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Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective. (2003)
Book Chapter
Axhausen, K. W., & Wigan, M. (2003). Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective. In P. Stopher, & P. Jones (Eds.), Travel survey quality and innovation (605-628). Elsevier

The chapter recommends that travel survey community take advantage of recent developments in computing technology and in the information sciences, in particular the development of languages or systems that make the development of common professional... Read More about Public use of travel surveys: the metadata perspective..

Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design. (2003)
Book Chapter
McCall, R., & Benyon, D. (2003). Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design. In K. Hook, D. Benyon, & A. J. Munro (Eds.), Designing Information Spaces: The Social Navigation Approach (355-384). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0035-5_16

Over the last few years we have been exploring an alternative conceptual isation of human-computer interaction (HCl) that sees HCl as the navigation of information spaces (Benyon and Höök, 1997). As a corollary cognitive engineers can be seen as the... Read More about Navigation: within and beyond the metaphor in interface design..

Re-reading Edward Weston. (2003)
Book Chapter
McGrath, R. (2003). Re-reading Edward Weston. In L. Wells (Ed.), The Photography Reader (327-337). Routledge

Genetic algorithms and timetabling (2003)
Book Chapter
Ross, P., Hart, E., & Corne, D. (2003). Genetic algorithms and timetabling. In A. Ghosh, & K. Tsutsui (Eds.), Advances in Evolutionary Optimisation. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18965-4_30

Genetic algorithms can be used to search very large spaces, and it would seem natural to use them for tackling the nastier kinds of timetabling problem. We completed an EPSRC-funded project on this last year, and distribute a free package that handle... Read More about Genetic algorithms and timetabling.

Dissolving the people. (2003)
Book Chapter
Turner, M. (2003). Dissolving the people. In N. Pun, & L.-M. Yee (Eds.), Narrating Hong Kong Culture and Identity (24-51). Oxford University Press

Beyond relative advantage: factors in end-user uptake of computer supported cooperative working. (2003)
Book Chapter
Turner, S., & Turner, P. (2003). Beyond relative advantage: factors in end-user uptake of computer supported cooperative working. In Advanced Topics in End User Computing II (18-43). Idea Press

Researchers in Information Systems have produced a rich collection of metaanalyses and models of factors influencing the uptake of information technologies. In the domain of CSCW, however, these models have largely been neglected, and while there are... Read More about Beyond relative advantage: factors in end-user uptake of computer supported cooperative working..

Routing using evolutionary agents and proactive transitions. (2003)
Book Chapter
Urquhart, N. B., Ross, P., Paechter, B., & Chisholm, K. (2003). Routing using evolutionary agents and proactive transitions. In Applications of Evolutionary Computing (696-705). Springer-Verlag

The authors have previously introduced the concept of building a delivery network using an agent-based system. The delivery networks are built in response to a real-world problem that involves delivering post to a large number of households within an... Read More about Routing using evolutionary agents and proactive transitions..

A network of inscrutable canyons: wartime London’s sensory landscapes. (2003)
Book Chapter
Wasson, S.-P. (2003). A network of inscrutable canyons: wartime London’s sensory landscapes. In L. Phillips (Ed.), The Swarming Streets: Twentieth-Century Literary Representations of London (77-95). Rodopi

Sensory abundance has always been a hallmark of cities, but with the onset of World War II London’s sensory geography was transformed. The resulting city lacked many of the hallmarks of cities before or since, and novels, photographs, and even card... Read More about A network of inscrutable canyons: wartime London’s sensory landscapes..

Quantifying Design Exclusion (2003)
Book Chapter
Clarkson, J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). Quantifying Design Exclusion. In J. Clarkson, S. Keates, R. Coleman, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (422-436). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0

Products make demands of their users which effect their utility and usability. As a result, those users who do not have the capability to use the product are denied access to it. For example, a kettle that is so heavy that a weaker user cannot lift i... Read More about Quantifying Design Exclusion.

Assessment for inclusive design (2003)
Book Chapter
Cardoso, C., Keates, S., & Clarkson, J. (2003). Assessment for inclusive design. In J. Clarkson, R. Coleman, S. Keates, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (458-477). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0_28

Many designers view the process of design as primarily creative and informal. They often rely heavily on their intuitive response to the design problem when developing a design solution. As such, without an explicit effort to address the needs of the... Read More about Assessment for inclusive design.

Design exclusion (2003)
Book Chapter
Keates, S., & Clarkson, J. (2003). Design exclusion. In J. Clarkson, R. Coleman, S. Keates, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (88-107). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0_6

While inclusive design and universal design are commonly accepted as good design aims, this chapter discusses the merits of focusing on design exclusion. The concept of design exclusion is particularly powerful because identifying why and how end-use... Read More about Design exclusion.

The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain (2003)
Book Chapter
Clarkson, J., Dong, H., & Keates, S. (2003). The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain. In J. Clarkson, R. Coleman, S. Keates, & C. Lebbon (Eds.), Inclusive Design: Design for the Whole Population (360-371). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0001-0_22

The general lack of awareness of the wider range of end-user capabilities often results in inconsiderate design that excludes many users, especially older users and users with disabilities. There is a need for designers to understand both the nature... Read More about The prevalence of functional impairment in Great Britain.

Changing nature of work and transport. (2003)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2003). Changing nature of work and transport. In J. Hine, & J. Preston (Eds.), Integrated Futures and transport choices - UK transport policy beyond the 1998 white paper and transport acts (55-67). Ashgate Publishing

Activity theory: another perspective on task analysis. (2003)
Book Chapter
Turner, P., & McEwan, T. (2003). Activity theory: another perspective on task analysis. In D. Diaper, & N. Stanton (Eds.), The Handbook of Task Analysis for Human-Computer Interaction (423-444). CRC Press

In this chapter, we introduce activity theory, describing its origins and its principal researchers and thinkers. We stress its descriptive power and its usefulness in defining uniquely a unit of analysis for work. We contrast its development with th... Read More about Activity theory: another perspective on task analysis..

Environmental risk, cooperation, and communication complexity (2003)
Book Chapter
Andras, P., Roberts, G., & Lazarus, J. (2003). Environmental risk, cooperation, and communication complexity. In E. Alonso, D. Kudenko, & D. Kazakov (Eds.), Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agent Systems: Adaptation and Multi-Agent Learning (49-65). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44826-8_4

The evolution of cooperation and communication in communities of individuals is a puzzling problem for a wide range of scientific disciplines, ranging from evolutionary theory to the theory and application of multi-agent systems. A key issue is to un... Read More about Environmental risk, cooperation, and communication complexity.

Political parties and democracy in the information age. (2003)
Book Chapter
Löfgren, K., & Smith, C. F. (2003). Political parties and democracy in the information age. In R. Gibson, P. Nixon, & S. Ward (Eds.), Political Parties and the Internet: Net Gain? (39-52). Routledge

Reverse engineering. (2002)
Book Chapter
Chu, W., Lu, C.-W., Chang, C.-H., Liu, X., & Yang, H. (2002). Reverse engineering. In S. K. Chang (Ed.), Handbook of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering (447-466). World Scientific

Software systems have become business-critical for many companies. These systems are usually large and complex. Some have evolved over decades and therefore are known as legacy systems. These legacy systems need to be maintained and evolved due to ma... Read More about Reverse engineering..