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Blue UrbanismExploring Connections Between Cities and Oceans
What would it mean to live in cities designed to foster feelings of connectedness to the ocean? As coastal cities begin planning for climate change and rising sea levels, author Timothy Beatley sees opportunities for rethinking the relationship between urban development and the ocean. Modern society is more dependent upon ocean resources than people are commonly aware of—from oil and gas extr…
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L'AVENIR COMMENCE EN BANLIEUE
Depuis l'été chaud des Minguettes (1981), les banlieues populaires se sont maintes fois révoltées contre un pouvoir politique qui n'a cessé de traiter socialement un problème politique. Ces " insupportables " quartiers sont le miroir grossissant des imperfections de notre société. Soit la France continue de mépriser la réalité et prolonge l'ordonnance de ses hypnotiseurs (maintien de…
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Detail in Contemporary Bar and Restaurant Design
Bars and restaurants need to be assertive. Customers tend not to visit them to satisfy basic appetites for food or drink but for the social opportunities. Their interiors need to occupy the imagination of their customers and to whet the appetite for a return visit. The design that gets the formula right will do as much to prolong the life of the business as the products on offer. As this book …
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Human EcologyFollowing Nature's Lead
Human ecology is an emerging discipline that studies the interrelationships between humans and their environment, drawing on insights from biology, sociology, anthropology, geography, engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and conservation. A vast, multidisciplinary literature underscores this approach, and in Human Ecology, noted landscape planner Frederick Steiner synthe…
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L'INSERTION LOCALE DE LA JUSTICE PÉNALEAux origines de la justice de proximité
Face à la délinquance dite urbaine, soucieuse de répondre à un sentiment d'insécurité devenu envahissant, mais également de revaloriser une image ternie, l'institution judiciaire s'est mise à l'heure de la « justice de proximité ». L'ouvrage analyse les origines de ce mouvement. Au début des années 90, c'est « l'insertion locale de la justice pénale » qui est à l'ordre du jour.…
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Architecture from Commission to Construction
This book provides an in-depth study of the design and construction processes behind 25 leading contemporary buildings. Covering a broad range of international projects, the book illustrates the working methods and creative concerns of both long-established and emerging international architects. Every stage of each project is included, from the demands of the original brief, through early sket…
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Cities for LifeHow Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health
Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Place Book Award Winner (2022) What if cities around the world actively worked to promote the health and healing of all of their residents? Cities contribute to the traumas that cause unhealthy stress, with segregated neighborhoods, insecure housing, few playgrounds, environmental pollution, and unsafe streets, particularly for the poor and resi…
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Banlieues 2015Pour une véritable stratégie du suburbain
"Les banlieues ne peuvent être traitées comme un épiphénomène: elles sont le lieu de vie de la majorité des français. Banlieues 2015 invite chacun à repenser son rôle dans une perspective de long terme: prendre aujourd'hui les bonnes options pour 15 ou 20 ans, non pas tant dans le détail de ce qui est à faire que dans les modes de raisonnement et de comportement des personnes et des …
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Research Methods for Architecture
While fundamentally a design discipline, architectural education requires an element of history and theory, grouped under the term 'research'. However, many students struggle with this part of their course. This practical handbook provides the necessary grounding in this subject, addressing essential questions about what research in architecture can be. The first part of the book is a general …
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The Essential Ian McHargWritings on Design and Nature
The Essential Ian McHarg brings together a series of short essays that reveal the full range of Ian McHarg's thoughts on design and nature. Adapted from the comprehensive book of his work, To Heal the Earth, these carefully selected essays provide an ideal reader for undergraduate and graduate students in planning and landscape architecture.
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