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This book is the second volume in a series on montology dedicated to the transdisciplinary reflection of mountain research, considering the diversity of views on mountains and their problemata in the context of rapid technological development and unprecedented accumulation and dissemination of information around the world. The necessity for a new orderly and structured lexicon arose from the need to critically reassess the colonial past in the development of mountain territories, the development of a new and alternative understanding of mountain topics in the light of decolonized epistemology. The creation of coordinated and ordered terms for the main parts of mountain research creates the b...
Sustainable architecture is one of the most popular trends today. With dense urban living and less green space available, green walls and roofs are helping to fill that gap. These living structures can be created with vegetation, which helps to absorb rainwater, provide insulation and lower temperatures while creating a habitat for natural flora and fauna. Green Walls Green Roofs features projects from all over the world, showing how these elements work in various climates. Ranging from the tropical houses in Singapore to inner-city buildings in North America, this beautifully illustrated book will show you how living architecture can enrich our world. Gina Tsarounas has coordinated and authored a number of travel guides for Lonely Planet before joining Images Publishing as a senior editor. Her wealth of experience is demonstrated in the beautifully designed books now being produced. Comparable Titles: Vertical Ecoinfrastructure, 9781864703863, Images Publishing Group, August 2010 The Green House, 9781568989501, Princeton Architectural Press, May 2010
This book introduces an innovative approach to sustainable and regenerative mountain development. Transdisciplinary to biophysical and biocultural scales, it provides answers to the "what, when, how, why, and where" that researchers question on mountains, including the most challenging: So What! Forwarding thinking in its treatment of core subjects, this decolonial, non-hegemonic volume inaugurates the Series with contributions of seasoned montologists, and invites the reader to an engaging excursion to ascend the rugged topography of paradigms, with the scaffolding hike of ambitious curiosity typical of mountain explorers. Chapter 8 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Salvatore e suo fratello Damiano sono nati sull’Isola. Sono cresciuti con il padre, un uomo ruvido che ha una piccola officina meccanica e che ogni tanto cede al vecchio vizio dell’alcol. La madre, Salvatore non se la ricorda, se n’è andata quando lui era piccolo, e nessuno gli vuole raccontare nulla di lei. Questi tre uomini sono – nonostante tutto – una famiglia. Intorno a loro ci sono solo mare a perdita d’occhio, un paesaggio brullo che non lascia scampo e un’afa che sembra paralizzare ogni prospettiva. Una caletta azzurra incastonata tra le rocce è la cornice dei loro momenti di libertà. I due fratelli, ognuno a modo suo, cercano una via per evadere da quell’Isola che...
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Siena, blessed with neither the aristocratic nor the ecclesiastical patronage enjoyed by music in other northern Italian centers like Florence, nevertheless attracted first-rate composers and performers from all over Europe. As Frank A. D'Accone shows in this scrupulously documented study, policies developed by the town to favor the common good formed the basis of Siena's ambitious musical programs. Based on decades of research in the town's archives, D'Accone's The Civic Muse brilliantly illuminates both the sacred and the secular aspects of more than three centuries of music and music-making in Siena. After detailing the history of music and liturgy at Siena's famous cathedral and of civic music at the Palazzo Pubblico, D'Accone describes the crucial role that music played in the daily life of the town, from public festivities for foreign dignitaries to private musical instruction. Putting Siena squarely on the Renaissance musical map, D'Accone's monumental study will interest both musicologists and historians of the Italian Renaissance.
Editoriale / editorial Paolo portoghesi La storia dell’abitare e la valle di Zoldo The history of dwelling and the Zoldo valley Paolo Portoghesi Tre esempi di rigoroso rispetto del paesaggio a cura di clinicaurbana Three examples of meticulous respect for the landscape by clinicaurbana Paolo Portoghesi Pietro Costantin: la tana dell’orso Pietro Costantin: the bear’s lair Lucia Galli Pier paolo Pasolini L’appennino The apennine Riccardo Florio La nuova icona di Christian de Portzamparc su Central Park The new icon on Central Park by Christian de Portzamparc Mario Pisani Il centro per turisti Namchabawa in Tibet The Namchabawa visitor centre in Tibet Carmine Gambardella, Nicola Pisacan...
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