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Recent years have seen a surge of interest in ‘the commons’ based on a simple yet radical idea: great improvements in production and management could be achieved by reducing barriers to knowledge exchange and power-sharing. Ranging from meadows, forests and parks to language, open-source software (FLOSS and Blockchain) and 3D printers, the commons are distributed or common property resources/infrastructures that are self-managed by their user communities. While acknowledging the significant contributions that can be made through commons-based peer production, this book provides a critical examination of the commons with the aim of contributing to their long-term sustainability. In partic...
THIS THIRD EDITION OF TENEUES' BESTSELLING COOL RESTAURANTS NEW YORK FEATURES 34 RESTAURANTS, HALF OF WHICH ARE NEW.
This is the latest in an important series of reviews going back to 1928. The book contains 28 chapters, written by experts in their field, and reviews developments in the principal aspects of British librarianship and information work in the years 2011-2015.
The new generation of ecological architecture building owners today are increasingly confronted with the question of energy efficiency. Depending on the climatic zone, passive houses require very different technologies, interventions and steps to be taken by the architects. This volume portrays 60 single family passive houses.
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AN INFORMATIVE AND CUTTING-EDGE GUIDE CHRONICLES ALL THAT'S COOL IN THESE CAPTIVATING CITIES AND INCLUDES DAZZLING PHOTOGRAPHS.
AlmodOvar is Spain's most successful and controversial director, representing a unique blend of art-house auteur and popular film-maker. His films, with their mix of Hollywood and European styles and of popular melodrama and comedy, have been attracting growing international audiences since the success of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. A Spanish Labyrinth is a much needed, clear, and comprehensive introduction to the films of AlmodOvar, investigating the cultural and national contexts for his work, issues of gender, sexuality, stars, genre, visual style, music, and much more. It is the ideal companion to AlmodOvar for students of film and Hispanic Studies, as well as those generally interested in film and Spanish culture.