International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 4
International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, Volume 4
Print ISSN: 1755-7437
Electronic ISSN: 1755-7445
Issue 4 (11/12/2009)
INVESTIGATION OF HYDRAULIC, GEOTECHNICAL, AND PLANNING ASPECTS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY OF THE NEW SPORT FACILITIES IN L’AQUILA
Author(s): S. AMOROSO, M. LEOPARDI, G. TOTANI, F. TIRONI & G. TIRONI Pages: 17 Page Range: 395 - 412 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N4-395-412 Open Access Details
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Design and Testing of a Highly Mobile Insect-Inspired Autonomous Robot in a Beach Environment
Author(s): A.S. BOXERBAUM, R.J. BACHMANN, R.D. QUINN, R.M. HARKINS, T. DUNBAR, S.C. BURGESS & R. VAIDYANATHAN Pages: 17 Page Range: 319 - 336 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N4-319-336 Open Access Details
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Representation of vernacular architecture and lessons for sustainable and culturally responsive environment
Author(s): B.A. KAZIMEE Pages: 13 Page Range: 337 - 350 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N4-337-350 Open Access Details
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Two hierarchies in science: the free flow of ideas and the academy
Author(s): ADRIAN BEJAN Pages: 8 Page Range: 386 - 394 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N4-386-394 Open Access Details
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Information and entropy – top-down or bottom-up development in living systems?
Author(s): A.C. McINTOSH Pages: 34 Page Range: 351 - 385 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N4-351-385 Open Access Details
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IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS OF MADEIRA
Author(s): M.J. CRUZ, R. AGUIAR, A. CORREIA, T. TAVARES, J.S. PEREIRA & F.D. SANTOS Pages: 9 Page Range: 413 - 422 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N4-413-422 Open Access Details
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Issue 3 (02/09/2009)
Foreword
Author(s): C A Brebbia, C Greated and M W Collins Pages: 0 Page Range: - Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/ Open Access Details
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ANIMAL CAMOUFLAGE: BIOLOGY MEETS PSYCHOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ART
Author(s): I.C. CUTHILL, T.S. TROSCIANKO Pages: 19 Page Range: 183 - 202 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-183-202 Open Access Details
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LUSCIOUSNESS, THE CRAFTED IMAGE IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
Author(s): R. KESSELER Pages: 7 Page Range: 203 - 210 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-203-210 Open Access Details
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THE DIVERSITY OF FLOWER COLOUR: HOW AND WHY?
Author(s): B.J. GLOVER Pages: 7 Page Range: 211 - 218 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-211-218 Open Access Details
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SENSATIONS FROM NATURE
Author(s): M.J. FRYER Pages: 8 Page Range: 219 - 227 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-219-227 Open Access Details
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GOETHE, EASTLAKE AND TURNER: FROM COLOUR THEORY TO ART
Author(s): C.S. KÖNIG & M.W. COLLINS Pages: 9 Page Range: 228 - 237 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-228-237 Open Access Details
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ZVUK
Author(s): M. GREATED Pages: 15 Page Range: 238 - 253 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-238-253 Open Access Details
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TIME AND CHANGE: COLOUR, TASTE AND CONSERVATION
Author(s): J.P. CAMPBELL Pages: 11 Page Range: 254 - 265 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-254-265 Open Access Details
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THERMO-HYDRAULICS, COLOUR AND ART
Author(s): J.A. PATORSKI Pages: 7 Page Range: 266 - 273 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-266-273 Open Access Details
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NATURE’S FLUCTUATING COLOUR CAPTURED ON CANVAS?
Author(s): F. SCHENK Pages: 10 Page Range: 274 - 284 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-274-284 Open Access Details
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ON THE USE OF COLOUR IN EXPERIMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS
Author(s): J.T. TURNER & S. ZHANG Pages: 14 Page Range: 285 - 299 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-285-299 Open Access Details
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MAXWELL’S FIRST COLOURED LIGHT SOURCES: ARTISTS’ PIGMENTS
Author(s): R.C. DOUGAL Pages: 7 Page Range: 300 - 307 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N3-300-307 Open Access Details
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Issue 2 (05/06/2009)
EVIDENCE OF DESIGN IN BIRD FEATHERS AND AVIAN RESPIRATION
Author(s): A .C. McINTOSH Pages: 15 Page Range: 154 - 169 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N2-154-169 Open Access Details
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THE MECHANISM OF LIVER SIZE CONTROL IN MAMMALS: A NOVEL ANIMAL STUDY
Author(s): K. YOSHIZATO, C. TATENO & R. UTOH Pages: 19 Page Range: 123 - 142 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N2-123-142 Open Access Details
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UNDERSTANDING DESIGN IN NATURE CAN BENEFIT PRODUCT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
Author(s): D.E. SANTOS-REYES & T. LAWLOR-WRIGHT Pages: 17 Page Range: 105 - 122 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N2-105-122 Open Access Details
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INCREASING ENTROPY: HEAT DEATH OR PERPETUAL HARMONIES?
Author(s): R.E. ULANOWICZ Pages: 13 Page Range: 83 - 96 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N2-83-96 Open Access Details
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THE GOLDEN RATIO PREDICTED: VISION, COGNITION AND LOCOMOTION AS A SINGLE DESIGN IN NATURE
Author(s): ADRIAN BEJAN Pages: 7 Page Range: 97 - 104 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N2-97-104 Open Access Details
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HONEY AND SUGAR AS SURROGATE PRODUCTS: AN ENERGY EVALUATION
Author(s): E. SIMONCINI, F. COPPOLA, S. BORSA & F.M. PULSELLI Pages: 10 Page Range: 143 - 153 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N2-143-153 Open Access Details
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Issue 1 (06/03/2009)
QUESTIONING THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF BIOMIMICRY
Author(s): A. MARSHALL, S. LOZEVA Pages: 9 Page Range: 1 - 10 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N1-1-10 Open Access Details
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THE COHERENCE OF AN ENGINEERED WORLD
Author(s): D. HALSMER, J. ASPER, N. ROMAN & T. TODD Pages: 23 Page Range: 42 - 65 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N1-42-65 Open Access Details
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A THERMODYNAMICS-BASED MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE USE IN BUILDINGS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Author(s): R.M. PULSELLI, V. NICCOLUCCI & N. MARCHETTINI Pages: 4 Page Range: 11 - 15 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N1-11-15 Open Access Details
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PROTECTION OF THE TAIGA–STEPPE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE BAIKAL
Author(s): A.P. SIZYKH Pages: 5 Page Range: 66 - 71 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N1-66-71 Open Access Details
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ANALYTICAL STUDY OF HUMIC ACID FROM VARIOUS SOURCES COMMONLY USED AS FERTILIZER: EMPHASIS ON HEAVY METAL CONTENT
Author(s): N.N. RUPIASIH, & P.B. VIDYASAGAR Pages: 9 Page Range: 32 - 41 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N1-32-41 Open Access Details
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A MANAGEMENT DECISION TOOL FOR MINK (Mustela vison) CONTROL IN THE WESTERN ISLES OF SCOTLAND (UK)
Author(s): F.J. AREAL & S.S. ROY Pages: 15 Page Range: 16 - 31 Price: Free (open access) Copyright: WIT Press DOI: 10.2495/DNE-V4-N1-16-31 Open Access Details
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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.