Building An Emerald City
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Building An Emerald City
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Author : Lucia Athens
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2012-06-22
Building An Emerald City written by Lucia Athens and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-22 with Architecture categories.
In 2000, Seattle, Washington, became the first U.S. city to officially adopt the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) “Silver” standards for its own major construction projects. In the midst of a municipal building boom, it set new targets for building and remodeling to LEED guidelines. Its first LEED certified project, the Seattle Justice Center, was completed in 2002. The city is now home to one of the highest concentrations of LEED buildings in the world. Building an Emerald City is the story of how Seattle transformed itself into a leader in sustainable “green” building, written by one of the principal figures in that transformation. It is both a personal account—filled with the experiences and insights of an insider—and a guide for anyone who wants to bring about similar changes in any city. It includes “best practice” models from municipalities across the nation, supplemented by the contributions of “guest authors” who offer stories and tips from their own experiences in other cities. Intended as a “roadmap” for policy makers, public officials and representatives, large-scale builders and land developers, and green advocates of every stripe, Building an Emerald City is that rare book—one that is both inspirational and practical.
Emerald Cities
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Author : Joan Fitzgerald
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-03-18
Emerald Cities written by Joan Fitzgerald and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Here is a refreshing look at how American cities are leading the way toward greener, cleaner, and more sustainable forms of economic development. In Emerald Cities, Joan Fitzgerald shows how in the absence of a comprehensive national policy, cities like Chicago, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle have taken the lead in addressing the interrelated environmental problems of global warming, pollution, energy dependence, and social justice. Cities are major sources of pollution but because of their population density, reliance on public transportation, and other factors, Fitzgerald argues that they are uniquely suited to promote and benefit from green economic development. For cities facing worsening budget constraints, investing in high-paying green jobs in renewable energy technology, construction, manufacturing, recycling, and other fields will solve two problems at once, sparking economic growth while at the same time dramatically improving quality of life. Fitzgerald also examines how investing in green research and technology may help to revitalize older industrial cities and offers examples of cities that don't make the top-ten green lists such as Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio and Syracuse, New York. And for cities wishing to emulate those already engaged in developing greener economic practices, Fitzgerald shows which strategies will be most effective according to each city's size, economic history, geography, and other unique circumstances. But cities cannot act alone, and Fitzgerald analyzes the role of state and national government policy in helping cities create the next wave of clean technology growth. Lucid, forward-looking, and guided by a level-headed optimism that clearly distinguishes between genuine progress and exaggerated claims, Emerald Cities points the way toward a sustainable future for the American city.
Emerald City
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Author : Jennifer Egan
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1997-03-15
Emerald City written by Jennifer Egan and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-15 with Fiction categories.
The theme of longing in all its forms--for change, for redemption, for travel outside the bounds of daily life to realms where anything seems possible--unites this masterful story collection. In various settings, Egan's characters--models, housewives, schoolgirls--seek transformation of the body and spirit, and transcendence of the borders of desire.
Building The Future
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Author : Amy C Edmondson
language : en
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Release Date : 2016-04-18
Building The Future written by Amy C Edmondson and has been published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-18 with Business & Economics categories.
