1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910159256003321

Autore

Nuvolati, Giampiero

Titolo

La città : bisogni, desideri, diritti : la città diffusa : stili di vita e popolazioni metropolitane / a cura di Giampaolo Nuvolati e Fortunata Piselli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : FrancoAngeli, 2009

ISBN

978-88-568-1502-3

Descrizione fisica

227 p. ; 18 cm

Collana

Sociologia urbana e rurale ; 79

Altri autori (Persone)

Piselli, Fortunata

Locazione

ILFGE

BFS

Collocazione

A-G 1019

307.76 NUV 4

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557764403321

Autore

Ardigo Luca Paolo

Titolo

Biomechanics Energetics of Natural Assisted Human Comparative Movement Locomotion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (68 p.)

Soggetti

Biology, life sciences

Research and information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Movement and locomotion have always been key activities for all animals, being related to the most crucial life functions: retrieving food, facing environmental issues and mating. Humans developed complex upper arms movements and bipedal gaits in order to move and locomote. To enhance their performance, they started inventing smart passive mechanical tools. This need arose from intrinsic limitations of their muscle-joint-bone systems and metabolic power availability. Newly invented devices were mainly introduced in order to cope with such constraints. The aim of this Special Issue is to advance knowledge regarding symmetry, biomechanics and energetics of passively assisted human movement and locomotion.