Sustentabilidade dos Materiais de Construcao, AO sector da construção pauta a sua actividade por elevados impactos ambientais ao nível da extracção de elevadas quantidades de matérias-primas não renováveis, de elevados consumos energéticos e das consequentes e elevadas emissões de gases responsáveis por efeito de estufa. O presente livro aborda nesse contexto possíveis contributos dos materiais de construção com vista a uma maior sustentabilidade do referido sector de actividade. Para esse efeito baseia o seu conteúdo quer na regulamentação técnica vigente sobre a área em apreço, mas fundamentalmente numa revisão da literatura científica ao longo de aproximadamente oitocentas e cinquenta referências bibliográficas, na sua grande maioria de artigos em revistas científicas internacionais. Índice: Capitulo 1 - Introdução Capitulo 2 - Toxicidade dos materiais de construção Capitulo 3 - Materiais e energia Capitulo 4 - Resíduos de construção e demolição Capitulo 5 - Agregados, ligantes e betões Capitulo 6 - Unidades para alvenarias Capitulo 7 - Materiais compósitos com fibras vegetais Capitulo 8 - Sustentabilidade da construção em terra Capitulo 9 - Durabilidade de materiais ligantes Capitulo 10 - Nanotecnologia e sustentabilidade dos materiais Capitulo 11 - Selecção de materiais de construção eco-eficientesISBN 10: 9728600224ISBN 13: 9789728600228
Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of HopeTen years ago, bell hooks astonished readers with Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. Now comes Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope - a powerful, visionary work that will enrich our teaching and our lives. Combining critical thinking about education with autobiographical narratives, hooks invites readers to extend the discourse of race, gender, class and nationality beyond the classroom into everyday situations of learning. bell hooks writes candidly about her own experiences. Teaching, she explains, can happen anywhere, any time - not just in college classrooms but in churches, in bookstores, in homes where people get together to share ideas that affect their daily lives.In Teaching Community bell hooks seeks to theorize from the place of the positive, looking at what works. Writing about struggles to end racism and white supremacy, she makes the useful point that "No one is born a racist. Everyone makes a choice." Teaching Community tells us how we can choose to end racism and create a beloved community. hooks looks at many issues-among them, spirituality in the classroom, white people looking to end racism, and erotic relationships between professors and students. Spirit, struggle, service, love, the ideals of shared knowledge and shared learning - these values motivate progressive social change.Teachers of vision know that democratic education can never be confined to a classroom. Teaching - so often undervalued in our society -- can be a joyous and inclusive activity. bell hooks shows the way. "When teachers teach with love, combining care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect, and trust, we are often able to enter the classroom and go straight to the heart of the matter, which is knowing what to do on any given day to create the best climate for learning."ISBN 10: 0415968178ISBN 13: 9780415968171
Teaching for Quality Learning at University"Biggs and Tang, now with Kennedy, have ensured this new edition remains an international leader for university teaching for the next decade."Denise Chalmers AM, Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia, Australia"This book, a fifth edition, can truly be called a "classic" on the topic of teaching, learning and curriculum design in higher education."Michael Prosser, Honorary Professorial Fellow, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Australia"You should be inspired to increase the quality of your teaching, your learning, and your learning about teaching."John R. Kirby, Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology, Queen's University, CanadaThe concept of constructive alignment has supported generations of students and teachers within higher education. It is a 'backward design' method of teaching where the student outcomes are identified first and the teacher then designs teaching activities to enable students to achieve those outcomes, assessing how well they have been achieved. Each chapter outlines how to design the learning outcomes, teaching and assessments for success in learning.This updated edition of Teaching for Quality Learning at University:- Provides a comprehensive, research-based theory of teaching for teacher reflection- Outlines how educational technology can be used in constructively aligned teaching- Helps staff developers to provide support for staff and departments in line with institutional policies- Offers a framework for quality assurance and quality enhancement across a whole institutionTeaching for Quality Learning at University continues to be used as a framework for designing higher education teaching systems globally and is essential reading for those in the field.John Biggs has held Chairs in Education in Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong. He has published extensively on student learning and the implications of his research for teaching. He developed his concept of constructive alignment at the University of Hong Kong, first outlined in Teaching for Quality Learning at University in 1999.Catherine Tang has over 15 years of teaching experience in tertiary education and is the former Head of the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Supervision at the Education University of Hong Kong (the then Hong Kong Institute of Education) and the Educational Development Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.Gregor Kennedy is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Professor of Higher Education in the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education.ISBN 10: 0335250823ISBN 13: 9780335250820
