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This autoethnographic account of the author’s Japanese as a second language learning trajectory is an important and unique addition to diary studies in SLA and applied linguistics qualitative research circles. In-depth ethnographic details and introspective commentary are skilfully interwoven throughout Simon-Maeda’s narrative of her experiences as an American expatriate who arrived in Japan in 1975 – the starting point of her being and becoming a speaker of Japanese. The book joins the recent surge in postmodernist, interdisciplinary approaches to examining language acquisition, and readers are presented with a highly convincing case for using autoethnography to better understand sociolinguistic complexities that are unamenable to quantification of isolated variables. The comprehensive literature review and wide ranging references provide a valuable source of information for researchers, educators, and graduate students concerned with current issues in SLA/applied linguistics, bi/multilingualism, and Japanese as a second language.

Japanese language --- Second language acquisition --- Languages & Literatures --- East Asian Languages & Literatures --- Second language learning --- Language acquisition --- Study and teaching --- Second language acquisition Study and teaching --- Japanese as a second language. --- L2 identity and Japanese. --- L2 identity. --- L2 learner of Japanese. --- SLA. --- autoethnography. --- diary studies and Japanese. --- language acquisition. --- learning Japanese as a foreign language. --- learning Japanese as a second language. --- personal account of learning Japanese. --- personal story of learning Japanese.

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The sharing economy and collaborative consumption are attracting a great deal of interest due to their business, legal and civic implications. The consequences of the spreading of practices of sharing in urban environments and under daily dynamics are underexplored. This Special Issue aims to address if and how sharing shapes cities, the way that spaces are designed and lived in if social interactions are escalated, and the ways that habits and routines take place in post-individualistic society. In particular, the following key questions are of primary interest: Urban fabric: How is 'sharing' shaping cities? Does it represent a paradigm shift with tangible and physical reverberations on urban form? How are shared mobility, work, inhabiting reconfiguring the urban and social fabric? Social practices: Are new lifestyles and practices related to sharing changing the use and design of spaces? To what extent is sharing triggering a production and consumption paradigm shift to be reflected in urban arrangements and infrastructures? Sustainability: Does sharing increase the intensity of use of space and assets, or, rather, does it increase them to meet the expectations of convenience for urban lifestyles? To what extent are these phenomena fostering more economically-, socially-, and environmentally-sustainable practices and cities? Policy: How can policy makers and municipalities interact with these bottom-up and phenomena and grassroots innovation to create more sustainable cities? Scholars responded to the above questions from the fields of urban studies, urban planning and design, sociology, geography, theoretically-grounded and informed by the results of fieldwork activities.

Airbnb and policy innovation --- n/a --- accessibility --- Airbnb and housing typologies --- informality --- Melbourne sharing economy --- bike sharing --- local communities --- Airbnb and planning --- Airbnb and domestic design --- mobility policy --- platform cooperativism --- urban regeneration --- Airbnb and governance --- emotions --- democratic quality --- sharing --- urban studies --- stress levels --- sharing platform --- digital participation --- social relations --- spatial agency --- critical autoethnography --- cohousing --- collaborative workplaces --- participation --- Bourdieu --- co-design --- coworking --- entrepreneurial action --- coworking spaces --- Melbourne Airbnb --- coworking business --- collaborative economy --- design-research --- sustainable mobility --- urban mobility --- architecture --- architectural and urban effects of Airbnb --- ageing --- physiological sensors --- GSR --- sharing economic --- social street --- matchmaking --- socio-spatial effects of Airbnb --- sharing economy --- urban --- galvanic skin response --- coproduction --- coworking space --- emotional layer

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Exploring Sikh Traditions and Heritage follows interdisciplinary approaches, namely, textual and historical analyses of Sikh texts and life-narratives of Guru Nanak to construct the critical events related to Babur’s invasions of India; an examination of a non-Sikh text to understand the image of Guru Nanak in the Dadu-panthi tradition; following interview and ethnographic methods to critically look into the global politics behind the Kartarpur Corridor and the sacred heritage of the Darbar Sahib in Pakistan; understanding the nature of modern Sikh activism in both the US and the UK through rich ethnography and historical investigation; introducing a systematic analysis of autoethnography of a person’s experience through reflexivity and connecting the personal story to the social, cultural, and political life, having synergy with Sikh sense-making process; and finally, sociological investigation into the changing nature of the Sikh institution of the Akal Takht. In addition to senior scholars, this volume initiates new researchers into the growing field of Sikh studies. It will be a useful resource for both scholars and students of Sikh studies, religion, medieval Indian history, and literature.

