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Phenomenology --- Space and time --- Space perception --- Time perception

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Les textes réunis dans cet ouvrage collectif s'attachent à décortiquer la notion d'« espace public », en laissant apparaître, du Nord au Sud, des interprétations et des manières différentes de l'utiliser. En Europe comme en Afrique, les questionnements posés à partir des quartiers, des rues et des places choisis comme cas d'études, dépassent la forme spatiale. Une idée relie les propos de tous les contributeurs : le partage des espaces dits publics passe par l'inscription de l'individu et de ses logiques dans un ensemble (groupe, mouvement, association) et par la reconnaissance de la concertation comme nécessité. A l'ère du tout sécuritaire où l'on assiste à une privatisation progressive des espaces publics, il est urgent de s'interroger sur les modalités de construction des espaces « en commun » et de se munir de nouveaux outils de projet.

Public spaces --- Espaces publics --- Sociologie urbaine --- Espace public --- Cities and towns --- City planning --- Space perception --- Social aspects --- Public spaces - Social aspects --- Cities and towns - Social aspects --- City planning - Social aspects

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Dans l'Europe des Temps modernes, la nuit, c'est une absence de lumière qui a (très) partiellement partie liée avec l'horloge biologique. En effet, c'est surtout en s'ajustant à nos rythmes internes que le jour s'apparente à la veille et la nuit au sommeil. Et c'est pourtant elle qui resta longtemps la mesure du temps quotidien, de la Scandinavie à la péninsule italienne. Simultanément, cette noirceur des paysages se peuple de présences innombrables, s'investit de lieux mythiques, se remplit de croyances et d'imaginaires, induit une autre manière d'être au monde, une autre façon d'appréhender le sensible, proche ou lointain. Absence-présence, tel quel, ce couple constitue l'une des contradictions qui surgissent lorsque l'on tente d'appréhender la nuit. Espace et temps, la nuit l'est tout ensemble. Certains l'assimilent à une frontière, voire à une " dernière frontière " à conquérir. Notion éminemment spatiale qui renvoie à la fois à cette volonté humaine de remplir la totalité d'un environnement et à des perceptions inconnues de l'espace qu'impose l'effacement de la lumière. La nuit induit encore un système de représentations et de pratiques qui peuvent aussi bien s'affronter que se soutenir. Ainsi les visions négatives de la dangereuse et angoissante " nocturnité " conduisent-elles à la prise de mesures successives pour assurer l'ordre urbain. En tout cas, la relation complexe et la confrontation de ces deux éléments font de la nuit un objet en construction permanente, loin d'une image où les rôles seraient définitivement édictés entre l'action diurne et le repos nocturne. Ainsi, la nuit n'est sûrement pas l'envers du jour. Elle est un autre temps qui possède des particularités essentielles non transposables.

Night. --- Night --- Nightlife --- Time --- Mental representation --- Space perception --- Nuit --- Vie nocturne --- Temps --- Représentation mentale --- Perception spatiale --- Social aspects --- History --- Aspect social --- Histoire --- Europe --- Social life and customs. --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Social life and customs --- Représentation mentale --- Night - Social aspects - Europe --- Nightlife - Europe --- Europe - Social life and customs --- Europe - History - 17th century --- Europe - History - 18th century --- Aspect symbolique --- 1500-1800

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This volume collects the most significant results of the European research Project called "SPARK", whose aim was to develop new cognitive architectures and new sensing-perceiving-moving artefacts, inspired by the basic principles of living systems and based on the concept of "self-organization" in complex systems generating spatial temporal patterns. The book is organized in three parts. Part I "Principles of insect perception" reports a thorough survey of the state of the art in perception for action. The central Part II "Cognitive Models" describes new approaches to attain high cognitive capabilities in roving robots, for which detailed Structures are still lacking, even referring to insect brain. Some of the models introduced rely on the insect-inspired parallel sensory-motor pathways, others exploit the emergence Spatial-temporal Patterns (used as perceptual states) arising in non linear Reaction-Diffusion Equations, some others build upon the neural networks modelling Stick Insect locomotion. The last part of the book Part III "Software/Hardware cognitive architecture and experiments" is related to the implementation of the proposed cognitive models on a software /hardware FPGA-based architecture embedded on wheeled and legged robots. Multimedia material, related to the experiments presented in the book, is available on the SPARK web page: www.spark.diees.unict.it.

