Este trabalho apresenta uma plataforma para coleta e análise de imagens urbanas, que integra Interfaces de Programação de Aplicativos \"Application Programming Interfaces\" (APIs) de sistemas de busca de imagens, Sistemas de Informações Geográficas (SIGs), mapas digitais e técnicas de visão computacional. Esta plataforma, INACITY, permite que usuários selecionem regiões de interesse e capturem elementos de relevância para a arquitetura urbana, como, por exemplo árvores e buracos em ruas. A implementação da plataforma foi feita de maneira a permitir que novos módulos possam ser facilmente incluídos ou substituídos possibilitando a introdução de outras APIs de mapas, SIGs e filtros de Visão Computacional. Foram realizados experimentos com as imagens obtidas através do \"Google Street View\" onde árvores são capturadas em áreas de bairros inteiros em questão de minutos, um ganho significativo quando comparado com o procedimento manual para levantamento deste tipo de dado. Além disso, também são apresentados resultados comparativos entre os métodos de visão computacional propostos para a detecção de árvores em imagens com outros métodos heurísticos, em um conjunto onde as árvores estão marcadas manualmente e assim as taxas de precisão e de redescoberta de cada algoritmo podem ser avaliadas e comparadas. / This project presents a platform that integrates Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), image retrieval systems, Geographical Information Systems (GISes), digital maps and Computer Vision techniques to collect and analyse urban images. The platform, INACITY (an acronym for INvestigate and Analyse a City), empowers users allowing them to select a region over a map and see urban features inside that region that have relevance to the urban architecture context, for instance trees. The implementation is extensible and it is designed to make it easy to add or replace new modules, for instance, to add a new API to present a map, different GISes and other Computer Vision filters.

Submitted by Ricardo Cedraz Duque Moliterno (ricardo.moliterno@uefs.br) on 2016-03-22T22:51:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Helena Gabrielle vers?o final 2016 CD ok.pdf: 6539256 bytes, checksum: 4f1abc9b5632d67eb0336d36f6feb4db (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T22:51:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??o Helena Gabrielle vers?o final 2016 CD ok.pdf: 6539256 bytes, checksum: 4f1abc9b5632d67eb0336d36f6feb4db (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-22 / This research investigates, based on modern social dynamics, the construction of the concept of Technological Design Interactive Rio Etc blog, in order to broaden the conceptions of design as an image it projects, communicates and can be constantly reinterpreted through a perspective interdisciplinary, seeking to recognize design as design, purpose and intent, then, is beyond its instrumentality and representation of human action through a pencil and a sheet of paper. Among the goals, I try to identify through the web interface analysis, while visual image, as shown blog design Rio Etc by proposing a street fashion concept on the Internet. I seek to do so, to express how is the formation of a Technology Interactive Design; attentive to fashion's image as a mediating element between man and culture in the digital environment and point out the street-style as contemporary phenomenon in tribalisation of subjects inserted in the group that plans and produces photographic images to the blog (main content of posts Rio Etc) and portrays the street fashion as a lifestyle, and spread this idea over the internet through the blog tool. Based on this, the Comprehensive Sociology appears to support, in the Interdisciplinary methodology, the unfolding of man as a social being who participates in the cyberculture as a producer designs and puts them at the disposal of Internet users. In this qualitative research, we present an overview of images collected in Rio Etc blog over two years of research, focused on illustrative presentation of archived records in the blog since 2007 (rise of the Rio electronic diary), incorporating the text images that best could set the observed phenomena. I emphasize that the concept of street-style produced by Rio Etc does not include the capital in its territorial and economic diversity, but rather part of a cutout on the street fashion that moves specifically for the south of the city. / A pesquisa investiga, com base na din?mica social moderna, a constru??o do conceito de Desenho Tecnol?gico Interativo do blog Rio Etc, com a finalidade de ampliar as concep??es acerca do desenho enquanto imagem que transmite, comunica e pode ser constantemente ressignificado por meio de uma perspectiva Interdisciplinar, buscando reconhecer o desenho como projeto, prop?sito e intento, logo, est? para al?m da sua instrumentalidade e representa??o da a??o humana atrav?s de um l?pis e uma folha de papel. Entre os objetivos, procuro identificar atrav?s da an?lise da interface web, enquanto imagem visual, como se apresenta o desenho do blog Rio Etc ao propor um conceito de moda de rua na internet. Busco, para isso, expressar como se d? a forma??o de um Desenho Tecnol?gico Interativo; atento para a imagem de moda como elemento mediador entre o homem e a cultura no meio digital e aponto o street-style como fen?meno contempor?neo na tribaliza??o dos sujeitos inseridos no grupo que planeja e produz imagens fotogr?ficas para o blog (principal conte?dos das postagens do Rio Etc) e retrata a moda de rua como estilo de vida, al?m de difundir esta ideia atrav?s da internet por meio da ferramenta blog. Com base nisso, a Sociologia Compreensiva aparece para sustentar, na metodologia Interdisciplinar, os desdobramentos do homem enquanto ser social que participa da cibercultura como produtor de des?gnios e os coloca ? disposi??o dos internautas. Nesta pesquisa qualitativa, apresento um apanhado de imagens coletadas no blog Rio Etc ao longo de dois anos de pesquisa, centrada na apresenta??o ilustrativa de registros arquivados no blog desde o ano de 2007 (surgimento do di?rio eletr?nico carioca), incorporando ao texto imagens que melhor pudessem configurar os fen?menos observados. Destaco que o conceito de street-style produzido pelo Rio Etc n?o contempla a capital na sua diversidade territorial e econ?mica, mas sim, parte de um recorte sobre a moda de rua que transita especificamente pela Zona Sul da cidade.

