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The Pocket Guide to Sheds
by Gordon ThorburnAs the globe warms, everything runs out and people become the willing slaves of small electronic machines, we have our response: the Golden Age of Sheds. We can look out from our sheds and see those unfortunates, the slaves in question, the ones who would rather be stripped naked and whipped through the market square than be separated, for one nanosecond, from their portable telephones and i-thingies, and we can smile.This book is where the smilers are. Here, you can find the man who reinvigorates the entente cordiale in wood, the woman who boils kettles, the woman who says 'I'm Nicola from In the Shed', the man who says 'What's yours?', the dooket that Jock built, the blockhouse that Noah built, a neoclassical stately home, and all manner of things musical, yogic, animalcular, roguish, ockerish and cloudy. Whether we see our shed as a place of work, a place of fun, a welcome refuge from normality, a shaded pool of tranquility, a realization of a secret yearning, a place to pot up the geraniums, or a little bit of all those things combined, we Sheddies, tribesfolk of the mighty Sheddici, hold one truth to be undeniable. We have our sheds, and the others haven't.
A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping: How to Navigate the Grocery Store, Read Labels, and Help Save the Planet
by Kate BratskeirReduce your food and packaging waste and lower your carbon footprint with this modern, practical guide to sustainable grocery shopping. Almond milk, oat milk, rice milk—which of the countless nondairy milks available on the market does the least harm to the environment? How do you decode the language on an egg carton? Is it possible to keep a bundle of fresh asparagus from spoiling so. darn. fast? If plastic is so bad, why is it on everything, and what can you do about it? These are just some of the questions A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping will help answer. Whether you&’re someone who&’s been making changes for years or you&’re clueless about where to start when it comes to sustainability, this book will teach you how to make a difference. Cutting back on food waste is one of the most impactful ways you can personally help combat climate change. With extra pages for taking notes and a space to perform your own waste audit at home, this book provides the tools to make better choices about what goes into your grocery cart, and how you ultimately treat those items once they&’re in your home. You&’ll learn some hard-to-swallow facts about the food industry and gain some actionable tips for making the grocery store—and the world—a more ethical place. You&’ll become better at reading food labels, getting acquainted with terms you can trust, and recognizing words and phrases to regard with skepticism. You&’ll gain the confidence to shop in the bulk section, ask your butcher questions about sourcing, and perhaps finally relieve some of the guilt you feel over the mountain of plastic bags accumulating beneath your sink. If you&’re ready to make a change, let&’s get to it.
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui
by Stephanie RobertsHow to maximize chi—inside and outside the home. This illustrated guide to the ancient Chinese art strips feng shui down to the basics, focusing solely on those aspects that deal with the interior and exterior of one&’s home. Author Stephanie Roberts shows readers how to evaluate and change aspects of their space to maximize the flow of positive energy, and how to arrange each room to achieve better balance in their lives and increase their prospects for health, wealth, and good relationships. The Pocket Idiot&’s Guide® to Feng Shui will show you exactly how to analyze your living area—room by room—and arrange it to benefit not only your mind and body, but also your spirit. In this Pocket Idiot&’s Guide®, you get: • The basic philosophy of feng shui, including ba gua energy map, the eight areas of influence, and the five transformation. • Tips on how to channel good chi in every room of your home. • Practical advice on eliminating the negative influence clutters into your home and your life. • An understanding of the positive relationship between housework and feng shui.
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Home Inspections
by Bobbi Dempsey Mike KuhnFor home buyers and home sellers. Here is the first how-to that addresses the needs of both buyers and sellers, making it the perfect companion to the bestselling The Complete Idiot&’s Guide® to Buying and Selling a Home. The buyer will depend on this guide to determine whether a house is worth buying. The seller will need it to determine which repairs are necessary before listing or signing anything. Readers will learn to troubleshoot all areas of a home, including its structure and foundation, windows and doors, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, insulation, electrical systems, and the roof, just to name a few. In this Pocket Idiot&’s Guide®, you get: • What to look for when inspecting the electrical system, the roof, and other parts of the home. • Simple advice on what to do if the results of your inspections aren&’t good. • Expert explanation of what you can expect during and after the inspection. • Easy ways to tell if a home is worth buying—or if it will need extensive repairs before you put it on the market.
