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  2. Terraforming - Wikipedia

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    An artist's conception shows a terraformed Mars in four stages of development.. Terraforming or terraformation ("Earth-shaping") is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, or other body to be similar to the environment of Earth to make it habitable for humans to live on.

  3. Lunar habitation - Wikipedia

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    The LRV was an open rover for a crew of two, and a range of 92 kilometres (57 mi) during one lunar day. One NASA study resulted in the Mobile Lunar Laboratory concept, a crewed pressurized rover for a crew of two, with a range of 396 kilometres (246 mi). The Soviet Union developed different rover concepts in the Lunokhod series and the L5 for ...

  4. Human presence in space - Wikipedia

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    The United States has been using the term "human presence" to identify one of the long-term goals of its space program and its international cooperation. [1] [9] While it traditionally means and is used to name direct human presence, it is also used for mediated presence. [1]

  5. Category:Human habitats - Wikipedia

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    This category is for various types of places intended for human residence, as opposed to and often in addition to e.g., places of work, study, or entertainment. The term habitat comes from ecology, and includes many interrelated features, especially the immediate physical environment, the urban environment or the social environment.

  6. United Nations Human Settlements Programme - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme [1] for human settlements and sustainable urban development.It was established in 1977 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976.

  7. Organic architecture - Wikipedia

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    Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world. This is achieved through design approaches that aim to be sympathetic and well-integrated with a site, so buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated composition.

  8. Housing - Wikipedia

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    Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether it is a home or some kind of physical structure for dwelling, lodging or shelter and it includes a range of options from apartments and houses to temporary shelters and emergency accommodations. [2]

  9. Dwelling - Wikipedia

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    According to North Carolina General Statute § 160A-442, "Dwelling" means any building, structure, manufactured home or mobile home, or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation, or intended to be so used, and includes any outhouses and appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith, except that it does not include any manufactured home or mobile home, which is used ...