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Next Generation InfrastructurePrinciples for Post-Industrial Public Works
The 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis-St. Paul quickly became symbolic of the debilitated interstate highway system—and of what many critics see as America's disinvestment in its infrastructure. The extreme vulnerability of single-purpose, aging infrastructure was highlighted once again when Hurricane Sandy churned its way across the northeast United States. Inundating New York City's vital…
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Neuroanatomía en esquemas
Con este trabajo los autores han pretendido generar un espacio que promueva el acercamiento comprensivo a la identificación de la estructura y elementos de la anatomía del sistema nervioso. La representación descriptiva de cada una de estas estructuras y el modo propuesto para su interpretación y aprendizaje significativo está orientada a potenciar el pensamiento racional, resignificando l…
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Cities as Sustainable EcosystemsPrinciples and Practices
Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but invisible, often coming from other continents, and their waste ends up in places beyond their city boundaries. Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems shows how cities and their residents can begin to reint…
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La construcción de la ciudadEl caso de la región metropolitana de Buenos Aires
El tema de la presente obra es la construcción de la ciudad. Este proceso es observado en la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires en el período de substitución de importaciones y en el lapso que va de 1991 a 2005. En este último período son considerados seis de los municipios de la región analizada. En concreto se trata de un análisis exploratorio del complejo universo de relaciones, qu…
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A Better Way to ZoneTen Principles to Create More Livable Cities
Nearly all large American cities rely on zoning to regulate land use. According to Donald L. Elliott, however, zoning often discourages the very development that bigger cities need and want. In fact, Elliott thinks that zoning has become so complex that it is often dysfunctional and in desperate need of an overhaul. A Better Way to Zone explains precisely what has gone wrong and how it can be f…
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Manual de psicopatología y psiquiatría
Concepto de psicopatología y psiquiatría, Enfermedades mentales, Neurosis, Trastorno de la personalidad y del estado de ánimoAdicciones"la psicopatología es una ciencia especulativa esencialmente teórica, cuyo propósito es sólo el conocimiento del psiquismo anormal. No se ocupa de la curación ni de la prevención, que pertenecen a otros dominios". "Estudiar" significa en psicopatología…
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The Option of UrbanismInvesting in a New American Dream
Americans are voting with their feet to abandon strip malls and suburban sprawl, embracing instead a new type of community where they can live, work, shop, and play within easy walking distance. In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and strategist Christopher B. Leinberger explains why government policies have tilted the playing field toward one form of development over the last sixty y…
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The Aesthetics of Architecture
A landmark account of architectural theory and practice from acclaimed philosopher Roger Scruton Architecture is distinguished from other art forms by its sense of function, its localized quality, its technique, its public and nonpersonal character, and its continuity with the decorative arts. In this important book, Roger Scruton calls for a return to first principles in contemporary architec…
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Planetizen's Contemporary Debates in Urban Planning
Planetizen's Contemporary Debates in Urban Planning is a fascinating review of major topics and issues discussed in the field of urban planning, assembled by editors at Planetizen, the leading source of news and information for the planning and development community on the web. The book brings together a wide range of editorial and discussion topics, coupled with commentary and overviews to cre…
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Die Kirche Saint-Nicolas in Hérémence
In Hérémence erhebt sich ein bedeutendes Zeugnis der Schweizer Architektur des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das weitab städtischer Zentren gelegene Dorf, das von Land- und Viehwirtschaft lebte, avancierte durch den Bau der Grande-Dixence zu einem Vorreiter der Moderne. Die Verwendung von Beton im Kunstwerk eröffnet Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten zu den skulpturalen Volumen der Kirche Saint-Nicolas. Erricht…
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