The Pocket Pawpaw Cookbook
by Sara Bir"I have yet to meet a person who is drawn to pawpaws who is not a good person." Pawpaws are found in the fleeting, honeyed weeks between August and October. They are fleshy and awkward to eat, sweetly fragrant, and th
The Poison Garden
by Liz HuyckFlowers may look pretty, but some can be downright deadly! In England, you can explore the Poison Garden—a place where flowers are known for their beauty on the outside and poison on the inside! In this story, you'll be able to read about and see these flowers safely without interacting with them.
Policy and Law in Heritage Conservation (Conservation Of The European Built Heritage Ser.)
by Robert PickardThis book has been developed in association with the Cultural Heritage Department of the Council of Europe. It examines key themes and objectives for the protection of the architectural and archaeological heritage in a range of European countries. The analysis of individual countries and the group as a whole gives an assessment of how advanced current mechanisms are and the ongoing problems that remain to be managed in order to safeguard the 'common heritage'.
Policy Choice in Local Responses to Climate Change: A Comparison of Urban Strategies
by Hubert Heinelt and Wolfram LampingSince the 1990s ‘beliefs’, ‘ideas’ or ‘knowledge’ as well as processes of communicative interactions such as persuasion, argumentation and learning have received increasing attention in social science for the understanding of political changes. This book makes a significant contribution to this scholarly debate and will be of interest to practitioners, showing on one side how climate change has received more and more attention in policy making at the local level and changed the urban agenda and on the other how different the responses of cities to this global challenge are – and how these differences between cities can be explained. This book was previously published as a special issue of Urban Research and Practice.
Politics and Preservation: A policy history of the built heritage 1882-1996 (Planning, History and Environment Series #Vol. 22)
by John Delafons J. DelafonsThis book traces the policy history of urban conservation and its relationship to the town planning process and both are set in their political context. Part One deals with the origins of conservation and its cultural background. Part Two deals with the post-war legislation and the increasing scope of conservation. Part Three deals with churches and their separate control system, and Part Four brings the story up to the present time. New issues such as sustainable conservation and the latest government policy are addressed in the conclusion. This book will aid current practice and help to inform future directions.
The Politics of Mobility: Transport Planning, the Environment and Public Policy (Transport, Development and Sustainability Series)
by Geoff VigarTransport issues are critically embedded in everyday life. For this very reason, ways of addressing such issues are almost always hugely politically contentious, as a quick glance at local and national media will testify. Such contentiousness is growing as ever increasing mobility for many in western society has led to a critical examination of the fundamental basis by which transport issues are considered in government and beyond. Despite the strength of this examination, the implementation of new approaches to dealing with transport issues has proved deeply problematic. The Politics of Mobility pioneers a methodological and theoretical framework derived from the social and political sciences to shed light on the complexities of dealing with these issues. It mobilises three case studies that highlight the realpolitik of dealing with such concerns for students, practitioners, researchers and activists.
The Politics of Street Trees
by Jan WoudstraThis book focuses on the politics of street trees and the institutions, actors and processes that govern their planning, planting and maintenance. This is an innovative approach which is particularly important in the context of mounting environmental and societal challenges and reveals a huge amount about the nature of modern life, social change and political conflict. The work first provides different historical perspectives on street trees and politics, celebrating diversity in different cultures. A second section discusses street tree values, policy and management, addressing more contemporary issues of their significance and contribution to our environment, both physically and philosophically. It explores cultural idiosyncrasies and those from the point of view of political economy, particularly challenging the neo-liberal perspectives that continue to dominate political narratives. The final section provides case studies of community engagement, civil action and governance. International case studies bring together contrasting approaches in areas with diverging political directions or intentions, the constraints of laws and the importance of people power. By pursuing an interdisciplinary approach this book produces an information base for academics, practitioners, politicians and activists alike, thus contributing to a fairer political debate that helps to promote more democratic environments that are sustainable, equitable, comfortable and healthier.
Politics, Planning and Homes in a World City (Housing, Planning and Design Series)
by Duncan BowieThis is an insightful study of spatial planning and housing strategy in London, focusing on the period 2000-2008 and the Mayoralty of Ken Livingstone. Duncan Bowie presents a detailed analysis of the development of Livingstone’s policies and their consequences. Examining the theory and practice of spatial planning at a metropolitan level, Bowie examines the relationships between: planning, the residential development market and affordable housing environmental, economic and equity objectives national, regional and local planning agencies and their policies. It places Livingstone’s Mayoralty within its historical context and looks forward to the different challenges faced by Livingstone’s successors in a radically changed political and economic climate. Clear and engaging, this critical analysis provides a valuable resource for academics and their students as well as planning, housing and development professionals. It is essential reading for anyone interested in politics and social change in a leading ‘world city’ and provides a base for parallel studies of other major metropolitan regions.
