Download or read book Cimientos para un nuevo modelo de h bitat sostenible Rep blica Dominicana written by Pedro Antonio Ayala García and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abordando los temas relacionados con el medio ambiente, la sostenibilidad y la eficiencia energética, cabe decir, que actualmente se han convertido en asuntos prioritarios en múltiples debates e importantes campos de investigación, dejando de ser temas discutidos por expertos a ser los temas del diario vivir de cada uno de nosotros. El impacto ambiental que últimamente ha generado el desarrollo de las grandes urbes en todo el mundo, ha despertado la preocupación de diferentes organismo internacionales, como la Organización de la Naciones Unidas ONU (Cumbre internacional contra el cambio climático 2014), a crear debates respecto a los retos que debe afrontar la sociedad actual para reducir y revertir los efectos negativos (Emisión de gases de efecto invernadero CO2), que ocasionan el cambio el clima en el planeta. Esta realidad de ámbito mundial tiene gran incidencia en los campos de la arquitectura y la edificación, producto de ser unos sectores económicos que generan mayor impacto al medio ambiente (50% de los recursos mundiales, convirtiéndose en una de las actividades menos sostenibles del planeta), donde últimamente ha existido una preocupación creciente en garantizar la sostenibilidad al momento de llevar a cabo cualquier tipo de proyecto; que desde su concepción, planificación, construcción hasta su vida útil genere ambientalmente el menor daño posible. Para el diseño de un hábitat, las consideraciones en cuanto su entorno requieren de un análisis previo minucioso, en donde es fundamental conocer y considerar: la naturaleza geográfica y climática de la zona de su emplazamiento, además debe tenerse en cuenta la eficacia y moderación en el uso de los materiales y el uso racional de los recursos energéticos, tomando siempre en cuenta que los métodos de acondicionamientos y las tecnologías constructivas sean lo más eficiente para lograr así un hábitat con miras hacia un desarrollo sostenible. En la perspectiva de lograr edificaciones más eficientes desde un enfoque ecológico, la presente tesina de fin de máster establece las bases para obtener un nuevo modelo de hábitat que responda a las condiciones climáticas de la República Dominicana. Esta propuesta servirá como iniciativa para definir criterios de diseño sostenibles para el desarrollo de soluciones viables en la mejora y el confort de las edificaciones, adaptándolas a los parámetros medio ambientales del clima de la región del caribe. El propósito es tomar iniciativas innovadoras para definir políticas y lineamientos que ayuden, en el país, a dar una mirada distinta a los proyectos básicos de edificaciones desde el punto de vista bioclimático. La investigación pretende brindar aportaciones teóricas respecto los estándares nacionales e internacionales, en materia de eficiencia y sostenibilidad de las edificaciones, tomando modelos referentes de España y Costa Rica, mediante el proceso, en una primera etapa, de investigación y recopilación de información, seguido por el proceso de selección del estándar de certificación más adecuado para la República Dominicana. De igual manera se analizará un caso de estudio, mediante un modelo experimentar, en donde se determinará la cantidad de energía requerida para llegar a una temperatura interior confortable, ante las condiciones de verano e invierno, tomando en cuenta los factores climáticos del viento y la radiación solar, en donde se examinará los resultados térmico obtenidos, para definir que pautas son las más adecuadas para dar el primer paso hacia ese nuevo modelo propuesto. La motivación para el desarrollo de esta investigación se debe a la poca o nula experiencia, existente en el país ante un concepto tan relevante como la "Arquitectura Tropical Sostenible", concepto que hasta el momento no se ha transformado en una realidad concreta en la práctica de la arquitectura y la edificación local, por lo que el presente trabajo pretende analizar, mediante una valoración crítica, las carencias y necesidades en tales sectores, reflexionando en que falta por implementar para alcanzar esas buenas prácticas que ayuden a obtener una arquitectura amable y consciente con nuestro paraíso tropical, y que busque soluciones medioambientales eficientes, mezclando lo altamente tecnológico con lo altamente natural, para crear esa relación entre el edificio con el clima y obtener del mismo un alto nivel sostenibilidad, confort y reducción de sus necesidades energéticas.
Download or read book The State of Latin American and Caribbean Cities 2012 written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With 80% of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized region on the planet. Located here are some of the largest and bes-known cities, like Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Lima and Santiago. The region also boasts hundreds of smaller cities that stand out because of their dynamism and creativity. This edition of State of Latin American and Caribbean cities presents teh current situation of the region's urban world, including the demographic, economic, social, environmental, urban and institutional conditions in which cities are developing." -- p.4 of cover.
