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Children's Spaces (Hardcover)
Mark Dudek; Contributions by Helle Grangaard, Gary Moore, Eva Lloyd
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This collection of essays is concerned with the experiences
children have within the supervised worlds they inhabit, as well as
with architecture and landscape architecture. International
examples of innovative childcare practice are illustrated together
with the design processes which informed their development. The
emphasis here is on new and experimental childcare projects which
set-out to reassert the rights of children to participate in a
complex multi-faceted world, which is no longer available to them,
unless under adult supervision. Research supports in depth
recommendations regarding the ideal children's environment, across
a range of contexts and dimensions. Until recent times, the needs
of children within the urban environment were largely ignored.
There is little tradition and no broadly agreed contemporary
architectural or landscape theory as to how children should be
provided for, beyond a limited functional agenda. There is a sense
that architecture for childhood is not taken seriously; it is
either whimsical and ephemeral or largely designed for adults, an
adjunct to the more important business of adult needs and
aspirations. Yet children access much of their education and
development through play and social interaction with their
childhood counterparts. The spaces in and around children"s daycare
centres, schools, supervised parks and other dedicated children"s
environments are the subject of this collection. As more and more
purpose designed buildings and gardens for children are opened, the
need to listen to children and their carers is becoming more
aparant. Mark Dudek gathers together a number of internationally
recognized experts in the field of childcare environments to write
about different aspects of the landscape. They have been chosen in
particular because of their background in enquiring, research
orientated work, both theoretical and practical. They listen to and
watch children. Contributors have considered the child"s
environment as one which is secure and controlled yet offers
additional environmental dimensions which extend developmental
possibilities. Children often spend a great deal of time in daycare
facilties and schools, as parents are absorbed in their own work
and leisure activities. This places an emphasis on architects and
planners to consider the needs of children in great detail. As
such, the children"s environment must be conceived of as a rich,
complex place; a "world within a world". We use the word LANDSCAPE
in recognition that children do not differentiate between the
inside and the outside, private and public; every part of their
perception is open to stimulation by a stimulating environment.
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Children's Spaces (Paperback)
Mark Dudek; Contributions by Helle Grangaard, Gary Moore, Eva Lloyd
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R1,817
Discovery Miles 18 170
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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This collection of essays is concerned with the experiences
children have within the supervised worlds they inhabit, as well as
with architecture and landscape architecture.
International examples of innovative childcare practice are
illustrated together with the design processes which informed their
development. The emphasis here is on new and experimental childcare
projects which set-out to reassert the rights of children to
participate in a complex multi-faceted world, which is no longer
available to them, unless under adult supervision. Research
supports in depth recommendations regarding the ideal children's
environment, across a range of contexts and dimensions.
Until recent times, the needs of children within the urban
environment were largely ignored. There is little tradition and no
broadly agreed contemporary architectural or landscape theory as to
how children should be provided for, beyond a limited functional
agenda.
There is a sense that architecture for childhood is not taken
seriously; it is either whimsical and ephemeral or largely designed
for adults, an adjunct to the more important business of adult
needs and aspirations. Yet children access much of their education
and development through play and social interaction with their
childhood counterparts. The spaces in and around children"s daycare
centres, schools, supervised parks and other dedicated children"s
environments are the subject of this collection.
As more and more purpose designed buildings and gardens for
children are opened, the need to listen to children and their
carers is becoming more aparant. Mark Dudek gathers together a
number of internationally recognized experts in the field
ofchildcare environments to write about different aspects of the
landscape. They have been chosen in particular because of their
background in enquiring, research orientated work, both theoretical
and practical. They listen to and watch children.
Contributors have considered the child"s environment as one which
is secure and controlled yet offers additional environmental
dimensions which extend developmental possibilities. Children often
spend a great deal of time in daycare facilties and schools, as
parents are absorbed in their own work and leisure activities. This
places an emphasis on architects and planners to consider the needs
of children in great detail. As such, the children"s environment
must be conceived of as a rich, complex place; a "world within a
world."
We use the word LANDSCAPE in recognition that children do not
differentiate between the inside and the outside, private and
public; every part of their perception is open to stimulation by a
stimulating environment.
