Creating spaces for an ageing society, Yarker, Sophie (the University Of Manchester, Uk)
Автор: Hasenцhrl Ute Название: Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society ISBN: 1138813974 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138813977 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8726.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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After decades "in the shadows," urban lighting is re-emerging as a matter of public debate. Long-standing truths are increasingly questioned as a confluence of developments affects lighting itself and the way it is viewed. Light has become an integral element of place-making and energy-saving initiatives alike. Rapidly evolving lighting technologies are opening up new possibilities, but also posing new challenges to planners, and awareness is growing that artificial illumination is not purely benign but can actually constitute a form of pollution. As a result, public policy frameworks, incentives and initiatives are undergoing a phase of innovation and change that will affect how cities are lit for years to come.
The first comprehensive compilation of current scientific discussions on urban lighting and light pollution from a social science and humanities perspective, Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society contributes to an evolving international debate on an increasingly controversial topic. The contributions draw a rich panorama of the manifold discourses connected with artificial illumination in the past and present - from early attempts to promote new lighting technologies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to current debates on restricting its excessive usage in public space and the protection of darkness. By bringing together a cross-section of current findings and debates on urban lighting and light pollution from a wide variety of disciplines, it reflects that artificial lighting is multifaceted in its qualities, utilisation and interpretation.
Including case studies from the United States, Europe, and the UK, Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society is one of the first to take a serious assessment of light, pollution, and places and is a valuable resource for planners, policy makers and students in related subjects.
Автор: Parkins Ilya Название: Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli ISBN: 0857853279 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780857853271 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 4275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through a highly original and detailed analysis of the memoirs, interviews and other life writings of Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli, this book explores changing notions of femininity in the early decades of the twentieth century, when the democratization of fashion began. Examining the idea of modernity, eternity and the ephemeral in the writings of these haute couturiers, the book reflects on fashion's ambivalent approach to women, which both celebrated and vilified them, presenting them as both ultra modern style leaders and irrational creatures stuck in the past. This fascinating text is key reading for scholars and students of fashion, gender studies, cultural studies and history.
Автор: Wright Erik Olin, Rogers Joel Название: American Society: How It Really Works ISBN: 0393938859 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780393938852 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 7603.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The definitive critical introduction to American society.
Автор: Kenney J. Scott Название: Brought to Light: Contemporary Freemasonry, Meaning, and Society ISBN: 1771121947 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781771121941 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5140.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Secret societies are becoming increasingly controversial - thrust into public awareness by popular books, films, the Internet, and a host of recent documentaries. In academia, this exposure finds a parallel in the proliferation of research, institutes, and conferences. Yet the media depictions tend to be caricatures, a playing to pervasive stereotypes for public consumption, while the academic stress historical and philological matters. Indeed, to the extent a sociological focus exists, it largely emphasizes the roles these groups played in social history. And for the societies' members themselves, there has been a paucity of work on the contemporary meaning of these groups - a neglect made mystifying by the vast social changes that have taken place over the past century. In this study, and for the first time by any scholar, Kenney moves beyond history and applies the methods and theoretical tools of contemporary sociology to study the lived world of freemasons in today's society. To provide a clear portrait of the patterned experiences of contemporary freemasons and the issues faced by ""the Craft"" today, Kenney draws on qualitative data from three primary sources: (1) extensive interviews with 121 contemporary freemasons in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; (2) video footage shot for a feature film on contemporary freemasonry; and (3) his observations and experiences in nearly fifteen years as a freemason. Brought to Light provides a highly original contribution to sociology, Masonic scholarship, and the social sciences generally.
Автор: Centeno Miguel A Название: War & Society ISBN: 0745645801 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745645803 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 2533.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: War is a paradox. On the one hand, it destroys bodies and destroys communities. On the other hand, it is responsible for some of the strongest human bonds and has been the genesis of many of our most fundamental institutions.
Автор: Chloe N. Thurston Название: At the Boundaries of Homeownership ISBN: 1108434525 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108434522 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Homeownership is a paradox of American culture: a symbol of capitalist meritocracy, yet historically made possible by an activist government that few citizens recognize. This book examines the development of homeownership policy as part of this hidden welfare state and its transformation to include previously excluded groups over the twentieth century.
Автор: Wyness Michael Название: Childhood, culture and society : in a global context ISBN: 144629613X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781446296134 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 7285.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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'Written with clarity and thoroughly argued, Wyness confirms his place as one of the key authors within contemporary social science writing on children and childhood. A formidable exploration of the nature of contemporary childhood in globally disparate regions.' - Pia Christensen, Professor of Anthropology and Childhood Studies, University of Leeds, UK
Never shying away from the most pressing topics in the field, this book provides a multifaceted and extensive analysis of the study of children and childhood.
Linking key concepts, themes and problems together, the text offers an interdisciplinary approach with its topical and timely case studies and illustrations which illuminate the latest research in the field. Key features include:
A number of international case studies including children and military conflict, child migrants, children and networking sites, child trafficking, and children as consumers Questions which help you to make connections between topics and get you reflecting on your own childhood Engaging learning features including chapter aims, boxed sections, summaries and further reading suggestions
Автор: Carruthers Bruce G Название: Economy/Society ISBN: 1412994969 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781412994965 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 9187.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Understanding how society shapes the economy helps us answer many important questions. For example, how does advertising get people to buy things? How do people use their social connections to get jobs? This title presents sociological answers to questions like these.
Автор: Debra J Davidson Название: Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society ISBN: 0190633859 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190633851 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 19008.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society presents an overview of this expanding area that has evolved dramatically over the past decade, away from one largely dominated by structural, political economic treatments on the one hand, and social-psychological studies of individual-level attitudes and behaviors on the other, toward a far more conceptually and methodologically rich and exciting field that brings in, for example, social practices, systemcomplexity, risk theory, social studies of science, and social movements theories. This volume seeks to capture the variety of scales and methods, and range of both conceptual and empirical analyses that define the field, while drawing particular attention to indigenous peoples, poverty, political power, communitiesand cities. Organized into seven sections, chapters cover social theory and energy-society relations, political-economic perspectives, consumption dynamics, energy equity and energy poverty, energy and publics, energy and governance, as well as emerging trends.
Автор: Perera Nihal Название: People`s Spaces: Coping, Familiarizing, Creating ISBN: 041572029X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415720298 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8573.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: People`s Spaces attempts to understand the struggle between people and institutions in the spaces they make by investigating individual`s diverse approaches in reconciling the difference between their spatial needs and spatial availability.
Описание: Written collaboratively as international, interdisciplinary and intergenerational collectives, the editors and contributors use various ways of understanding `motherhood` to draw attention to - and disrupt - the masculine structures currently defining women`s lives and work in the academy.
Автор: Johnson Название: Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing ISBN: 1107092574 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107092570 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 10771.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Spirituality in later life has become increasingly significant in the context of extended longevity. This book will inform researchers and practitioners in all fields that relate to older people, especially in social, psychological and health-related domains and wherever meaning and purpose in ageing are recognised as important for human flourishing.
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