forecast of five to ten years. Research first explored and defined several key design motifs central to the Hulme F1 supercar. This involved studies into supercars, luxury, high-performance, exoticness, contemporary Formula One Grand Prix racing and the existing exterior form language. The results from this research established initial themes for development of the interior design proposal. A review of contemporary theory in visual product communication and experience was undertaken to identify an appropriate framework for this investigation. The research of Monö (1997), Norman (2004a) and Warell (2007) was reviewed. Review focused on two areas; a structure appropriate for defining design criteria and a comprehensive framework for visual analysis of exemplars to identify visual design trends. The Visual Product Experience (VPE) framework by Warell offered the most appropriate visual framework for this investigation. Using the VPE framework, a visual analysis of contemporary luxury motorcars, professional race cars and supercars was undertaken. Analysis focused on interior and interior/exterior related design trends. Findings illustrated that luxury motorcars have simple aesthetic compositions with frequent interior/exterior form element repetition. Conversely, professional race cars have complex aesthetic compositions with minimal interior/exterior form element repetition. Meanwhile, supercar interior aesthetics and appear to vary between these two spectrums depending on their overall aesthetic expression. To this end, the analysis illustrated the opposing visual qualities between luxury and high-performance. This suggested the interior design proposal required a delicate balance between complex and simple aesthetic elements to obtain an appropriate overall visual expression. Consequently, the interior design proposal used a combination of flowing soft surfaces and complex detailing to express luxury and high-performance. Research also established criteria for the design of interior functional systems required within the interior design proposal. Interior functional systems included control, body-support, display, storage and safety systems. The development process for the interior design proposal consisted of iterative design methods. This included concept generation, concept development and three-dimensional form studies. Throughout the development process, concepts were screened against design criteria in order to further direct the iterative process. Contemporary Formula One race car illustrated an abundance of visual inspiration for the interior design proposal during the development process. Elements such as exhaust and aerodynamic wing details were referenced within the interior design proposal. The intent of this was to create visual harmony between interior and exterior aesthetics. Research into ingress and egress found a conventionally fixed steering unit impeded participants. As a result, the final design proposed a steering unit that swung towards the centre of the interior for greater entry/exit space. The interior design proposal was assessed by internal and external ‘ design evaluation’ methods. Testing indicated that the interior design proposal had fulfilled most of the experience and performance design criteria and achieved the aim of this research. Overall, this investigation designed an interior design proposal to compliment the exterior design of the Hulme F1 supercar. The interior design proposal was supported by visual framework developed from this research investigation. In addition, the investigation proposed functional and ergonomic solutions to support the interior design proposal.

Atelierworkshop is an innovative Wellington based architectural practice that has advanced into the area of off- site manufacture of container-based housing solutions. Their product, the Port-a-Bach (PAB) is moving into its second generation (PAB Gen-2). This product development initiative has resulted in a range of projects that have been undertaken to improve off-the-grid energy systems, water supply and storage, packaging, transportation and cost reduction. This particular project documents the design and development of an energy management and supply accessory product, called the Bach Pack. The Bach Pack seeks to create a viable product energy system solution, at reduced cost and environmental impact (compared with existing solutions) and to achieve this through the development of the usability aspects and features of the product system. The focus is on developing a quality experience for the end user with regards to the attachment and deployment of the components that make up the Bach Pack product. This accessory and modular product solution enables the PAB Gen-2 to be self-sufficient with regard to electrical energy and water supply, and can be specified at point of sale or added later if required. This document focuses explicitly on the design and development of the solar array segment of the Bach Pack.

