Ginling College is the first women’s college founded by American Christian Church in Nanjing, China, early 20th century. The architectural style of school reflects orientation “Chinese localization” at that time. It a representative work revival traditional Chinese architecture. known as “Renaissance architecture” and profoundly influenced later generations. Due to its important historical stat...

As cities grow, their spatial configurations may undergo some changes over time. This study attempted to examine the impact of that occurred configuration historical district Shiraz on perceived anti-social behavior (ASB). Space syntax techniques were used assess whether they can explain extent which levels impacted by these changes. Historical and present maps city obtained spatially analyzed ...

Surf breaks and surfing areas exemplify the human dimensions of coastal ecosystems—places connecting people nature from which history, culture, tradition, economic activity, even political conflict emerge. We employed a signature policy instrument American historic preservation, National Register Historic Places (National Register), as context to both evaluate ultimately recognize these connect...

This article is an overview of online virtual learning environments for discovery learning. The paper defines Virtual Learning Environments and discusses literature findings on the benefits of using web-based VEs for self-directed learning. It gives an overview of the latest technologies/platforms used to develop online VEs, discusses development and delivery challenges posed by complex, inform...