1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000002830

Autore

Huxley, Aldous

Titolo

Crome yellow / Aldous Huxley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Garden City (N.Y.) ; New York : Sun Dial Press, c1922

Descrizione fisica

307 p. ; 21 cm.

Disciplina

824.9

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910348218703321

Titolo

Untamed urbanisms / / edited by Adriana Allen, Andrea Lampis and Mark Swilling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-74669-7

1-317-59910-1

1-317-59909-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

AllenAdriana

LampisAndrea

SwillingMark

Disciplina

307.1/416

307.1416

Soggetti

Sustainable urban development

Urban policy - Environmental aspects

City planning - Environmental aspects

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Untamed Urbanisms-Front Cover; Untamed Urbanisms; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Untamed Urbanisms?; Re-ordering the urban Anthropocene?; On taming and untaming the city; Overview of the book; Note to the Reader; References; Part I: Trajectories of change in the urban Anthropocene; Chapter 1: Towards sustainable urban infrastructures for the urban Anthropocene; Introduction; Rethinking urban infrastructure planning and governance

Smart cities and co-production platforms: alternatives or building blocks of a synthesis?Is a synthesis possible?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Sustainable flows between Kolkata and its peri-urban interface: Challenges and opportunities; Introduction; Overview and objectives; Urban and peri-urban: a colonial history of evolution and interdependence; Free services versus colossal infrastructure: the recycling mechanism and present output from EKW; Dwindling wetlands, diminishing flows: post-colonial urbanization and development

Beyond the consumption city? The polemics of urban planning and developmentConclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3: On being smart about cities: Seven considerations for a new urban planning and design; Smart cities or smart urbanism; The smart city as discourse; Previous city transitions; Cities in the Anthropocene; Smart urbanism: an agenda for planning and design; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 4: Is big sustainable?: Global comparison of city emissions; Introduction; Climate change; An energy-hungry society; Identifying emission drivers; When is big sustainable?

Discussion and conclusionsConclusion; Note; References; Chapter 5: Urban-scale food system governance: An alternative response tothe dominant paradigm?; Mutually converging transitions; Alternative food geographies; International food governance analysis; South African urban food governance trends; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References; Part II: The untamed everyday; Chapter 6: Lost in translation: Social protection and the search for security in Bogotá, Colombia; Introduction; Framing the debate on social protection in the twenty-first century

Decoupling assistance from citizenship: the changing fractal in social protectionFrom social risk management to social floors in Colombia; The case study; Demographic data; Concluding reflections: The need for a renewed debate on agency and social protection; Note; Bibliography; Chapter 7: Potentials of the urban poor in shaping a sustainable Lagos metropolis; Introduction; The agency of the poor: literature overview; The agency of the urban poor of Lagos metropolis; Conclusion; References

Chapter 8: Sustainability of what?: The struggles of poor Mayan households with young breadwinners towards a better life in the peri-urban area of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Sommario/riassunto

One of the major challenges of urban development has been reconciling the way cities develop with the mounting evidence of resource depletion and the negative environmental impacts of predominantly urban-based modes of production and consumption. This book aims to re-politicise the relationship between urban development, sustainability and justice, and to explore the tensions emerging under real circumstances, as well as their potential for transformative change.For some, cities are the root of all that is unsustainable, while for others cities provide unique opportunities for sustainability-o



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910300065503321

Autore

Kumbrink Birgit

Titolo

K-Taping : An Illustrated Guide  - Basics - Techniques - Indications / / by Birgit Kumbrink

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-662-43573-X

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : illustrations, portrait

Disciplina

617.1027

610

615.81

616.7

616.8

Soggetti

Physiotherapy

Orthopedics

Sports medicine

Gynecology

Neurology

Sports Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 The K-Taping Method -- 2 The Four Application Techniques -- 3 Muscle Applications -- 4 Ligament Applications -- 5 Corrective Applications -- 6 Applications for Specific Indications -- 7 Lymphatic Applications -- 8 Neurological Applications -- 9 Gynecological Applications.

Sommario/riassunto

K-Taping – the successful reference book Over 16,00 therapists who are already working with the method can confirm, that K-Taping is a unique tool assisting physiotherapists, sports physiotherapists, medical doctors, occupational therapists and others, in the treatment of an extraordinary variety of conditions – ranging from musculoskeletal issues (e.g. back pain, muscle tension, joint instabilities) to diverse pain conditions (e.g. migraine or menstrual pain) and even including post-operative lymphatic therapy (e.g. following breast cancer surgery). K-



Taping is also established in professional and competitive sport, as a tool for pre-training preparation, prevention and treatment. This practical guide provides all the background information you need, and shows you how to use the specially developed elastic K-Tape most effectively.   K-Taping in theory -          The special elastic tape’s properties, basic principles and effects -          The function of K-Taping therapy -          Fundamentals of K-Tape application -          Contraindications K-Taping in practice -          The four major application techniques (muscle, ligament, correction, lymph applications), each described in detail and illustrated with a clinical case -          70 particularly common medical conditions, and their treatment using K-Tape applications -          Each technique illustrated in up to six full-color photos and anatomical drawings -          Concise step-by-step instruction, covering the specifics of each medical condition, plus additional practical tips -          At a glance: Memo boxes for each technique, summarizing the main points to remember New for the 2nd edition -          20 additional application techniques for the fields of neurology and gynaecology (also including pre- and post-natal) -          Approximately 150 additional colour photographs, to accompany and illustrate instructions Course companion and reference book – a must have, whether you are currently studying K-Taping, or have already completed certification -          As a companion to K-Taping training courses and -          As refresher and reference book for the use of K-Taping in practice.