Teaching for Understanding at University: Deep Approaches and Distinctive Ways of Thinking -Universities into the 21st Century, 14Research into how teaching affects the quality of student learning at university is a rapidly changing field. University teachers are increasingly required to develop their own strategies for effective teaching, often with limited guidance from their institutions. Teaching for Understanding at University not only outlines a wide range of recent developments in the area, but shows how approaches can be brought together to help university teachers think more imaginatively about ways of encouraging students' learning.Written in a way designed to be interesting and accessible to university teachers across disciplines, the volume concentrates on how students reach a personal understanding of the subject they are studying. Covering academic understanding, approaches to teaching, assessment methods and evaluation of teaching, the book provides a comprehensive introduction to the latest ideas on teaching and learning. Avoiding unnecessary jargon and 'business speak', this is the ideal book for the newly qualified lecturer, as well as the more experienced academic who is keen to consider their teaching methods from a fresh perspective.Noel Entwistle is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Edinburgh. He was previously the editor of the British Journal of Educational Psychology and Higher Education, and has an international reputation for his work in the field of student learning in higher education.ISBN 10: 0230593852ISBN 13: 9780230593855
Temperaturas Extremas. Calor e Frio. Manual Técnico Para a Avaliação da Exposição Ocupacional ao Calor e ao FrioISBN 10: 8536186461ISBN 13: 9788536186467
Texto Sem Misterio, ONa Universidade, A Leitura De Autores Diversos E A Escrita Para Os Mais Variados Fins São, Portanto, Atividades Rotineiras E Importantes Para A Boa Formação. Pensando Nisso, As Professoras Norma Goldstein, Maria Silvia Louzada E Regina Ivamoto Fizeram Este Livro Para Ajudar O Estudante A Aprimorar Sua Competência Em Leitura E Escrita. Na Primeira Parte, As Autoras Abordam Conceitos Básicos Para Os Estudos Do Texto, Tais Como Linguagem, Coesão E Coerência. Na Segunda, Analisam As Características De Gêneros Textuais Que Fazem Parte Da Vida Diária Do Estudante, Tais Como Notícia, Reportagem, Artigo De Opinião, Resenha, Relatório De Pesquisa, Projeto De Pesquisa Científica E Trabalho De Conclusão De Curso. Com Mais De 140 Atividades, Sugeridas à Medida Que Os Aspectos Teóricos São Explicados, As Autoras Procuram Demonstrar Que, Antes De Escrever Ou Ler Um Texto, é Preciso Ter Em Vista Algumas Questões - O Que Se Pretende Dizer? Para Quem? Com Que Finalidade? De Que Maneira? Somente Com A Compreensão Dessas Variáveis Poderemos Interpretar Criticamente Os Sentidos Implícitos Nos Textos Lidos E Escrever Textos Adequados A Cada Situação De Comunicação, Seja Na Faculdade, Ou Fora Dela.ISBN 10: 8508126840ISBN 13: 9788508126842
The Afterlife Is Where We Come FromWhen a new baby arrives among the Beng people of West Africa, they see it not as being born, but as being reincarnated after a rich life in a previous world. Far from being a tabula rasa, a Beng infant is thought to begin its life filled with spiritual knowledge. How do these beliefs affect the way the Beng rear their children?In this unique and engaging ethnography of babies, Alma Gottlieb explores how religious ideology affects every aspect of Beng childrearing practices—from bathing infants to protecting them from disease to teaching them how to crawl and walk—and how widespread poverty limits these practices. A mother of two, Gottlieb includes moving discussions of how her experiences among the Beng changed the way she saw her own parenting. Throughout the book she also draws telling comparisons between Beng and Euro-American parenting, bringing home just how deeply culture matters to the way we all rear our children.All parents and anyone interested in the place of culture in the lives of infants, and vice versa, will enjoy The Afterlife Is Where We Come From."This wonderfully reflective text should provide the impetus for formulating research possibilities about infancy and toddlerhood for this century." — Caren J. Frost, Medical Anthropology Quarterly“Alma Gottlieb’s careful and thought-provoking account of infancy sheds spectacular light upon a much neglected topic. . . . [It] makes a strong case for the central place of babies in anthropological accounts of religion. Gottlieb’s remarkably rich account, delivered after a long and reflective period of gestation, deserves a wide audience across a range of disciplines.”—Anthony Simpson, Critique of AnthropologyISBN 10: 0226305015ISBN 13: 9780226305011
