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An Ibero-American Perspective on Narratives of Pandemics

by Zélia M. Bora, Animesh Roy, Ricardo de la Fuente Ballesteros, Juan Pascual Gay, Mercedes Pascual Zavala, Juan R. Coca, Martha Galvan-Mandujano, María Fernanda Solórzano Granada0, Norma Georgina Gutiérrez Serrano1, Georgina Vega Fregoso2, Siddharth Singh Monteiro Bora3, Evely Vânia Libanori4, Juarez Nogueira Lins5, Geralda de Miranda6, Bruno Matos Farias7, Marcos Alexandre Cavalcanti8, Katia Eliane Santos Avelar9 ...

Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
An Ibero-American Perspective on Narratives of Pandemics is a critique of the realities of the pandemic in the Ibero-American world and its intertwined relationship with the environment. Through a critical gaze into the history of the region as it has evolved through periods of socio-environmental and cultural conflicts, the book chronicles multiple experiences of how people managed to negotiate ... Read more

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An Ibero-American Perspective on Narratives of Pandemics is a critique of the realities of the pandemic in the Ibero-American world and its intertwined relationship with the environment. Through a critical gaze into the history of the region as it has evolved through periods of socio-environmental and cultural conflicts, the book chronicles multiple experiences of how people managed to negotiate
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Chemical contaminants in foods

Understanding and managing risks

by Dr Rob Theelen, Ms Verna Carolissen Mackay, Dr Gracia Brisco, Dr Annamaria Bruno, Dr Angeliki Vlachou, Dr Vittorio Fattori, Dr Markus Lipp, Professor Tadeusz Gorecki, Dr Merrik Kobarfard, Dr Alexander Sweett0, Dr Daniel Cozzolino1, Dr Gaud Dervilly2, Dr M. Hernández-Mesa3, Dr B. Le Bizec4, Dr Bozidar Udovicki5, Dr Ilija Djekic6, Dr Pascal Sanders7, Dr Christophe Rousselle8, Dr Dimosthenis Sarigiannis9, Dr Spyros Karakitsios0, Professor Mathieu Vinken1, Dr Alexandra-Costina Avîrvarei2, Dr Ellen Callewaert3, Dr Kyriaki Xiftou4, Dr Julen Sanz-Serrano5, Dr Szabina Stice6, Dr Britt Maestroni7, Dr Paul Williams8, Dr Simon Haughey9, Dr Yicong Li0, Dr Ramón Fernández-Ruiz1, Dr Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz2, Dr Alessandro Migliori3, Dr Christina Vlachou4, Dr Gary Codling5, Dr Thimo Groffen6, Dr Chaymae El Amraoui Aarab7, Dr Mélanie Di Mario8, Dr Els Van Hoeck9, Dr Laure Joly0, Dr Marc Hanikenne1, Dr Els Van Pamel2, Dr Alfonso Lampen3, Dr Youngsun Lee4, Dr Hoonjeong Kwon5, Professor Isabel Sierra6, Dr Natalia Casado7, Dr Florian Kaltner8, Dr Begoña Fernández-Pintor9, Dr Sonia Morante-Zarcero0, Dr Anna Sanches Silva1, Dr Inês Parente2, Dr Ana Rita Soares Mateus3, Dr Sílvia Cruz Barros4, Dr Angelina Pena5 ...

Series Book 172 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Diet has consistently been shown to be the dominant source of exposure to the majority of contaminants that pose a threat to human health. However, there is concern that current methods for detection, analysis and risk assessment of chemical residues in food may not accurately reflect the complex cocktail of contaminants to which different groups may be exposed.Chemical contaminants in foods: ... Read more

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Diet has consistently been shown to be the dominant source of exposure to the majority of contaminants that pose a threat to human health. However, there is concern that current methods for detection, analysis and risk assessment of chemical residues in food may not accurately reflect the complex cocktail of contaminants to which different groups may be exposed.Chemical contaminants in foods:
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Risk management as a strategy for the preservation of cultural heritage in sciences and health

by Carla Coelho, Marcos José Pinheiro, Bruno Sá, Nathália Vieira Serrano ...

This publication aims to share the work process and main results of the pilot cycle in the implementation of risk management for the cultural heritage of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). The initiative was coordinated by Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (COC) through an interdisciplinary Working Group and enjoyed the collaboration of other technical and scientific units of the institution, especially ... Read more

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This publication aims to share the work process and main results of the pilot cycle in the implementation of risk management for the cultural heritage of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). The initiative was coordinated by Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (COC) through an interdisciplinary Working Group and enjoyed the collaboration of other technical and scientific units of the institution, especially
... Read more

Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit

An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective

Edited by Juan Carlos Munoz, Laurel Paget-Seekins ...

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors from both developed and developing countries bring expertise in ... Read more

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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors from both developed and developing countries bring expertise in
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AI Knowledge Transfer from the University to Society

Applications in High-Impact Sectors

Edited by José Guadix Martín, Milica Lilic, Marina Rosales Martínez ...