Download or read book The Circular Economy and the Global South written by Patrick Schröder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The circular economy is a policy approach and business strategy that aims to improve resource productivity, promote sustainable consumption and production and reduce environmental impacts. This book examines the relevance of the circular economy in the context of developing countries, something which to date is little understood. This volume highlights examples of circular economy practices in developing country contexts in relation to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), informal sector recycling and national policy approaches. It examines a broad range of case studies, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, and Thailand, and illustrates how the circular economy can be used as a new lens and possible solution to cross-cutting development issues of pollution and waste, employment, health, urbanisation and green industrialisation. In addition to more technical and policy oriented contributions, the book also critically discusses existing narratives and pathways of the circular economy in the global North and South, and how these differ or possibly even conflict with each other. Finally, the book critically examines under what conditions the circular economy will be able to reduce global inequalities and promote human development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. Presenting a unique social sciences perspective on the circular economy discourse, this book is relevant to students and scholars studying sustainability in economics, business studies, environmental politics and development studies.
Download or read book Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands written by Elbert Luther Little and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Resource Efficiency and Climate Change written by United Nations and published by UN. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The International Resource Panel (IRP) was established to provide independent, coherent and authoritative scientific assessments on the use of natural resources and their environmental impacts over the full life cycle. The Panel aims to contribute to a better understanding of how to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation while enhancing well-being. The Secretariat is hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme. IRP assessments demonstrate the opportunities for governments, businesses and wider society to work together to create and implement policies that ultimately lead to sustainable resource management, including through better planning, technological innovation and strategic incentives and investments. Materials are vital to modern society, but their production is an important source of greenhouse gases. Emissions from material production are now comparable to those from agriculture, forestry, and land use change combined, yet they have received much less attention from the climate policy community. The IPR authors propose looking beyond energy efficiency to reduce global carbon footprint. This report was developed by the IRP in response to a request from the Group of 7. It conducts a rigorous assessment of the contribution of material efficiency to GHG abatement strategies. More concretely, it assesses the potential reduction of GHG emissions from material efficiency strategies applied in residential buildings and light duty vehicles, and reviews policies that address these strategies. The IRP modelling results show that increasing material efficiency can help enhance efforts in moving towards the 1.5° C target set by the Paris Agreement." -- Page 4 of cover
Download or read book Conservation of Living Religious Heritage written by Herb Stovel and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Tourism written by Gerda K. Priestley and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although widely advocated, sustainable tourism is subject to numerous interpretations -- from environmentally friendly forms of tourism to maintaining the economic viability of tourist activity in a specific place. This book explores various views on sustainable tourism and demonstrates its complexity and diversity, in order to clarify the issues in operational terms. It addresses questions such as: can tourist activity be sustainable economically; can tourism lead to sustainability from an environmental perspective; and what is the role of tourism as a sustainable development strategy? Much of the book consists of a series of European case studies, from the U.K., France, Spain, Italy and Greece. These case studies cover three main themes: recreation and tourism in natural and rural areas; coastal tourism; and islands. The book represents a valuable supplementary text for students of tourism, as well as related disciplines such as geography, economics, environmental management, and local and regional planning and development.
Download or read book Group Rights and Discrimination in International Law written by Nātān Lerner and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Race and Racial Prejudice.
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Download or read book A Tale of the Dispossessed La Multitud Errante written by Laura Restrepo and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of "The Dark Bride" comes a new novella published in a bilingual English/Spanish edition.
Download or read book The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia written by Andrea Canepari and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia examines the impact and influence of Italian arts, culture, people, and ideas on the city of Philadelphia from the founding to the present"--
Download or read book Practice as Research written by Ludivine Fuschini and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice-as-Research: In Performance and Screen presents a thoroughgoing exploration of the major fissures of established knowledge created by a new trans-disciplinary, worldwide project for the twenty-first century. Focussing on the most fleeting and yet pervasive practices of the performance and screen arts, it both documents and analyses the practical-theoretical integration of hands-on creative and scholarly methods of research. Through an innovative combination of manuscript, catalogue and digital multi-media formats, it aims to embody the principles of performance and screen practice-as-research in its structure and design – making book pages and DVD images mutually illuminating. With over fifty practitioner-researcher contributors, Practice-as-Research constitutes the most comprehensive presentation of this sometimes controversial and frequently fresh way of doing things with an imaginative convergence of artistic and scholarly processes.
Download or read book Measuring the Information Society Report 2016 written by United Nations Publications and published by UN. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Measuring the Information Society Report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ICT Development Index (IDI). The IDI 2016 captures the level of ICT developments in 175 economies worldwide and compares progress made since the year 2014. The MISR 2016 assesses IDI findings at the regional level and highlights countries that rank at the top of the IDI and those that have improved their position in the overall IDI rankings most dynamically since 2014. It will also use the findings of the IDI to analyze trends and developments in the digital divide. The report will present 2015 prices for about 160 countries and provide a detailed analysis of mobile-cellular, fixed-broadband and mobile-broadband prices over the period 2008-2015. It will highlight the role of ICTs in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and present the newly agreed SDG indicator framework, including the ICT indicators. The report will also include a chapter looking into new metrics to measure mobile uptake, and a chapter presenting data analyzing Internet use and uptake.
Download or read book Housing by People written by John F. C. Turner and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1977 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Room for Development written by Inter-American Development Bank and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.
Download or read book Borders Regions and People written by M. van der Velde and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
