Author : Eoin O. Cofaigh
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1873936397
In Keeping The Lights On, Walt Patterson starts from a simple premise: that we are making a mess of energy, and this is endangering the planet. Using accessible, everyday language Patterson describes how we could do much better, outlining a different way
Author : Elaine Kelly
Publisher : EUP
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 24,1 MB
Release : 2019-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781474452175
Explores the complex ethical dilemmas of human mobility in the context of climate change Currently, adaptation policy for climate change prioritises economic and technological dimensions of governance and action. Now, Elaine Kelly brings continental theory into the conversation to explore the ethical dilemmas stemming from emerging global political crises of migration, displacement and communal relocation related to climate change. She argues that, in the era of anthropocentric climate change, an 'ethos of dwelling' must underpin adaptation practices.
Author : Christian Norberg-Schulz
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This is a book on human dwelling. The word 'dwelling' here means something more than having a roof over our head and a certain number of square feet. It means to meet outher for exchange of products, ideas and feelings ; it means to come to an agreement with others ; it means to be oneself, having a small chosen world of our own.
Author : Howard Mansfield
Publisher : Bauhan Pub
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780872331679
The mystery that attracts Howard Mansfield's attention is that some houses have lifeare home, are dwellings, and others aren't. Dwelling, he says, is an old-fashioned word that we've misplaced. When we live heart and soul, we dwell. When we belong to a place, we dwell. Possession, they say, is nine-tenths of the law, but it is also what too many houses and towns lack. We are not possessed by our home places. This lost quality of dwellingthe soul of buildingshaunts most of our houses and our landscape. Dwelling in Possibility is a search for the ordinary qualities that make some houses a home, and some public places welcoming.
Author : Molly Lee
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781889963679
The architecture of Eskimo peoples represents a diversified and successful means of coping with one of the most severe climates on earth. The popular image of the igloo is but one of the many structures examined by experts Lee and Reinhardt in the first book-length study of this remarkable subject. Lavishly illustrated with historic and contemporary photographs, drawings, and maps, this volume includes a comprehensive survey of the historical literature on Eskimo architecture from four Arctic subregions: Greenland; the Central Arctic; the Northwest Arctic and Bering Strait; and Southwest Alaska, the Bering Sea, Siberia, and the Gulf of Alaska. In an innovative consideration of both material and cultural aspects of dwelling, they and the peoples they describe redefine the very meaning of "architecture." While scholars of the circumpolar north will welcome the meticulous research of this benchmark study, its clear and fluent prose and abundant illustrations make Eskimo Architecture an engrossing read for anyone interested in the incredible dwellings of arctic indigenous peoples.
Author : Ahmadreza Foruzanmehr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 16,26 MB
Release : 2017-09-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 131552712X
With increases in global temperatures, the risk of overheating is expected to rise around the world. This results in a much higher dependency upon energy-intensive cooling systems and air-conditioners to provide thermal comfort, but how sustainable is this in a world where problems with the production of electricity are predicted? Vernacular houses in hot and dry central Iran have been adapted to the climate through passive cooling techniques, and this book provides a valuable assessment of the thermal performance of such housing. Shedding new light on the ability of traditional housing forms to provide thermal comfort, Thermal Comfort in Hot Dry Climates identifies the main cooling systems and methods in traditional houses in central Iran, and examines how architectural elements such as central courtyards, distinct seasonal rooms, loggias, basements and wind-catchers can contribute to the provision of thermal comfort in vernacular houses.
Author : William Morgan
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781616898670
"Tour twenty beautiful, elemental, and sustainable winter residences and shelters across the globe from the US to Japan"--
Author : Katia F. Achino
Publisher : Založba ZRC
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 11,48 MB
Release : 2022
Category :
ISBN : 9610506569
Knjiga raziskuje pojav kolišč z inovativnega vidika: upošteva in poskuša rekonstruirati procese nastajanja in razgradnje, ki potekajo in sodelujejo pri ustvarjanju arheološkega zapisa, ki ga ne odkrijemo po tisočletjih, pri čemer se osredotoča predvsem na evropske študije primerov. Drugi del knjige je usmerjen v raziskovanje pojava koliščarskih naselbin na Ljubljanskem barju, pri čemer so na novo začrtani glavni koraki raziskave, odkritja in morebitna nova osvetlitev nekaterih še vedno odprtih vprašanj.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 2020-07-29
Category :
ISBN : 9264420290
This report analyses the actions necessary in the near and medium term to reduce Israel’s GHG emissions in three sectors– electricity, residential and transport, for which specific policy recommendations are developed. The report will serve as input to the roadmap that will be developed to support the country’s long-term low-emission strategy (LT-LEDS).
Author : Sir Douglas Strutt Galton
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 22,56 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Buildings
ISBN :
