International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 3
International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 3
Print ISSN: 1755-7437
Electronic ISSN: 1755-7445
Issue 4 (19/12/2008)
| THE ICE FORMATION METHOD: A NATURAL APPROACH TO OPTIMISE TURBOMACHINERY COMPONENTS
Author(s): S. ZEHNER, H. STEINBRÜCK, B. WEIGAND & S.O. NEUMANN Pages: 13 Page Range: 259 - 272 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N4-259-272 | Open Access  Details |
| CLASSIFICATION OF CATCHMENT RISK AREAS USING SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED EVENT-BASED SOIL EROSION: A CASE OF UPPER NJORO RIVER CATCHMENT, KENYA
Author(s): R.M. WAMBUA, B.M. MUTUA, D.M. NYAANGA & P.M. KUNDU Pages: 15 Page Range: 281 - 296 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N4-281-296 | Open Access Details |
| THERMODYNAMICS AND LIFE: AN EVOLUTIONARY POINT OF VIEW
Author(s): N. MARCHETTINI, E. SIMONCINI & E.B.P. TIEZZI Pages: 9 Page Range: 249 - 258 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N4-249-258 | Open Access Details |
| ECOSYSTEM MODELING OF SEDIMENT DYNAMICS IN THE CONSTRUCTED WETLAND CARLA IN CENTRAL GREECE
Author(s): C. LASPIDOU & V. VAINA Pages: 7 Page Range: 273 - 280 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N4-273-280 | Open Access Details |
| IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE ON A MANGROVE FOREST ASSESSED BY A 1D CELLULAR AUTOMATON MODEL USING LOTKA–VOLTERRA-TYPE COMPETITION
Author(s): P.T. OBADE, N. KOEDAM, K. SOETAERT, G. NEUKERMANS, J. BOGAERT, E. NYSSEN, F. VAN NEDERVELDE, U. BERGER & F. DAHDOUH-GUEBAS Pages: 23 Page Range: 297 - 320 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N4-297-320 | Open Access Details |
Issue 3 (12/09/2008)
| LESSONS FROM NATURE IN RESOLVING INTERFACE PROBLEMS IN DESIGN OF STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
Author(s): L.D. VASSILEVA Pages: 9 Page Range: 217 - 226 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N3-217-226 | Open Access Details |
| ENHANCED OXYGEN TRANSPORT IN FISH GILLS – FLOW MEASUREMENTS IN A MODEL
Author(s): U. KERTZSCHER, L. GOUBERGRITS, U. DOLL, G. GABEL & K. AFFELD Pages: 8 Page Range: 227 - 235 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N3-227-235 | Open Access Details |
| SECTION PROPERTIES OF PALM PETIOLES. PART 2: THE RELATIONSHIP OF PETIOLE HISTOLOGY WITH THE TORSIONAL RIGIDITY OF THE PALM, TRACHYCARPUS FORTUNEI
Author(s): A.G. WINDSOR-COLLINS, M.A. ATHERTON, M.W. COLLINS & D.F. CUTLER Pages: 12 Page Range: 190 - 202 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N3-190-202 | Open Access Details |
| CONSTRUCTAL SELF-ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH: EMPIRE BUILDING VERSUS THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATOR
Author(s): ADRIAN BEJAN Pages: 12 Page Range: 177 - 189 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N3-177-189 | Open Access Details |
| FIELD CASE STUDIES OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER SEQUESTRATION IN LITHUANIA AND THE UK
Author(s): C.A. BOOTH, M.A. FULLEN, B. JANKAUSKAS, G. JANKAUSKIENE & A. SLEPETIENE Pages: 13 Page Range: 203 - 216 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N3-203-216 | Open Access Details |
Issue 2 (06/06/2008)
| ON PROPULSION DUE TO WAVY FLOW
Author(s): M.F. PLATZER & E. SOROKODUM Pages: 11 Page Range: 109 - 120 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N2-109-120 | Open Access Details |
| EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF TREE NETWORKS FOR MINIMAL PUMPING POWER
Author(s): M.S. SAYEED, I.A. AHMED, A.A. SYED, P.H. RAJU & M.S. SALMAN Pages: 14 Page Range: 135 - 149 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N2-135-149 | Open Access Details |
| ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND COMPLEXITY: INSIGHT ON THE CAUSALITY CHAIN
Author(s): F. RUZZENENTI & R. BASOSI Pages: 13 Page Range: 95 - 108 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N2-95-108 | Open Access Details |
| COMPUTING URBAN MOBILE LANDSCAPES THROUGH MONITORING POPULATION DENSITY BASED ON CELL-PHONE CHATTING
Author(s): R.M. PULSELLI, P. ROMANO, C. RATTI & E. TIEZZI Pages: 13 Page Range: 121 - 134 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N2-121-134 | Open Access Details |
| The origins of research on defensive expenditures: a dialog with Christian Leipert
Author(s): C. Leipert and F.M. Pulselli Pages: 11 Page Range: 150 - 161 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N2-150-161 | Open Access Details |
Issue 1 (07/03/2008)
| “SMALLER SPECIMENS OF THE SAME PROPERTIES ARE LESS VULNERABLE THAN LARGER ONES”: A GENERAL RULE THAT EMERGES FROM “TAIL STATISTICS”
Author(s): G. ROSENHOUSE Pages: 10 Page Range: 1 - 11 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N1-1-11 | Open Access Details |
| THE DESIGN OPTIMISATION OF AN INSECT-INSPIRED MICRO AIR VEHICLE
Author(s): A.T. CONN, S.C. BURGESS, C.S. LING & R. VAIDYANATHAN Pages: 15 Page Range: 12 - 27 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N1-12-27 | Open Access Details |
| NONLINEAR ACTUATOR MODEL FOR FLEXOELECTRIC MEMBRANES
Author(s): A.D. REY Pages: 10 Page Range: 28 - 38 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N1-28-38 | Open Access Details |
| ON THE BIOLOGICAL SHAPE OF THE POLYGONACEAE RHEUM PETIOLE
Author(s): D. PASINI Pages: 25 Page Range: 39 - 64 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N1-39-64 | Open Access Details |
| LANDSCAPE AESTHETIC AND VISUAL ANALYSIS FACING THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES – A CASE STUDY OF THE POST-INDUSTRIAL AREA TO THE LEFT MARGIN OF THE ARADE RIVER
Author(s): L. LOURES, P. VARGUES & D. HORTA Pages: 9 Page Range: 65 - 74 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N1-65-74 | Open Access Details |
| A NOVEL STRUCTURE MODEL OF SOCIETIES
Author(s): H.H. KLEIZEN Pages: 12 Page Range: 75 - 87 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/D&NE-V3-N1-75-87 | Open Access Details |
Print ISSN: 1755-7437
Electronic ISSN: 1755-7445
A transdisciplinary journal relating nature, science and the humanities
The International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics opens new avenues for understanding the relationship between arts and sciences. The objective of the journal is to encourage and facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists in different disciplines, as well as other professionals in academia, research institutions or industry, working on a variety of studies involving nature and its significance to modern scientific thought and design.
