according to statistics, in 2009 iran’s oil and gas consumption were 1.4 and 3.1 times higher than the world average and during 1998 to 2008 residential sector accounted for 42% of the total energy consumption in the country. as hot-humid climate is the most severe climate across the world, climatic consideration must be incorporated in design of the new dwellings in this area. over the centuri...

Gathering spaces are a significant component of any type built form. Many factors influence their shape, size, and location how they integrated with the surrounding. The purpose this paper is to investigate relationship between urban elements threshold spaces. suggests that influenced creation if dual-functional gathering increased while maintaining private areas. Space Syntax analysis techniqu...

This paper studies the convergence properties of a receding-horizon information-gathering strategy used in the recently presented RBSR planner for continuous POMDPs. The planner uses a combination of randomized exploration, particle filtering, and goal-seeking heuristic policies to achieve scalability to high-dimensional continuous spaces. We show that convergence is ensured in a subclass of pr...

environmental impacts, pollutants, occupational stresses, population density, and health and safety problems are side effects of rapid urbanization. these problems threaten human being, especially children as the prominent vulnerable group in every human settlement. in this article playground as one of the main urban spaces has been emphasized. safety ignorance can affect on community in both o...

A comprehensive critical survey of the controversies, theories and practices central to secondary education today, this book provides teachers, researchers, parents and policy-makers alike with a vital new reference resource."Secondary Education: The Key Concepts" covers important topics, including: * assessment* citizenship* curriculum* e-learning* exclusion* theories of learning* work experie...