Asphalt Children And City Streets

Author : Mônica Mesquita
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9460916333
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asphalt Children and City Streets written by Mônica Mesquita and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores the urban experiences of street children in sao paulo, brazil through the mathematical epistemic regimes at the core of their survival strategies. We also draw attention to the situation of street children across time, space, culture, and history. Our goal is to recognize, understand, and validate forms of mathematics constructed and used outside of the established institutions of mathematical production. We base our analysis on "the mathematical imagination", which draws together social constructionism and ethnomathematics. Theoretically, we draw heavily on the durkheimian tradition in sociology and anthropology. We focus on a form of practice that links the formal and the informal in order to realize the full power of mathematical knowledge as a social thing (in durkheim's sense), a product of the collective consciousness that expresses collective realities and a category of knowledge present in every culture. This is as true for mathematics at the margins as it is for professional mathematics. Our work contributes to an emerging political manifesto of the marginal that demonstrates the social realities and social power of their mathematics. This book should be of interest to social scientists, students of mathematics and ethnomathematics, and everyone interested in the situation of marginalized children.

Author : National Association of City Transportation Officials
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781642830712
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Streets for Kids written by National Association of City Transportation Officials and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the success of their Global Street Design Guide, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)-Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) Streets for Kids program has developed child-focused design guidance to inspire leaders, inform practitioners, and empower communities around the world to consider their city from the eyes of a child. The guidance in Designing Streets for Kids captures international best practices, strategies, programs, and policies that cities around the world have used to design streets and public spaces that are safe and appealing to children from their earliest days. The guidance also highlights tactics for engaging children in the design process, an often-overlooked approach that can dramatically transform how streets are designed and used.

Author : P. C Shukla (ed)
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788182053076
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Street Children And The Asphalt Life (3 Vols.) written by P. C Shukla (ed) and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present work in three volumes provides a comprehensive analysis of the problems of street children. These volumes discuss their problems and solutions. Street children have become a social menace and given birth to many crimes. It is a useful reform tool and will help sociologists, researchers, policy makers, child welfare agencies and all who are working for the empowerment of street children. Vol. 1 : Selection and Enumeration of Street Children, Vol. 2 : Delinquent Street Children, Vol. 3 : Street Children and Future Direction.

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Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788182053069
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Street Children and the Asphalt Life: Selection and enumeration of street children written by and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788182053083
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Street Children and the Asphalt Life: Street children and the future direction written by and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119564816
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Author : Ineke Holtwijk
Publisher : Front Street
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asphalt Angels written by Ineke Holtwijk and published by Front Street. This book was released on 1999 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, thirteen-year-old Alex joins a group of children like him and finds himself adapting to his new life.

Author : Meredith Glaser
Publisher : Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9059727142
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The City at Eye Level written by Meredith Glaser and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although rarely explored in academic literature, most inhabitants and visitors interact with an urban landscape on a day-to-day basis is on the street level. Storefronts, first floor apartments, and sidewalks are the most immediate and common experience of a city. These "plinths" are the ground floors that negotiate between inside and outside, the public and private spheres. The City at Eye Level qualitatively evaluates plinths by exploring specific examples from all over the world. Over twenty-five experts investigate the design, land use, and road and foot traffic in rigorously researched essays, case studies, and interviews. These pieces are supplemented by over two hundred beautiful color images and engage not only with issues in design, but also the concerns of urban communities. The editors have put together a comprehensive guide for anyone concerned with improving or building plinths, including planners, building owners, property and shop managers, designers, and architects.

Author : Colin Ward
Publisher : London : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780140053227
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Child in the City written by Colin Ward and published by London : Penguin Books. This book was released on 1979 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rochester (N.Y.). Common Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Common Council, for the City of Rochester, for ... written by Rochester (N.Y.). Common Council and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: