Urban Stripes

Author : Undine Giseke,Maria Gerster-Bentaya,Frank Helten,Matthias Kraume,Dieter Scherer,Guido Spars,Fouad Amraoui,Abdelaziz Adidi,Said Berdouz,Mohemed Chlaida,Majid Mansour,Mohamed Mdafai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317910138

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Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions by Undine Giseke,Maria Gerster-Bentaya,Frank Helten,Matthias Kraume,Dieter Scherer,Guido Spars,Fouad Amraoui,Abdelaziz Adidi,Said Berdouz,Mohemed Chlaida,Majid Mansour,Mohamed Mdafai Pdf

This book demonstrates how agriculture can play a determining role in integrated, climate-optimised urban development. Agriculture within urban growth centres today is more than an economic or social left-over or a niche practice. It is instead a complex system that offers multiple potentials for interaction with the urban system. Urban open space and agriculture can be linked to a productive green infrastructure – this forms new urban-rural linkages in the urbanizing region and helps shape the city. But in order to do this, agriculture has to be seen as an integral part of the urban fabric and it has to be put on the local agenda. Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions takes the example of Casablanca, one of the fastest growing cities in North Africa, to investigate this approach. The creation of synergies between the urban and rural in an emerging megacity is demonstrated through pilot projects, design solutions, and multifunctional modules. These synergies assure greater resource efficiency; particularly regarding the use and reuse of water, and they strengthen regional food security and the social integration of multiple spheres. A transdisciplinary research approach brings together different scientific disciplines and local actors into a process of integrated knowledge production. The book will have a long lasting legacy and is essential reading for researchers, planners, practitioners and policy makers who are working on urban development and urban agricultural strategies.

Author : Andreas Roloff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118954584

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Urban Tree Management by Andreas Roloff Pdf

Urban tree management is the key basis for greener cities of the future. It is a practical discipline which includes tree selection, planting, care and protection and the overall management of trees as a collective resource. Urban Tree Management aims to raise awareness for the positive impacts and benefits of city trees and for their importance to city dwellers. It describes their advantages and details their effects on quality of urban life and well-being – aspects that are increasingly important in these times of progressing urbanisation. With this book you will learn: fundamentals, methods and tools of urban tree management state of the art in the fields of urban forestry and tree biology positive effects and uses of urban trees features, requirements and selection criteria for urban trees conditions and problems of urban trees governance and management aspects environmental education programs. Edited by the leading expert Dr Andreas Roloff, Urban Tree Management is an excellent resource for plant scientists, horticulturists, dendrologists, arborists and arboriculturists, forestry scientists, city planners, parks department specialists and landscape architects. It will be an essential addition to all students and libraries where such subjects are taught.

Author : Im Sik Cho,Chye-Kiang Heng,Zdravko Trivic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317533061

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Re-Framing Urban Space by Im Sik Cho,Chye-Kiang Heng,Zdravko Trivic Pdf

Re-framing Urban Space: Urban Design for Emerging Hybrid and High-Density Conditions rethinks the role and meaning of urban spaces through current trends and challenges in urban development. In emerging dense, hybrid, complex and dynamic urban conditions, public urban space is not only a precious and contested commodity, but also one of the key vehicles for achieving socially, environmentally and economically sustainable urban living. Past research has been predominantly focused on familiar models of urban space, such as squares, plazas, streets, parks and arcades, without consistent and clear rules on what constitutes good urban space, let alone what constitutes good urban space in ‘high-density context’. Through an innovative and integrative research framework, Re-Framing Urban Space guides the assessment, planning, design and re-design of urban spaces at various stages of the decision-making process, facilitating an understanding of how enduring qualities are expressed and negotiated through design measures in high-density urban environments. This book explores over 50 best practice case studies of recent urban design projects in high-density contexts, including Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, New York, and Rotterdam. Visually compelling and insightful, Re-Framing Urban Space provides a comprehensive and accessible means to understand the critical properties that shape new urban spaces, illustrating key design components and principles. An invaluable guide to the stages of urban design, planning, policy and decision making, this book is essential reading for urban design and planning professionals, academics and students interested in public spaces within high-density urban development.

