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Encountering the Fall of the Berlin Wall during her trip from Paris in 1989, where she was studying back then, birth of baby girl Tenko between German guy met in Tokyo, and invitation from director Christoph Schlingensief to Berlin - a curious turn of fate made Hanayo live in Germany from 1999 to 2010. Letting herself go with the flow, but spent purposeful, willing lives in Germany - such Hanayo's way of life overlaps with unique, weightless and fantastic photographs she takes. Hanayo's apartment in Berlin were always full of friends. It didn't matter who you are and where you are from, and everyone were tied by bonds naturally while spending time and sharing space together. Germany became like Hanayo's second hometown. In this book, selected works from massive collection of photographs Hanayo daily took through her life in Germany. Photographs of landscape, everyday life, portraits of friends and fellow artists as well as rather abstract images are intriguingly edited like a flow of images, freed from time spectrum. End notes by Hanayo will explain also some relationship of the friends and artists appeared in this book, as well as the contexts of Germany back then. This compliation of photographs of 15 years tells you cultures and airs of then Germany, and statement of life of an artist, Hanayo.

Xiaoxiao Xu took these photos in October 2014, while she was staying in Ravenna. Almost all taken in the Piallassa and in the chemical hub located between the city and the sea, Xu's photos explore the contrast between the natural landscape of the pinewood areas, and the wide industrial area comprising of Hamon cooling-towers - symbolising the peak of the city's economic development -, which have now been abandoned for decades. (curated by Silvia Loddo and Cesare Fabbri for Osservatorio Fotografico within the framework of the project "Dove Viviamo", book design Emilio Macchia)lli.

This book examines Africa's current food system and future challenges for food security over the next twenty-five years.This book is essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners who work on global food security, sustainable food systems, food, health and nutrition and African development.

This book examines Africa's current food system and future challenges for food security over the next twenty-five years.This book is essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners who work on global food security, sustainable food systems, food, health and nutrition and African development.

This book analyses how the educational ecosystem undergoes a paradigm shift during human emergencies. It discusses varied approaches, experiences, and the steadfast desire to share information, demonstrating the value of teaching and learning in difficult conditions.

The book expounds on the functioning of rural development as well as the practical problems encountered in the formulation of rural development policies and programs. It will be useful to undergraduate and post graduate students, researchers, teachers of development studies, economics, sociology, political science, and public administration.

The Handbook of Disaster Response and Recovery covers the two post-disaster stages of the disaster cycle and presents a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of their many considerations.

Gives in-depth information on the plant-based synthesis of nanoparticles and promotes sustainable agriculture. It critically reviews nanomaterials synthesized from plants and their potential applications including nano-sized insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, and sensors to enhance crop productivity and improve soil health.

This book highlights the intersection between international investment law and sustainable development, particularly in the context of the right to regulate for public interest related to sustainable development. It will be of interest to students and scholars of international investment law, economic law and sustainable development.

Thia book explores the applications of GNSS technology in different fields of Earth and space observations and provides researchers, professionals, and students valuable insights into these emerging trends. It discusses challenges that impact the performance of GNSS technology and offers solutions through case studies from global experts.

Explores the connection between ecological crisis and Arendtian politics of the earth.

This book examines the challenge of negotiating and implementing new legal regimes addressing contemporary oceans challenges in the context of uncertain planetary futures.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.A quintessential feature in Western gardens and landscaping, the lawn is now at the center of a climate change controversy. The large carbon footprint maintenance, its unquenchable thirst for fertilizers, weedkillers, and water, and the notorious unfriendliness towards all forms of wildlife have recently attracted criticism and even spurred an anti-lawn movement.Lawn untangles the colonial-capitalist threads that keep our passion for mown grass alive despite mounting evidence that we'd be better off without it. The lawn is aesthetically and ideologically versatile. From museums and hospitals to corporate headquarters and university campuses, it has become the verdant lingua franca of institutions of all kinds. Its formal homogeneity and neatness imply reliability, constancy, and solicit our trust. But beneath the lawn lies a stratification of intricate ideological and ecological issues that over time have come to define our conception of nature.

A story walk along the Welsh coast to enjoy the folk tales of the sea, collected and told by professional storyteller Peter Stevenson

The Monumental is an interdisciplinary collection of original, cutting-edge contributions by international researchers pursuing the epistemology and ontology of monuments over time and geography.

Designing in Times of Crisis offers insights, visions, and strategies for architects and urban designers to question and respond to the crises and challenges of the contemporary anthropocentric world.

More than Buildings studies the buildings typology in Portuguese cities and their relationship with the program (the way in which it responds to a function), the territory where it is integrated and with time and the way in which built forms evolve.

A richly illustrated look at the intersection of art and science in Renaissance EuropeArt played a pivotal role in the development of natural history during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. European colonial expansion enabled naturalists to study previously unknown insects, animals, and other beestjes-"little beasts"-from around the globe. Little Beasts explores how artists such as Joris Hoefnagel and Jan van Kessel helped deepen and spread knowledge of these creatures with highly detailed and playful works that inspired generations of printmakers, painters, decorative artists, and naturalists. This appealing book begins by mapping the origins of natural history as a discipline, showing how early illustrated treatises reflected a vibrant exchange between artists and naturalists that contributed to the growth of natural science and sparked public fascination with the animal kingdom. It shares insights into Hoefnagel's engagement with contemporary natural history, as demonstrated in his Four Elements-a four-volume series of some three hundred watercolor miniatures of animals-and examines how intaglio printmaking enabled natural history studies to reach new audiences. The volume concludes with a discussion of Van Kessel's small oil paintings, likely made for discerning collectors of both natural and artistic curiosities. Blending lively and informative essays with beautiful illustrations, Little Beasts traces the connections between artists, naturalists, and collectors in an age of scientific discovery and broadening horizons, inviting readers to look with wonder at nature's variety. Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCExhibition ScheduleNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCMay 18-November 2, 2025