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  2. Public space - Wikipedia

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    Public space has also become something of a touchstone for critical theory in relation to philosophy, urban geography, visual art, cultural studies, social studies and urban design. The term 'public space' is also often misconstrued to mean other things such as ' gathering place ', which is an element of the larger concept of social space.

  3. Sociology of space - Wikipedia

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    The second space is ideology/conceptual and it is also known as mental space. For example, the second space will explain the behaviors of people from different social class and the social segregation among rich and poor people. Third space is the image space that refers to the process whereby the images has produced new kind of space. The ...

  4. Social production of space - Wikipedia

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    The social production of space is a concept in the sociology of space which contends that space is neither a thing nor a container, but a product and means of production. Thus, space is produced and constructed socially and through a set of human relations. [1] It was pioneered by philosopher Henri Lefebvre in his 1974 book La Production de l ...

  5. Environmental studies - Wikipedia

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    Environmental studies (EVS or EVST) is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. Environmental studies connects principles from the physical sciences, commerce/economics, the humanities, [ 1 ] and social sciences [ 2 ] to address complex contemporary environmental issues.

  6. Environmental philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Modern issues within environmental philosophy include but are not restricted to the concerns of environmental activism, questions raised by science and technology, environmental justice, and climate change. These include issues related to the depletion of finite resources and other harmful and permanent effects brought on to the environment by ...

  7. Management science - Wikipedia

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    Below are examples of the applications of management science. In finance , management science is instrumental in portfolio optimization, risk management , and investment strategies. By employing mathematical models, analysts can assess market trends, optimize asset allocation, and mitigate financial risks , contributing to more informed and ...

  8. Science and technology studies - Wikipedia

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    For example, in the 1970s, Cornell University developed a new program that united science studies and policy-oriented scholars with historians and philosophers of science and technology. Each of these programs developed unique identities due to variations in the components that were drawn together, as well as their location within the various ...

  9. Environmental governance - Wikipedia

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    Environmental governance refers to the processes of decision-making involved in the control and management of the environment and natural resources. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), define environmental governance as the "multi-level interactions (i.e., local, national, international/global) among, but not limited to, three main actors, i.e., state, market, and civil ...