Dynamic earth

Dynamic earth: an introduction to physical geology
Skynner, Brian J.
Porter, Stephen C.
Park, Jeffrey
2004
Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons. 584 p.
Resumen: The authors have drawn extensively on their own international field experiences and those of their colleagues to provide a global introduction to the study of physical geology. The book takes the overriding theme of human interaction with the Earth and its environmental impact. Each chapter opens with an essay focusing on an instance of the impact humans have on the Earth's environment or the impact the Earth has on humans. 
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Geosystems

Geosystems: an introduction to phisical geography
Christopherson, Robert W.
2012
Boston, Prentice Hall. 623 p.
Resumen: Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, Eighth Edition is organized around the natural flow of energy, materials, and information, presenting subjects in the same sequence in which they occur in nature—an organic, holistic approach that is unique in this discipline. Each chapter also includes strong learning tools and a structured learning path, with Key Learning Concepts presented at the start of the chapter, Key Learning Concepts Review at the end of the chapter, and Critical Thinking questions integrated throughout. Offering current examples and modern science within a one-of-a-kind Earth systems organization, Christopherson combines student-friendly writing, outstanding art, and a strong multimedia program for a truly unique physical geography experience.
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The physical geography of South America

The physical geography of South America
Veblen, Thomas T.
Young, Kenneth R.
Orme, Antony R.
2007
New York, Oxfoed University Press. 361 p.
Resumen: The Physical Geography of South America presents an enduring statement of the continent's fascinating environments. Written by international specialists, it addresses themes ranging from tectonism and climate change to biotoc endemism; analyzes specific regions from the Amazon forests to the Patagonian steppes; and evaluates human impacts on the environment over time.
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Mapping the world

Mapping the world: an illustrated history of cartography
Ehrenberg, Ralph E.
2006
Washington, D. C., National Geographic. 256 p.
Resumen: Mapping the World is a one-of-a-kind collection of cartographic treasures that spans thousands of years and many cultures, from an ancient Babylonian map of the world etched on clay to the latest high-tech maps of the earth, seas, and the skies above. With more than one hundred maps and other illustrations and an introduction and running commentary by Ralph E. Ehrenberg, this book tells a fascinating story of geographic discovery, scientific invention, and the art and technique of mapmaking.
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Ecosystem geography

Ecosystem geography: from ecoregions to sites
Bailey, Robert G.
2009
New York, Springer. 251 p.
Resumen: This book outlines a system that subdivides the Earth into a hierarchy of increasingly finer-scale ecosystems that can serve as a consistent framework for ecological analysis and management.
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Our changing planet

Our changing planet: an introduction to earth system science and global environmental change
Mackenzie, Fred T.
2011
Boston, Prentice Hall. 579 p.
Resumen: This book offers a general interdisciplinary discussion of global environmental change geared toward the non-specialist in science. It presents both Earth science and ecological concepts related to global change, as well as a discussion of the human dimensions of change. The unifying theme of the text is consideration of aspects of both natural and human-induced global environmental change.  
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Alfredo Jaar la política de las imagenes

Alfredo Jaar la política de las imagenes
Didi-Huberman, Georges
Pollock, Griselda
Rancière, Jacques
Schweizer, Nicole
Valdés, Adriana
2014
Santiago de Chile, Ediciones Metales Pesados. 131 p.
Resumen: A partir de la obra de Alfredo Jaar y sus "estrategias visuales", los autores abordan el pensamiento actual sobre las imágenes, cuestionando la reflexión crítica, la resistencia política, las consecuencias negativas de la superabundancia de (ciertas) imágenes, la indiferencia ética y política ante las imágenes del sufrimiento, el consumo de imágenes previamente seleccionadas por otros, el papel crítico, reflexivo y político de la emoción, la mala prensa de palabras como "humanismo" o "compasión", contaminadas de sensiblería hipócrita.
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Shaping things

Shaping things
Sterling, Bruce
Cambridge, Mass., Mit Press, 149 p.
Resumen: A guide to the next great wave of technology—an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. Now, with Shaping Things, design gets full-court consideration in a powerfully argued thesis tracking the profession's trajectory toward a new product order...On top of being one of the most strikingly insightful little volumes on the design shelves, Shaping Things, designed by Lorraine Wild, is one of the most originally and empathically crafted pieces of evidence that artifacts do evolve, and that designers may hold the keys to a more sophisticated relationship to the things around us we take for granted.
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Teoría de la imagen

Teoría de la imagen: ensayos sobre representación verbal y visual
Mitchel, W. J. T.
2009
Madrid, Akal. 380 p.
Resumen: "Teoría de la imagen" ofrece una detallada explicación del juego entre lo visible y lo legible en la cultura, desde la literatura a las artes visuales y los medios de comunicación. Partiendo de películas contemporáneas y controvertidas, como "Haz lo que debas de Spike Lee" y "JFK" de Oliver Stone, así como de la cobertura que los medios de comunicación hacen de las noticias nacionales, W. J. T. Mitchell examina e ilustra la fuerza modeladora que poseen las imágenes para despertar o acallar el debate público, la emoción colectiva y la violencia política. Teoría de la imagen obtuvo en 1996 el premio Charles Rufus Morey de la College Art Association y, en 1997, el premio Gordon E. Laing concedido por la University of Chicago Press.  
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Situated design methods

Situated design methods
Simonsen, Jesper
2014
Cambridge, Mass., Mit Press. 400 p.
Resumen: A handbook of situated design methods, with analyses and cases that range from designing study processes to understanding customer experiences to developing interactive installations. All design is situated—carried out from an embedded position. Design involves many participants and encompasses a range of interactions and interdependencies among designers, designs, design methods, and users. Design is also multidisciplinary, extending beyond the traditional design professions into such domains as health, culture, education, and transportation. This book presents eighteen situated design methods, offering cases and analyses of projects that range from designing interactive installations, urban spaces, and environmental systems to understanding customer experiences. Each chapter presents a different method, combining theoretical, methodological, and empirical discussions with accounts of actual experiences. The book describes methods for defining and organizing a design project, organizing collaborative processes, creating aesthetic experiences, and incorporating sustainability into processes and projects. The diverse and multidisciplinary methods presented include a problem- and project-based approach to design studies; a “Wheel of Rituals” intended to promote creativity; a pragmatist method for situated experience design that derives from empirical studies of film production and performance design; and ways to transfer design methods in a situated manner. The book will be an important resource for researchers, students, and practitioners of interdisciplinary design.
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