Worldwide efforts are increasing to infuse thinking skills into the curriculum, which are part of cognitive behavior, and to include them in the instructional strategies, which will make the learner producer of knowledge and help to create a sense of responsibility among them. Meta cognitive learning activities immerse students in challenging tasks and it creates a space for students to discuss...

Abstract: Urban residents’ health depends on green infrastructure to cope with climate change. Shrinking cities could utilize vacant land to provide more green space, but declining tax revenues preclude new park development—a situation pronounced in Japan, where some cities are projected to shrink by over ten percent, but lack green space. Could informal urban green spaces (IGS; vacant lots, st...

A shift from activities under the exclusive responsibility of institutions and experts to those organized carried out by a growing number civil society organizations heritage communities has been seen as means democratizing practice. This paper explores an NGO-run project Trešnjevka Neighborhood Museum in Zagreb, Croatia order expound characteristics its participative management model, which in...