Advancement in the arts and sciences is a primary driver of economic production and social policy in post-industrial societies. Imagination steps back and asks "what advances the arts and sciences?" This book explores the collective, social and global dimension of human imaginin…
Towards a theory of development
Is it possible to explain and predict the development of living things? What is development? Articulate answers to these seemingly innocuous questions are far from straightforward. To date, no systematic, targeted effort has been made to construct a unifying theory of developmen…
Poverty remains an urgent crisis worldwide. In the United States, 28.6 million children live in low-income families and 12.7 million children live in poor families. In nations belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (oecd), 47 million children liv…
Covering the major topics of evolutionary game theory, this book presents both abstract and practical mathematical models of real biological situations. It discusses the static aspects of game theory in a mathematically rigorous way that is appealing to mathematicians. The book …
Provides an introduction to the world of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for students and professionals. With a focus on the practical applications of GIS, this edition features multi-disciplinary case studies and examples of GIS in practice, demonstrating how it is used …
Today, our cities are an embodiment of the complex, historical evolution of knowledge, desires and technology. Our planned and designed activities co-evolve with our aspirations, mediated by the existing technologies and social structures. The city represents the accretion and a…
Architectural models are a bridge between an idea and its realization. They facilitate a sensual perception of space and architecture, of surfaces and plasticity basic principles of design. In clear, comprehensible form, Wolfgang Knoll and Martin Hechinger explain how design ide…
This compelling book offers a fresh and novel approach to study cultural and artistic expression from the perspective of 'the commons'. It demonstrates how identifying cultures as shared resources is useful in eliciting the main factors and social dilemmas affecting the producti…