A case study of how an award-winning start-up used a large-scale collaboration to achieve a bold objective, and what it shows us about leadership. Machiavelli famously wrote, “There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” That’s what this book is about—innovation far more audacious than a new way to find a restaurant or a smart phone you can wear on your wrist. Amy C. Edmondson and Susan Salter Reynolds explore large-scale systemic innovation that calls for “big teaming”: intense collaboration between professions and industries with completely different mindsets. This demands leadership combining an expansive vision with deliberative incremental action—not an easy balance. To explore the kind of leadership required to build the future we need, Edmondson and Reynolds tell the story of Living PlanIT. This award-winning “smart city” start-up was launched with a breathtakingly ambitious goal: creating a showcase high-tech city from scratch to pilot its software—quite literally setting out to build the future. This meant a joint effort spanning a truly disparate group of software entrepreneurs, real estate developers, city government officials, architects, construction companies, and technology corporations. By taking a close look at the work, norms, and values in each of these professional domains, we gain new insight into why teaming across fields is so challenging. And we get to know Living PlanIT’s leaders, following them and their partners through cycles of hope, exhaustion, disillusionment, pragmatism, and renewal. There are powerful lessons here for anyone, in any industry, seeking to drive audacious innovation. “Building the Future provides a rare inside look at how a start-up company takes on the world and copes with numerous challenges along the way. Go it alone or partner? Keep the bold goal or go for small wins? Seize other opportunities in technology or stick with the smart-cities plan? Edmondson and Reynolds present thought-provoking lessons for those who want to dream big and need big teaming to get the work done.”—Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, and bestselling author of Confidence andMove “This unique book by a brilliant researcher and a veteran journalist not only illuminates the problems of large-scale innovation for a sustainable future but, in the process, teaches us about industry cultures, leadership, and the massive problems of collaboration in an increasingly complex multicultural world.” —Edgar Schein, Professor Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, and author of Helping, Humble Inquiry, and Humble Consulting
Guidelines And Procedures
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Author : United States. National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Records Program
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Guidelines And Procedures written by United States. National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Records Program and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Archives categories.
Building Imaginary Worlds
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Author : Mark J.P. Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-03-14
Building Imaginary Worlds written by Mark J.P. Wolf and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-14 with Literary Criticism categories.
Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on narrative, medium, or genre, and instead considers imaginary worlds as dynamic entities in and of themselves. Wolf argues that imaginary worlds—which are often transnarrative, transmedial, and transauthorial in nature—are compelling objects of inquiry for Media Studies. Chapters touch on: a theoretical analysis of how world-building extends beyond storytelling, the engagement of the audience, and the way worlds are conceptualized and experienced a history of imaginary worlds that follows their development over three millennia from the fictional islands of Homer’s Odyssey to the present internarrative theory examining how narratives set in the same world can interact and relate to one another an examination of transmedial growth and adaptation, and what happens when worlds make the jump between media an analysis of the transauthorial nature of imaginary worlds, the resulting concentric circles of authorship, and related topics of canonicity, participatory worlds, and subcreation’s relationship with divine Creation Building Imaginary Worlds also provides the scholar of imaginary worlds with a glossary of terms and a detailed timeline that spans three millennia and more than 1,400 imaginary worlds, listing their names, creators, and the works in which they first appeared.
The Making Of The Wizard Of Oz
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Author : Aljean Harmetz
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2013-10-01
The Making Of The Wizard Of Oz written by Aljean Harmetz and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Performing Arts categories.
“Fantastic.” Gore Vidal, New York Review of Books “Grand.” Ray Bradbury, Los Angeles Times “Definitive.” Salmon Rushdie, The New Yorker “A fluent, incisive and fair history of life in Hollywood during the golden age of films. The author seems to have talked to everyone with knowledge of what went on at MGM in its heyday. . . . Marvelous.” Publishers Weekly From the ten scriptwriters at work to the scandal headlines of Munchkin orgies at the Culver City Hotel to the Witch's (accidental) burning, here is the real story of the making of The Wizard of Oz. This richly detailed re-creation brings alive a major Hollywood studio and reveals, through hundreds of interviews (with cameramen, screenwriters, costume designers, directors, producers, light technicians, and actors), how the factory-like Hollywood system of moviemaking miraculously produced one of the most enduring and best-loved films ever made. We watch it happen--the bright, idiosyncratic, wildly devoted MGM-ers inventing the lines, the songs; flying hordes of monkeys through the sky; growing a poppy field; building the Emerald City (and 60 other sets); designing and sewing the nearly 1,000 costumes; enduring the pressures from the front office; choosing the actors. Here is Oz, a marvelous, unprecedented experience of studio life as it was lived day by day, detail by detail, department by department, at the most powerful and flamboyant studio Hollywood has ever known--at its moment of greatest power. Aljean Harmetz is the author of The Making of Casablanca, On the Road to Tara: The Making of Gone with the Wind, and other books.
