Architectural guide of Quito

Architectural guide of Quito
Author: Evelia Peralta
Publisher: Compre este libro de Trama
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2007
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9978300775

"Trilingual architectonic guide of the historic downtown and surrounding districts of the metropolitan area of the city of Quito designed by well-known architects Peralta, and Moya and illustrated with 3D plans for an easy reference. Each entry includes architectural and historic description of each one of the churches, architectural and urbanism patrimony, and its illustrated with color plates, along data of their location, construction date, author or authors, redesign or reconstruction information, original and present function and in some cases a plan. Includes chronologic, topologic and numeric indexes"--Provided by vendor.

Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World)

Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World)
Author: The Worldwatch Institute
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2016-05-10
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1610917553

Cities are the world's future. Today, more than half of the global population--3.7 billion people--are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is over how they will grow. Will we invest in the physical and social infrastructure necessary for livable, equitable, and sustainable cities? In the latest edition of State of the World, the flagship publication of the Worldwatch Institute, experts from around the globe examine the core principles of sustainable urbanism and profile cities that are putting them into practice. From Ahmedabad, India to Freiburg, Germany, local people are acting to improve their cities, even when national efforts are stalled. Issues examined range from the nitty-gritty of handling waste and developing public transportation to civic participation and navigating dysfunctional government. The result is a snapshot of cities today and a vision for global urban sustainability tomorrow.

Panorámicas urbanas

Panorámicas urbanas
Author: Gorostiza López, Jorge
Publisher: Editorial UOC
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 8491165509

El cine nació cuando las ciudades comenzaron a transformarse en los complejos y problemáticos lugares que habitamos hoy en día. Las poblaciones desde entonces fueron el lugar donde se desarrollaron los argumentos de las películas, y llegaron a tener en algunos casos un papel tan crucial como el de los protagonistas de carne y hueso. En este libro se recorre desde el optimismo vivido en los años veinte del siglo pasado, con la aparición de nuevas edificaciones como los rascacielos, que transformaron las grandes ciudades, hasta las fascinantes metrópolis actuales de países con economías en expansión, que al mismo tiempo continúan sufriendo problemas de marginalidad y delincuencia. Las 50 películas seleccionadas son primordiales para poder estudiar, y al mismo tiempo entender y llegar a conocer, cómo ha sido esa evolución de la ciudad hasta la actualidad, así como para constatar la influencia de la imagen en movimiento en esas poblaciones.

Vocabulario de Geografía Urbana

Vocabulario de Geografía Urbana
Author: Pan American Institute of Geography and History. Grupo de Trabalho para o Vocabulário de Geografia Urbana
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1971
Genre: Cities and towns
ISBN:

Urbanismo Regenerativo

Urbanismo Regenerativo
Author: Landlab
Publisher: Actar D, Inc.
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2024-01-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1638401098

We are living in a critical moment, a reality marked by environmental and socio-economic limits that requires innovative and realistic forms of action and planning. This is what regenerative urbanism proposes, a new approach based on utopian pragmatism that seeks to restore balance to the urban territory by designing systems that allow it to adapt and transform. It is a methodology that defines models that do not consume available resources, but rather generate new ones that ensure compatibility between economic and social prosperity and nature. Santander, Hábitat Futuro (Santander, Future Habitat) is the city model created from this methodology, a proposal for the transformation of this city for the year 2055. It is an open model based on innovation and citizen participation that prepares and adapts the territory for the different scenarios to come. Santander, Habitat Futuro is a guide that directs the commitment of the different social, economic and political agents towards a common goal: to achieve a circular, sustainable, resilient, vertebrate, prosperous, vital and inclusive city. A model that, due to its innovative nature, can serve as an example to other intermediate cities around the world.

Granada

Granada
Author: Eduardo Martín Martín
Publisher:
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1998
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The Archaeology of ‘Underdog Sites’ in the Douro Valley

The Archaeology of ‘Underdog Sites’ in the Douro Valley
Author: Santiago Sánchez de la Parra-Pérez
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789699908

This volume brings together the best presentations from the 8th and 9th Archaeology of the Douro Valley meetings, held in Ávila (2018) and Astorga (2019). Papers aim to show the importance of projects that have been left in the background despite obtaining interesting archaeological data about the occupation of this valley and its evolution.

Inside Out: O Interior do Quarteirão como Espaço Urbano

Inside Out: O Interior do Quarteirão como Espaço Urbano
Author: Alexander Torres
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2012-06-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1300005297

Um trabalho sobre o reaproveitamento do interior de quarteirões urbanos, e as características e potencialidades destes espaços escondidos da cidade.