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The public chance = : nuevos paisajes urbanos : new urban landscapes
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Year: 2008 Publisher: Barcelona : a+t ediciones,

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Architecture of change : sustainability and humanity in the built environment.
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ISBN: 9783899552119 Year: 2008 Publisher: Berlin Gestalten

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Today s architects and engineers are increasingly being asked to address issues of sustainability in our changing world. Architecture of Change presents outstanding architectural projects that combine creativity, scientific knowledge, technical innovation, social engagement and a strong sense of responsibility to address environmental challenges. The book is based on the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment. Architecture of Change features recently built and realised projects that in addition to their exceptional architectural quality make a notable contribution to a liveable and sustainable future. But the book also covers current initiatives that promote innovative research in this sector and thus encourage an emerging generation of environmentally aware architects and urban planners. Architecture of Change contains over forty international projects by architects that include Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne, Steven Holl, Kenneth Yang, Sauerbruch & Hutton, Architecture for Humanity and Rural Studio. The included work ranges from development projects in Bangladesh, Nepal and Africa to open source Internet platforms, experimental approaches to flood prevention and modern high-rises for an urban context. The book also includes essays by and interviews with internationally renowned experts in architecture, science, economics and politics. Its impressive examples of pioneering architectural projects make Architecture of Change an inspiring book for all those interested in contemporary architecture and questions of sustainability. Because it shows visionary solutions that are improving our environment in real ways, the publication is a relevant reference for both a professional and general audience.


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Celebrating the city : urban facilities.
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ISBN: 9788986780505 898678050X Year: 2008 Publisher: Seoul C3

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Présentation de 19 projets conçus entre 2000 et 2006 par K. Kuma, X. Font, Wilkinson Eyre, Miralles Tagliabue, Subarquitectura, etc. : marché couvert, aéroport, station d'autobus et de tram, passerelles, pavillons pour parcs, installations éphémères, serre, etc

Oil, water and climate : an introduction
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ISBN: 9780521882613 9780521709194 0521882613 0521709199 9780511793196 9780511649820 0511649827 9780511399145 0511399146 9780511398308 0511398301 0511793197 1107185386 9781107185388 9786612390227 6612390220 0511645732 9780511645730 1282390228 9781282390225 0511574266 9780511574269 Year: 2008 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Today's oil and gas are at record prices, whilst global energy demand is increasing from population and economic development pressures. Climate change, resulting in large part from the burning of fossil fuels, is exacerbating the impacts of the excelerated exploitation of our natural resources. Therefore, anxieties over energy, water, and climate security are at an all-time high. Global action is needed now in order to address this set of urgent challenges and to avoid putting the future of our civilization at risk. This book examines the powerful interconnections that link energy, water, climate and population, exploring viable options in addressing these issues collectively. Difficult political decisions and major reforms in resource governance, policies, market forces, and use are needed and this book provides excellent introductory material to begin to understand and to address these problems.


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Expanding architecture : design as activism
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ISBN: 9781933045788 1933045787 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York Metropolis books

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Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford map an emerging geography of architectural activism--or public-interest architecture--that might function akin to public-interest law or medicine by expanding architecture's all too often elite client base. With 30 essays by practicing architects and designers, urban and community planners, historians, landscape architects, environmental designers and members of other fields, this volume presents recent work from around the world that illustrates the ways in which design can address issues of social justice.