The objective of my project was to determine variability and representability of mercury in the urban environment of Umeå in northern Sweden, based on applying the methods of forest moss biomonitoring (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, ICP Manual). Mercury (Hg) is a commune pollutant in urban environments release to the atmosphere by anthropogenic activities. Industrial, traffic and incineration activities are the main sources of this element. Mercury is easily transported through the atmosphere and cycle through terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, trending to bioaccumulate in organisms. The aims of the study are: (1) determine the representability and variability of the method in a specific urban environment, based on more intensive analyses of a green area within the city boundaries of Umeå, northern Sweden. (2) influence of site-specific conditions on the concentration of mercury in mosses. (3) City-scale variability in relation to national forest moss biomonitoring data (IVL.se). Results of urban environment measurements do not differ much respect the values of mercury concentration obtained sampling mosses far from the city, but it is subject to many factors that can alter results of the study.  Most of these are meteorological factors and the difficulty of find green zones close to cities with the suitable conditions to find mosses and perform a property sampling process avoiding throughfall and litterfall. The conclusion is that the use of mosses is a representative and valuable method to obtaining information in an urban environment but is limited by mentioned factors.

The abstract This work deal with evaluation the social and spatial isolation in selected location. For resaerch were selected two different types of enviroment. City part of Pilsen - Doubravka and rural village - Pasečnice. This work researches the positives and negatives in their environment. The survey was conducted through a semi-structured dialogue which subjectively assesses the level of social and residential satisfaction in the the Down. Plzeň 4 - Doubravka and Pasečnice. The research is focused on social relationship, housing, primary shops, public services, traffic accessbility, leisure, and safety . Key words: social isolation, residential satisfaction, seniors, city and country, public services

Over the last few decades Czech cities have experienced significant improvements of physical environment, and urban regeneration is one of the processes contributing to these changes. The final appearance of renewed environment is the result of negotiations and conflicts among key actors involved in the regeneration process. The decision- making process of urban regeneration is influenced by many factors including the perception of the qualities of the buildings and of the place. The regeneration process can also change the place and its meanings. The aim of this diploma thesis is to characterize the role of perception in decision-making process of urban regeneration in the case of two parts of the city of Ostrov built in different architectural styles. First, the theoretical knowledge related to perception of the architectural heritage and its regeneration is discussed, with emphasis on the concept of place as a pervading approach. As the main research findings, the differences in the perception of given buildings were identified among the city residents and among the actors as well. It was also proven that the perception of given buildings affects the approach of the actors to regeneration to some extent, although in many cases the other factors predominate.

Cette thèse porte sur les défis en matière de surveillance de la fiabilité de la navigation par GNSS pour les applications de véhicules terrestres dans les milieux urbains. L'objectif principal de cette recherche est de développer des méthodes de positionnement avec confiance en utilisant des mesures GNSS et des mesures de confiance pour l'utilisateur dans des environnements urbains contraintes. Dans la première partie de la thèse, les erreurs NLOS en milieu urbain sont caractérisées par un modèle 3D de l'environnement urbain. Dans la deuxième partie de la thèse, nous avons proposé une technique de surveillance de la fiabilité dans le domaine des mesures GNSS pour l'environnement urbain en utilisant un capteur de vitesse fiable. Enfin, nous avons développé une nouvelle expérimentale de surveillance de l'intégrité pour le positionnement en milieu urbain. En surveillant de la statistique de test contre un seuil spécifique, l'intégrité et la continuité de positionnement sont fixés à un certain niveau de confiance. En outre, le calcul de niveau de protection horizontale (HPL) en utilisant une approche composite a également été proposé. / This thesis addresses the challenges in reliability monitoring of GNSS aided navigation for land vehicle applications in urban environments. The main objective of this research is to develop methods of trusted positioning using GNSS measurements and confidence measures for the user in constrained urban environments. In the first part of the thesis, the NLOS errors in urban settings are characterized by means of a 3D model of the urban surrounding. For the second part of the thesis, the work proposes a reliability monitoring technique in the range domain for urban environ ment using a trusted velocity sensor. Finally, the research developed a novel experimental scheme in integrity monitoring for positioning in urban environment. By monitoring the test statistic against a specific threshold, the positioning integrity and continuity are met at a certain level of confidence. In addition, the Horizontal Protection Level (HPL) computation using a composite approach has also been proposed.

