This review examines the critical risks,barriers,and success factors in achieving sustainable affordable housing(SAH)by addressing environmental,economic,social and technical dimensions of sustainability.The aim of th...This review examines the critical risks,barriers,and success factors in achieving sustainable affordable housing(SAH)by addressing environmental,economic,social and technical dimensions of sustainability.The aim of this study is to identify different critical risks and barriers to the development of the Sustainable Affordable Housing(SAH)CSF framework.The objectives of this research are to define SAH(Sustainable Affordable Housing)and important factors for achieving SAH and to develop SAH Critical Success Factors(CSFs)frameworks.To achieve these objectives,there are two methods for reviewing and analyzing documents,i.e.,systematic review and bibliographic review.The years of publication are limited to 2014 to 2023 in the English language and restricted to open access.A total of 63 articles were retrieved and screened for relevance identified as directly relevant to our topic using the PRISMA systematic review process.The growth pattern aligns strongly with an exponential growth model,as evidenced by a high R^(2) value of 0.9133 indicating a robust correlation and demonstrating the accelerating interest in the field over the past decade.This comprehensive analysis led to the development of the sustainable affordable housing(SAH)critical success framework,providing a structured approach to understanding and implementing critical factors for sustainable and affordable housing initiatives.The findings emphasize the need for integrated policy reforms,innovative construction technologies,and collaborative stakeholder engagement to advance the SAH agenda.Future research directions include conducting longitudinal studies to assess the long-term impacts of SAH policies,comparative analyses of international best practices,and explorations into emerging construction technologies.展开更多
Imagine a city that seems to hum rather than roar-a place where innovation moves at the pace of everyday life instead of like the flashy glamor of high-end tech hubs.This is Liuzhou,a city in southern China that is qu...Imagine a city that seems to hum rather than roar-a place where innovation moves at the pace of everyday life instead of like the flashy glamor of high-end tech hubs.This is Liuzhou,a city in southern China that is quietly shaping the future of electric vehicles(EVs).It has become an unlikely yet powerful engine of change in the world of clean mobility.展开更多
Under the principle of economy,ecology,function,landscape and personalization,the landscape of Ankang South Affordable Housing in Binzhou has been designed in accordance with the characteristic of affordable applicati...Under the principle of economy,ecology,function,landscape and personalization,the landscape of Ankang South Affordable Housing in Binzhou has been designed in accordance with the characteristic of affordable application apartment and the local soil and climatic conditions in Binzhou.Making the scenery by the plants primarily and selecting the trees with stronger resistance to soline-alkalic soil,cold,and drought,the whole design has been divided into 4 scenic spots and 23 gardens.展开更多
随着近年来认知科学实验证据的增多,吉布森的直接知觉理论受到极大关注。但是,作为直接知觉理论中的核心概念,Affordance的精确定义问题仍处于认知科学界的激烈争论之中。伽亚尼(2014)提出一种TAP理论(Theory of Affordance Perception)...随着近年来认知科学实验证据的增多,吉布森的直接知觉理论受到极大关注。但是,作为直接知觉理论中的核心概念,Affordance的精确定义问题仍处于认知科学界的激烈争论之中。伽亚尼(2014)提出一种TAP理论(Theory of Affordance Perception),该理论将Affordance定义为行动者的一种感知运动模式。然而通过对吉布森关于Affordance特征描述的分析,显示出TAP在解释Affordance的层级性和随机性等特征方面仍存在缺陷。因此,尽管与Affordance的倾向属性理论(Dispositional Interpretation of Affordance,缩写DIA)相比,TAP能够更为深入地解释二维世界中的Affordance效应的出现,但仍然不能给出一个准确的Affordance定义。展开更多
In order to simulate the evolution of affordable housing land use a dynamic model that combines cellular automata CA and a multi-agent system MAS is established.This paper aims to utilize the approach of decision fact...In order to simulate the evolution of affordable housing land use a dynamic model that combines cellular automata CA and a multi-agent system MAS is established.This paper aims to utilize the approach of decision factors on site selection of affordable housing through a literature review to construct a hierarchy model of those factors identifying the weight of each factor by an analytic hierarchy process AHP .Based on those weight factors the CA-MAS model is designed. Nanjing city is taken as an example to verify the feasibility of the model.The results show that the CA-MAS model is pragmatic and effective in simulating evolution of affordable housing land use which also promotes the fundamental understanding and perception of the development of affordable housing and urbanization.展开更多
With the increasing development of economy and society,the 21st century will surely become an era of rapid development of information technology.Based on the macro and micro levels of education in China,this paper int...With the increasing development of economy and society,the 21st century will surely become an era of rapid development of information technology.Based on the macro and micro levels of education in China,this paper introduces the"affordance theory"to analyze and discuss the current situation of College English learning environment in China,and puts forward new goals and principles to promote the future development of College English learning environment in order to better promote its effective transformation.展开更多
Housing affordability measurement is a recurring subject in planning literature. Research evidence suggests that in planning for affordable housing, planners typically apply the normative (ratio and residual income) m...Housing affordability measurement is a recurring subject in planning literature. Research evidence suggests that in planning for affordable housing, planners typically apply the normative (ratio and residual income) measures to all variants of affordability stress. Hence, proffering intervention strategies that often fail to address peculiar situations in their towns. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence in the literature relating to various applications of housing affordability measurement approaches. To ascertain the various application fields/domains, present findings, specify relevant literature gaps, and propose future research themes. The review findings demonstrate that the accurateness of conclusions reached, about the severity of the housing affordability problem is highly dependent on the measurement approach used. The study concludes that the application of appropriate methods to specific situations leads to better planning outcomes.展开更多
This paper proposes a novel framework called‘cultural affordances’to examine the dynamic interplay among technology,users and culture,as multilevel and multidirectional interactive networks.The framework includes th...This paper proposes a novel framework called‘cultural affordances’to examine the dynamic interplay among technology,users and culture,as multilevel and multidirectional interactive networks.The framework includes three dimensions.1)Cultural affordances of technology describe what technology can offer users and culture in terms of behavioural or cultural changes.2)Cultural affordances of users describe what users can offer other users,technology and culture in terms of behavioural,technological or cultural changes.3)Affordances of the cultural describe what culture can offer users and technology in terms of the design and use of technology as well as related changes.To establish the need for a culturally oriented extension to affordance theory,we first revisit Gibson's original definition of affordances of the environment and discuss its significance and limitations,including the need to understand the interplay between technology and users in the digital era.We contend that culture,as an assemblage of all relations and practices,should be included as an indispensable part of affordance theory,and we provide a detailed explanation of the novel,three-dimensional framework of cultural affordances.We then apply the framework to three prior empirical studies and one ongoing study to demonstrate how the framework can be used as an analytic tool to deepen our understanding of the multilevel and multidirectional interplay among technology,users and culture,and we identify related changes,focusing on WeChat.We also discuss how the framework can provide directions for designing new technologies to improve collaborations among users,between users and designers,and between an online platform and the offline world.展开更多
Preceding works tend to explicate affordance through supposing what is happening here and now.They seldom relate it to actual social,diachronic activities,such as foreign language learning.To tackle this issue,this st...Preceding works tend to explicate affordance through supposing what is happening here and now.They seldom relate it to actual social,diachronic activities,such as foreign language learning.To tackle this issue,this study explores how students actualize affordances in technology-enriched language learning environment(TELLE)by examining their perezhivanija(lived and emotional experience),a term borrowed from sociocultural theory.Because an individual’s social life is a developing process or a perezhivanie2,it is necessary to base the research in a dynamic development of language learning to figure out how the affordances are actualized.Narrative interviews were adopted to collect data from three Chinese college students who learn English as a foreign language in a Northeastern university in China.The results showed that due to the students’different past perezhivanija in English learning,their present interpretations of the perceived affordances in TELLE varied.This influenced hugely in their actions taken during their English learning in college to actualize the affordances.The findings indicated that the actualization of affordances is historical,dynamic and developmental instead of static.It does not lie in the autonomy of the students or the teachers,but in the institutional and cultural legitimacy of technology use in student’s social life.The paper contributes to the application of affordance theory in foreign language learning and provides implications to language teaching practice in TELLE.展开更多
