Cosmopolitanism and the geographies of freedom

Cosmopolitanism and the geographies of freedom
Harvey, David
2009
New York : Columbia University Press.   x, 339 p.
Resumen : Liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action.
Presidents as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush have built their policies on some version of these noble values.
Yet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the ground. Demonstrated by incidents at Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay, the pursuit of liberty and freedom can lead to violence and repression, undermining our trust in universal theories of liberalism, neoliberalism, and cosmopolitanism. Combining his passions for politics and geography, David Harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governance. Political agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geography.
Incorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracy. Harvey begins with an insightful critique of the political uses of freedom and liberty, especially during the George W. Bush administration. Then, through an ontological investigation into geography's foundational concepts—space, place, and environment—he radically reframes geographical knowledge as a basis for social theory and political action. As Harvey makes clear, the cosmopolitanism that emerges is rooted in human experience rather than illusory ideals and brings us closer to achieving the liberation we seek.
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Afectos e intimidades

Afectos e intimidades : el mundo familiar en los siglos XVII, XVIII y XIX
Pereira Larrain, Teresa
2007
Santiago, Chile : Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.   397 p.
Resumen :  Las relaciones entre marido y mujer, la violencia conyugal, el control de la natalidad, la educación de los hijos son temas de actualidad y el historiador no puede permanecer ajeno a ellos. Interesarse por conocer el modo en que vivieron nuestros antepasados puede ayudar a comprender en parte conflictos vigentes.
Entender las formas en que la familia se ha relacionado sentimentalmente, así como los cambios de sus conductas afectivas a través del tiempo, y reflexionar sobre el lugar que ocupan en las relaciones familiares el amor, los valores, la cotidianidad, el matrimonio, la ira, la sexualidad, entre otros, es uno de los propósitos de este libro.
La autora es licenciada y profesora de Historia, Geografía y Educacion Cívica de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), con estudios de posgrado en la Universidad de la Sorbonne, París.
Se desempeñó como profesora del Instituto de Historia de la UC dedicada en particular a las áreas de metodología y tendencias de la historiografía contemporánea: historia de las mentalidades, historia de la familia, historia de la vida privada o la problemática de lo público y lo privado.
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Informotion animated infographics

Informotion animated infographics
Finke, Tim, ed.
Manger, Sebastian, ed.
Fichtel, Stefan, ed.
2012
Berlín : Gestalten.   208 p.
Resumen : The first reference book on the fundamentals of animated information graphics. At the nexus of design and journalism, the field of information graphics offers some of the most exciting and dynamic work for creatives.
Today, even more so than static versions, animated information graphics are serving to communicate complex correlations succinctly.
The production of such animations on the basis of up-to-the-minute data is already common practice in select TV programs. Now, these moving formats are finding wider application in television and on the internet, as well as on an increasing number of mobile devices, and in public places.
They can be seen in editorial contexts and in the areas of advertising and corporate communication.
Thanks to current advances in hardware and software, the sky is the limit for the forms of animated infographics that can be created.
But a wide range of technical possibilities does not always mean high quality in terms of content and presentation. Especially when conveying crucial or sensitive information, effective communication hinges upon the details of the execution. Consequently, those who work or want to work successfully with animated information graphics must be well versed in all available tools and formats.0 Informotion is the first book to document the fundamentals needed to create compelling animated infographics and to explain them with numerous examples.
It focuses on key aspects of visualizing data, current forms of information graphics, and future possibilities for moving images. The publication also outlines the factors that improve the viewer's ability to absorb information.
Each book contains a unique log-in code for accessing a wide selection of animated information graphics as well as their making-of videos online.
The interplay between the detailed descriptions in the print edition and the diverse motion material makes Informotion an essential reference for students and newcomers as well as a trusty guide for design and media professionals.
The book is edited by Tim Finke and Sebastian Manger with Stefan Fichtel. Fichtel, who also wrote the preface, was the head of infographics at KircherBurkhard for many years.
He now runs ixtract, his own studio with clients such as National Geographic.
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Creating motion graphics with after effects

