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Everyday AmericaCultural Landscape Studies after J. B. Jackson
As old as a roadway that was once a Native trail, as new as the suburban subdivisions spreading across the American countryside, the cultural landscape is endlessly changing. The study of cultural landscapes—a far more recent development—has also undergone great changes, ever broadening, deepening, and refining our understanding of the intricate webs of social and ecological spaces that hel…
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Planning Without Growth
Many planning systems are currently locked into growth-dependence, encouraging market-led development which can widen social inequalities and produce adverse environmental outcomes. This accessible book introduces students to the debates around growth and planning and sets out the solutions to promote genuinely sustainable communities. It includes: •a positive proposal for reform of the p…
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The Gated CityPlanning Practice and the Challenges of Urban Fragmentation in …
The book tells the story of the proliferation of gated communities and the privatisation of public life and public space in Mexico over the last three decades. Drawing on research from Lomas de Angelópolis in Puebla, one of the largest gated communities in the world, Emma Regina Morales explores why such fortified spaces have proved popular with middle-class households. Weaving together the m…
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Advances in Hydrogen Production and Storage (AHPS)
Why is hydrogen so important, you ask? It's a rare gas, after all. Since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted several areas, hydrogen has fallen into the limelight. Read up on the functions of hydrogen in Towards Green Hydrogen Generation. A variety of issues and multidisciplinary approaches are presented about green hydrogen and related sectors. The book describes a gradual shift in hydrogen produc…
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Designing Interiors
The latest edition of the groundbreaking introduction to interior design Designing Interiors serves as a comprehensive overview of the basic knowledge required to become a professional interior designer. As the field of interior design evolves, education and practice continue to emphasize solid expertise in designing for people, their environments, and a better quality of life for all. This re…
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Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria
A sustained critique of postwar reconstruction in Syria as a politically neutral process In 2011, emboldened by the Arab Spring, the Syrians rose up against their government. The Syrian regime used violence to suppress the protests, so that what began as pro-democracy protests eventually morphed into a civil war with heavy outside intervention. Today, the Assad regime has fallen, but large par…
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IslamesqueThe Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments
Who really built Europe's finest Romanesque monuments? Abbots and bishops presiding over holy sites receive mentions aplenty throughout history, while their highly skilled creators remain anonymous. But the buildings speak for themselves.In this groundbreaking book, Middle East cultural historian Diana Darke explores the evidence embedded in medieval monasteries, churches and castles across Eur…
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Botanical ArchitecturePlants, Buildings and Us
An original call to reorient architecture around our relationship to plants. When we look at trees, we see a form of natural architecture, and yet we have seemingly always exploited trees to make new buildings of our own. Whereas a tree creates its own structure, humans generally destroy other things to build, with increasingly disastrous consequences. In Botanical Architecture, Paul Dobraszczy…
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World of Art
Le Corbusier is probably the most famous architect of the 20th century. The richness and variety of his work and his passionately expressed philosophy of architecture have had a gigantic impact on the urban fabric and the way we live. Weaving through his long and prolific life are certain recurrent themes his perennial drive towards new types of dwelling, from the early white villas to the Unit…
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Introducción al Diseño Arquitectónicolos primeros pasos del arquitecto
El texto permite caminar por el proceso del diseño arquitectónico de una manera sencilla, posible y con ejemplos, lo cual facilita su comprensión. No solo es un texto que bien puede ser usado de referencia para el alumno, también para el catedrático se vuelve una guía de consulta o recordatorio para enseñar el proceso de diseño arquitectónico, que explica paso a paso los procedimientos…
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