The study employed ERP technique to explore whether the affordance derivation can facilitate semantic access in comprehending Chinese puns. ERPs were measured while participants read the pun sentences containing dual ...The study employed ERP technique to explore whether the affordance derivation can facilitate semantic access in comprehending Chinese puns. ERPs were measured while participants read the pun sentences containing dual meanings and made a judgement about the following probes and statements. The results showed that highly related probes in pun sentences elicited a smaller N400 and a larger LPC than moderately related probes in pun sentences. As for the comparison of sentence types, both highly and moderately related probes in pun sentences produce a smaller N400 and a larger LPC than those in control sentences. These results indicate that in the early stage of pun comprehension, semantic access to the literal meaning is easier through affordance derivation because of meaning dominance and frequency. In the late stage of integration, however,the intended meaning of puns can be facilitated and accessed through its privilege of affordance derivation activated by pun words in a pun context because of the priming context and its underlying intention. The study has discovered empirically that it is the affordance derivation,which connects the context and the dual meanings indicated by the pun words, that contributes to the different time courses and dynamic underlying neurocognitive mechanisms in comprehending puns in Chinese.展开更多
文摘This review examines the critical risks,barriers,and success factors in achieving sustainable affordable housing(SAH)by addressing environmental,economic,social and technical dimensions of sustainability.The aim of this study is to identify different critical risks and barriers to the development of the Sustainable Affordable Housing(SAH)CSF framework.The objectives of this research are to define SAH(Sustainable Affordable Housing)and important factors for achieving SAH and to develop SAH Critical Success Factors(CSFs)frameworks.To achieve these objectives,there are two methods for reviewing and analyzing documents,i.e.,systematic review and bibliographic review.The years of publication are limited to 2014 to 2023 in the English language and restricted to open access.A total of 63 articles were retrieved and screened for relevance identified as directly relevant to our topic using the PRISMA systematic review process.The growth pattern aligns strongly with an exponential growth model,as evidenced by a high R^(2) value of 0.9133 indicating a robust correlation and demonstrating the accelerating interest in the field over the past decade.This comprehensive analysis led to the development of the sustainable affordable housing(SAH)critical success framework,providing a structured approach to understanding and implementing critical factors for sustainable and affordable housing initiatives.The findings emphasize the need for integrated policy reforms,innovative construction technologies,and collaborative stakeholder engagement to advance the SAH agenda.Future research directions include conducting longitudinal studies to assess the long-term impacts of SAH policies,comparative analyses of international best practices,and explorations into emerging construction technologies.
文摘Imagine a city that seems to hum rather than roar-a place where innovation moves at the pace of everyday life instead of like the flashy glamor of high-end tech hubs.This is Liuzhou,a city in southern China that is quietly shaping the future of electric vehicles(EVs).It has become an unlikely yet powerful engine of change in the world of clean mobility.
文摘Under the principle of economy,ecology,function,landscape and personalization,the landscape of Ankang South Affordable Housing in Binzhou has been designed in accordance with the characteristic of affordable application apartment and the local soil and climatic conditions in Binzhou.Making the scenery by the plants primarily and selecting the trees with stronger resistance to soline-alkalic soil,cold,and drought,the whole design has been divided into 4 scenic spots and 23 gardens.
文摘随着近年来认知科学实验证据的增多,吉布森的直接知觉理论受到极大关注。但是,作为直接知觉理论中的核心概念,Affordance的精确定义问题仍处于认知科学界的激烈争论之中。伽亚尼(2014)提出一种TAP理论(Theory of Affordance Perception),该理论将Affordance定义为行动者的一种感知运动模式。然而通过对吉布森关于Affordance特征描述的分析,显示出TAP在解释Affordance的层级性和随机性等特征方面仍存在缺陷。因此,尽管与Affordance的倾向属性理论(Dispositional Interpretation of Affordance,缩写DIA)相比,TAP能够更为深入地解释二维世界中的Affordance效应的出现,但仍然不能给出一个准确的Affordance定义。
基金The National Social Science Foundation of China(No.14AJY013)the Scientific Innovation Research of College Graduates in Jiangsu Province(No.CXLX13_126)
文摘In order to simulate the evolution of affordable housing land use a dynamic model that combines cellular automata CA and a multi-agent system MAS is established.This paper aims to utilize the approach of decision factors on site selection of affordable housing through a literature review to construct a hierarchy model of those factors identifying the weight of each factor by an analytic hierarchy process AHP .Based on those weight factors the CA-MAS model is designed. Nanjing city is taken as an example to verify the feasibility of the model.The results show that the CA-MAS model is pragmatic and effective in simulating evolution of affordable housing land use which also promotes the fundamental understanding and perception of the development of affordable housing and urbanization.