Creating motion graphics with after effects
Meyer, Trish
2010
New York; London : Focal Press.   xvi, 752 p.
Resumen : Trish and Chris Meyer share over 17 years of hard-earned, real-world film and video production experience inside this critically acclaimed text.
More than a step-by-step review of the features in AE, readers will learn how the program thinks so that they can realize their own visions more quickly and efficiently.
This full-color book is packed with tips, gotchas, and sage advice that will help users thrive no matter what projects they might encounter. Creating Motion Graphics 5th Edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the new features introduced in both After Effects CS4 and CS5. New chapters cover the revolutionary new Roto Brush feature, as well as mocha and mocha shape.
The 3D section has been expanded to include working with 3D effects such as Digieffects FreeForm plus workflows including Adobe Repoussé, Vanishing Point Exchange, and 3D model import using Adobe Photoshop Extended.
The print version is also accompanied by a DVD that contains project files (for CS5) and source materials for all the techniques demonstrated in the book, as well as nearly 200 pages of bonus chapters on subjects such as expressions, scripting, and effects.
Subjects include: Animation Techniques; Layer Management; Modes, Masks, and Mattes; Mastering 3D Space; Text Animation; Effects & Presets; Painting and Rotoscoping; Parenting, Nesting, and Collapsing; Color Management and Video Essentials; Motion Tracking and Keying; Working with Audio; Integrating with 3D Applications; Puppet Tools; Expressions; Exporting and Rendering; and much more.
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Capital spaces

Capital spaces : the multiple complex public spaces of a global city
Carmona, Matthew
Matos Wunderlich, Filipa
2012
London : Routledge.   xiii, 304 p.
Resumen: In recent years it has become common-place to hear claims that public space in cities across the globe has become the exclusive preserve of the wealthy and privileged, at the expense of the needs of wider society.
Whether it is the privatization of public space through commerical developments like shopping malls and business parks, the gentrification of existing spaces by campaigns against perceived anti-social behaviour or the increasing domination of public areas by private transport in the form of the car, the urban public space is seen as under threat. But are things really that bad? Has the market really become the sole factor that influences the treatment of public space? Have the financial and personal interests of the few really come to dominate those of the many? To answer these questions Matthew Carmona and Filipa Wunderlich have carried out a detailed investigation of the modern public spaces of London, that most global of cities.
They have developed a new typology of public spaces applicable to all cities, a typology that demonstrates that to properly assess contemporary urban places means challenging the over-simplification of current critiques.
Global cities are made up of many overlapping public spaces, good and bad; this book shows how to analyze this complexity, and to understand it.
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Habitar el paisaje

Habitar el paisaje
Halpert, Mirta (ed.)
2012
Santiago : Ediciones Universidad Central, Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Paisaje - FAUP.   145 p.
Resumen:  El paisaje a través de distintas visiones es lo que aborda el libro "Habitar el paisaje", el cual recopila las ponencias presentadas durante una jornada de conversación sobre este tema, que organizó la FAUP en el 2010.
El libro reúne 10 artículos, cuyos temas "van del relato social a la sustentabilidad, de la intervenciones urbanas a la reinterpretaciones territoriales", como explica en su presentación.
Es así como el paisaje es abordado a través del turismo, la reconstrucción después del terremoto del 27 de febrero, el espacio público y la creación de jardines botánicos, entre otros.
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At home in the city

At home in the city : thinking through urban design challenges in New Zealand .
Haarhoff, Errol
Beasley, Larry
Hunt, John
Manfredini, Manfredo
Gu, Kai
2013
Auckland, New Zealand : Balasoglou Books, for the University of.   104 p.
Resumen: This publication showcases urban design research and teaching in the University of Auckland's School of Architecture and Planning.
White urban design is an important element in the professional degree programmes in architecture and urban planning, the School also offers the only specialist Master of Urban Design programme in New Zealand.
The tradition of urban design research and teaching is described, and examples of recent student project work by students of architecture, urban planning and urban design are featured in this publication. The School also promotes international collaborations, and descriptions of three recent overseas study tours involving students are also included.
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The structure of the ordinary