* Discover the impact of emerging childcare strategy on
architecture and design internationally
* Learn from the broad knowledge of the well respected
contributors
* Specific policy information provides design guidance
Biomedical Scientists are the foundation of modern healthcare, from
cancer screening to diagnosing HIV, from blood transfusion for
surgery to food poisoning and infection control. Without Biomedical
Scientists, the diagnosis of disease, the evaluation of the
effectiveness of treatment, and research into the causes and cures
of disease would not be possible. The Fundamentals of Biomedical
Science series has been written to reflect the challenges of
practicing Biomedical Science today. It draws together essential
basic science with insights into laboratory practice to show how an
understanding of the biology of disease is coupled to the
analytical approaches that lead to diagnosis. Assuming only a
minimum of prior knowledge, the series reviews the full range of
disciplines to which a Biomedical Scientist may be exposed - from
microbiology to cytopathology to transfusion science. Haematology
provides a broad-ranging overview of the study of blood, the
dynamic fluid that interfaces with all organs and tissues to
meditate essential transport and regulatory functions. Written with
the needs of the Biomedical Scientist centre-stage, it provides a
firm grounding in the physiology of blood, and the key
pathophysiological states that can arise. It demonstrates
throughout how an understanding of physiology underpins the key
investigations carried out by a Biomedical Scientist to forge a
clear link between science and practice. The third edition has been
thoroughly revised to remain up to date with the latest scientific
research, with new sections and case studies added to support your
learning. The online resources to accompany Haematology have also
been updated and include multiple choice questions to test
understanding, a Journal Club which provides discussion questions
for relevant research papers, and answers to case study and
self-check questions. Students and lecturers will also have access
to the FBMS series online resources, which feature video interviews
with practicing biomedical scientists and 'in the lab' footage
showing biomedical techniques. Also available as an ebook with
functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra
learning support.
Black Rose: A Rock Legend is the ninth studio album by Irish band
Thin Lizzy, released in 1979. The album debuted at its #2 peak in
the UK album charts and is the band's most successful studio album
to date. For the first time rock/blues guitarist Gary Moore stayed
in the band long enough to record an album having had previous
stints in 74 and 77 as well as working with Lynott in the rock band
Skid Row in the late 60s and early 70s.
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Abe & Ann (Hardcover)
Gary Moore
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R608
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Abe & Ann (Paperback)
Gary Moore
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R512
R425
Discovery Miles 4 250
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Time Is Up (Paperback)
Gary Moore
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R635
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Discovery Miles 5 390
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Hero (Paperback)
Gary Moore
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R391
Discovery Miles 3 910
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(Guitar Play-Along). The Guitar Play-Along series will help you
play your favorite songs quickly and easily Just follow the tab,
listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play
along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are
also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply
help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player,
and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to
any tempo without changing pitch 8 songs: Cold Day in Hell * Empty
Rooms * The Loner * Oh Pretty Woman * Since I Met You Baby * Still
Got the Blues * Texas Strut * Walking by Myself.
Jam with Gary Moore is part of the series that brings rock icons
into your living room. Learn to play these eight classic Gary Moore
guitar parts and jam along with a professional session band,
courtesy of the online audio. Feel like a rock star and perfect
your improvisational skills along the way. The Jam with series
allows you to accurately recreate the original, or to use the
transcriptions in this book in conjunction with the backing tracks
as a basis for your own improvisation.
"He arrived unannounced, where and when she needed him most . . ."
Fortyyearold Sandy Richards is a successful music teacher, wife,
and mother living a comfortable middle class life in a small
Midwestern town. But behind her warm smile and easy laugh is a
heavy burden she cannot release. During her childhood, Sandy (or
"Shadow" as just about everyone knew her) was inseparable from her
largerthanlife father, a World War II hero she adored. Sandy
followed him everywhere, hung on his every word, and loved him with
all her heart as only a young child can. Sometimes loving him was
more difficult than others, especially when he was there and then
he was gone-right in front of her eyes without ever leaving the
house. For reasons she would not fully understand until many years
later, something went horribly wrong and their relationship
fractured, seemingly forever, when her father died of lung cancer
on one long hot summer evening. His passing left Shadow alone to
"sort through his warehouse of junk," an old storage facility
jammed with emotions so overwhelming they balanced her on the edge
of suicide. Then, when and where she needed him most, a stranger
entered her life. And everything changed once more. Inspired by
real events, The Final Service offers a riveting story about human
nature, emotional abandonment, and how unfulfilled dreams left a
middleaged woman on the brink of personal destruction until one
event forever altered the core of her belief system and her life.
It is a story of faith, family, and forgiveness, and the
realization that forces larger and more powerful than ourselves are
at work in our lives in ways we are unable to fully understand.
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