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Author : Vicente Guallart
Publisher : Actar
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1940291038
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Author : Lucas Cappelli,Vicente Guallart
Publisher : Actar-D
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8492861339
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Author : Kelly Coyne,Erik Knutzen
Publisher : Process
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Gardening
ISBN : PSU:000067110384
An essential handbook for the urban homesteading movement showing readers how to grow their own food, raise city chickens, gain energy independence and more. Illustrations, tips, anecdotes, and projects are designed to help urban households become more self-sufficient and sustainable.
Author : Ron Melchiore,Johanna Melchiore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732557160
The Self-Sufficient Backyard is helping Americans transforming from an honest homeowner into an independent, self-sufficient person that has an extra income and doesn't owe anybody a thing. You will not be troubled with what happens to the world around you, because everything you need is where is should be: on your property!
Author : Samuel Alexander,Brendan Gleeson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811321313
This book addresses a central dilemma of the urban age: how to make the vast suburban landscapes that ring the globe safe and sustainable in the face of planetary ecological crisis. The authors argue that degrowth, a planned contraction of economic overshoot, is the only feasible principle for suburban renewal. They depart from the anti-suburban sentiment of much environmentalism to show that existing suburbia can be the centre-ground of transition to a new social dispensation based on the principle of self-limitation. The book offers a radical new urban imaginary, that of degrowth suburbia, which can arise Phoenix like from the increasingly stressed cities of the affluent Global North and guide urbanisation in a world at risk. This means dispensing with much contemporary green thinking, including blind faith in electric vehicles and high-density urbanism, and accepting the inevitability and the benefits of planned energy descent. A radical but necessary vision for the times.
Author : Betsy Matheson
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781589235670
"Step-by-step, how-to projects for home rain collection, solar panels, food storage, solar energy systems, eco-friendly improvements, bee keeping, and more"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Dick and James Strawbridge
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780744024364
Looking for a way to reduce your environmental impact? Find your route to a more sustainable lifestyle with Dick Strawbridge and his son James. We can all take steps to reduce our carbon footprint and be more self-sufficient. For some, that might mean heading to the countryside to live off the land. For the rest of us, the reality might involve smaller, but no less important, lifestyle changes: cutting back on plastic or food waste, growing vegetables, preserving meat and fish, preparing jams and chutneys, baking sourdough bread, making your own plant-based milks, or keeping a chicken or two. Dick and James Strawbridge know what it's like to make these changes. Between them, they've lived on a smallholding, in a terraced house, and even a chateau. In this updated book, they share everything they've learned and give you the tools you need for a more rewarding and environmentally-conscious life. Whether you want to completely revamp your lifestyle or just make everyday changes that will make an impact, Self-Sufficiency for the 21st Century is the perfect place to start.
Author : Vicente Guallart
Publisher : Actar D, Inc.
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781940291383
Internet has changed our lives but it has not yet changed our cities. Any technological revolution takes paired radical transformations in the life styles. If the age of the car and the oil shaped the cities of the 20th century, the society of the information will form those of the 21st century. It is an unstoppable evolution that, nevertheless, it is necessary to be able to lead with criterion. It is a question of taking advantage of the urban experiences accumulated for centuries by the human beings and having present that the growth cannot be unlimited and the energetic resources that our planet offers have expiry date. Vicente Guallart exposes this fascinating process in a book loaded with ideas, information and proposals. As observer, thinker and pioneer of the architecture of the future, Guallart proposes the regeneration of the cities (from the housing to the metropolis) to stimulate a new economy of the urban innovation. A path with destined to the self-sufficiency local resources, and to the global connectivity as knowledge and information. Because the connected self-sufficiency get the cities and the persons who inhabit them been stronger, free and independent.
Author : John H. Tullock
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781118183229
Learn how to live sustainably in the city, the suburbs, or the country Many people are cutting back on consumerism and trying to simplify their lives, realizing that the "new way" isn't necessarily the best way. The sustainable living movement goes beyond a desire to protect the environment and practice green living; it's about rediscovering simple survival skills that, in an earlier time, were known and practiced by almost everyone. The New American Homestead gives you a wealth of information about homesteading—a lifestyle of simple, agrarian self-sufficiency—from raising chickens, bees, and other animals to gardening in earth-friendly ways to canning, preserving, home brewing, and cheese making. The book does not assume that you have a sizable parcel of land in the country; author John Tullock's techniques can be put to use in virtually any space, even a small urban plot. The book appeals to anyone who has a yard, courtyard, deck, or porch with room for gardening; wants to spend less money maintaining a household; and desires to reduce his or her carbon footprint through sustainable living The author emphasizes cultivating foods of all kinds in spaces of one-third of an acre or less, with consideration given to costs, family needs, available space, and the pleasures of the table Includes advice for achieving sustainability in other aspects of urban/suburban life Whether you're dwelling in the country, suburbs, or the city, The New American Homestead shows you how to live a more sustainable life.
