Peak inequality: Britain's ticking time bomb by Dorling, D

“…Covering key inequality issues including politics, housing, education and health, he explores whether we have now reached ‘peak inequality’. …”

Fengshui for shrinking spaces in Singapore by Chong, Alan Wei Lun

“…On the other hand, the issue of spatial limitations and shrinking housing spaces within the country has caused a deterioration of living quality and a need for Fengshui practices to be more applicable within these spatial limitations.…”
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Dealing, music and youth violence: neighbourhood relational change, isolation and youth criminality by Alexander, James

“…The text discusses how youth violence and attempts to tackle it have changed over the past decade, through an 11 year ethnographic study of a South London housing estate. The study considers the emergence of drill music, county lines and the lowering of the threshold of when weapons are used to explore the isolated social environments so many young people find themselves in. …”
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Simulation of a warehouse complex for development and operation by Han, Wee Ping.

“…Data collection was carried out at 3 existing warehouses, which will be housed in the warehouse complex when completed. Warehouse data such as layout, storage system specification, expected transaction rate, etc were obtained from the owners. …”
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Perceptions of gifted adolescents in Singapore towards the "gifted" label and its effects on their social relationships by Tan, Chee Soon.

“…The culture of school where the gifted students are housed appears to be a factor in influencing the perceptions of the gifted adolescents. …”
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Lego mindstorm by Fu, Anqi.

“…In the time when natural disaster happened, a robot can be sent to explore a closed environment, such as collapsed houses, before sending an actual person in. This project focuses on the development of such robot explorer. …”
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A consumption model for measuring poverty: an exploratory exercise by Paim, Laily

“…The consumption model was based on four selected domains of life, namely quality of housing and local facilities, durable ownership, health status, and food intake. …”
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Characteristics of unsaturated soil slope covered with capillary barrier system and deep-rooted grass under different rainfall patterns by Li, Yangyang, Satyanaga, Alfrendo, Rahardjo, Harianto

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Welfare and enrichment of managed nocturnal species, supported by technology by French, Fiona, Bwye, Paige, Carrigan, Laura, Coe, Jon Charles, Kelly, Robert, Leek, Tiff, Lynch, Emily C., Mahan, Eric, Mingee, Catherine

“…This paper addresses the potential for technology to support husbandry and enrichment opportunities that enhance the welfare of zoo and sanctuary-housed nocturnal and crepuscular species. This topic was investigated through the medium of a multidisciplinary workshop (Moon Jam) that brought together species experts, zoo designers, Animal–Computer Interaction researchers and post-graduate students in collaborative discussions and design sessions. …”
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Paternalism, petitions and the politics of church construction in Alsace, c. 1850–1885 by Clement, W

“…Over a period of 30 years, Catholic parishioners and clergy repeatedly petitioned the town’s Calvinist industrial and municipal elite for a church to be built in the paternalist cités ouvrières housing district, culminating in the eventual construction of the church of Saint-Joseph by 1883. …”

Applicability of constructed wetlands for water quality improvement in a tea estate catchment : the Pussellawa case study by Ng, Wun Jern, Weerakoon, G. M. P. R., Jinadasa, K. B. S. N., Herath, G. B. B., Mowjood, M. I. M.

“…This study examined the quality of water in a drainage stream which runs through a congested network of ‘line houses’ (low-income housing, typically found arranged in straight ‘lines’ on estates) in the tea estate catchment area of Pussellawa in central Sri Lanka. …”
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Understanding public perception towards smart living technology in homes by Ng, Natalie May Ying

“…The case of Singapore is especially unique due to our public housing policies. Therefore, with the pervasiveness of such technologies in our daily lives, it is crucial to understand the public’s perception and attitudes to measure what the public wants and deliver desirable policy outcomes. …”
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Under one roof : lesbians and their Malay Muslim families by Hafizah Syed Ismail

“…Given the circumstances placed onto them such as: housing, expectations as Muslim women and the regulation of Islam by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS), the women are placed in a predicament. …”
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T计划 ：跨性别者的异托邦空间 = The T project : a transgender heterotopic space by 符弼钧 Foo, Pi Gin

“…Familial and societal discrimination are closely linked to the jeopardy of education, housing and financial difficulties. As such, Singapore’s transgender individuals are at higher risk of homelessness. …”
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Towards the Development of Carbon Dioxide Emission Landscape in Singapore by Yong, Brandon Yung Sin, Pang, Jiming, Kastner, Catharine A., Kraft, Markus, Lau, Raymond

“…Jurong Island, an industrial park housing more than 100 companies in Singapore is chosen as the case study site. …”
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Migrants with a precarious status, evolving approaches of European cities by Spencer, S, Ataç, I, Bastick, Z, Homberger, A, Güntner, S, Kirchhoff, M, Mallet-Garcia, M

“…It focuses on healthcare, education, housing and access to advice; and particular attention is given to the situation of women.The book develops the concept of precarity in relation to migration status, and of horizontal governance arrangements within municipal authorities. …”

Data for the ‘Diagnosis London’ project by Shuttleworth, S, O'Donnell, J, Lintott, C, Frampton, S, Seymour, J

“…Through the Zooniverse platform, volunteers will highlight issues of health and welfare as they relate to work, food, housing and pollution and sanitation. The result will be a large, robust dataset that will enrich the history of London’s health and which will be of interest to social, local and family historians, epidemiologists, and anyone else with an interest in the topic. …”

Controllable robot arm with integrated 3D mapping capability by Loh, Jeng

“…Robots can be found in all shapes and sizes from large industrial robots used in manufacturing to the common vacuum cleaner robots you can find in people’s houses today. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) the annual installations of industrial robots globally hit an “All Time High” at 517,000 in the year 2021 despite the logistic issues faced due to the pandemic. …”
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Design of playground for children with disabilities using a modular approach by Lim, Jia Ying.

“…For children with disabilities it is even more important for them to develop such skills .In Singapore there are many playgrounds in public housing area, but there isn’t a playground available that meet the needs of children with mobile disabilities. …”
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Adolphe Braun photographs of the Sistine Chapel frescoes 1872 catalogue (translated) by Issatt, F

“…The Department of History of Art houses visual material of significant importance in the historiography of Art History as a discipline. …”