The Art of Architectural GraftingArchitect Jeanne Gang explores how the horticultural practice of grafting can inspire a fresh paradigm for sustainable design.Jeanne Gang, one of America’s most distinguished contemporary architects, proposes applying the plant cultivation technique of grafting to architecture and urban design as a way of rethinking adaptive reuse and combatting climate change. Grafting is the process of connecting two separate living plants—one old and one new—so they can grow and thrive as one. This ancient practice continues to be performed today in search of more fruitful, palatable, and resilient varieties of plants.Grafting is also a useful paradigm for how architecture can address climate change on a broadly impactful scale by reusing and expanding older structures. Addressing both the environmental and cultural value of reuse, Gang shows how the concept of grafting can inform architecture across many scales, provoking the imagination and shaping tectonic, programmatic, formal, and regenerative adaptations.ISBN 10: 3038603430ISBN 13: 9783038603436
The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into ActionThe Balanced Scorecard translates a company's vision and strategy into a coherent set of performance measures. The four perspectives of the scorecard--financial measures, customer knowledge, internal business processes, and learning and growth--offer a balance between short-term and long-term objectives, between outcomes desired and performance drivers of those outcomes, and between hard objective measures and softer, more subjective measures. In the first part, Kaplan and Norton provide the theoretical foundations for the Balanced Scorecard; in the second part, they describe the steps organizations must take to build their own Scorecards; and, finally, they discuss how the Balanced Scorecard can be used as a driver of change.ISBN 10: 0875846513ISBN 13: 9780875846514
The Biology of Mangroves -Biology of Habitats SeriesMangrove trees, uniquely others, can flourish on shores where they are regularly flooded by seawater. Their rich, diverse, and biologically unique environment is of great biological interest, yet poorly understood. Mangroves are also of vital economic importance throughout the tropics, since they protect shores against erosion and are the basis of many local fisheries and other human activities. This book gives an up-to-date, readable overview of the biology of mangrove systems. The text is clear and lively, well-illustrated, and supplemented with ample references for further reading. It provides an excellent introduction of anyone intending to work in research or management in mangrove systems, and will be ideal for students taking courses in marine sciences or environmental biology. No other book covers all aspects of the biology of mangroves.ISBN 10: 0198502222ISBN 13: 9780198502227
The Botany of MangrovesMangroves are distinctive tropical plant communities that occupy the intertidal zone between sea and land. They are of major ecological importance, have economic value as a source of food and raw materials, and serve as a buffer from flooding and climate change-induced sea level rise. Mangroves are under threat from pollution, clearance and over-exploitation, and increasing concern has driven demand for an improved understanding of mangrove species. This book provides an introduction to mangroves, including their taxonomy, habitat-specific features, reproduction and socio-economic value. Fully updated to reflect the last two decades of research, this new edition of a key text includes newly documented taxa, new understandings of vivipary and the evolution of mangrove species, and a rich set of colour illustrations. It will appeal to researchers and students across a range of disciplines, including botany, ecology and zoology.ISBN 10: 1107080673ISBN 13: 9781107080676
The Brazilian Economy since the Great Financial Crisis of 2007/2008This book examines the performance of the Brazilian economy since the Great Financial Crisis of 2007/2008 with focus on both the productive and financial dimensions, along with distributional and social issues. The book will bring to light the causes of the fast recovery over 2009-2010 as well as of the slowdown after 2011. The chapters use econometric approaches and traditional Keynesian and post-Keynesian theories to empirically analyse the macro scenario. They explore monetary policy, fiscal policy, alongside discussion of investments and the exchange rate market, and an analysis of social policy and its impact on the economy.ISBN 10: 3319878948ISBN 13: 9783319878942
The Challenge of Establishing World Class Universities -Directions in DevelopmentGovernments are becoming increasingly aware of the important contribution that high performance, world-class universities make to global competitiveness and economic growth. There is growing recognition, in both industrial and developing countries, of the need to establish one or more world-class universities that can compete effectively with the best of the best around the world. Contextualizing the drive for world-class higher education institutions and the power of international and domestic university rankings, this book outlines possible strategies and pathways for establishing globally competitive universities and explores the challenges, costs, and risks involved. Its findings will be of particular interest to policy makers, university leaders, researchers, and development practitioners.ISBN 10: 0821378651ISBN 13: 9780821378656
