03757nam 2200421 450 991055939190332120221121133150.09783030872854(electronic bk.)9783030872847(MiAaPQ)EBC6951388(Au-PeEL)EBL6951388(CKB)21502463200041(PPN)262171988(EXLCZ)992150246320004120221121d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMandala urbanism, landscape, and ecology interpreting classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha Mandala as a framework for organizing towns /Archana SharmaCham, Switzerland :Springer,[2022]©20221 online resource (118 pages)Print version: Sharma, Archana Mandala Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030872847 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Methodology -- Chapter 2: Ancient Indian Design and Town Planning Principles as a Frame for Case Studies -- Vaastupurusha Mandala -- Site Plan and Layout -- Site Suitability -- Shape and Slope -- Urbanism -- Landscape -- Soil Suitability -- Soil Type -- Water -- Vegetation -- Recreational Gardens, Parks, and Amusement -- Ecology -- Chapter 3: Other Interpretive Frameworks -- Nomenclature -- Typology -- Design Syntax -- Chapter 4: Shiva Temples -- Kedarnath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Kashi Vishwanath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Baijnath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Somnath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Nageshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Mahaa-Kaleshwar or Mahakaal -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Bhimashankar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Omkareshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Triambakeshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Ghrishneshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Mallikarjuna Srisailam -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Rameswaram -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Chapter 5: Temple Town Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology -- Design Syntax: Mandir and Prakara -- Layout Mandala of Temple Towns -- Access and Processional Pathways -- Congregation -- Landscape and Ecology -- Water Features -- Chapter 6: Reflection and Projection -- Urbanism and Ecology -- Landscape and Ecology -- The Projective Landscape Typology -- Mandala Around the World -- Chapter 7: Mandala Urbanism and Questions for Further Research -- Mandala Urbanism Approach and Principles -- New Compound Mandala -- Mathematical Denomination of Mandalas.Algorithms for Mandala Permutations and Combinations, Developed by the Author -- Appendices -- Appendix I. List of Site Planning Mandalas Showing Number of Grid Components (Acharya 1927a, b, 1934a, b, c) -- Appendix II. Site Planning and Town Layout Mandalas (Acharya 1927a, b, 1934a, b, c) -- Appendix III. Figure-Ground Abstraction of Temple to Read for Auspiciousness of Sites and Plot Shapes (Not to Scale) -- Appendix IV. Internet References for Anecdotal History -- References -- Index.Hindu architectureHindu architecture.720.954Sharma Archana64632MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910559391903321Mandala Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology2832648UNINA02360nam 2200577 a 450 991077952900332120230422050843.01-351-28250-61-909493-15-5(CKB)2550000001040358(EBL)1741620(SSID)ssj0001101042(PQKBManifestationID)11709767(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101042(PQKBWorkID)11081520(PQKB)11617407(MiAaPQ)EBC1741620(EXLCZ)99255000000104035820000919d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContemporary environmental accounting[electronic resource] issues, concepts and practice /Stefan Schaltegger and Roger BurrittSheffield Greenleaf20001 online resource (464 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-874719-35-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-436) and index.pt. 1. Introduction and framework -- pt. 2. Environmental issues in conventional accounting -- pt. 3. Ecological accounting -- pt. 4. Integration.This work has been written in order to provide an up-to-date textbook in the rapidly developing field of environmental accounting. The book is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students and their teachers, professional accountants, and corporate and organizational managers.International business enterprisesEnvironmental aspectsAccountingEnvironmental auditingIndustrial managementEnvironmental aspectsAccountingNatural resourcesAccountingInternational business enterprisesEnvironmental aspectsAccounting.Environmental auditing.Industrial managementEnvironmental aspectsAccounting.Natural resourcesAccounting.657658.1511Schaltegger S(Stefan),1964-1127412Burritt Roger1461882MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779529003321Contemporary environmental accounting3670725UNINA