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Design Disasters

Author : Steven Heller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1581159706
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Design Disasters written by Steven Heller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrill of victory…the agony of defeat. We're not talking about just any failure. Design failure. So public. So humiliating. How do designers who are really, really good (we swear!) turn a disaster into a triumph? Read this book and find out, as dozens of top names reveal the heartbreaking—and sometimes hilarious—mistakes they have made and talk about how they were able to grow from the experiences. Self-delusion, overcommitment, procrastination…they’re all here. Poor communication, missed deadlines, enraged clients…yes, they’re here too. Read Design Disasters and weep? No! Read Design Disasters and be inspired to find the silver lining in even the cloudiest situation. Featuring essays by: Henry Petroski • Alissa Walker • David Barringer • Allan Chocinov • Peter Blegvad • Ross MacDonald • Robert Grossman • Ina Saltz • Warren Lehrer • Rob Trostle • Ralph Caplan • Richard Saul Wurman • Marian Bantjes • Rick Meyerowitz • Amanda Bowers • David Jury • Veronique Vienne • Francis Levy • Colin Berry • Nick Curry • Debbie Millman, and more!

Design Disasters

Author : Steven Heller
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1581156529
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Design Disasters written by Steven Heller and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how some of the world's best designers have turned near catastrophic failures into hard-won victories. "Design Disasters", the first book of its kind, brings together a collection of essays by today's top designers and design thinkers reveal the heartbreaking (and hilarious) mistakes they have made and how they were able to grow from the experiences.The essays explore topics such as the essence of failure and success, the role of failure in a design career, the perils of over-commitment, mistakes made through self-delusion, dealing with clients in the aftermath of failure, and much more.

Disasters by Design

Author : Dennis Mileti
Publisher : Joseph Henry Press
ISBN 13 : 0309261732
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Disasters by Design written by Dennis Mileti and published by Joseph Henry Press. This book was released on 1999-06-18 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters by Design provides an alternative and sustainable way to view, study, and manage hazards in the United States that would result in disaster-resilient communities, higher environmental quality, inter- and intragenerational equity, economic sustainability, and improved quality of life. This volume provides an overview of what is known about natural hazards, disasters, recovery, and mitigation, how research findings have been translated into policies and programs; and a sustainable hazard mitigation research agenda. Also provided is an examination of past disaster losses and hazards management over the past 20 years, including factorsâ€"demographic, climate, socialâ€"that influence loss. This volume summarizes and sets the stage for the more detailed books in the series.

Construction Disasters

Author : Steven S. Ross
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Construction Disasters written by Steven S. Ross and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1984 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

To Forgive Design

Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674065433
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book To Forgive Design written by Henry Petroski and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.

Disaster Epidemiology

Author : Jennifer Horney
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128095075
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Disaster Epidemiology written by Jennifer Horney and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications applies the core methods of epidemiological research and practice to the assessment of the short- and long-term health effects of disasters. The persistent movement of people and economic development to regions vulnerable to natural disasters, as well as new vulnerabilities related to environmental, technological, and terrorism incidents, means that in spite of large global efforts to reduce the impacts and costs of disasters, average annual expenditures to fund rebuilding from catastrophic losses is rising faster than either population or the gross world product. Improving the resilience of individuals and communities to these natural and technological disasters, climate change, and other natural and manmade stressors is one of the grand challenges of the 21st century. This book provides a guide to disaster epidemiology methods, supported with applications from practice. It helps researchers, public health practitioners, and governmental policy makers to better quantify the impacts of disaster on the health of individuals and communities to enhance resilience to future disasters. Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications explains how public health surveillance, rapid assessments, and other epidemiologic studies can be conducted in the post-disaster setting to prevent injury, illness, or death; provide accurate and timely information for decisions makers; and improve prevention and mitigation strategies for future disasters. These methods can also be applied to the study of other types of public health emergencies, such as infectious outbreaks, emerging and re-emerging diseases, and refugee health. This book gives both the public health practitioner and researcher the tools they need to conduct epidemiological studies in a disaster setting and can be used as a reference or as part of a course. - Provides a holistic perspective to epidemiology with an integration of academic and practical approaches - Showcases the use of hands-on techniques and principles to solve real-world problems - Includes contributions from both established and emerging scholars in the field of disaster epidemiology

Success Through Failure

Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691180997
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Success Through Failure written by Henry Petroski and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the importance of engineering design as well as society's ability to respond to design flaws.

Design Emergency

Author : Alice Rawsthorn
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781838664275
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Design Emergency written by Alice Rawsthorn and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world's most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive Design Emergency tells the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists, who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes - Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology - Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology.

