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UNINA9910450853403321 |
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Williamson T. J (Terry J.) |
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Understanding sustainable architecture / / Terry Williamson, Antony Radford, and Helen Bennetts |
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New York : , : Spon Press, , 2002 |
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1-134-45560-7 |
0-203-29426-2 |
1-280-05673-8 |
0-203-21729-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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RadfordAntony |
BennettsHelen <1955-> |
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Sustainable architecture |
Architecture |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-154) and index. |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Sustainability; Images; Ethics; Objectives; Systems; Green houses; Cohesion; Appendix: A partial checklist for sustainable architecture; Bibliography; Index |
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Understanding Sustainable Architecture is a review of the assumptions, beliefs, goals and bodies of knowledge that underlie the endeavour to design (more) sustainable buildings and other built developments. Much of the available advice and rhetoric about sustainable architecture begins from positions where important ethical, cultural and conceptual issues are simply assumed. If sustainable architecture is to be a truly meaningful pursuit then it must be grounded in a coherent theoretical framework. This book sets out to provide that framework. Through a series of self-reflective |
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UNINA9910454916703321 |
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Autore |
Amy Douglas J |
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Behind the ballot box [[electronic resource] ] : a citizen's guide to voting systems / / Douglas J. Amy |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2000 |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Elections |
Voting |
Representative government and representation |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-207) and index. |
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Preliminaries; Contents; 1 What Are Voting Systems and Why Are They Important; 2 Criteria for Evaluating Voting Systems; 3 Plurality Majority Voting Systems; 4 Proportional Representation Voting Systems; 5 Semiproportional Voting Systems; 6 Voting Systems for Single-Office Elections; 7 Making Your Final Choice; A Seat Allocation Formulas in Proportional Representation; B A Brief History of Proportional Representation in the United States; C Lesser Used Voting Systems; D Statutory Language for Choice Voting, Cumulative Voting, Instant Runoff Voting; E Transfer of Ballots in Choice Voting |
F Blank Grid for Comparing Voting SystemsGlossary of Terms; Selected Bibliography; Additional Resources; Index; About the Author |
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Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of different voting systems used in the USA and many other Western democracies, this text provides information and analytical tools needed to examine voting systems and their far-reaching political implications. |
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UNIORUON00105980 |
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KANADA |
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The Vaisesika Sutras of / Kanada ; with the commentary of Sankara Misra and extracts from the Gloss of Jayanarayana together with notes from the commentary of Chandrakanta and...translation by Nandalal Sinha |
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Bahadurganj, : The Panini Office, 1911.- XXXIV, 339, VI p. ; 20 cm |
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