AI Knowledge Transfer from the University to Society: Applications in High-Impact Sectors brings together examples from the "Innovative Ecosystem with Artificial Intelligence for Andalusia 2025" project at the University of Seville, a series of sub-projects composed of research groups and different institutions or companies that explore the use of Artificial Intelligence in a variety of high ... Read more

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AI Knowledge Transfer from the University to Society: Applications in High-Impact Sectors brings together examples from the "Innovative Ecosystem with Artificial Intelligence for Andalusia 2025" project at the University of Seville, a series of sub-projects composed of research groups and different institutions or companies that explore the use of Artificial Intelligence in a variety of high
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The Rent of Form

Architecture and Labor in the Digital Age

by Pedro Fiori Arantes, Timothy Frye ...

Translated by Adriana Kauffmann ...

Series series Buell Center Books in the History and Theory of American Architecture
A critique of prominent architects’ approach to digitally driven design and labor practices over the past two decadesWith the advent of revolutionary digital design and production technologies, contemporary architects and their clients developed a taste for dramatic, unconventional forms. Seeking to amaze their audiences and promote their global brands, “starchitects” like Herzog & de Meuron and ... Read more

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A critique of prominent architects’ approach to digitally driven design and labor practices over the past two decadesWith the advent of revolutionary digital design and production technologies, contemporary architects and their clients developed a taste for dramatic, unconventional forms. Seeking to amaze their audiences and promote their global brands, “starchitects” like Herzog & de Meuron and
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Beyond the City

Resource Extraction Urbanism in South America

by Felipe Correa ...

During the last decade, the South American continent has seen a strong push for transnational integration, initiated by the former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who (with the endorsement of eleven other nations) spearheaded the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA), a comprehensive energy, transport, and communications network. The most ... Read more

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During the last decade, the South American continent has seen a strong push for transnational integration, initiated by the former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who (with the endorsement of eleven other nations) spearheaded the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA), a comprehensive energy, transport, and communications network. The most
... Read more
Vernacular and Earthen Architecture: Conservation and Sustainability

Proceedings of SosTierra 2017 (Valencia, Spain, 14-16 September 2017)

Edited by Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares, Lidia García-Soriano, Valentina Cristini ...

Vernacular architecture in general and earthen architecture in particular, with their rich variety of forms worldwide, are custodians of the material culture and identity of the peoples who built them. In addition, they are widely recognized as ancestral examples of sustainability in all their variants and interpretations, and the architecture of the present ought to learn from these when ... Read more

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Vernacular architecture in general and earthen architecture in particular, with their rich variety of forms worldwide, are custodians of the material culture and identity of the peoples who built them. In addition, they are widely recognized as ancestral examples of sustainability in all their variants and interpretations, and the architecture of the present ought to learn from these when
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Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage

Economic, Cultural and Social Identity

Edited by Blanca de-Miguel-Molina, Virginia Santamarina-Campos, María de-Miguel-Molina, Rafael Boix-Doménech ...

Series series SpringerBriefs in Economics
This open access book offers an interdisciplinary perspective and presents various case studies on music as ICH, highlighting the importance and functionality of music to stimulating social innovation and entrepreneurship. Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) covers the traditions or living expressions proposed by the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in five ... Read more

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This open access book offers an interdisciplinary perspective and presents various case studies on music as ICH, highlighting the importance and functionality of music to stimulating social innovation and entrepreneurship. Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) covers the traditions or living expressions proposed by the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in five
... Read more
Crafting Tradition

The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings

by Michael Chibnik ...

Series series Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
Since the mid-1980s, whimsical, brightly colored wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca have found their way into gift shops and private homes across the United States and Europe, as Western consumers seek to connect with the authenticity and tradition represented by indigenous folk arts. Ironically, however, the Oaxacan wood carvings are not a traditional folk art. Invented in the mid ... Read more

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Since the mid-1980s, whimsical, brightly colored wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca have found their way into gift shops and private homes across the United States and Europe, as Western consumers seek to connect with the authenticity and tradition represented by indigenous folk arts. Ironically, however, the Oaxacan wood carvings are not a traditional folk art. Invented in the mid
... Read more
Citizen’s Right to the Digital City

Urban Interfaces, Activism, and Placemaking

Edited by Marcus Foth, Martin Brynskov, Timo Ojala ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Edited by thought leaders in the fields of urban informatics and urban interaction design, this book brings together case studies and examples from around the world to discuss the role that urban interfaces, citizen action, and city making play in the quest to create and maintain not only secure and resilient, but productive, sustainable and viable urban environments. The book debates the impact ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Edited by thought leaders in the fields of urban informatics and urban interaction design, this book brings together case studies and examples from around the world to discuss the role that urban interfaces, citizen action, and city making play in the quest to create and maintain not only secure and resilient, but productive, sustainable and viable urban environments. The book debates the impact
... Read more
Spatial Justice and Informal Settlements

Integral Urban Projects in the Comunas of Medellín

by Dr Eva Schwab ...

Series series Emerald Points
Spatial Justice and Informal Settlements: Integral Urban Projects in the Comunas of Medellín links the discourses of informal urbanism and spatial justice in the context of public space-based governmental programmes to upgrade informal settlements in Latin America.It argues for the importance of combining measures for equity and empowerment with positive recognition, i.e. recognition which is ... Read more

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Spatial Justice and Informal Settlements: Integral Urban Projects in the Comunas of Medellín links the discourses of informal urbanism and spatial justice in the context of public space-based governmental programmes to upgrade informal settlements in Latin America.It argues for the importance of combining measures for equity and empowerment with positive recognition, i.e. recognition which is
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