This chapter will focus on the deep evolutionary history of the cognitive capacities underlying linguistic iconicity. The complex capacity for linguistic iconicity has roots in a more general cross-modal ability present throughout the animal kingdom, cross-modal transfer. Cross-modal transfer is the …

This paper links self-domestication and cross-modality, using a task intended to enhance participants’ prosociality and measuring their sensitivity to linguistic cross-modal associations.

1. Purpose of the Research The research aims at developing a concept of operations (ConOps) that could connect aviation and all existing and future transport modes into an overall efficient transport network. Such ConOps should provide future passengers with a rapid and seamless travel experience. 2. …

Global climate agreements call for action and an integrated perspective on mobility, energy and overall consumption. Municipalities in dense, urban areas are challenged with facilitating this transition with limited space and energy resources, and with future uncertainties. One important aspect of the …

Introductie begeleidend docenten; 1. Een Tweede Leven Voor Witgoed; 2. Het Circulair Toepassen van Het Onderschat Object in de Wereldeconomie: de Pallet; 3. Duurzaam slopen en bouwen van installaties; 4. Materiaalstromen Beheersen in een Circulaire Supply Chain; 5. De Verduurzaming van de Wereldwijde …

The way we rebuild our buildings and cities show how we address, acknowledge and accept our history. In war-damaged cities, buildings with scars have the power to communicate the stories of the past. Revealing a difficult history through the built environment can be of added value in terms of knowing …

Literature review of multi-modal and multi-linear theories and practices, collected for research in the Making Public research group 'standalone publications'.

The global market for conditioned transport – predominantly conducted in refrigerated containers (‘reefers’) – grows rapidly. Due to the energy usage for continuous cargo cooling, the climate impact of cold logistics chains is substantial and still increasing. In addressing climate concerns, governments …

De focus van dit hoofdstuk ligt op een aantal gekozen en nodige transities van duurzame mobiliteit binnen de gegeven infrastructuur, beschikbare middelen en de openbare ruimte in een stedelijke setting. Kortom: op weg naar een modal shift in de verdichtende stad. De komende jaren vindt het een transitie …

Purpose – Older people with dementia (OPD) have specific housing and technology-related needs, for which various design principles exist. A model for designing environments and its constituting items for people with dementia that has a firm foundation in neurology may help guide designers in making design …