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Site analysis is a preliminary phase of architectural and urban design processes dedicated to the study of the climatic, geographical, historical, legal, and infrastructural context of a specific site. The result of this analytic process is a summary, usually a graphical sketch, which sets in relation the relevant environmental information with ...
ISBN. 978-0-14-013571-8. OCLC. 59624504. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is a 1956 sociological book by Erving Goffman, in which the author uses the imagery of theatre to portray the importance of human social interaction. This approach became known as Goffman's dramaturgical analysis. Originally published in Scotland in 1956 and in ...
Impression management. Impression management is a conscious or subconscious process in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event by regulating and controlling information in social interaction. [ 1] It was first conceptualized by Erving Goffman in 1959 in The Presentation of Self in ...
Social network analysis ( SNA) is the process of investigating social structures through the use of networks and graph theory. [ 1] It characterizes networked structures in terms of nodes (individual actors, people, or things within the network) and the ties, edges, or links (relationships or interactions) that connect them.
Site plans are often prepared by a design consultant who must be either a licensed engineer, architect, landscape architect or land surveyor". [3] Site plans include site analysis, building elements, and planning of various types including transportation and urban. An example of a site plan is the plan for Indianapolis [4] by Alexander Ralston ...
Seismic site effects are related to the amplification of seismic waves in superficial geological layers. [ 1] The surface ground motion may be strongly amplified if the geological conditions are unfavorable (e.g. sediments). Therefore, the study of local site effects is an important part of the assessment of strong ground motions, seismic ...
Sensitivity analysis. Sensitivity analysis is the study of how the uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model or system (numerical or otherwise) can be divided and allocated to different sources of uncertainty in its inputs. A related practice is uncertainty analysis, which has a greater focus on uncertainty quantification and ...
In business intelligence, location intelligence ( LI ), or spatial intelligence, is the process of deriving meaningful insight from geospatial data relationships to solve a particular problem. [ 1] It involves layering multiple data sets spatially and/or chronologically, for easy reference on a map, and its applications span industries ...