Author : Kirstyn Cogan
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781617450167

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Urban Scandinavian Sewing by Kirstyn Cogan Pdf

Create Scandinavian-style wearables and home décor, discover the culture, and enjoy a few recipes, in this unique sewing guide. Stitch your way to Scandinavian style as you embrace minimal, sleek design. Luxuriate in the textures of summery linens and winter wools as you sew 18 projects, from upscale home decor to wearables. You’ll love the chic yet beginner-friendly stitching and embroidery patterns—the perfect way to embellish ready-mades or to sew from scratch. These projects offer beautiful, functional designs for contemporary living. Designer and author Kirstyn Cogan immerses you in her Nordic culture, with handcrafted modern items to make for your home and family—plus scrumptious-sounding recipes and scintillating tidbits about the regional traditions. Praise for Urban Scandinavian Sewing “Another great book for lovers of the modern style. Kirstyn shares her love of Scandinavian culture and design with 18 projects, as well as recipes and stories that transport you to a place of simple beauty and esthetic.” —Quilter’s Connection Magazine “With the book divided into makes for winter and “midsummer,” there should be enough to keep you crafting year-round. The quilting projects are basic, but wouldn't something like this applique quilt just hit the spot thrown over your IKEA Malm bed? And much like our favorite Swedish department store, the addition of meatballs and lingonberry sauce (and other recipes) make for a delightful little quirk that sets this book apart.” —Quilt Now Magazine

Author : Róisín Curé
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781631599316

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The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People by Róisín Curé Pdf

In The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People, urban sketcher and workshop instructor Róisín Curé shows how to make your figures more than just anonymous bystanders by sharing the basics of drawing people on the go as well as how to successfully render poses, faces, and expressions. Following an essential section on proportion, you’ll find tips, tricks, and examples for surmounting the intimidating prospect of capturing ever-shifting subjects, plus techniques for portraying poses accurately and distilling details that convey personality and emotion, whether individually, in small groups, or in crowds. Bring figures and people to life on the page and tell an authentic visual story with The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People. The Urban Sketching Handbook series offers location artists expert instruction on creative techniques, on-location tips and advice, and an abundance of visual inspiration. These handy references come in a compact, easy-to-carry format with an elastic band closure—perfect to toss in your backpack or artist’s tote.

Author : William R. Reilly,James H. Kell,Iris J. Fullerton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000066238894

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Design of urban streets by William R. Reilly,James H. Kell,Iris J. Fullerton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Highway research
ISBN : MINN:30000003175753

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Public Roads by Anonim Pdf

Author : G. Lennis Berlin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351079990

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Earthquakes and the Urban Environment by G. Lennis Berlin Pdf

This monograph attempts to amalgamate recent research input comprising the vivifying components or urban seismology at a level useful to those having an interest in the earthquake and its effects upon an urban environment. However, because some of those interested in the earthquake- urban problem may not have a strong background in the physical sciences.

Author : Julie Feinstein
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811705851

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Field Guide to Urban Wildlife by Julie Feinstein Pdf

This guide helps to identify and understand the wildlife most commonly found living near humans - and how they have adapted to thrive in cities and suburbs. The book includes species that accounts for 135 common urban North American mammals, birds, and insects. It explores the relationships between animals and humans.

Author : Hocine Bougdah,Antonella Versaci,Adolf Sotoca,Ferdinando Trapani,Marco Migliore,Nancy Clark
Publisher : Springer
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030173081

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Urban and Transit Planning by Hocine Bougdah,Antonella Versaci,Adolf Sotoca,Ferdinando Trapani,Marco Migliore,Nancy Clark Pdf

A volume of five parts, this book is a culmination of selected research papers from the second version of the international conferences on Urban Planning & Architectural Design for sustainable Development (UPADSD) and Urban Transit and Sustainable Networks (UTSN) of 2017 in Palermo and the first of the Resilient and Responsible Architecture and Urbanism Conference (RRAU) of 2018 in the Netherlands. This book, not only discusses environmental challenges of the world today, but also informs the reader of the new technologies, tools, and approaches used today for successful planning and development as well as new and upcoming ones. Chapters of this book provide in-depth debates on fields of environmental planning and management, transportation planning, renewable energy generation and sustainable urban land use. It addresses long-term issues as well as short-term issues of land use and transportation in different parts of the world in hopes of improving the quality of life. Topics within this book include: (1) Sustainability and the Built Environment (2) Urban and Environmental Planning (3) Sustainable Urban Land Use and Transportation (4) Energy Efficient Urban Areas & Renewable Energy Generation (5) Quality of Life & Environmental Management Systems. This book is a useful source for academics, researchers and practitioners seeking pioneering research in the field.