Pollinator Gardening for the South: Creating Sustainable Habitats
by Danesha Seth Carley Anne M. SpaffordThis step-by-step guide will answer all of your questions about how to create beautiful gardens designed to welcome beneficial pollinators across the South. Combining up-to-date scientific information with artful design strategies, Danesha Seth Carley and Anne M. Spafford teach gardeners of all levels to plan, plant, and maintain successful pollinator gardens at home and in shared community sites. Everyday gardeners, along with farmers, scientists, and policy makers, share serious concerns about ongoing declines in bee and other pollinator populations, and here Spafford and Carley deliver great news: every thoughtfully designed garden, no matter how small, can play a huge role in providing the habitat, nourishment, and nesting places so needed by pollinators. This book explains all you need to be a pollinator champion.*Covers USDA hardiness zones 6, 7, 8, and 9, including twelve southern states*Explains what makes pollinators happy—bees, for sure, and many others, great and small*Brings science and art together in gardens of all types, including urban, food, container, community, school, and large-scale gardens*Provides step-by-step instructions for choosing locations, preparing soil and garden beds, selecting the best plants, considering seasonality in your garden design, managing your garden throughout the year, and much more*Richly illustrated with photographs, design plans, and handy charts and lists
The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening: How to Attract and Support Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Bats, and Other Pollinators
by Kim EiermanThis book explains about how you can create a beautiful landscape that attracts and supports many different species of pollinators.
The Polycentric Metropolis: Learning from Mega-City Regions in Europe
by Peter Hall Kathy PainA new 21st century urban phenomenon is emerging: the networked polycentric mega-city region. Developed around one or more cities of global status, it is characterized by a cluster of cities and towns, physically separate but intensively networked in a complex spatial division of labour. This book describes and analyses eight such regions in North West Europe. For the first time, this work shows how businesses interrelate and communicate in geographical space - within each region, between them, and with the wider world. It goes on to demonstrate the profound consequences for spatial planning and regional development in Europe - and, by implication, other similar urban regions of the world. The Polycentric Metropolis introduces the concept of a mega-city region, analyses its characteristics, examines the issues surrounding regional identities, and discusses policy ramifications and outcomes for infrastructure, transport systems and regulation. Packed with high quality maps, case study data and written in a clear style by highly experienced authors, this will be an insightful and significant analysis suitable for professionals in urban planning and policy, environmental consultancies, business and investment communities, technical libraries, and students in urban studies, geography, economics and town/spatial planning.
Pom-Poms!: 25 Awesomely Fluffy Projects
by Sarah Goldschadt Lexi Walters WrightWhether they're perking up your clothes, brightening your home decor, or bringing a rainbow of color to your next party, pom-poms are perfect wherever they pop up. Each project in this book has oh-so-simple instructions and photographs that'll have you whipping up homemade tufts in all kinds of eye-catching patterns, from speckles to stripes to polka-dots. And don't worry about running out of yarn. You'll learn how to put a new spin on poms with a host of fun materials like tissue paper, tinsel, coffee filters, and cupcake wrappers. With 25 fresh and fancy takes on a classic, Pom-Poms! will give crafters of all ages a reason to cheer.
Pomodoro!: A History of the Tomato in Italy (Arts and Traditions of the Table Perspectives on Culinary History)
by David GentilcoreA chronicle of the beloved base ingredient, from its origins, agricultural riches, and controversy to the passion, pride, and nostalgia it inspires today. Over time, the tomato has embodied a range of values and meanings. From its domestication in Central America, it has traveled back and forth across the Atlantic, powering a story of aspiration and growth, agriculture and industry, class and identity, and global transition. In this entertaining, organic history, David Gentilcore recounts the surprising rise of the tomato from its New World origin to its Old World significance. From its inauspicious introduction into Renaissance Europe, the tomato came to dominate Italian cuisine and the food industry over the course of three centuries. Gentilcore explores why elite and peasant cultures took so long to assimilate the tomato into Italian cooking and how it eventually triumphed. He traces the tomato's appearance in medical and agricultural treatises, travel narratives, family recipe books, kitchen accounts, and Italian art, literature, and film. He focuses on Italy's fascination with the tomato, painting a larger portrait of changing trends and habits that began with botanical practices in the sixteenth century and attitudes toward vegetables in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and concluded with the emergence of factory production in the nineteenth. Gentilcore continues with the transformation of the tomato into a national symbol during the years of Italian immigration and Fascism and examines the planetary success of the "Italian" tomato today. &“Those with an interest in tomatoes, Italian life, or just cultural history in general may find this both enlightening and entertaining.&” —Diane Leach, PopMatters
A Pond for Maddie
by Charnan SimonWhat is the difference between and man-made pond and a natural pond? Maddie learns all about ponds while she and her family bring an artificial pond back to life.
