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Fashion consciousness interpreted as modern, ethical living - "ecodesign" considers every project a life-cycle that has to be well thought out, from production to disposal. This new "green" approach reflects a dynamic lifestyle that imaginatively brings together design, innovation, and the responsible use of resources. The objects and products featured in this book(...)
November 2009
Ecodesign
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Fashion consciousness interpreted as modern, ethical living - "ecodesign" considers every project a life-cycle that has to be well thought out, from production to disposal. This new "green" approach reflects a dynamic lifestyle that imaginatively brings together design, innovation, and the responsible use of resources. The objects and products featured in this book provide attractive solutions for the demands of contemporary life.
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Living and community
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The current period of conspicuous consumption will come to an end, requiring more locally-sufficient and resource-careful lifestyles. Much social interaction is likely to be more virtual than real. A wide range of lifestyles, cultures and beliefs will need to find new ways of living in close proximity and sharing experience and resources. Conflict is inevitable but also(...)
Living and community
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The current period of conspicuous consumption will come to an end, requiring more locally-sufficient and resource-careful lifestyles. Much social interaction is likely to be more virtual than real. A wide range of lifestyles, cultures and beliefs will need to find new ways of living in close proximity and sharing experience and resources. Conflict is inevitable but also potentially catalytic.
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July 2008
Urban Theory
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American literary history.
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1 online resource
New York, NY : Oxford University Press
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press
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1 online resource
London : Open Humanities Press, 2018.
Practicing Relativism in the Anthropocene : On Science, Belief, and the Humanities.
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London : Open Humanities Press, 2018.
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'Resource architecture' - under this theme architects and other planners in co-operation with representatives of further disciplines will discuss the responsibility they bear when designing our environment and the ability they have to promote sustainable building in an international context. This report shows the results of the UIA Student Competition, which was held on(...)
Museums and Universal Exhibitions
July 2002, Basel
Resource architecture - Student competition : projects for the 21st century
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'Resource architecture' - under this theme architects and other planners in co-operation with representatives of further disciplines will discuss the responsibility they bear when designing our environment and the ability they have to promote sustainable building in an international context. This report shows the results of the UIA Student Competition, which was held on the occasion of the XXI World Congress of Architecture UIA Berlin 2002 and provides ideas and perspectives that indicate potential developments interconnecting and 'meshing' inner-city wastelands.
Museums and Universal Exhibitions
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viii, 172 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm
Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka : Sevanatha, [2006]
Building capacity to facilitate change : practical guide to alleviate urban poverty, Urban Poverty Reduction through Community Empowerment Project (UPRP) Colombo, Sri Lanka 2001-2003 / implemented by the Colombo Municipal Council and Sevanatha Urban Resource Centre.
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Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka : Sevanatha, [2006]
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191 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2002.
Landscrapers : building with the land / Aaron Betsky.
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New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2002.
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214 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Den Haag : LEMMA, 2009.
HRM voor de lijnmanager / Erik van Soest.
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Den Haag : LEMMA, 2009.
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The indigenous imperative to honor nature is undermined by federal laws approving resource extraction through mining and drilling. Formal protections exist for Native American religious expression, but not for the places and natural resources integral to ceremonies. Under what conditions can traditional beliefs be best practiced? "Recovering the Sacred" features a(...)
Recovering the sacred: The power of naiming and claiming
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The indigenous imperative to honor nature is undermined by federal laws approving resource extraction through mining and drilling. Formal protections exist for Native American religious expression, but not for the places and natural resources integral to ceremonies. Under what conditions can traditional beliefs be best practiced? "Recovering the Sacred" features a wealth of native research and hundreds of interviews with indigenous scholars and activists.
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Weeds of North America
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“What is a weed,” opined Emerson, “but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?” While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Wherever they take root, weeds compete for resources, and most often win. Richard Dickinson and France Royer shed light on this complex world with(...)
Weeds of North America
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“What is a weed,” opined Emerson, “but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?” While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Wherever they take root, weeds compete for resources, and most often win. Richard Dickinson and France Royer shed light on this complex world with Weeds of North America.
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