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Lost in the Transit Desert

Author : Diane Jones Allen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317356861
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Lost in the Transit Desert written by Diane Jones Allen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased redevelopment, the dismantling of public housing, and increasing housing costs are forcing a shift in migration of lower income and transit dependent populations to the suburbs. These suburbs are often missing basic transportation, and strategies to address this are lacking. This absence of public transit creates barriers to viable employment and accessibility to cultural networks, and plays a role in increasing social inequality. This book investigates how housing and transport policy have played their role in creating these "Transit Deserts," and what impact race has upon those likely to be affected. Diane Jones Allen uses research from New Orleans, Baltimore, and Chicago to explore the forces at work in these situations, as well as proposing potential solutions. Mapping, interviews, photographs, and narratives all come together to highlight the inequities and challenges in Transit Deserts, where a lack of access can make all journeys, such as to jobs, stores, or relatives, much more difficult. Alternatives to public transit abound, from traditional methods such as biking and carpooling to more culturally specific tactics, and are examined comprehensively. This is valuable reading for students and researchers interested in transport planning, urban planning, city infrastructure, and transport geography.

Sustainability Principles and Practice

Author : Margaret Robertson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000299996
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Sustainability Principles and Practice written by Margaret Robertson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping students with both conceptual understanding and technical skills. Each chapter explores one aspect of the field, first introducing concepts and presenting issues, then supplying tools for working toward solutions. Elements of sustainability are examined piece by piece, and coverage ranges over ecosystems, social equity, environmental justice, food, energy, product life cycles, cities, and more. Techniques for management and measurement as well as case studies from around the world are provided. The 3rd edition includes greater coverage of resilience and systems thinking, an update on the Anthropocene as a formal geological epoch, the latest research from the IPCC, and a greater focus on diversity and social equity, together with new details such as sustainable consumption, textiles recycling, microplastics, and net-zero concepts. The coverage in this edition has been expanded to include issues, solutions, and new case studies from around the world, including Europe, Asia, and the Global South. Chapters include further reading and discussion questions. The book is supported by a companion website with online links, annotated bibliography, glossary, white papers, and additional case studies, together with projects, research problems, and group activities, all of which focus on real-world problem-solving of sustainability issues. This textbook is designed to be used by undergraduate college and university students in sustainability degree programs and other programs in which sustainability is taught.

Autonomous Vehicle Ethics

Author : Ryan Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197639194
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Autonomous Vehicle Ethics written by Ryan Jenkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A runaway trolley is speeding down a track" So begins what is perhaps the most fecund thought experiment of the past several decades since its invention by Philippa Foot. Since then, moral philosophers have applied the "trolley problem" as a thought experiment to study many different ethical conflicts - and chief among them is the programming of autonomous vehicles. Nowadays, however, very few philosophers accept that the trolley problem is a perfect analogy for driverless cars or that the situations autonomous vehicles face will resemble the forced choice of the unlucky bystander in the original thought experiment. This book represents a substantial and purposeful effort to move the academic discussion beyond the trolley problem to the broader ethical, legal, and social implications that autonomous vehicles present. There are still urgent questions waiting to be addressed, for example: how AVs might interact with human drivers in mixed or "hybrid" traffic environments; how AVs might reshape our urban landscapes; what unique security or privacy concerns are raised by AVs as connected devices in the "Internet of Things"; how the benefits and burdens of this new technology, including mobility, traffic congestion, and pollution, will be distributed throughout society; and more. An attempt to map the landscape of these next-generation questions and to suggest preliminary answers, this volume draws on the disciplines of philosophy, sociology, economics, urban planning and transportation engineering, business ethics and more, and represents a global range of perspectives.