O ambiente do bairro torna-se significativo para os idosos com o passar dos anos, e suas condições são importantes para manter os laços sociais com familiares e amigos, e desenvolver o senso de apego ao lugar e pertencimento, melhorando a saúde, qualidade de vida e bem-estar na velhice. Quando o espaço familiar passa por transformações, essas refletem no comportamento individual, na maneira como os espaços são apropriados e nas relações sociais. Um dos processos de transformação que tem ocorrido no ambiente da vizinhança é o chamado studentification, ou a formação de guetos estudantis com a chegada de universitários em bairros tradicionais. Esta dissertação busca elucidar as percepções dos idosos sobre o processo de studentification, focando especialmente nos aspectos das relações sociais, sobretudo com seus vizinhos, e das mudanças no ambiente do bairro. Para tanto, dois artigos compõem a dissertação, sendo o primeiro deles uma revisão scoping de literatura, com o panorama recente dos artigos publicados sobre as relações sociais na velhice e o meio urbano. Seu objetivo é descrever os principais aspectos sócio-físicos, conceitos e teorias estudados na literatura, através da revisão de 35 artigos coletados em 3 bases de dados distintas. Os resultados indicam que há uma concordância na literatura quanto aos principais conceitos relacionados ao tema; as teorias ainda são muitas, o que dificulta o consenso sobre as mais relevantes; faltam instrumentos comuns e validados que possibilitem a reprodução e generalização das pesquisas; a literatura aponta que o tema ainda deve ser debatido e explorado dentro da gerontologia ambiental. O segundo artigo traz os resultados de uma pesquisa empírica de estudo de caso, realizada com 21 idosos moradores de um bairro adjacente a uma universidade e que sofre o processo de studentification, e objetiva explorar os efeitos deste processo no ambiente sócio-físico, nas relações sociais e no aging in place; os dados foram analisados segundo a técnica de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados sugerem que as relações com vizinhos já eram fracas antes das mudanças ocorridas, não tendo afetado a escolha por envelhecer no lugar. As mudanças também não foram fatores primordiais para esta escolha, mas sim o apego e o senso de pertencimento. Os dados demonstram que apesar das transformações no ambiente, na verdade o processo de studentification pode ser visto como catalizador de novas relações intergeracionais no bairro. Espera-se que esta pesquisa possa contribuir para uma melhor compreensão dos efeitos da vizinhança e seu ambiente sócio-físico sobre os mais velhos, incentivando a expansão das pesquisas na área da gerontologia ambiental / The environment of the neighborhood becomes significant to the elderly over the years, and its conditions are important to maintain social ties with family and friends and develop the sense of attachment to place and belonging, improving health, quality of life and well-being in old age. When the familiar space undergoes transformations, these reflect on individual behavior, the way spaces are used and in social relations. One of the processes of transformation that has taken place in the neighborhood environment is called studentification, or the formation of student \"ghettos\" with the arrival of university students in traditional neighborhoods. This dissertation seeks to elucidate the perceptions of older people about the process of studentification, focusing especially on the aspects of social relations, particularly with their neighbors, and on the changes of the neighborhood environment. Therefore, two articles compose the dissertation, the first of them is a scoping review of literature presenting a recent panorama of published articles about social relations in old age and the urban environment. It aims to describe the main socio-physical aspects, concepts and theories studied in the literature, through the revision of 35 articles collected in 3 distinct databases. The results indicate that there is an agreement in the literature about the main concepts related to the topic; there are many theories, which hinder the consensus about the most relevant ones; there are a lack of common and validated instruments that facilitate the reproduction and generalization of research; the literature points out that the subject must still be debated and explored within the environmental gerontology. The second article brings the results of empirical research, a case study conducted with 21 elderly residents of a neighborhood adjacent to a university that suffers the studentification process. It aims to explore the effects of this process on the social-physical environment, social relations and aging in place; data were analyzed according to the content analysis technique. The results suggest that relations with neighbors were already weak before the changes in the neighborhood, and it has not affected the choice for aging in place. Likewise, the changes were not primary factors for this choice, but the attachment and the sense of belonging. The data demonstrate that despite the changes in the environment, these do not affect the ability of aging in place, in fact, the process of studentification can be seen as a catalyst of new intergenerational relations in the neighborhood. It is expected that this research may contribute to a better understanding of the effects of the neighborhood and the socio-physical environment on the elderly, encouraging the expansion of research in the field of environmental gerontology