Religion & beliefs --- Bābar-vāṇī --- Babur --- Baburnama --- Dawlat Khan Lodi --- Gurdas --- Guru Nanak --- Janam-sākhīs --- Miharvan --- Rattan Singh Bhangu --- Saidpur --- Sikh --- Raghavdas --- Dadu --- Kabir --- Bhai Gurdas --- Bhakt-māl --- Nabhadas --- Udasi --- diaspora --- activism --- radicalism --- Sikhism --- Kartarpur Corridor --- Imran Khan --- Navjot Sidhu --- diasporic Sikhs --- autoethnography --- lived experience --- reflexivity --- gurmat --- pandemic --- humanitarianism --- ethics --- faith --- millennials --- Gen Z --- civil society --- Akal Takht --- jathedār --- Sikh institutions --- Sikh Rehat Maryada --- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) --- authority --- legitimacy --- n/a --- Bābar-vāṇī --- Janam-sākhīs --- Bhakt-māl --- jathedār

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This book gathers 14 original contributions published in an IJERPH Special Issue that deal with the perception of environmental sounds and how such sounds are likely to affect human quality of life and well-being and the experience of a place. The research focus over the years has been gradually shifting from treating sound simply as “noise” and something that cities should get rid of to a potential “resource” to promote and support community life in public spaces. Three main topics or “needs” to be addressed by researchers and practitioners emerged from this Special Issue: (1) the need to re-think “quietness” in cities as something that goes beyond the mere “pursuit of silence”, (2) the need to integrate additional contextual factors in the characterization and management of urban acoustic environments for public health, and (3) the need to consider the acoustic quality of indoor spaces as opposed to an outdoor-only perspective. The contributions collected in this book will hopefully trigger new questions and inform the agenda of future researchers and practitioners in the environmental acoustics domain.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- green space --- greenness --- noise exposure --- noise perception --- soundscape --- environmental sounds --- quietness --- vibrancy --- acoustic environments --- urban sound planning --- environmental noise --- public health --- well-being --- quality of life --- restoration --- quiet areas --- noise abatement --- soundscape design --- landscape planning --- urban planning --- general plan --- sustainability --- acoustic comfort --- inner yard acoustics --- soundscape pleasantness --- sound perception --- virtual room acoustics --- virtual audio --- quality of experience --- irrelevant speech noise --- noise annoyance --- productivity --- mental health --- cross-sectional survey --- open-plan offices --- shared offices --- occupants’ behavior --- restorative effect --- children’s cognitive performance --- classroom soundscape --- sustained attention --- short-term memory --- urban environments --- semiosis model --- square dancing --- public spaces --- acoustic territory --- enjoyment --- appropriateness --- psychological restoration --- emotions --- acoustic environment --- urban open public spaces --- urban design --- stress --- experiment --- virtual reality --- bird song --- noise --- perceived restoration --- quiet area --- urban park --- urban square --- audio-visual interaction --- audio-visual walk --- young people’s psychological response --- orthogonal analysis --- urban parks --- Musikiosk --- soundscape intervention --- democratic soundscape installation --- quality of the urban public experience --- mixed methods study --- pocket park --- physiology --- perceptual attributes --- auditory --- sonic experience --- tranquillity --- garden therapy --- landscape architecture --- Japanese gardens --- autoethnography --- soundscape actions --- n/a --- occupants' behavior --- children's cognitive performance --- young people's psychological response

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This book gathers 14 original contributions published in an IJERPH Special Issue that deal with the perception of environmental sounds and how such sounds are likely to affect human quality of life and well-being and the experience of a place. The research focus over the years has been gradually shifting from treating sound simply as “noise” and something that cities should get rid of to a potential “resource” to promote and support community life in public spaces. Three main topics or “needs” to be addressed by researchers and practitioners emerged from this Special Issue: (1) the need to re-think “quietness” in cities as something that goes beyond the mere “pursuit of silence”, (2) the need to integrate additional contextual factors in the characterization and management of urban acoustic environments for public health, and (3) the need to consider the acoustic quality of indoor spaces as opposed to an outdoor-only perspective. The contributions collected in this book will hopefully trigger new questions and inform the agenda of future researchers and practitioners in the environmental acoustics domain.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- green space --- greenness --- noise exposure --- noise perception --- soundscape --- environmental sounds --- quietness --- vibrancy --- acoustic environments --- urban sound planning --- environmental noise --- public health --- well-being --- quality of life --- restoration --- quiet areas --- noise abatement --- soundscape design --- landscape planning --- urban planning --- general plan --- sustainability --- acoustic comfort --- inner yard acoustics --- soundscape pleasantness --- sound perception --- virtual room acoustics --- virtual audio --- quality of experience --- irrelevant speech noise --- noise annoyance --- productivity --- mental health --- cross-sectional survey --- open-plan offices --- shared offices --- occupants' behavior --- restorative effect --- children's cognitive performance --- classroom soundscape --- sustained attention --- short-term memory --- urban environments --- semiosis model --- square dancing --- public spaces --- acoustic territory --- enjoyment --- appropriateness --- psychological restoration --- emotions --- acoustic environment --- urban open public spaces --- urban design --- stress --- experiment --- virtual reality --- bird song --- noise --- perceived restoration --- quiet area --- urban park --- urban square --- audio-visual interaction --- audio-visual walk --- young people's psychological response --- orthogonal analysis --- urban parks --- Musikiosk --- soundscape intervention --- democratic soundscape installation --- quality of the urban public experience --- mixed methods study --- pocket park --- physiology --- perceptual attributes --- auditory --- sonic experience --- tranquillity --- garden therapy --- landscape architecture --- Japanese gardens --- autoethnography --- soundscape actions