The Challenge to Care in Schools: An Alternative Approach to Education, Second Edition -Advances in Contemporary Educational Thought SeriesAfter a decade of educational reforms, The Challenge to Care in Schools is even more relevant now than when it was first published. In her new Introduction, Nel Noddings revisits her seminal book and places care as central to current debates on standardization, accountability, privatization, and the continuous struggle between traditional and progressive methods of education. Rather then forcing one side to yield to the other, this book advocates an alternative “responsive system” that will allow the best ideas to flourish.In the Second Edition, Noddings once again envisions a school system built on the idea that different people have different strengths, and that these strengths should be cultivated in an environment of caring, not of competition. She suggests that if we make the responsiveness characteristic of caring more basic than accountability, we can accommodate both traditional and progressive preferences in one school system to the benefit of all…especially the children.Chapters address the practical and theoretical questions involved in organizing traditional and nontraditional areas of study around themes of care. Introductory chapters focus on caring in general and on the problems of liberal education, while the final chapter offers sound advice for implementing a caring curriculum in our schools.Praise for the First Edition!"A welcome addition to the often fragmented discussion of what children need and what school and education should be."-Harvard Educational Review"I recommend this book to all concerned about education, personally and/or professionally."-Journal of Moral Education"In the morass of school reform that calls for such changes as national standards, improved assessments, and new ways of organizing schooling, Noddings provides lucid thinking about the priorities we ought to consider."-Teachers College RecordISBN 10: 0807746096ISBN 13: 9780807746097
The Chicago Guide to Collaborative Ethnography -Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and PublishingCollaboration between ethnographers and subjects has long been a product of the close, intimate relationships that define ethnographic research. But increasingly, collaboration is no longer viewed as merely a consequence of fieldwork; instead collaboration now preconditions and shapes research design as well as its dissemination. As a result, ethnographic subjects are shifting from being informants to being consultants. The emergence of collaborative ethnography highlights this relationship between consultant and ethnographer, moving it to center stage as a calculated part not only of fieldwork but also of the writing process itself.The Chicago Guide to Collaborative Ethnography presents a historical, theoretical, and practice-oriented road map for this shift from incidental collaboration to a more conscious and explicit collaborative strategy. Luke Eric Lassiter charts the history of collaborative ethnography from its earliest implementation to its contemporary emergence in fields such as feminism, humanistic anthropology, and critical ethnography. On this historical and theoretical base, Lassiter outlines concrete steps for achieving a more deliberate and overt collaborative practice throughout the processes of fieldwork and writing. As a participatory action situated in the ethical commitments between ethnographers and consultants and focused on the co-construction of texts, collaborative ethnography, argues Lassiter, is among the most powerful ways to press ethnographic fieldwork and writing into the service of an applied and public scholarship.A comprehensive and highly accessible handbook for ethnographers of all stripes, The Chicago Guide to Collaborative Ethnography will become a fixture in the development of a critical practice of anthropology, invaluable to both undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty alike.ISBN 10: 0226468895ISBN 13: 9780226468891
The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht -Cornell Studies in Political EconomyThe Choice for Europe is a testament to Moravcsik's abilities...While engaging with some of the specifics of European integration, Moravcsik's discussion presents a solid contribution to International Relations theory. The Choice for Europe is a major addition to the canon of European integration theory. - Ben Mueller - Canadian Journal of Political ScienceThe creation of the European Community ranks among the most extraordinary achievements in modern world politics. Observers disagree, however, about the reasons why European governments have chosen to coordinate core economic policies and surrender sovereign prerogatives.In this eagerly awaited book, Andrew Moravcsik analyzes the history of the region's movement toward economic and political union. Do these unifying steps demonstrate the preeminence of national security concerns, the power of federalist ideals, the skill of political entrepreneurs like Jean Monnet and Jacques Delors, or the triumph of technocratic planning? Moravcsik rejects such views. Economic interdependence has been, he maintains in his provocative argument, the primary force compelling these democracies to move in this surprising direction. Politicians rationally pursued national economic advantage through the exploitation of asymmetrical interdependence and the manipulation of institutional commitments.Focusing on Germany, France, and Britain, Moravcsik examines the five decisive agreements that propelled integration forward. He seeks to reintegrate the historical study of European unity with theoretical inquiry into the sources of international cooperation.ISBN 10: 0801435099ISBN 13: 9780801435096
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