文摘With the increasing development of economy and society,the 21st century will surely become an era of rapid development of information technology.Based on the macro and micro levels of education in China,this paper introduces the"affordance theory"to analyze and discuss the current situation of College English learning environment in China,and puts forward new goals and principles to promote the future development of College English learning environment in order to better promote its effective transformation.
文摘Housing affordability measurement is a recurring subject in planning literature. Research evidence suggests that in planning for affordable housing, planners typically apply the normative (ratio and residual income) measures to all variants of affordability stress. Hence, proffering intervention strategies that often fail to address peculiar situations in their towns. This systematic review synthesizes empirical evidence in the literature relating to various applications of housing affordability measurement approaches. To ascertain the various application fields/domains, present findings, specify relevant literature gaps, and propose future research themes. The review findings demonstrate that the accurateness of conclusions reached, about the severity of the housing affordability problem is highly dependent on the measurement approach used. The study concludes that the application of appropriate methods to specific situations leads to better planning outcomes.
文摘This paper proposes a novel framework called‘cultural affordances’to examine the dynamic interplay among technology,users and culture,as multilevel and multidirectional interactive networks.The framework includes three dimensions.1)Cultural affordances of technology describe what technology can offer users and culture in terms of behavioural or cultural changes.2)Cultural affordances of users describe what users can offer other users,technology and culture in terms of behavioural,technological or cultural changes.3)Affordances of the cultural describe what culture can offer users and technology in terms of the design and use of technology as well as related changes.To establish the need for a culturally oriented extension to affordance theory,we first revisit Gibson's original definition of affordances of the environment and discuss its significance and limitations,including the need to understand the interplay between technology and users in the digital era.We contend that culture,as an assemblage of all relations and practices,should be included as an indispensable part of affordance theory,and we provide a detailed explanation of the novel,three-dimensional framework of cultural affordances.We then apply the framework to three prior empirical studies and one ongoing study to demonstrate how the framework can be used as an analytic tool to deepen our understanding of the multilevel and multidirectional interplay among technology,users and culture,and we identify related changes,focusing on WeChat.We also discuss how the framework can provide directions for designing new technologies to improve collaborations among users,between users and designers,and between an online platform and the offline world.
基金part of the work for the National Project on Social Sciences“Efficacy of Ecological Affordances Actualization in Language Learning Environment in China in the Technology Era”(16BYY093)
文摘Preceding works tend to explicate affordance through supposing what is happening here and now.They seldom relate it to actual social,diachronic activities,such as foreign language learning.To tackle this issue,this study explores how students actualize affordances in technology-enriched language learning environment(TELLE)by examining their perezhivanija(lived and emotional experience),a term borrowed from sociocultural theory.Because an individual’s social life is a developing process or a perezhivanie2,it is necessary to base the research in a dynamic development of language learning to figure out how the affordances are actualized.Narrative interviews were adopted to collect data from three Chinese college students who learn English as a foreign language in a Northeastern university in China.The results showed that due to the students’different past perezhivanija in English learning,their present interpretations of the perceived affordances in TELLE varied.This influenced hugely in their actions taken during their English learning in college to actualize the affordances.The findings indicated that the actualization of affordances is historical,dynamic and developmental instead of static.It does not lie in the autonomy of the students or the teachers,but in the institutional and cultural legitimacy of technology use in student’s social life.The paper contributes to the application of affordance theory in foreign language learning and provides implications to language teaching practice in TELLE.
基金supported by the Key Program of the National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19AYY011)the Major Scientific Program of Shanghai International Studies University (Grant No. 2018114027)。
文摘The study employed ERP technique to explore whether the affordance derivation can facilitate semantic access in comprehending Chinese puns. ERPs were measured while participants read the pun sentences containing dual meanings and made a judgement about the following probes and statements. The results showed that highly related probes in pun sentences elicited a smaller N400 and a larger LPC than moderately related probes in pun sentences. As for the comparison of sentence types, both highly and moderately related probes in pun sentences produce a smaller N400 and a larger LPC than those in control sentences. These results indicate that in the early stage of pun comprehension, semantic access to the literal meaning is easier through affordance derivation because of meaning dominance and frequency. In the late stage of integration, however,the intended meaning of puns can be facilitated and accessed through its privilege of affordance derivation activated by pun words in a pun context because of the priming context and its underlying intention. The study has discovered empirically that it is the affordance derivation,which connects the context and the dual meanings indicated by the pun words, that contributes to the different time courses and dynamic underlying neurocognitive mechanisms in comprehending puns in Chinese.