Outdoor Environments for People

Author : Patsy Eubanks Owens
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 135158488X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Outdoor Environments for People written by Patsy Eubanks Owens and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outdoor Environments for People addresses the everyday human behavior in outdoor built environments and explains how designers can learn about and incorporate their knowledge into places they help to create. Bridging research and practice, and drawing from disciplines such as environmental psychology, cultural geography, and sociology, the book provides an overview of theories, such as personal space, territoriality, privacy, and place attachment, that are explored in the context of outdoor environments and, in particular, the landscape architecture profession. Authors share the impact that place design can have on individuals and communities with regard to health, safety, and belonging. Beautifully designed and highly illustrated in full color, this book presents analysis, community engagement, and design processes for understanding and incorporating the social and psychological influences of an environment and discusses examples of outdoor place design that skillfully respond to human factors. As a textbook for landscape architecture students and a reference for practitioners, it includes chapters addressing different realms of people–place relationships, examples of theoretical applications, case studies, and exercises that can be incorporated into any number of design courses. Contemporary design examples, organized by place type and illustrating key human factor principles, provide valuable guidance and suggestions. Outdoor Environments for People is a must-have resource for students, instructors, and professionals within landscape architecture and the surrounding disciplines.

Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of Africa & Arabia

Author : David Hatcher Childress
Publisher : Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN 13 : 9780932813060
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of Africa & Arabia written by David Hatcher Childress and published by Adventures Unlimited Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Childress as he discovers forbidden cities in the Empty Quarter of Arabia, 'Atlantean' ruins in Egypt and the Kalahari desert; a mysterious, ancient empire in the Sahara; and more. This is an extraordinary life on the road: across war torn countries Childress searches for King Solomon's Mines, living dinosaurs, the Ark of the Covenant and the solutions to the fantastic mysteries of the past.

Bones in the Desert

Author : Jana Bommersbach
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429944277
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Bones in the Desert written by Jana Bommersbach and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loretta Bowersock and her daughter, Terri, ran a multimillion-dollar furniture store based in Tempe, Arizona, where they were well-known and admired by many. Together, these two women seemed to be living the American Dream...until one man decided to take it all away. Over the course of two decades, Taw Benderly worked his way into Loretta's heart, home, and business. Though the couple appeared to be happy, their lives behind closed doors told another story. Terri had always known that the handsome, charming, and usually unemployed Taw was manipulating her mother—but she did not know the extent of the abuse or how far he would go to defraud her. Then, just before Christmas in 2004, Loretta went missing. It would be more than a year before Terri learned the shocking truth: That, before killing himself, Taw murdered the 69-year-old Loretta and left her. Bones in the Desert is the shocking story of a devoted mother and daughter, a successful business, and the man who would do everything to destroy it all ...

Operation Desert Storm

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Operation Desert Storm written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lost in the Desert

Author : Patricia Meek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Lost in the Desert written by Patricia Meek and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lost Subways of North America

Author : Jake Berman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226829804
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Subways of North America written by Jake Berman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2023-11-03 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual exploration of the transit histories of twenty-three US and Canadian cities. Every driver in North America shares one miserable, soul-sucking universal experience—being stuck in traffic. But things weren’t always like this. Why is it that the mass transit systems of most cities in the United States and Canada are now utterly inadequate? The Lost Subways of North America offers a new way to consider this eternal question, with a strikingly visual—and fun—journey through past, present, and unbuilt urban transit. Using meticulous archival research, cartographer and artist Jake Berman has successfully plotted maps of old train networks covering twenty-three North American metropolises, ranging from New York City’s Civil War–era plan for a steam-powered subway under Fifth Avenue to the ultramodern automated Vancouver SkyTrain and the thousand-mile electric railway system of pre–World War II Los Angeles. He takes us through colorful maps of old, often forgotten streetcar lines, lost ideas for never-built transit, and modern rail systems—drawing us into the captivating transit histories of US and Canadian cities. Berman combines vintage styling with modern printing technology to create a sweeping visual history of North American public transit and urban development. With more than one hundred original maps, accompanied by essays on each city’s urban development, this book presents a fascinating look at North American rapid transit systems.

Site of Amnesia: The Lost Historical Consciousness of Mizrahi Jewry

Author : Yvonne Kozlovsky Golan
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004395628
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Site of Amnesia: The Lost Historical Consciousness of Mizrahi Jewry written by Yvonne Kozlovsky Golan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Site of Amnesia: The Lost Historical Consciousness of Mizrahi Jewry takes a multidisciplinary approach to historical and sociocultural analysis of the North African and Middle Eastern Jewish experience during World War II, as represented in film and television media in Israel, Europe and the Middle East.

