Cities of Tomorrow

Cities of Tomorrow
Author: Peter Hall
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 502
Release: 1997-02-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780631199434

Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it. Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled account of its crucial subject. The third edition of Cities of Tomorrow is comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new literature published since its original appearance, and to view the 1990s in historical perspective. This is the definitive edition, reviewing the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth century.

Gestión del montaje de instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas

Gestión del montaje de instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas
Author: MASCAROS MATEO, VICENTE
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8428338167

Este libro desarrolla los contenidos del módulo profesional de Gestión del Montaje de Instalaciones Solares Fotovoltaicas del Ciclo Formativo de grado superior de Energías Renovables, perteneciente a la familia profesional de Energía y Agua. El libro se estructura en nueve unidades. La Unidad 1 es una introducción a las instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas en la que se presentan las distintas tipologías posibles y la normativa vigente de aplicación. La Unidad 2 se dedica a la geometría y la radiación solar. En la Unidad 3 se estudian los módulos y los generadores fotovoltaicos, los distintos sistemas de agrupamiento y las formas de conexionado. Las Unidades 4 y 5 se dedican a las instalaciones aisladas y a aquellas conectadas a red, respectivamente. Se identifican las distintas configuraciones posibles y se determinan y seleccionan los elementos que las componen. También se estima la energía producida por estas instalaciones teniendo en cuenta las pérdidas energéticas. Las Unidades 6, 7 y 8 se dedican a la planificación, el montaje y el mantenimiento de las instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas. En ellas se estudian diversas herramientas de planificación y gestión, se exponen los principales procedimientos de actuación y se analiza la documentación técnica necesaria. Por último, la Unidad 9 se centra en la prevención de riesgos, la seguridad y la protección medioambiental. Al mismo tiempo, los contenidos curriculares, desarrollados de forma clara y rigurosa, se complementan con gran número de figuras que informan, aclaran conceptos y ayudan en el aprendizaje. Cada unidad incluye una serie de actividades resueltas y propuestas que clarifican los contenidos y favorecen su asimilación. Los cuadros recordatorios, de información adicional o importante y otros con enlaces web de interés completan las explicaciones. Además, al final de cada unidad se ofrece un mapa conceptual que permite el repaso de los conceptos clave antes de realizar las actividades finales de comprobación, de aplicación y de ampliación, que permiten evaluar la comprensión de los contenidos, consolidar el aprendizaje, seguir profundizando en la materia y fomentar una actitud activa ante la búsqueda de información y la actualización técnica. A su vez, los contenidos del libro pueden ampliarse con útiles recursos digitales a los que se puede acceder a través de la ficha web de la obra (en www.paraninfo.es) y mediante un sencillo registro desde la pestaña de «Recursos previo registro».

Climate Change Policy

Climate Change Policy
Author: Michael Bothe
Publisher: Eleven International Publishing
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9077596054

This book presents the research results of an interdisciplinary study on climate change policies by the Enforcing Environmental Policy (EEP) Network, a project supported by the Human Dimension Potential Programme. Contributions are from highly qualified economic and legal specialists based at research institutes across Europe. The book gives answers to several questions related to the implementation of the international rules on climate change, most notably the Kyoto Protocol. It analyses ways and means to facilitate and encourage compliance with the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol. It is addressed to policy-makers, academics, business-sector and stakeholders throughout and outside Europe. Due to its interdisciplinary approach, this work is a distinctive and unique product compared to the existing literature on the subject. The effective implementation of climate protection and clean air policy requires an understanding of the political, legal and economic structures and constraints facing policy makers - and this is exactly what this book offers.

The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory

The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory
Author: C. Greig Crysler
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 1012
Release: 2012-01-20
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1473971160

"Offers an intense scholarly experience in its comprehensiveness, its variety of voices and its formal organization... the editors took a risk, experimented and have delivered a much-needed resource that upends the status-quo." - Architectural Histories, journal of the European Architectural History Network "Architectural theory interweaves interdisciplinary understandings with different practices, intentions and ways of knowing. This handbook provides a lucid and comprehensive introduction to this challenging and shifting terrain, and will be of great interest to students, academics and practitioners alike." - Professor Iain Borden, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture "In this collection, architectural theory expands outward to interact with adjacent discourses such as sustainability, conservation, spatial practices, virtual technologies, and more. We have in The Handbook of Architectural Theory an example of the extreme generosity of architectural theory. It is a volume that designers and scholars of many stripes will welcome." - K. Michael Hays, Eliot Noyes Professor of Architectural Theory, Harvard University The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory documents and builds upon the most innovative developments in architectural theory over the last two decades. Bringing into dialogue a range of geographically, institutionally and historically competing positions, it examines and explores parallel debates in related fields. The book is divided into eight sections: Power/Difference/Embodiment Aesthetics/Pleasure/Excess Nation/World/Spectacle History/Memory/Tradition Design/Production/Practice Science/Technology/Virtuality Nature/Ecology/Sustainability City/Metropolis/Territory. Creating openings for future lines of inquiry and establishing the basis for new directions for education, research and practice, the book is organized around specific case studies to provide a critical, interpretive and speculative enquiry into the relevant debates in architectural theory.

Nature Inside

Nature Inside
Author: William D. Browning
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2020-10-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1000051315

Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design, this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers. Describing the key benefits, principles and processes of biophilic design, Nature Inside illustrates the implementation of biophilic design in interior design practice, across a range of international case studies – at different scales, and different typologies. Starting with the principles of biophilic design, and the principles and processes in practice, the book then showcases a variety of interior spaces – residential, retail, workplace, hospitality, education, healthcare and manufacturing. The final chapter looks ‘outside the walls’, giving a case study at the campus and city scale. With practical guidance and real-world solutions that can be directly-applied in day-to-day practice, this is a must-have for designers interested in applying biophilic principles.

Service-learning

Service-learning
Author: William C. Oakes
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Engineering
ISBN: 9780199922048

"Service-learning : engineering in your community, second edition, links design methodology and engineering analysis to the socially beneficial application of engineering principles. Authors Marybeth Lima and William C. Oakes emphasize the importance of reflection, teaming skills, project management, communications, and ethics, carefully considering the integral roles that they play in the process of engineering for the common good."--Publisher's website.

Long Live the Free Pericardium !

Long Live the Free Pericardium !
Author: Montserrat Gascon Segundo
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand France
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2012
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 2810622434

This book explains in a clear and simple way what life is and how it flows within our cells, between people and through people. It is a practical manual that will help us to "feel" life, to vibrate and breathe the life inside of our bodies and of all living beings. A key focus of this work is how emotional impact affects our pericardium, which is the membrane that envelops, maintains and protects the heart.

Today and Tomorrow

Today and Tomorrow
Author: Henry Ford
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351408046

Winner of the 2003 Shingo Prize! Henry Ford is the man who doubled wages, cut the price of a car in half, and produced over 2 million units a year. Time has not diminished the progressiveness of his business philosophy, or his profound influence on worldwide industry. The modern printing of Today and Tomorrow features an introduction by James J.