Poner en orden: Haz las cosas sin esfuerzo
by Trey WoodsProbablemente haya visto muchos programas en la televisión sobre cómo las personas acumulan varios artículos diferentes, ya sea porque les encanta comprar o porque han recopilado muchos artículos a lo largo del tiempo y no pueden soportar separarse de ellos. Llega al punto en que sus armarios e incluso sus casas enteras se llenan por completo, y es casi imposible moverse. Es posible que conozca a personas así en su propia vida, o tal vez, sea una de estas personas. Si está leyendo este libro, asumiré que el desorden en su espacio se está apoderando de su vida. Quizás se pregunte cuál es el problema. Entonces, ¿qué pasa si yo, o cualquier otra persona, recolectamos muchos artículos? Bueno, las cosas son tuyas y tienes todo el derecho a hacer lo que quieras con ellas. Sin embargo, lo que quiero abordar son los problemas psicológicos que resultan en la acumulación de desorden en su vida, así como los efectos que el mismo desorden tiene en su psique a largo plazo. En este libro aprenderá: ✓ El desorden en tu vida ✓ Por qué tiene desorden ✓ Por qué no reconoce lo que es el desorden ✓ No sabe cuánto tiempo debe conservar algo ✓ Por qué está comprando demasiadas cosas que no necesita ✓ Las consecuencias de demasiado desorden ✓ Romper su relación con "cosas" ✓ Superar el efecto de la dotación ✓ Los beneficios de ordenar ✓ Ordenar es igual a un mayor enfoque y productividad ✓ Ordenar y mejorar la salud ✓ Desafío de limpieza de 6 semanas ¡Y mucho más! Si bien ordenar puede ser muy difícil al principio, también puede ser muy liberador y tener un impacto positivo en su vida en todos los sentidos. En este capítulo, repasaré varias técnicas diferentes para que pueda comenzar a reducir sus artículos personales o reorganizarlos de manera adecuada. De cualquier manera, su hogar y espacio de trabajo se
Pool Care For Dummies
by Kristine BlanchardCrystal-clear advice for maintaining a crystal-clear swimming pool Keeping a swimming pool ready for use requires some chemistry know-how, an understanding of how pool mechanics work, and some time spent doing good old-fashioned cleaning work. Pool Care For Dummies offers a reliable, comprehensive resource for building the knowledge that lets you turn pool maintenance into a do-it-yourself task. Written by a certified swimming pool professional who started taking care of pools when she was 5 years old, this book helps you separate the good advice from the bad as you learn to build an upkeep schedule, figure out what chemicals you actually need and which are less-than-magical potions, and fix the common problems that plague all pool owners. With so much trustworthy pool care advice in one place, you can finally cut back on time spent searching for swimming pool advice and more time splashing with your friends and family! Learn how pools work and get the tools you need to keep your pool running Test your water and maintain a safe swimming environment Care for your and balance your above-ground or in-ground pool Know what to do when unexpected problems arisePrivate pool owners who need to know what’s what in the water will love this clear and complete Dummies guide.
Popular Mechanics: Essential Home Repairs Anyone Can Do
by Popular MechanicsA step-by-step guide to home repairs large and small from Popular Mechanics—the name that&’s &“synonymous with the ultimate in DIY knowledge&” (Booklist, starred review). Got a squeaky floor or a rattling door? Is your grout a color you don&’t recognize anymore? From quick fixes like linking broken chains and patching drywall to more involved projects like replacing a fuel line and bleeding your brakes, Popular Mechanics How to Fix Anything is the handy and reliable go-to guide for the most common household problems—offering a primer on plumbing; unexpected hacks like using a golf tee to fill a stripped screw hole; instructions for tuning up the garage door; and so much more. Throughout the book Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics&’ senior home editor, answers questions about the trickiest fix-its, including how to deal with recurring ceiling cracks or get rid of that stench from the kitchen sink. And because it&’s organized room by room, from basement to bathroom to bedroom, it&’s simple to find the solution you need—so you won&’t have to hire someone else to do the job.
