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.

Organización y control del montaje de instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas

Organización y control del montaje de instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas
Author: ROLDÁN VILORIA, JOSÉ
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 8428332991

La organización de un montaje precisa un correcto estudio de los riesgos, la normativa y medidas generales de seguridad que se deben aplicar, así como de los requerimientos, reglamentación y ordenanzas municipales, reglamentación eléctrica y de seguridad, normativa de calidad y medioambiental.;Conocer los procesos utilizados en el montaje de instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas, las técnicas de planificación y estrategia a seguir, la descripción de los tiempos de ejecución de las fases de trabajo, las necesidades de personal, especificaciones metodológicas, documentación de los materiales y la maquinaria y equipos empleados en los montajes, las estructuras que soportan los módulos FV, tipos de materiales y sus resistencias, sistemas de anclaje, técnicas de montaje y cargas que podrán soportar resultan también cuestiones esenciales.;Montar y poner en servicio una instalación fotovoltaica con garantías de calidad supone que el trabajo se realice aplicando una óptima organización y control del montaje, y para lograrlo este manual constituye la herramienta imprescindible.;Esta obra aborda desde una perspectiva práctica y didáctica aspectos esenciales para la adquisición de todas esas competencias. Y su desarrollo responde exactamente al contenido curricular definido en el RD 1215/2009 que regula el certificado de profesionalidad Organización y proyectos de instalaciones solares fotovoltaicas, dentro del cual se incardina el Módulo formativo MF 0844_3 que da título al libro.;Una completa selección de ejemplos, imágenes, tablas, fórmulas y una batería de preguntas-respuestas, que a modo de repaso ayudará a afianzar los conocimientos teóricos y prácticos presentados, aportan valor adicional al manual.;José Roldán Viloria ha tenido una intensa vida profesional en el campo de la industria desarrollando y materializando proyectos, que ha compaginado con la enseñanza en la formación profesional y el antiguo PPO (Promoción Profesional Obrera) y con la escritura de más de 40 libros técnicos donde se recogen de forma clara y precisa las diferentes tecnologías desarrolladas y su aplicación práctica.

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.

Windpower Workshop

Windpower Workshop
Author: Hugh Piggott
Publisher: Gardners Books
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2000-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781898049272

As the financial and environmental costs of fossil fuels continue to rise, the ancient art of windpower is making a steady comeback, and many countries are promoting wind energy generation as part of a drive toward a sustainable future. Yet many environmental enthusiasts prefer a more do-it-yourself approach. "Windpower Workshop" provides all the essential information for people wanting to build and maintain a windpower system for their own energy needs. Hugh Piggott runs his own succesful windpower business in Scotland.

Wind Power for Home & Business

Wind Power for Home & Business
Author: Paul Gipe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 438
Release: 1993
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780930031640

Resource added for the Wind Energy Technology program 104821.

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.