1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462724203321

Titolo

Childhood and violence in the Western tradition [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Laurence Brockliss and Heather Montgomery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Oakville, Conn., : Oxbow Books, c2010

ISBN

1-84217-828-8

1-84217-830-X

1-299-48513-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Childhood in the past monograph series ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BrocklissL. W. B

MontgomeryHeather

Disciplina

306.87409182/1

Soggetti

Children - History

Child abuse - History

Children - Violence against - History

Child rearing - History

Children - Social conditions

Civilization, Western - History

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

Cover; Preface; List of Illustrations; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. Child Sacrifice; 2. Infanticide, Abandonment and Abortion; 3. Physical Cruelty and Socialisation; 4. Child Exploitation; 5. Violent Children, Youth Enforcers, and Juvenile Delinquents; 6. Coping Strategies and Exit Routes; Index; Plates

Sommario/riassunto

The violence and neglect suffered by children today is a common subject of media attention and much political hand-wringing, not just in Britain but in other parts of the western world. As yet, however, there has been no attempt to explore this concern historically and look at how the boundary between good and bad parenting may have changed across time. This book attempts to fill the gap by examining the role of violence and neglect in the relations between parents/carers and children from the Bronze Age to the present. By demonstrating how the



boundary between acceptable and unacceptable form

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454583503321

Titolo

Emerging safety science [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Sally Robinson, Robert Pool, and Robert Giffin [rapporteurs] ; Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-30023-3

9786611300234

0-309-11013-0

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 134 p. : ill. (some col.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobinsonSally

PoolRobert

GiffinRobert B

Disciplina

615/.10289

Soggetti

Drugs - United States - Safety measures

Pharmaceutical biotechnology - United States

Drugs - United States - Design

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Workshop held April 23-24, 2007 in Silver Spring, MD.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465043003321

Autore

Gonzalo Roberto

Titolo

Passive house design : planning and design of energy-efficient buildings / / Roberto Gonzalo, Rainer Vallentin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Munich, [Germany] : , : Institut fur Internationale, , 2014

℗2014

ISBN

3-95553-221-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations (some color), graphs

Collana

Edition Detail Green Books

Disciplina

728.047

Soggetti

Architecture and energy conservation

Architecture - Environmental aspects

Sustainable buildings - Design and construction

Architecture, Domestic - Environmental aspects

Ecological houses

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Imprint -- Contents -- Introduction -- Principles -- Passive House planning -- Design and planning principles -- Reference buildings - residential -- Urban design -- Non-residential building -- Reference buildings - non-residential -- Passive House refurbishment -- Reference buildings - Passive House refurbishments -- Building envelope components -- Building services -- Outlook -- Appendix

Sommario/riassunto

"Passive House Design" provides architects with the confidence required to deal with the Passive House Standard. It shows where there is significant scope for design and explains design strategies that lead to better passive houses. A selection of international buildings illustrate how design, construction and building technology combine in passive houses. Chapters on building physics, building services engineering and energy balancing round out the planning guidelines.