The Wizard Of Oz The Untold Story
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Author : Spencer Ashcroft
language : en
Publisher: Interactive Media Licensing
Release Date : 2024-11-24
The Wizard Of Oz The Untold Story written by Spencer Ashcroft and has been published by Interactive Media Licensing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of the Wizard of Oz has long captured the imaginations of readers and audiences across the world. From the pages of L. Frank Baum's beloved 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to its iconic 1939 film adaptation, the Wizard has become one of the most recognizable and enduring characters in American popular culture. However, despite his prominence, the character's origins, his rise to power, and the evolution of his narrative are often shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding. This biography seeks to shed light on the many facets of the Wizard's life, exploring not just the magic and mystery that surround him, but also the human elements that make his story so compelling. At the heart of the Wizard's tale is a man from humble beginnings, a figure whose path to greatness is marked by deception, ambition, and an undeniable desire for recognition. As an illusionist who managed to convince an entire world of his godlike powers, the Wizard of Oz embodies the power of perception and the ways in which the world can be shaped by what people choose to believe. Yet, the Wizard is far from a straightforward figure; his flaws, his mistakes, and his eventual redemption offer valuable lessons on the consequences of vanity and the importance of self-awareness. This biography not only explores the Wizard's life from his humble origins to his rise as the ruler of the Emerald City, but also delves deeply into the rich and complex relationships he forms with the other characters of Oz, including the courageous Dorothy, the tormented Tin Man, the brainy Scarecrow, and the fearful Lion. These relationships form the core of the Wizard's transformation throughout the story, as he moves from an enigmatic figure of power to a vulnerable, human man in search of meaning and truth. In telling the story of the Wizard of Oz, this biography seeks to go beyond the character's role in the fairy tale and reveal the profound, often painful truths behind the mask of the "Great and Powerful Wizard." The Wizard's journey is more than just a fantastical adventure—it is a journey of self-discovery, a path fraught with challenges, missteps, and eventual revelation. Through this examination, readers will gain a new perspective on the Wizard's significance, not just in Oz, but in the broader context of American folklore and storytelling traditions. As we embark on this exploration, we will witness the Wizard's transformation from a simple man with an oversized ego to a humble figure who understands that true power lies not in illusion or control, but in understanding one's true self and the world around them. The Wizard's story is a timeless one, offering valuable insights into the human condition that resonate far beyond the world of Oz. Through his struggles, triumphs, and ultimate redemption, we are reminded that while illusion may deceive the eyes, it is truth that ultimately liberates the soul.
World Builders On World Building
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Author : Mark J.P. Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-05-12
World Builders On World Building written by Mark J.P. Wolf and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-12 with Social Science categories.
With contributions from a distinguished group of world-builders, including academics, writers, and designers, this anthology of essays describes the process and discusses the nature of subcreation and the construction of worlds. From Oz to MUD, Walden to Rockall, all the worlds featured in this volume share one thing in common: they began in someone’s imagination, grew from there, and became worlds built with the assistance of multiple authors and a variety of different ideas and media, including designs, imagery, sound, music, stories, and more. The book examines this development, with examples and discussions pertaining to the process and the final product of the building of imaginary worlds, including some transmedial worlds. World-Builders on World-Building is a fascinating deep dive into the practical problems of world-building as well as its theoretical aspects. It is ideal for students, scholars, and even practitioners interested in media studies, game studies, subcreation studies, franchise studies, transmedia studies, and pop culture.
The Sorcerer From Atlantis
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Author : Sergei Sukhinov
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-06-01
The Sorcerer From Atlantis written by Sergei Sukhinov and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-01 with Fiction categories.
In this ninth installment of Sukhinov's spectacular Emerald City saga, Almar, crushed by the defeat suffered by the Magic Land forces in Book 7, makes a perilous excursion around the Underground Kingdom,seeking information and his enslaved father, and he makes a new ally. Meanwhile, Ellie and her friends make an idyllic trip of their own through another plane of existence and meet up with Torn himself.