Author : Vicente Guallart,Willy Müller,Lucas Cappelli
Publisher : Actarbirkhauser
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 849654043X
This book presents a selection of the best entries from the 1st Advanced Architecture Contest presented by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Created for students and professionals to inspire changes in how new buildings are designed and constructed, the program challenges participants to design a self-sufficient and ecologically-oriented dwelling
Author : Elizabeth Shove,Frank Trentmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351106153
Infrastructures in Practice shows how infrastructures and daily life shape each other. Power grids, roads and broadband make modern lifestyles possible – at the same time, their design and day-to-day operation depends on what people do at home and at work. This volume investigates the entanglement of supply and demand. It explains how standards and 'normal' ways of living have changed over time and how infrastructures have changed with them. Studies of grid expansion and disruption, heating systems, the internet, urban planning and office standards, smart meters and demand management reveal this dynamic interdependence. This is the first book to examine the interdependence between infrastructures and the practices of daily life. It offers an analysis of how new technologies, lifestyles and standards become normalised and fall out of use. It brings together diverse disciplines – history, sociology, science studies – to develop social theories and accounts of how infrastructures and practices constitute each other at different scales and over time. It shows how networks and demands are steered and shaped, and how social and political visions are woven into infrastructures, past, present and future. Original, wide-ranging and theoretically informed, this book puts the many practices of daily life back into the study of infrastructures. The result is a fresh understanding of how resource-intensive forms of consumption and energy demand have come about and what is needed to move towards a more sustainable lower carbon future.
Author : George Nash,Jane Waterman
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781600852961
Not since Thoreau made his home in the woods at Walden Pond has the notion of self-sufficiency held more universal appeal. There's no question we're going through some tough economic times, but this book offers an alternative. It's a guide for anyone who imagines a better life--from struggling families tired of energy dependency to dreamers who always wished they could live off the land someday. This ultimate DIY guide holds to the premise that anyone can homestead, and raise at least a portion of their food themselves--even if they live in the city. Homesteading in the 21st Century is absolutely brimming with ideas on how to take control of your life by degrees--whether that means keeping chickens, growing a garden, or brewing your own beer.
Author : Kris Bordessa
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781426221859
Best How-to Book of 2020--American Society of Journalists and Authors Packed with delicious recipes, natural remedies, gardening tips, crafts, and more, this indispensable lifestyle reference from the popular blogger makes earth-friendly living fun. Whether you live in a city, suburb, or the country, this essential guide for the backyard homesteader will help you achieve a homespun life--from starting your own garden and pickling the food you grow to pressing wildflowers, raising chickens, and creating your own natural cleaning supplies. Sustainability-guru Kris Bordessa offers DIY lovers an indispensable home reference for sustainability in the 21st century, with tried-and-true advice, 50 enticing recipes, and step-by-step directions for creating easy, cost-efficient projects that will bring out your inner pioneer, including: Delectable recipes for a crusty sourdough baguette, smoky hot sauce, and home preserving Handmade crafts like dyeing fabric, dipping candles, and making your own natural home remedies Outdoor projects like foraging for wild edibles, beekeeping, and cooking in cast iron Essential gardening tips from growing an herb box to cultivating a fruit orchard and natural weed control Filled with 340 color photographs, this relatable, comprehensive book contains time honored-wisdom and modern know-how for getting back to basics.
Author : Negin Minaei
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000552058
In the age of global climate change, society will require cities that are environmentally self-sufficient, able to withstand various environmental problems and recover quickly. It is interesting to note that many "smart" solutions for cities are leading to an unsustainable future, including further electrification, an increased dependence on the Internet, Internet of Things, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence, and basically any technology that leads us to consume more electricity. This book examines critical topics in Smart Cities such as true sustainability and the resilience required for all cities. It explores sustainability issues in agriculture and the role of agri-technology for a sustainable future, including a city’s ability to locally produce food for its residents. Features: Discusses safety, security, data management, and privacy issues in Smart Cities Examines the various emerging forms of transportation infrastructure and new vehicle technology Considers how energy efficiency can be achieved through behavioral change through specific building operations Smart Cities: Critical Debates on Big Data, Urban Development and Social Environmental Sustainability brings awareness to professionals working in the fields of environmental, civil, and transportation engineering, urban planners, and political leaders about different environmental aspects of Smart Cities and refocuses attention on critical urban infrastructure that will be necessary to respond to future challenges including climate change, food insecurity, natural hazards, energy production, and resilience.
Author : Rachel Kaplan,K. Ruby Blume
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-27
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781616080549
A comprehensive and inspiring guide to self-reliance, sustainability, and green living for city dwellers. Read it and..