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  2. Habitability - Wikipedia

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    Habitability is the conformance of a residence or abode to the implied warranty of habitability. [circular definition] A residence that complies is said to be habitable.It is an implied warranty or contract, meaning it does not have to be an express contract, covenant, or provision of a contract.

  3. Theories of urban planning - Wikipedia

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    Planning theory is the body of scientific concepts, definitions, behavioral relationships, and assumptions that define the body of knowledge of urban planning. There ...

  4. Theory - Wikipedia

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    The English word theory derives from a technical term in philosophy in Ancient Greek.As an everyday word, theoria, θεωρία, meant "looking at, viewing, beholding", but in more technical contexts it came to refer to contemplative or speculative understandings of natural things, such as those of natural philosophers, as opposed to more practical ways of knowing things, like that of skilled ...

  5. Gaia hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The Gaia hypothesis (/ ˈ ɡ aɪ. ə /), also known as the Gaia theory, Gaia paradigm, or the Gaia principle, proposes that living organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a synergistic and self-regulating complex system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet.

  6. Habitus (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    Bourdieu elaborated his theory of the habitus while borrowing ideas on cognitive and generative schemes from Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget regarding dependency on history and human memory. For instance, a certain behaviour or belief becomes part of a society's structure when the original purpose of that behaviour or belief can no longer be ...

  7. Structural functionalism - Wikipedia

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    Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability".

  8. Adaptation model of nursing - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, Sister Callista Roy developed the Adaptation Model of Nursing, a prominent nursing theory.Nursing theories frame, explain or define the practice of nursing. Roy's model sees the individual as a set of interrelated systems (biological, psychological and social).

  9. Planetary habitability - Wikipedia

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    Understanding planetary habitability is partly an extrapolation of the conditions on Earth, as this is the only planet known to support life.. Planetary habitability is the measure of a planet's or a natural satellite's potential to develop and maintain an environment hospitable to life. [1]