Sustainable Housing Reconstruction

Author : Esther Charlesworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317563891
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Housing Reconstruction written by Esther Charlesworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through 12 case studies from Australia, Bangladesh, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and the USA, this book focuses on the housing reconstruction process after an earthquake, tsunami, cyclone, flood or fire. Design of post-disaster housing is not simply replacing the destroyed house but, as these case studies highlight, a means to not only build a safer house but also a more resilient community; not to simply return to the same condition as before the disaster, but an opportunity for building back better. The book explores two main themes: Housing reconstruction is most successful when involving the users in the design and construction process Housing reconstruction is most effective when it is integrated with community infrastructure, services and the means to create real livelihoods. The case studies included in this book highlight work completed by different agencies and built environment professionals in diverse disaster-affected contexts. With a global acceleration of natural disasters, often linked to accelerating climate change, there is a critical demand for robust housing solutions for vulnerable communities. This book provides professionals, policy makers and community stakeholders working in the international development and disaster risk management sectors, with an evidence-based exploration of how to add real value through the design process in housing reconstruction. Herein then, the knowledge we need to build, an approach to improve our processes, a window to understanding the complex domain of post-disaster housing reconstruction.

Identifying, Quantifying, and Proving Loss of Productivity

Author : American Society of Civil Engineers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780784482537
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Identifying, Quantifying, and Proving Loss of Productivity written by American Society of Civil Engineers and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "MOP 144 provides guidance and underlying framework for creating consistency across hazards, systems, and sectors in the design of new infrastructure systems and in enhancing the resilience of existing ones"--

Disaster by Design

Author : Michael R. Edelstein
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178190376X
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book Disaster by Design written by Michael R. Edelstein and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster; disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water. It argues this was the result of deliberate policy decisions. This volume is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting environmental disaster and in creating livable, sustainable communities.

On Risk and Disaster

Author : Ronald J. Daniels
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812205472
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book On Risk and Disaster written by Ronald J. Daniels and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of Planetizen's Top 10 Books of 2006 Hurricane Katrina not only devastated a large area of the nation's Gulf coast, it also raised fundamental questions about ways the nation can, and should, deal with the inevitable problems of economic risk and social responsibility. This volume gathers leading experts to examine lessons that Hurricane Katrina teaches us about better assessing, perceiving, and managing risks from future disasters. In the years ahead we will inevitably face more problems like those caused by Katrina, from fire, earthquake, or even a flu pandemic. America remains in the cross hairs of terrorists, while policy makers continue to grapple with important environmental and health risks. Each of these scenarios might, in itself, be relatively unlikely to occur. But it is statistically certain that we will confront such catastrophes, or perhaps one we have never imagined, and the nation and its citizenry must be prepared to act. That is the fundamental lesson of Katrina. The 20 contributors to this volume address questions of public and private roles in assessing, managing, and dealing with risk in American society and suggest strategies for moving ahead in rebuilding the Gulf coast. Contributors: Matthew Adler, Vicki Bier, Baruch Fischhoff, Kenneth R. Foster, Robert Giegengack, Peter Gosselin, Scott E. Harrington, Carolyn Kousky, Robert Meyer, Harvey G. Ryland, Brian L. Strom, Kathleen Tierney, Michael J. Trebilcock, Detlof von Winterfeldt, Jonathan Walters, Richard J. Zeckhauser.

Designing to Avoid Disaster

Author : Thomas Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 041552735X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Designing to Avoid Disaster written by Thomas Fisher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Thomas Fisher introduces the idea of fracture-critical design and provides many solutions for how we can design to avoid major disasters.

Design Thinking

Author : Thomas Lockwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1581157347
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Design Thinking written by Thomas Lockwood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking and inspirational book covers such topics as: developing a solid creative process through “Visual Reflection Notebooks” and “Bring Play to Work”; understanding the artist’s unique identity in relation to the larger culture; building systems of support and collaboration; explaining how an artist’s needs and passions can lead to innovation and authenticity; using language to inspire visual creativity; responding to the Internet and changing concepts of what is public and private; and accepting digression as a creative necessity. Through the exercises and techniques outlined in Art Without Compromise*, the reader will develop new confidence to pursue individual goals and inspiration to explore new paths, along with motivation to overcome creative blocks. With a revised understanding of the relevance in their own work within the sphere of contemporary culture, the artist will come away with a clearer perspective on his or her past and future work and a critical eye for personal authenticity.

The Elements of Graphic Design

Author : Alex W. White
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1581157622
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Graphic Design written by Alex W. White and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to graphic design.

NBS Special Publication

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NBS Special Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Green Graphic Design

Author : Brian Dougherty
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1581155115
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Green Graphic Design written by Brian Dougherty and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a graphic designer be a catalyst for positive change? Green Graphic Design reframes the way designers can think about the work they create, while remaining focused on cost constraints and corporate identity. Simple, eco-innovative changes are demonstrated in all phases of the design process, including: · Picking projects · Strategizing with clients · Choosing materials for manufacture and shipping · Understanding users · Picking ink and paper for printing · Binding · Packing final products · Building strong brands · Working with clients to foster transparency and corporate social responsibility Fully illustrated and packed with case studies of green design implementation, this reference guide more than inspires; a "sustainability scorecard" and a complete glossary of key terms and resources ensure that anyone in the design field can implement practical green solutions. Green Graphic Design is an indispensable resource for graphic designers ready to look to the future of their business and the environment.