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Unlike architecture, sculpture or painting, the art of gardening produces living works that grow, blossom, change, and fade. As such, the garden could be considered the supreme work of art, and indeed it has been so in all civilizations. A garden on any scale enhances the architecture it surrounds. What would Versailles have been without its spectacular gardens and their orderly vistas, or the great country houses in England without the eighteenth-century landscape designers? Likewise it is hard to imagine rural or urban houses in Colombia without their planned patios and courtyards. The jagged geography of Colombia divides it into several contrasting regions: the Caribbean coast, Antioquia,...
This guide to Colombia reflects the resurgence of tourism following years of lawlessness. With a strong focus on the country's cultural attractions, the guide will also appeal to visitors with an interest in Colombia's renowned flora and fauna (Colombia has more plant and animal species per square km than any other country). The well-developed infrastructure gives easy access to its historic colonial cities and range of eco-tourism initiatives.
The use and history of native flora in garden design is featured in this collection of Colombia's diverse amateur and professional gardens, providing a glimpse of the country's climatic diversity. An epilogue examines the history of grdens from China to Greece and Rome to Colombia. Una muestra completa sobre el trabajo de jardineros aficionados y profesionales en Colombia, este volumen presenta los usos de variedades de flora nativa y especies naturales, y los significados de su ubicación y las historias que los acompañan. Incluye una reseña sobre los jardines a lo largo de la historia, desde China, pasando por Grecia y Roma, hasta llegar a Colombia.
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This book covers supply chain and logistics, production and manufacturing systems as well as human factors. Topics such as applications to procurements from suppliers, suppliers developments and relationships with suppliers are reported. The techniques and tools applied to production processes, such as, machinery maintenance and quick changeover, are described in detail. The book also presents human factors as the main component in the industrial engineering field, reporting some successful teamwork organizations for improvements and applied ergonomics, among others.