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Bc. Matěj Zahradník 2016 School Psychology at Elementary Schools in the Czech Republic from the Perspective of Public Policy Master's Thesis Abstract This diploma thesis focuses on school psychology as a part of the educational system in the Czech Republic, specifically part of primary schools. The beginning of the thesis presents an overview of relevant policy documents, which focus on school psychology, as well as an overview of development programs designed to support it. These overviews give the reader objective information on the current state of school psychology in the Czech Republic. Using the aforementioned documents, an online questionnaire, and most importantly twelve expert interviews (with school psychologists, representatives from the Ministry of Education, National Institute for Education, Charles University), this thesis analyzes benefits of school psychology, such as personal presence and knowledge of the school, preventive character of such services, mediation and others, its possible drawbacks and obstacles, like issues with consolidating the profession in the system, its financing, or the lack of supervision and intervision. Moreover, this thesis presents policy goals of school psychology, with possible indicators to measure their fulfillment. The crucial part of this thesis focuses on...

Abstract The early years as a project manager are full of dangers and there is high risk of getting scars that follow you throughout your career and life. This thesis is a first step to study political astuteness in the project management context. Experienced project managers have been interviewed and shared their perceptions of political astuteness in their role as project manager. The results are presented in four main themes; “The Character of Political Astuteness in Project Management Context”, “The Dirty Tricks”, “The Politically Astute Project Manager”, “The Street Smart Project Manager: Use the Force-The Sensing”. The first main finding is that the results of this study are aligned with previous research around political astuteness in public service manager context, and existing frameworks could be applied in future research. The second is that results show similarities with the phenomenon street smart and further research could make contributions when developing future individual baselines in professional project management organisations. The third is the findings around intuition and sensing which is not explored and can have great value for future development of project management if investigated further. The fourth is that diverse, complex, and multicultural context is perceived as the main source for development of political astuteness for project managers. Keywords: Project Management, Political Astuteness, Political Skill, Street Smart / Sammandrag De tidiga åren som projektledare är fulla av faror och det är stor risk att få ärr som följer dig genom hela din karriär och ditt liv. Detta examensarbete är ett första steg för att studera politisk skicklighet i projektledningssammanhang. Erfarna projektledare har intervjuats och delat med sig av sina uppfattningar om politisk skicklighet i rollen som projektledare. Resultaten presenteras i fyra huvudteman; "Karaktären av Politisk Skicklighet I Projektledningskontext”, "De Fula Tricken", "Den Politiskt Skickliga Projektledaren", "Den Street Smarta Projektledaren: Använd kraften - Kännandet". Det första huvudsakliga fyndet är att resultaten av denna studie är i linje med tidigare forskning kring politisk skicklighet i offentlig förvaltningskontext, och befintliga ramverk skulle kunna tillämpas i framtida forskning. Den andra är att resultaten visar likheter med fenomenet street smart och ytterligare forskning kan ge bidrag när man utvecklar framtida individuella baslinjer i professionella projektledningsorganisationer. Det tredje är fyndet kring intuition och känsla som inte är utforskat och kan ha stort värde för framtida utveckling av projektledning om det undersöks vidare. Den fjärde är att mångsidiga, komplexa och mångkulturella sammanhang uppfattas som den främsta källan till utveckling av politisk skicklighet för projektledare. Nyckelord: Projektledning, Politisk skicklighet, Politiska färdigheter, Street smart