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between spatial politics and sex work in order to demonstrate how spatial exclusion can be used to consolidate power imbalances in the public sphere. To achieve this, this thesis explores and compares the situations between two countries with opposing approaches to sex work – abolitionism in Sweden and decriminalisation in the Netherlands. Frame analysis is used to examine how these two states diagnose sex work as a problem and propose and justify solutions. This thesis finds that, despite the differing ideological standpoints towards sex work, the consequences of the differing legislative approaches of these two countries are more similar than might be expected, in relation to spatial politics. Both approaches to sex work result in the spatial exclusion of sex workers, tangibly from the urban environment and normatively from public debate. This result has significant ramifications. By rendering sex work invisible to the public eye, many sex workers are forced into less stable and less secure working conditions. Given that both the Dutch and Swedish approaches to sex work legislation are justified under the guise of promoting women’s rights, this issue is extremely significant and deserves further analytical interest.

Este trabalho apresenta a análise e a sugestão de critérios para o desenvolvimento urbano de um setor periférico a duas cidades: São Paulo e Guarulhos. O local é o bairro Parque CECAP situado no município de Guarulhos. No bairro está localizado o Conjunto Habitacional Zézinho Magalhães Prado, construído em 1975, pela Companhia de Desenvolvimento Habitacional e Urbano, ocupando cerca de 50% da área. Mesmo sem ter sido construído por inteiro ele caracterizou o bairro. No entanto, novas necessidades apontam para seu re-planejamento. A proposta para o bairro está focada nas áreas remanescentes com cuidados em relação às edificações existentes e a sua relação com o entorno, possibitando a integração das questões de conforto ambiental nos espaços urbanos, mobilidade urbana e densidade de ocupação dos espaços. O trabalho demonstra o potencial de transformação da área em estudo e a possibilidade de interação do poder público e privado na proposta de diretrizes para a re-qualificação urbana do local. Neste trabalho procurou-se explicitar a metodologia desenvolvida, no sentido de que possa ser referência para o estudo de setores urbanos similares. / This work provides analysis and suggestions for developing viewpoints to renewal a suburban sprawl land located in between the central areas of two metropolitan cities: São Paulo and Guarulhos. The place subject of this study is a neighborhood known as Parque CECAP. Over there is located a large housing development, Conjunto Habitacional Zézinho Magalhães Prado, built in 1975, which cover 50% of the all parcel. Just partially finished, this project characterizes the neighborhood. But, knew environmental and people demands, are leading for up to date knew development. The main focus of our work is to the remaining areas but taking care of the spaces already occupied. It views to integrated issues such as environmental control, urban mobility and patterns of people occupancy. The results of our research shows up the potential to development, and the possibilities to get together private and governmental agencies to promote local changes. In parallel to the research our aim was to organize the adopt methodology in a way to be useful as reference to further works.