Popular Mechanics The Ultimate Tool Book: Every Tool You Need to Own
by Popular MechanicsThis definitive illustrated reference covering 100 hand tools and how to use them is &“an excellent guide for budding DIYers&” (Booklist). This tool—or that? Learn how to choose the right one for tackling any home project and completing it quickly, correctly, and efficiently. The editors of Popular Mechanics share their expertise, explaining which tools deserve a prominent spot in your shop and how to keep them in tip-top shape. Divided by type, this must-have guide covers multipurpose and single-purpose tools that cut, tighten, measure, and mark. You&’ll also find tried-and-true suggestions, helpful notes, and simple hacks to make any job easier.
Popular Woodworking's Arts & Crafts Furniture: 25 Designs For Every Room In Your Home
by Popular Woodworking EditorsTimeless Style and Simplicity Simple and beautiful, Arts & Crafts furniture designs offer an excellent learning medium for furniture building. The Arts & Crafts style allows the craftsman to build a quality piece of furniture in a reasonable amount of time while providing a very successful and satisfying experience. This book offers a collection of twenty-five Arts & Crafts furniture projects for every room in your home. Some of the projects are accurate reproductions of the original furniture pieces, while others are loving adaptations of the style. In addition to the projects in the book, we've included a Bonus CD-ROM with ten furniture projects and ten technique articles to provide even more information on construction and finishing. This book represents a collection of projects that the Popular Woodworking staff considers to be some of the most visually appealing pieces of furniture ever created.
The Porch: Meditations on the Edge of Nature
by Charlie HaileyCome with us for a moment out onto the porch. Just like that, we’ve entered another world without leaving home. In this liminal space, an endless array of absorbing philosophical questions arises: What does it mean to be in a place? How does one place teach us about the world and ourselves? What do we—and the things we’ve built—mean in this world? In a time when reflections on the nature of society and individual endurance are so paramount, Charlie Hailey’s latest book is both a mental tonic and a welcome provocation. Solidly grounded in ideas, ecology, and architecture, The Porch takes us on a journey along the edges of nature where the outside comes in, hosts meet guests, and imagination runs wild. Hailey writes from a modest porch on the Homosassa River in Florida. He sleeps there, studies the tides, listens for osprey and manatee, welcomes shipwrecked visitors, watches shadows on its screens, reckons with climate change, and reflects on his own acclimation to his environment. The profound connections he unearths anchor an armchair exploration of past porches and those of the future, moving from ancient Greece to contemporary Sweden, from the White House roof to the Anthropocene home. In his ruminations, he links up with other porch dwellers including environmentalist Rachel Carson, poet Wendell Berry, writers Eudora Welty and Zora Neale Hurston, philosopher John Dewey, architect Louis Kahn, and photographer Paul Strand. As close as architecture can bring us to nature, the porch is where we can learn to contemplate anew our evolving place in a changing world—a space we need now more than ever. Timeless and timely, Hailey’s book is a dreamy yet deeply passionate meditation on the joy and gravity of sitting on the porch.
Portfolios for Interior Designers
by Maureen MittonThe complete guide to portfolio development for interior designersIt's a widely known fact that interior designers need a strong visual presence in the form of a well-crafted, professional-looking portfolio. Surprisingly, however, many interior designers aren't equipped with the expertise required to organize and unify their work in a fashion that optimally conveys their talents and skills.Portfolios for Interior Designers helps demystify the process by guiding the reader toward mastery in assembling a winning portfolio. It delivers essential step-by-step instruction presented in a manner that shows interior designers how to properly and effectively display their designs. This book also includes:Color and black-and-white illustrations showing portfolio elements and optionsGraphic design concepts necessary for portfolio developmentSpecific information for the design of digital portfoliosSupplemental teaching resources that direct readers to a companion Web siteUseful tips on the ways that popular graphics software applications can be best implemented for certain portfolio elementsSamples of cover letters and resumes, along with discussion of job search proceduresWith the aid of real-world examples, Portfolios for Interior Designers examines how a portfolio can be used as an effective tool for communicating with clients and other professionals. A much-needed guide, this book eliminates the uncertainty surrounding portfolio development so that interior designers can showcase their abilities success-fully--and land the next job.