This thesis aims to form the basis of research on the Icelandic street art by detailing the main events that spurred the development of this art movement and by describing the key factors that shaped the evolution of this artistic movement in Iceland and the societal reaction towards it. The presented theoretical material aims to enable discussion on street art substance in this one particular country, taking into consideration the scope of definitions applied in international street art research. While regarding already existing studies on this artistic movement in other countries, this thesis presents the local specifics in order to highlight the differences in artistic and social approach. The topic was chosen due to personal interests that grew expansively while the author was living in Iceland. The possibilities to directly observe the evolving contemporary art scene and participate in the ongoing changes served as a factual basis for further research. Author noticed the sizeable gap in the research on Icelandic art, especially available to international academic forums. Moreover, there has been no previously conducted research on Icelandic street art, and, to date, only limited study on Icelandic contemporary art is available. Another factor for the choice of theme was the particular interest in the contemporary artistic movements that raise the question of applicable art definitions and hence also the scope of research, which demands a multidisciplinary approach. Street art, as a dynamic socio – artistic movement, encompasses such an approach and challenges the researchers to apply various methods of art history, combined with sociological approach, in order to conduct research on graffiti, street art or broader urban creativity. Due to the ambivalent nature of street art as well as the possible legal consequences it carries, accessing the functional sources for academic purposes is crucial. This study involves materials obtained direct in local research, through interviews and field work but also municipal documentation and information provided in domestic press and social media. It seemed essential to present the most important occurrences in local political and social history and to summarize the factors that allowed the formation and development of Icelandic street art. Due to the pioneering element of the study, the monography of the movement seemed more appropriate than a detailed analysis of particular artworks or artists’ biographies adopting methodologies designed for the history of art.:PART I Theory 1. Methodology and research goals 1.1 Subject matter and research tools 1.2 Historical background reasoning the topic choice 1.3 Development of history of art as a discipline reasoning the topic choice 1.4 Information sources used in research, collection methods and value assessment 1.5 Specifics of Iceland 2. Fluctuating scope of the area of interest 2.1 Change in the approach 2.2 Widening research and multidisciplinary approach 3. Nomenclature in the street art and urban activity studies 3.1 Overview of milestones in attempts of street art definitions 3.2 Newest points of view 3.3 Definitions used hereby 4. Institutionalization as an inseparable part of street art history 4.1 Scope of definition 4.2 Institutionalization as an inseparable part of street art 4.3 The side effect of sponsored street art 4.3.1 Graffiti in large-format advertising 4.3.2 Substitute for freedom in curated urban space 4.3.3 Zero Tolerance Policies and clean cities 4.4 Publicity of the public art 4.5 Research on the institutionalization of street art 5. Icelandic street art in the context of the current state of international research 5.1 Area of interest – social studies and the edge of different disciplines 5.2 Different means of research on street art 5.2.1 Festivals, conferences and street art museums as a research tool 5.2.1.1 Street art festivals 5.2.1.2 Street art conferences 5.2.1.3. Street art museums 5.2.2 Material published in book forms 5.2.3 Online accessible articles and reviews, blogs 5.3 Icelandic art 5.4 Street art in Reykjavík 5.4.1 The Reykjavík Grapevine 5.4.2 Online sources: personal blogs, tourist information, social media accounts 5.4.3 Hard copy published materials 5.4.4. Social media and sharing platforms 5.4.5 Film materials 5.4.6 Publications of cultural and educational institutions 6. Icelandic street art 6.1 Environment for street art development in Iceland. Artistic society after the Second World War 6.2 Hlíðargöngin as the first scene for Icelandic street art 6.3 Bloom and expansion time 6.4. Zero Tolerance Policy Implementation in Reykjavík 6.4.1 Reasons for the implementation of Zero Tolerance 6.4.2 Scandinavian inspirations for Implementation of Zero Tolerance Policy 6.4.3 The costs of Zero Tolerance Policy 6.4.4 Obtaining permission for graffiti 6.4.5 An assigned place for graffiti 6.4.6 Icelandic version of Zero Tolerance Policy 6.5 The peak of urban creativity around 2012 6.5.1 Hjartagarðurinn 6.5.2 Guido van Helten Sailors, Skagaströnd 2013 Afi, Reykjavík 2013 No exit, Reykjavík 2013 – 2014 Halla, Vestmannaeyar, 2014 Girl, Akureyri 2014 Jón from Vör, Kópavogur 2015 Sæfari, 2015 6.5.3. Sara Riel 6.5.3.1 Education, early recognition and awards 6.5.3.2 Beginnings on the street art scene 6.5.3.3 Time of growing up 6.5.3.4 In the vibrant city 6.5.3.5 Natural Kingdoms 6.5.3.6 Memento Mori 6.5.3.7 Is it legal? 6.5.3.8 Turn into abstract organic art 6.5.3.9 What plant would you like to be and why? 6.6 Street art intensity around 2012 – 2013 and balancing the scene off 6.7 Wall Poetry 6.7.1 Iceland Airwaves Festival 6.7.2 Urban Nation 6.7.3 Wall Poetry 2015 6.7.3.1 Project description 6.7.3.2 Artworks 6.7.4 Wall Poetry 2016 6.8 Current situation on Icelandic street art scene 7 The official and social approach towards street art in Iceland 7.1 Street art reception 7.2 Reykjavík´s mayor Jón Gnarr and Banksy 7.3 Educational institutions 7.4 Artists associations 7.5 Exhibition rooms and artists-run spaces 8. ”Icelandness”? 9. Summary List of the Icelandic names and their translation in English Photography credentials Bibliography PART II Photographic material Fig. 1 Research on social reception of street art Photographs