Author : Darren J. Torbic
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309117999

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Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips by Darren J. Torbic Pdf

This report provides guidance for the design and application of shoulder and centerline rumble strips as an effective crash reduction measure, while minimizing adverse effects for motorcyclists, bicyclists, and nearby residents. Using the results of previous studies and the research conducted under this project, safety effectiveness estimates were developed for shoulder rumble strips on rural freeways and rural two-lane roads and for centerline rumble strips on rural and urban two-lane roads.

Author : R. H. White,C. Gaffney,V. L. V. L. Gaffney
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784910747

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Wroxeter, the Cornovii and the Urban Process. Volume 2: Characterizing the City. Final Report of the Wroxeter Hinterland Project, 1994-1997 by R. H. White,C. Gaffney,V. L. V. L. Gaffney Pdf

In the mid-1990s, the site of the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum at Wroxeter, Shropshire, was subjected to intensive geophysical survey. This volume reports on the archaeological interpretation of this work, marrying the geophysical data with a detailed analysis of the existing aerial photographic record created by Arnold Baker 1950s-1980s.

Author : Gary Bosworth,Peter Somerville
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134090587

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Interpreting Rurality by Gary Bosworth,Peter Somerville Pdf

The British countryside is a national institution; most people aspire to live there, many people use it for leisure and recreation and we can all watch rural life played out on our television screen, read about it in novels or consume its imagery in art and cinematography. The aim of this book is to explore the way that these aspirations and perceptions influence the way that the term "rural" is interpreted across different academic disciplines. Definitions of rural are not exact, leaving room for these interpretations to have a significant impact on the meanings conveyed in different areas of research and across different economic, social and spatial contexts. In this book contributors present research across a range of subjects allowing critical reflections upon their personal and disciplinary interpretations of "rural". This resulting volume is a collection of diverse chapters that gives an emergent sense of how the notion of "rural" changes and blurs as the disciplinary lens is adjusted. In drawing together these strands, it becomes clear that human relations with rural space morph materiality into highly complex representations wherein both disadvantage and social exclusion persist within a rurality that is also commodified, consumed and cherished.

Author : Omar Smadi,Neal R. Hawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Rumble strips
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030042393274

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Practice of Rumble Strips and Rumble Stripes by Omar Smadi,Neal R. Hawkins Pdf

This synthesis documents current practices used by states installing rumble strips and explores variations in practice in terms of design, criteria, and locations for installation, maintenance, perceived benefits, communication of benefits, and important issues. Information was acquired through a literature review, survey on current practice, and case examples. The survey also included questions specific to the state of practice for rumble stripes, which is the term used when the pavement marking lines are painted on the rumble strip in an effort to increase visibility during inclement weather conditions. The findings indicate that two-thirds of the state agencies rely on traditional methods to address the noise issue: skipping rumbles in residential areas, adjusting their depth, or not installing rumbles at all. The overwhelming majority of responding states, 83%, have developed policies or guidance to modify their rumble design practices to be sensitive to cyclists. Fewer than half the respondents have developed policies/guidance to address pavement deterioration; several agencies indicated that pavement condition is a factor on whether to install a rumble or not. The survey also showed that very few state DOTs have created public campaigns to explain that the use of rumbles improves safety so that complaints regarding noise, bicycle issues, and other are minimized.

Author : William M. Sumner
Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1931707456

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Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan by William M. Sumner Pdf

This book provides summary data on the archaeological excavations of Banesh Period (ca. 3400-2600 B.C.) levels in Operation ABC at Tal-e Malyan, site of the Elamite royal city of Anshan. These levels cover the critical centuries when complex urban life evolved in Mesopotamia and Iran. Sumner describes and illustrates a wide variety of finds—pottery vessels, stone and metal artifacts, shell and mineral ornaments, proto-Elamite clay tablets, cylinder seals and clay sealings, raw materials, and production by-products. He discusses these finds in terms of production, usage, and stylistic variation, and he includes either technical analyses contributed by specialists in flint technology, metallurgy, sea shells, and glyptic or summaries of analyses published by specialists in zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, materials science, and epigraphy. Contributors: John Alden, P. Nicholas Kardulias, Annette Ericksen, Samuel K. Nash, Vincent Pigott, Holly Pittman, David Reese, Harry C. Rogers, Massimo Vidale. Malyan Excavation Reports, Volume III University Museum Monograph, 117