How can we begin to chronicle the ecological ruination of the Pacific and Transpacific? What radiates outward to reveal the extent of the catastrophe? The editors and authors of Empire and Environment offer profound analyt-ics, poetics, and tools toward understanding the historical and contemporary dynamics of the relationship between capitalism, empire, and our planet in crisis. …
Radio spectrum is a natural but limited resource that enables wireless communi-cations. The access to the radio spectrum is under the regulation of governmentagencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the UnitedStates (US), the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the United Kingdom (UK),and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) in Singapore. Conventionally, theregulator…
The creative spirit does not only live from the intern-alization of concepts, rules, practices, and concep-tions. To trigger the creative process, it needs to fantasize, idealize, ramble and harmonize.In the creative process, time is differential, and space is unifying. It can be said that time is memory and utopia; space is the real, the concrete, and the representation. A…
Few would question the value of advanced research today. Considered key to the health and wealth of a nation, research universities receive ample support, especially when global university rankings draw countries into a new level of international competition. Our age has come to assume that an academic career, characterized by the pursuit of new knowledge, starts with a doctorate, g…
The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities (PHI) Time and Space were compiled to establish a multidisciplinary platform for presenting, interacting, and disseminating research. It also aims to foster awareness and discussion on Time and Space, focusing on different visions relevant to Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Design and Social Sciences, and its importance and benefits …