The Lost Oasis

Author : Saul Kelly
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813341033
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Oasis written by Saul Kelly and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the adventures of the desert explorers known as the Zerzura Club, noting their efforts to map the desert for espionage and military purposes and citing how their origins in subsequently warring nations caused club members to work against each other. 35,000 first printing.

Lost Cities of China, Central Asia, & India

Author : David Hatcher Childress
Publisher : Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN 13 : 9780932813077
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Lost Cities of China, Central Asia, & India written by David Hatcher Childress and published by Adventures Unlimited Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores some of the world's oldest and most remote countries in search of lost cities and ancient mysteries.

Heliopolis the Lost City

Author : Asher Benowitz
Publisher : DTTV PUBLICATIONS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heliopolis the Lost City written by Asher Benowitz and published by DTTV PUBLICATIONS. This book was released on with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fabled district is known as Heliopolis, whose ancient classical name was derived from the name of the 'City of the Sun', once stood close to the pyramids of Abusir but on the east bank of the Nile River. The obelisks that now stand in London and New York once stood in Heliopolis. As Heliopolis remains today under tarmac roads and Cairo's northern suburbs, its monuments have largely been destroyed, leaving only a standing obelisk, some reconstructed columns, and a few stone blocks. As well as the mud-brick enclosure walls mapped by Napoleon, the sphinx avenue which so impressed the first European visitors have largely disappeared. Two centuries of desultory and often rapacious digging at Heliopolis uncovered a variety of relics dating back millennia, like Memphis on the other bank of the Nile. It is not uncommon that foundations dug for new villas or apartments in the area bring up the remains of priests' tombs, the mud-brick walls of ancient houses, or a scattering of more minor artifacts from prehistoric pottery of the last native Pharaoh. Despite its millennial celebrity, Heliopolis' most famous monument has gone undiscovered. According to ancient texts, there was a tremendous pharaonic shrine at Iunu. In the 1840s, there stood at its heart a mysterious monument that marked the center of Heliopolis' cult; the eroded wall of the temple's ancient enclosure still stands in the desert. As difficult as it is to trace the architecture of Re's shrine at Heliopolis is to uncover the origins of the god Re. Tradition has tended to read the later grand complexity of Re's role in the pharaonic kingdom back into the age of the god's beginnings. There is, however, very little evidence to support this idea.

Life Lessons and Lost Wars

Author : David Mosinski
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1637107455
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (371 download)

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Download or read book Life Lessons and Lost Wars written by David Mosinski and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enlightening accounts from a US Army soldier covering an unusual range of assignments, training events, operations, and engagements with America's allies over a span of five decades. Readers may well be surprised by the multifaceted nature of life in the Army. Readers may also be surprised by the author's revelations of certain underlying factors behind the success or failure of recent US military operations. Additionally, readers will find numerous life lessons applicable to soldiers and non-soldiers alike.

Globocop: How America Sold Its Soul and Lost Its Way

Author : Mark David Ledbetter
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411618009
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Globocop: How America Sold Its Soul and Lost Its Way written by Mark David Ledbetter and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2004-10-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first post 9-11 election gave us a choice between two big-government, high-tax globocops quibbling over the details, not an alternative to the aggressive international militarism that makes us the natural and logical target of terrorism. This book looks at the progression from republic protected by militia to empire protected by standing armies in Athens and Rome - and the similar progression in America. It looks at an alternative: The Swiss way, which has kept Switzerland free and republican for 700 years in the center of a warlike continent. America once understood and followed Washington's "Great Rule" and J. Q. Adams' admonition not to go out into the world in search of monsters to destroy. We were then the light, not the sword, of freedom. Now we have picked up the sword only to see the light grow dimmer year by year.

Lost Highways, Embodied Travels: The Road Movie in American Experimental Film and Video

Author : Kornelia Boczkowska
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004537988
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Lost Highways, Embodied Travels: The Road Movie in American Experimental Film and Video written by Kornelia Boczkowska and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the relationship between the road movie, American experimental filmmaking and the body?

Lost in the Texas Desert

Author : Tom White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780975361108
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book Lost in the Texas Desert written by Tom White and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While two young people from Odessa, Texas, Craig, 16 and his sister Emily, 14, vacation and explore the Monahans sandhills in West Texas they find themselves captured and held by Indians.