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Why nothing works : who killed progress--and how to bring it back / by Dunkelman, Marc J.,author.(CARDINAL)407839;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-386) and index.Servant or master of the public? -- The price of progress -- Bodies on the machine -- Manacling the octopus -- More harm than good -- No place to call home -- The bridge to nowhere -- A tragedy of the commons in reverse -- Conclusion: Full-circle progressivism."America was once a country that could do big things - building the world's greatest rail network, a vast electrical grid, interstate highways, abundant housing, Social Security, NASA, and more. But today, on issues that touch us each and every day, from housing to clean energy to high-speed rail, we feel stuck, unable to move the needle, ruled by a vetocracy that uses its power to stifle progress. Marc Dunkelman's provocative analysis of the architecture and use of power investigates how we moved from a can-do culture to one in which new red tape is added to a world already hampered by it--and how we can find our way back. While Progressives blame the right, it's actually Progressive reforms that curtail anyone who wields power--from bureaucrats and politicians to financiers, and corporate executives--from getting things done. Guardrails placed around power brokers so that they don't interfere with our individual autonomy or oppress us with its coercive authority have worked all too well--so well that government has been rendered incompetent, stifling the very tool needed to fight for justice and equality. As Americans confront massive crises like climate change, rising healthcare costs, crumbling infrastructure, and failing schools, Americans need quick and decisive action. In this book Dunkelman shows how progressives can rediscover their roots, end gridlock, and do the crucial work of serving the people"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Government productivity; Public administration; Progressivism (United States politics); Progress.; Political culture;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Portugal / by Heale, Jay.(CARDINAL)355261; Koh, Angeline,1982-(CARDINAL)474435;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Portugal"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Houses that can save the world / by Smith, Courtenay,author.(CARDINAL)859585; Topham, Sean,author.(CARDINAL)859623;
Includes biliographical references.Introduction -- Assimilate -- Breathe -- Burrow -- Collaborate -- Democratize -- Dig -- Empathize -- Feel -- Fill -- Float -- Grow -- Harvest -- Preserve -- Print -- Reuse -- Revisit -- Rise -- Transform -- Weave.Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about 'home'. With strategies and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa and South America, the book shines a spotlight on everything from wholly new techniques to creative reuse of existing buildings and materials. 00Nothing short of a design revolution is underway as we confront climate change, polluting plastics, global migration, rapidly expanding cities and an ageing population. Part handbook, part manifesto, Houses that Can Save the World shows how architects, designers, engineers, self-builders, artists and others are embracing the new challenges the human race is facing.00Whether you are planning a self-build or are simply looking for ways to make your home more environmentally friendly and efficient, this book is packed with innovative ideas that can help us to make our homes and the world a better place to be.
Subjects: Ecological houses; Sustainable architecture.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Israel / by DuBois, Jill,1952-author.(CARDINAL)360719; Elias, Josie,author.(CARDINAL)498610; Rosh, Mair,author.(CARDINAL)461159;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Includes infomation about Israels geography, history, government ecomomy,environment, the people and their lifestyle as well as their religion, language, arts, leisure, food and festivals.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult literature.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Bangladesh / by Whyte, Mariam.(CARDINAL)650820;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of Bangladesh.Accelerated Reader AR
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Iran / by Rajendra, Vijeya,1936-(CARDINAL)363334; Kaplan, Gisela T.(CARDINAL)682021; Rajendra, Rudi.(CARDINAL)544729;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult literature.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Powers and thrones : a new history of the Middle Ages / by Jones, Dan,1981-author.(CARDINAL)349106; Whyte, Jamie,cartographer.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-617) and index.Part I. Imperium (ca. A.D. 410-750) -- Romans -- Barbarians -- Byzantines -- Arabs -- Part II. Dominion (ca. A.D. 750-1215) -- Franks -- Monks -- Knights -- Crusaders -- Part III. Rebirth (ca. A.D. 1215-1347) -- Mongols -- Merchants -- Scholars -- Builders -- Part IV. Revolution (ca. A.D. 1347-1527) -- Survivors -- Renewers -- Navigators -- Protestants."An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the rise of the West--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Templars. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era--and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names--from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine--Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. Powers and Thrones takes readers on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West, and culminates in the first contact between theold and new worlds in the sixteenth century. The medieval world was forged by the big forces that still occupy us today: climate change, pandemic disease, mass migration, and technological revolutions. This was the time when the great European nationalities were formed; when our basic Western systems of law and governance were codified; when the Christian Churches matured as both powerful institutions and the regulators of Western public morality; and when art, architecture, philosophical inquiry and scientific invention went through periods of massive, revolutionary change. At each stage in this story, successive western powers thrived by attracting--or stealing--the most valuable resources, ideas, and people from the rest of the world. The West was rebuilt on the ruins of an empire and emerged from a state of crisis and collapse to dominate the region and the world. Every sphere of human life and activity was transformed in the thousand years of Powers and Thrones. As we face a critical turning point in our own millennium, the legacy and lessons of how we got here matter more than ever."--
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval.; Middle Ages.;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 28
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Kuwait / by O'Shea, Maria.(CARDINAL)651158;
Includes bibliographical references (page) and index.Introduces the geography, history, religious beliefs, government, and people of Kuwait, a small country on the Persian Gulf.Accelerated Reader AR
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Nature : collaborations in design / by National Design Triennial(6th :2019 :New York, N.Y.; Kerkrade, Netherlands),organizer.; Lipps, Andrea,author.(CARDINAL)817916; McQuaid, Matilda,author.(CARDINAL)768888; Condell, Caitlin,author.(CARDINAL)817915; Bertrand, Gène,author.(CARDINAL)817914; Cooper-Hewitt Museum,issuing body,host institution.(CARDINAL)152733; Cube Design Museum,host institution.(CARDINAL)817913;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Designers today are striving to transform our relationship with the natural world. While the modern industrial age gave way to designs that vastly improved human enterprise through technology, there were unintended and destructive consequences for the environment. Humans are intrinsically linked to nature yet our actions have frayed this relationship, forcing designers to think more intentionally and to consider the impact of every design decision, from an artifact's manufacture and use to its obsolescence. Designers are aligning with biologists, engineers, agriculturists, environmentalists and many other disciplines to design a more harmonious and regenerative future. Based on these new partnerships, designers are asking different questions and anticipating future challenges, which not only change the design process, but also what design means. 0'Nature: Collaborations in Design' includes over sixty-five international projects from the fields of architecture, product design, landscape design, fashion, interactive and communication design, and material research. More than 300 compelling and exquisite photographs, illustrations and content from data visualizations illustrate seven essays, which explain and explore designers' strategies around understanding, simulating, salvaging, facilitating, augmenting, remediating and nurturing nature. Four conversations between scientists and designers delve into topics related to synthetic biology, scientific versus design lexicon, and recent shifts in the meaning of nature with a glossary illuminating scientific, technological and theoretical concepts and processes invoked by the designers.Exhibition: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, USA & CUBE Design Museum, Kerkrade, The Netherlands (10.05.2019-20.01.2020).
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Conference papers and proceedings.; Design; Sustainable design; Human ecology; Climatic changes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Size : how it explains the world / by Smil, Vaclav,author.(CARDINAL)323599;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-271) and index.What makes a human society too big? What about a human being? Which alternative energy sources have the best chance of scaling and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? Why do tall people make more money? What makes a face beautiful? How about a cathedral? How can changing the size of your plates help you lose weight?To answer the most important questions of our age, we must understand size. Neither bacteria nor empires are immune to its laws. Measuring it is challenging, especially where complex systems like economies are concerned, yet mastering it offers rich rewards: the rise of the West, for example, was a direct result of ever more accurate and standardized measurements. Using the interdisciplinary approach that has won him a wide readership, Smil draws upon history, earth science, psychology, art, and more to offer fresh insight into some of our biggest challenges, including income inequality, the spread of infectious disease, and the uneven impacts of climate change. Size explains the regularities--and peculiarities--of the key processes shaping life (from microbes to whales), the Earth (from asteroids to volcanic eruptions), technical advances (from architecture to transportation), and societies and economies (from cities to wages). We also learn the rules governing beauty, why a biosphere needs diversity, why bigger animals need proportionately less food, and why people in hotter climates have longer legs.
Subjects: Measurement.; Size perception.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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