Fruto da junção dos ideais e da contração das palavras \"agricultura\" e \"permanência\", a Permacultura é uma filosofia que consiste em um conjunto de princípios de design para a \"criação permacultural do espaço\", baseando-se no manejo altamente eficiente e, ao mesmo tempo, ético e ambientalmente sustentável da terra, em assentamentos humanos. A Permacultura é baseada na união de técnicas ancestrais com as novas tecnologias, que promovem a autossuficiência de comunidades, por meio do plantio agroecológico, bioconstrução, captação e tratamento da água da chuva, produção e uso de energias sustentáveis, entre outras ações que compõem a gama de princípios e técnicas práticas da Permacultura. No Brasil, o movimento teve início oficial em 1992, a partir da realização do primeiro curso de formação de Permacultura por Bill Mollison e Scott Pittman, em Porto Alegre, na ECO 92, na mesma década em que também se consolidou no mundo. Frente a uma notável importância social e cultural que a Permacultura vem conquistando ao longo dos últimos anos, para além de sua esfera ambiental e política, no Brasil e no mundo, a pesquisa objetivou verificar como ocorre e é praticada a Permacultura, enquanto cultura alternativa e, no caso, urbana - pelas organizações e grupos presentes e atuantes no Município de São Paulo. A metodologia consistiu em: breve revisão bibliográfica sobre os Estudos Culturais, sobre o processo histórico de expansão urbana do Município e da revisão conceitual sobre o próprio objeto de estudo: a Permacultura; na compilação do Estado da Arte da Permacultura no Brasil, clareando como e em quais linhas as pesquisas nacionais na área estão caminhando; no levantamento de dados e formulação de um quadro das organizações e grupos de Permacultura atuantes no Município, o qual foi a base para o mapa online interativo que foi elaborado e para a realização de entrevistas semi estruturadas abertas e registro em diário de campo com 6 das 38 organizações identificadas, as quais foram registradas em audiovisual, possibilitando também a produção de um mini documentário sobre a Permacultura no Município de São Paulo. Assim, a ocorrência de um fenômeno sociocultural de contracultura foi confirmada, baseando-se em valores compartilhados e traços de identidade cultural que, ao se convergirem, se conectam e se materializam por meio de ações no espaço urbano, fortalecendo vínculos entre atores e a formação de uma rede que promove a expansão do movimento de Permacultura em São Paulo / As a result of the combination of ideals and the contraction of the words \"agriculture\" and \"permanence\", Permaculture is a philosophy that consists of a set of design principles for the \"permacultural creation of space\", based on highly efficient management, at the same time, ethical and environmentally sustainable land in human settlements. Permaculture is based on the union of ancestral techniques with the new technologies, which promote the self-sufficiency of communities, through agroecological planting, bio-construction, rainwater harvesting and treatment, production and use of sustainable energy, among other actions that make up the range of principles and practical techniques of Permaculture. In Brazil, the movement began officially in 1992, starting with the first Permaculture training course by Bill Mollison and Scott Pittman, in Porto Alegre, at ECO 92, in the same decade in which it also consolidated in the world. In the face of a remarkable social and cultural importance that Permaculture has been conquering over the last few years, in addition to its environmental and political spheres, in Brazil and in the world, this research was aimed at verifying how Permaculture occurs and is practiced as an alternative culture by the organizations and groups presents and active in the Municipality of São Paulo. The methodology consisted of: a brief bibliographic review on Cultural Studies, on the historical process of urban expansion of the Municipality and the conceptual revision on the object of study: Permaculture; in the compilation of the State of the Art of Permaculture in Brazil, clarifying how and in what lines the national surveys in the area are moving; in the data collection and formulation of a table of permaculture organizations and groups operating in the Municipality, which was the basis for the interactive online map that was elaborated and for semi structured open interviews and field diary registration with 6 of the 38 organizations identified, which were recorded in audiovisual, also enabling the production of a mini documentary on Permaculture in the Municipality of São Paulo. Thus, the occurrence of a socio-cultural counterculture phenomenon has been confirmed, based on shared values and traits of cultural identity that, when converging, are connected and materialized through actions in the urban space, strengthening ties between actors and the formation of a network that promotes the expansion of the Permaculture movement in São Paulo