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architecture [discipline] --- Social geography --- Architecture --- Architecture and society. --- Architects and community. --- Architecture et société --- Relations architectes-collectivité --- Préfabrication --- Architecture d'urgence --- Assistance architecturale --- Participation architecturale --- Qualité de la vie --- Coût de la construction --- Conception architecturale --- Logement --- Développement durable --- -Architecture --- -Participation --- 711.4 --- 72:574 --- Architectuur ; participatie van de bevolking --- Architectuur en maatschappij ; sociale aspecten --- Bouweconomie --- Architectuur en milieu --- Architectuur ; omgevingsfactoren ; menselijke factoren --- Prefab --- Architectuur voor ontwikkelingshulp ; opvangtehuizen --- Architectuur ; oplossingen voor de derde wereld --- 721.01 --- 728.1 --- 711.58 --- 504 --- 316.334.54 --- 721.1 --- Philosophy --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Social aspects --- Environmental aspects --- Stedenbouw --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Architectuurontwerpen. Bouwplannen. Bouwprojecten --- Woonhuizen. Woningbouw (algemeen) --- Stadsplanning: woonwijken; woonsectoren --- Duurzaam bouwen --- Duurzame architectuur --- Duurzame ontwikkeling --- Ecologie --- Ecologisch bouwen --- Bewonersparticipatie --- Prefab architectuur --- Design and construction --- 711.58 Stadsplanning: woonwijken; woonsectoren --- 728.1 Woonhuizen. Woningbouw (algemeen) --- 721.01 Architectuurontwerpen. Bouwplannen. Bouwprojecten --- Philosophie --- Aspect social --- Aspect environnemental --- Architecture et société --- Relations architectes-collectivité --- Architects and community --- Architecture and society --- Architecture and sociology --- Society and architecture --- Sociology and architecture --- Community and architects --- Communities --- Human factors --- Philosophie. --- Aspect social. --- Aspect environnemental. --- 72.037 --- 21ste eeuw (architectuur) --- samenleving


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Ageing and development
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ISBN: 9781848130531 9781848130524 9788125035268 1848130538 184813052X 8125035265 1435694686 9781435694682 Year: 2008

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That we all live longer is perhaps one of the greatest achievements of human progress. Yet increased life expectancy and lower fertility rates across the globe are having a huge impact on the structure of populations, offering both challenges and opportunities for the future.Ageing and Development is an authoritative analysis of the social and economic implications of this trend. Can we provide enough pensions for old people to live comfortably? How can old people be empowered to play a more positive role in society? What will the role of grandparents be in the emerging new social structures? What are the implications for health services? How can the very old be cared for? Providing a wealth of statistical and quantitative evidence and compiled by leading economists working at the forefront of this area, the authors argue that these challenges are not insurmountable, but societies everywhere need to put in place the required policies to confront these challenges effectively, providing a timely and definitive guide to the impact of ageing populations.

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Age group sociology --- Social policy and particular groups --- Population aging --- Age distribution (Demography) --- Economic development --- Vieillissement de la population --- Repartition par âge (Démographie) --- Développement économique --- Economic aspects --- Economic aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Aspect économique --- Aspect social --- Repartition par âge (Démographie) --- Développement économique --- Aspect économique --- Social aspects --- E-books --- Distribution, Age (Demography) --- Age --- Age groups --- Vital statistics --- Aging of population --- Aging population --- Aging society --- Demographic aging --- Graying (Demography) --- Greying (Demography) --- Répartition par âge (Démographie) --- Espérance de vie. --- Bevölkerungsentwicklung --- Altersstruktur --- Wirtschaftsentwicklung --- Überalterung --- Altersversorgung --- Sozialer Wandel --- Aspect économique. --- Aspect social. --- Croissance économique --- Développement socio-économique --- Expansion économique --- Progrès économique --- Reprise économique --- Sous-développement économique --- Productivisme --- Projets de développement économique --- Politique économique --- Aménagement du territoire --- Progrès --- Indicateur de développement humain --- Experts en économie --- Développement humain --- Économie de l'offre --- Économie du développement --- Destruction créatrice --- Malédiction des ressources naturelles --- Éducation et développement économique --- Pôles de compétitivité --- Abondance (économie politique) --- Autosuffisance --- Banques de développement --- Capacité d'absorption (économie politique) --- Communication dans le développement économique --- Convergence (économie politique) --- Croissance endogène (économie politique) --- Développement rural --- Économie comparée --- Femmes dans le développement économique --- Industrialisation --- Infrastructure (économie politique) --- Pôles de développement --- Régulation, Théorie de la --- Cycles économiques --- Statique et dynamique (sciences sociales) --- Durée moyenne de vie --- Vie, Espérance de --- Longévité --- Gérescence --- Papy-boom --- Population --- Vieillissement démographique --- Silver économie --- Personnes âgées --- Répartition par âge (démographie) --- Effets des innovations technologiques --- Aspect politique --- Aspect environnemental --- Vieillissement --- Economic Development --- Demography --- Social Science --- Business & Economics

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