The structure of the ordinary : form and control in the built environment
Habraken, N. J.
1998
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press.   xxi, 359 p.
Resumen:  According to N. J. Habraken, intimate and unceasing interaction between people and the forms they inhabit uniquely defines built environment.
The Structure of the Ordinary, the culmination of decades of environmental observation and design research, is a recognition and analysis of everyday environment as the wellspring of urban design and formal architecture.
The author's central argument is that built environment is universally organized by the Orders of Form, Place, and Understanding.
These three fundamental, interwoven principles correspond roughly to physical, biological, and social domains. Historically, "ordinary" environment was the background against which architects built the "extraordinary." Drawing upon extensive examples from archaeological and contemporary sites worldwide, the author illustrates profound recent shifts in the structure of everyday environment.
One effect of these transformations, Habraken argues, has been the loss of implicit common understanding that previously enabled architects to formally enhance and innovate while still maintaining environmental coherence. Consequently, architects must now undertake a study of the ordinary as the fertile common ground in which form- and place-making are rooted.
In focusing on built environment as an autonomous entity distinct from the societies and natural environments that jointly create it, this book lays the foundation for a new dialogue on methodology and pedagogy, in support of a more informed approach to professional intervention.
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Data points

Data points : visualization that means something
Yau, Nathan
[2013]
Indianapolis, IN : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.   xiii, 300p.
Resumen: Whether it's statistical charts, geographic maps, or the snappy graphical statistics you see on your favorite news sites, the art of data graphics or visualization is fast becoming a movement of its own.
In Data Points: Visualization That Means Something, author Nathan Yau presents an intriguing complement to his bestseller Visualize This, this time focusing on the graphics side of data analysis. Using examples from art, design, business, statistics, cartography, and online media, he explores both standard-and not so standard-concepts and ideas about illustrating data. Shares intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of Visualize This and creator of flowingdata.com, with over 66,000 subscribers Focuses on visualization, data graphics that help viewers see trends and patterns they might not otherwise see in a table Includes examples from the author's own illustrations, as well as from professionals in statistics, art, design, business, computer science, cartography, and more Examines standard rules across all visualization applications, then explores when and where you can break those rules Create visualizations that register at all levels, with Data Points: Visualization That Means Something.
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Visualize this

Visualize this : the FlowingData guide to design, visualization, and statistics
Yau, Nathan
2011
Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub.   xxvi, 358 p.
Resumen: Practical data design tips from a data visualization expert of the modern age Data doesn?t decrease; it is ever-increasing and can be overwhelming to organize in a way that makes sense to its intended audience. Wouldn?t it be wonderful if we could actually visualize data in such a way that we could maximize its potential and tell a story in a clear, concise manner? Thanks to the creative genius of Nathan Yau, we can.
With this full-color book, data visualization guru and author Nathan Yau uses step-by-step tutorials to show you how to visualize and tell stories with data. He explains how to gather, parse, and format data and then design high quality graphics that help you explore and present patterns, outliers, and relationships. * Presents a unique approach to visualizing and telling stories with data, from a data visualization expert and the creator of flowingdata.com, Nathan Yau * Offers step-by-step tutorials and practical design tips for creating statistical graphics, geographical maps, and information design to find meaning in the numbers * Details tools that can be used to visualize data-native graphics for the Web, such as ActionScript, Flash libraries, PHP, and JavaScript and tools to design graphics for print, such as R and Illustrator * Contains numerous examples and descriptions of patterns and outliers and explains how to show them Visualize This demonstrates how to explain data visually so that you can present your information in a way that is easy to understand and appealing.
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