Work is trying to solve situation at area between Benešova street and Koliště in Brno city. Creating urbanistic and architectural design. High rise building is part of designing, because of remembering project from 30s of last century. Architectural studies of soliter building polyfunctional house.

‘Norrtullsgatan Living Street’ is a public life investigation and design proposal to increase accessibility and attractiveness for people along Norrtullsgatan in Vasastaden, Stockholm. It is a response to the Levande Stockholm Programme, an urban place-making strategy to test potential pedestrian streets by restricting traffic and introducing pop-up furniture during the summer and winter months to create pedestrian-friendly environments. Vasastaden is located North of the city center with the major public transport hub of Odenplan and a significant number of people walking along its narrow sidewalks towards Drottninggatan. This area is an important pedestrian zone that connects the city center to other parts of Stockholm with great potential to activate already existing public spaces and create a network of livable streets. This thesis aims to investigate possible long-term strategies based on public life studies, a comprehensive street analysis, and urban place-making interventions that focus on pedestrians, cyclists, and the experience at the street level to create a ‘living street’. This project wants to strengthen and highlight the benefits of walking not only as a choice of mobility but also as a social, economic, and well-being outcome for the city. Moreover, it instigates further the concept of what makes a walkable city. People want to feel comfortable and safe during their walk but they also want to have a pleasurable experience. Urban design qualities, by all means, influence those choices. By following the evaluation of the temporary design during the summer and winter streets, this project re-assess those strategies to proposed permanent design to promote inclusive public spaces. As a result, this thesis emphasizes the importance of design strategies that are well-integrated into a community by taking into consideration site-specific conditions and users. At the same time, it hopes to contribute with input to the already tested pedestrian zones to become meeting places with rich content, high urban qualities, and a strong identity.

The diploma project makes a design for a development on the triangular area in Staré Brno between the Pekařská and Anenská street. To the sloping area are 3 new houses with a public court-yard designed. In the center of the courtyard, there are three trees and place for a sitting and relaxing. Aproach to this central space is from the Pekařská street through a passage or from the Anenská street with the stairs. Houses along the Pekařská and also Anenská street are apartment buildings with the ground floor for comerce (offices, fitness). In the end of the area, there is garni hotel with café designed. Café offers an opportunity to sit on the terrace in front of the house or at the court-yard.

This Master's thesis project decribes the new town hall for the district of Brno-north. The proposal is based on an idea of an intersection of two elementary solids. The room layout is similar to the concept and is divided into a part for state administration and a part for self-government. The building also consists of a conference hall and a cafe in which the cultural events can take place. The architecture solution is barrierless with regard to the principles of sustainable development.