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In Urban Polyphony: Architectures, Urbanisms, and Meditations, the author draws a panorama of the more than eighteen years of the Levisky Arquitetos | Estratégia Urbana architecture firm, discussing and showing the projects that they have been developing, such as the Diversity Boulevard, the expansion project of Albert Einstein Hospital, the Open Museum of Colônia's Crater, requalification of Jardim Colombo neighborhood, Colégio Santa Cruz, Senac São Miguel Unit, City Caxingui neighborhood, Victor Civita Square and Jockey Club São Paulo. Throughout this book, Adriana Levisky shares with the reader her impressions about the role of the architect and urban planner as being proactive and a...
Social services for people with disabilities have undergone substantial changes over time, in particular in the past two decades. Whilst lack of affordable and appropriate housing is a barrier to community living for many people with disabilities, it is only one part of the jigsaw. This book traces some of these changes, in particular related to living situation and support available, in a range of different countries and considers the factors that have influenced these changes. This book considers other aspects of what is needed to bring about real change in the lives of all people with disabilities.
The book addresses contemporary challenges related to chronicity in the context of life and health. The book is structured across 11 core axes to aid healthcare professionals in understanding the topic. The axes address issues such as health promotion and quality of life, the transition from ephemerality to chronicity throughout life, the presence of chronicity in childhood and adolescence, violence against transgender people, the coexistence of communicable and non-communicable chronic diseases in the community, work-related chronic diseases, chronicity in the elderly, and strategies for sustainable development in this context. It discusses the importance of palliative care for patients facing finitude and explores the role of spirituality in coping with chronicity. In summary, the book aims to present a comprehensive and multidimensional perspective on chronicity, providing valuable insights for the teaching, research, extension, and care sectors.
É com grande entusiasmo que apresento este trabalho de Mayra Thaís Andrade Ribeiro, doutora em Direito Internacional, que nos oferece sua pesquisa, cujo rigor acadêmico se estabelece em cada página deste livro. Intitulado “Transferência de Tecnologia e Desenvolvimento: os países do Norte e do Sul global frente ao Acordo TRIPS”, este livro traz uma análise detalhada e pertinente sobre uma das questões centrais do direito econômico internacional contemporâneo, a saber: a transferência de tecnologia entre países com distintos níveis de desenvolvimento no contexto do Acordo TRIPS. A autora se debruça em uma análise minuciosa da evolução das tensões históricas que permeiam ...
Com o golpe parlamentar no Paraguai (2012) e a consequente assunção de governos neoliberais em termos econômicos e conservadores em termos políticos e sociais, como os governos de Mauricio Macri na Argentina (2015-2019) e Michel Temer (2016-2018) no Brasil, passaram a predominar novas tendências no processo de integração regional do MERCOSUL. Essas características foram ampliadas com a posse presidencial de Mario Abdo Benítez (2018-2023) no Paraguai, Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022) no Brasil e Luis Lacalle Pou (2020-atual) no Uruguai. Isso levou a uma virada neoliberal no MERCOSUL e a um retorno às diretrizes do regionalismo aberto. Este livro apresenta, desde uma perspectiva interdisci...