I live, practice, teach, and build in northwest Arkansas, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It’s a place considered to be in the middle of nowhere, yet ironically close to everywhere. It is an environment of real natural beauty and, simultaneously, one of real constructed ugliness. Abandonment, exploitation, erasure and nostalgia are all aspects of this place and are conditions as authentic as its natural beauty and local form. This land of disparate conditions in not just a setting for my work — it is part of the work. By choosing to live and work here — to call it home — I’ve been able to get beyond the surface of things, to turn over the rock and discover the complex and rich underbelly of my place — its visceral presences and expressive character — that so informs and sustains my efforts. I am working from the conviction that architecture is larger than the subject of architecture.

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The world’s urban population now exceeds the world’s rural population. But with the concomitant strain this will place upon current urban infrastructures, what does this mean for the state of our cities? This book adopts the concept of Harmonious Cities as a theoretical framework in order to understand today’s urban world, and as an operational tool to confront the most important challenges facing urbanization and development processes. For the first time, preliminary findings of a global analysis of spatial, socio-economic and environmental dimensions at the city level are presented in order to promote greater understanding of the dynamics and forces that promote harmony in cities. The book also analyzes the determinants of urban growth or decline, which can help guide planners in supporting processes that lead to harmonious urban development. The impact upon cities of critical emerging issues, such as climate change and rising sea levels, are also addressed.

The book concludes with a description of new and innovative strategies employed by urban planners and policymakers to harmonize both the tangible and non-tangible assets of cities, and argues that the management and development of a city’s human, social, environmental, cultural and intellectual assets is as important as the management and development of its physical infrastructure. This is indispensable reading for all those involved in urban planning, local governance and poverty reduction.

This book provides a detailed summary of bridge loads from an international perspective. The authors cover all aspects from the methodology behind the calculation of bridge loads and the complex interactions between loads and bridges, to economic considerations.

A wide range of bridge loads are covered, including highway vehicle loads, pedestrian loads, railing loads and wind loads. The structure and design of bridges to accommodate these loads are examined and examples provided. Different modes of failure and current codes of practice are also covered.
This book is unique in its exclusive examination of the loading and will be a useful handbook for structural engineers and designers involved in bridge construction. It is also recommended to senior undergraduates and postgraduates of structural engineering and bridge design.

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Harry T. Reis, Susan K. Sprecher “Encyclopedia of Human Relationships (Three Volume Set)”
Sage Publications, Inc | English | 2009-03-25 | ISBN: 1412958466 | 1904 pages | PDF | 11,9 MB

Relationships are fundamental to nearly all domains of human activity, from birth to death. When people participate in healthy, satisfying relationships, they live, work, and learn more effectively. When relationships are distressed or dysfunctional, people are less happy, less healthy, and less productive. Few aspects of human experience have as broad or as deep effects on our lives.

The Encyclopedia of Human Relationships offers an interdisciplinary view of all types of human associations-friends, lovers, spouses, roommates, coworkers, teammates, parents and children, cousins, siblings, acquaintances, neighbors, business associates, and so forth. Although each of these connections is unique in some respect, they share a common core of principles and processes. These three volumes provide a state-of-the-art review of the extensive theories, concepts, and empirical findings about human relationships.

Key Features
• Compiles leading-edge information about how people think, feel, and act toward each other
• Presents the best in the field-authors who have contributed significant scientific knowledge about personal relationships over the past several decades.
• Offers a diverse approach to relationship science with contributions from psychology, sociology, communication, family studies, anthropology, physiology, neuroscience, history, economics, and legal studies
Key Themes:
• Cognitive Processes in Relationships
• Communication Processes
• Creating and Maintaining Closeness
• Dating, Courtship, and Marriage
• The Dark Side of Relationships
• Emotion Processes in Relationships
• Family
• Friendship and Caregiving in Adulthood
• Health and the Biology of Relationships
• Methods for Studying Relationships
• Personality and Individual Differences
• Prevention and Repair of Relationship Problems
• Psychological Processes
• Sexuality
• Social Context of Relationships
• Social Relations in Childhood and Adolescence
• Theoretical Approaches to Studying Relationships
• Types of Relationships
Our relationships influence virtually all aspects of our everyday existence and are of deep interest to students, researchers, academics, and laypeople alike. This Encyclopedia is an invaluable addition to any academic or public library.

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