Autonomous robots. --- Conscious automata. --- Robot vision. --- Space perception. --- Robot vision --- Autonomous robots --- Conscious automata --- Space perception --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Civil Engineering --- Mechanical Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Perception. --- Cognition. --- Supraliminal perception --- Engineering. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Statistical physics. --- Dynamical systems. --- Vibration. --- Dynamics. --- Control engineering. --- Robotics. --- Mechatronics. --- Automation. --- Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control. --- Robotics and Automation. --- Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity. --- Control, Robotics, Mechatronics. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Psychology --- Cognition --- Apperception --- Senses and sensation --- Thought and thinking --- Complex Systems. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. --- Cycles --- Mechanics --- Sound --- Physics --- Mathematical statistics --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Statistical methods --- Mechanical engineering --- Microelectronics --- Microelectromechanical systems --- Control engineering --- Control equipment --- Control theory --- Engineering instruments --- Automation --- Programmable controllers --- Automatic factories --- Automatic production --- Computer control --- Engineering cybernetics --- Factories --- Industrial engineering --- Mechanization --- Assembly-line methods --- Automatic control --- Automatic machinery --- CAD/CAM systems --- Robotics --- Dynamical systems --- Kinetics --- Mathematics --- Mechanics, Analytic --- Force and energy --- Statics

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The book of Acts contains a strong geographical component. Yet readings of Acts typically ignore or marginalise geography's contribution to the construction of the narrative's theology. In this book Matthew Sleeman argues that Jesus' ascension into heaven is foundational for establishing the 'spatiality' of Acts, showing that the narrative's understanding of place and space is shaped decisively by Christ's heavenly location. Drawing on recent advances in geographical theory, Sleeman offers a 'spatial' interpretation that expands our vision of how space and place inform the theological impulses of Acts. Presenting a complement to conventional 'temporal' readings of Acts, he sheds new light on the theology of the book, and suggests new ways of reading not only Acts but also other New Testament texts. Sleeman's work combines innovative biblical scholarship with accessible and informative geographical analysis, and is suitable for those with research and teaching interests in human geography or biblical studies.

Space perception in the Bible. --- Jesus Christ --- Ascension. --- Bible. --- Geography. --- Theology. --- Criticism, Narrative. --- Christ --- Cristo --- Jezus Chrystus --- Jesus Cristo --- Jesus, --- Christ, Jesus --- Yeh-su --- Masīḥ --- Khristos --- Gesù --- Christo --- Yeshua --- Chrystus --- Gesú Cristo --- Ježíš --- Isa, --- Nabi Isa --- Isa Al-Masih --- Al-Masih, Isa --- Masih, Isa Al --- -Jesus, --- Jesucristo --- Yesu --- Yeh-su Chi-tu --- Iēsous --- Iēsous Christos --- Iēsous, --- Kʻristos --- Hisus Kʻristos --- Christos --- Jesuo --- Yeshuʻa ben Yosef --- Yeshua ben Yoseph --- Iisus --- Iisus Khristos --- Jeschua ben Joseph --- Ieso Kriʻste --- Yesus --- Kristus --- ישו --- ישו הנוצרי --- ישו הנצרי --- ישוע --- ישוע בן יוסף --- المسيح --- مسيح --- يسوع المسيح --- 耶稣 --- 耶稣基督 --- 예수그리스도 --- Jíizis --- Yéshoua --- Iėsu̇s --- Khrist Iėsu̇s --- ‏عيسىٰ‏ --- Acts (Book of the New Testament) --- Acts of the Apostles --- Chongdo haengjŏn --- Sado haengjŏn --- Arts and Humanities --- Religion --- Jesus Christ - Ascension.