"As fear and paranoia about chemical weapons and bio-terrorism are ratcheted up by Western governments, a global health catastrophe threatens to undermine all efforts to eradicate poverty and human suffering. The resurgence of old diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, along with the spread of new diseases such as HIV, are already having devastating consequences for ever increasing numbers of people worldwide. Tuberculosis, a disease ..."
The Fabric of Space Water, Modernity, and the Urban Imagination (The MIT Press) by MatthewGandy Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2014 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-02825-7, ISBN: 0-262-02825-5
"Water lies at the intersection of landscape and infrastructure, crossing between visible and invisible domains of urban space, in the tanks and buckets of the global South and the vast subterranean technological networks of the global North. In this book, Matthew Gandy considers the cultural and material significance of water through the experiences of six cities: Paris, Be ..."
Recycling and Waste An Exploration of Contemporary Environmental Policy (Avebury Studies in Green Research) by MatthewGandy Hardcover, 341 Pages, Published 1993 by Avebury ISBN-13: 978-1-85628-542-1, ISBN: 1-85628-542-1
"Genillard, A. (1993), 'Bonn proposes new recycling measure, Financial Times,
April 1st. Genillard, A. (1993), Too much of a good thing', Financial Times, June
23rd. Gershuny, J. (1978), After Industrial Society: The Emerging Self-service
Economy, Macmillan, London. Gershuny, J. and Miles, I. (1983), The New
Service Economy: The Transformation of Employment in Industrial Societies,
Frances Pinter, London. GEWOS (Institut fur Stadt-, ..."
Concrete and Clay(1st Edition) Reworking Nature in New York City (Urban and Industrial Environments) by MatthewGandy, Robert Gottlieb Hardcover, 358 Pages, Published 2002 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-07224-3, ISBN: 0-262-07224-6
"In this innovative account of the urbanization of nature in New York City, Matthew Gandy explores how the raw materials of nature have been reworked to produce a "metropolitan nature" distinct from the forms of nature experienced by early settlers. The book traces five broad developments: the expansion and redefinition of public space, the construction of landscaped highway ..."
"The affluence of western society has given rise to unprecedented quantities of waste, presenting one of the most intractable environmental problems for contemporary society. This book examines recycling and municipal waste management in three major cities: London, New York and Hamburg. A range of political and economic issues are examined to illustrate how any reduction in the size of the waste stream in order to achieve more equitable ..."
Orthopedic Research and Therapy Ser. Orthopaedic Biomechanics : A Trainees Guide by MatthewGandy Hardcover, Published 2018 by Nova Science Pub Inc ISBN-13: 978-1-5361-2877-2, ISBN: 1-5361-2877-5
"And how many times have you subsequently sought the answer in a text book on pure orthopaedic biomechanics only to wake up hours later wondering where the day has gone? This book focusses specifically on Orthopaedic Biomechanics."
Waterworks(1st Edition) A Photographic Journey through New YorkÆs Hidden Water System by Stanley Greenberg, MatthewGandy Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2003 by Princeton Architectural Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56898-388-2, ISBN: 1-56898-388-3
"New York’s water system is staggering – it provides 1.3 billion gallons of water a day to over 9 million people from 200 square miles of watershed. its aqueducts, reservoirs, tunnels, gatehouses, and tanks have been continually under construction since the 1830s, and its current – and largest – tunnel project will not be completed until 2020. But more significantly, New York’s water system is also sublime – from its acres of bucolic lan ..."
"... der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (1989) Mitteilung des Senats an die
Burgerschaft Drucksache 13/4091 39 Gandy, M (1993) op cit 40 ... Interview with
Knut Sander, Okopol GmbH, 12 September 1990. ... M'arz 1989 SPD Berlin 47
Mintzel, A and Oberreuter, H (eds) (1990) Parteien in der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland ..."
"The city has long been an important location for filmmakers. Visually compelling and always modern, it is the perfect metaphor for man's place in the contemporary world. In this provocative collection of essays, films as diverse as The Man with the Movie Camera, Annie Hall, Street of Crocodiles, Boyz N the Hood, Three Colors Red, and Crash are examined in terms of the relationship between cinema and the changing urban experience in Eur ..."
"While Greek tragedies are often studied as works of literature, they are less frequently examined as products of the social and political environment in which they were created. Rarely, too, are the visual and spatial aspects of these plays given careful consideration. In this detailed and innovative book, Lowell Edmunds combines two readings of the Oedipus at Colonus to arrive at a new way of looking at Greek tragedy. Edmunds sets fort ..."
"The inaugural collection in an exciting new exchange between philosophers and geographers, this volume provides interdisciplinary approaches to the environment as space, place, and idea. Never before have philosophers and geographers approached each other's subjects in such a strong spirit of mutual understanding. The result is a concrete exploration of the human-nature relationship that embraces strong normative approaches to environm ..."
Natura Urbana Ecological Constellations in Urban Space by Gandy, Matthew Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2022 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-04628-2, ISBN: 0-262-04628-8
Knowing Him by Heart(First Edition) African Americans on Abraham Lincoln (The Knox College Lincoln Studies Center) by Fred Lee Hord Hardcover, 576 Pages, Published 2022 by University Of Illinois Press, Baltimore ISBN-13: 978-0-252-04468-7, ISBN: 0-252-04468-1