This book elucidates the morphological backgrounds of various functional parameters of the human respiratory system, including the respiratory control system, dynamics of the upper and lower airways, gas transport and mixing in the lower airways, gas exchange in the acinus, and gas transfer through the alveolar wall.

This book presents a general theory of the economics of prosperity. Drawing upon both historic and contemporary Austrian economic thinking, it looks beyond merely identifying various isolated causes of economic growth and development to describe and explain the process of economic progress.

This insightful and comprehensive book uses theory and empirical studies to debunk contemporary illusions about the functionality of economies and examines the phenomena of economic magic and economic black magic. Norman C. Miller considers 11 economic myths, three of which are the theory that excessive imports reduce employment as firms are forced to downsize or shut down, that a more equal distribution of income kills incentives and reduces economic growth rates and the myth that a higher minimum wage always generates a net decrease in employment.

The European recovery has been disrupted since the onset of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Co-ordinated and timely policy action helped avoid a severe downturn, but the near-term outlook is clouded by uncertainty and downside risks. Monetary and fiscal policy need to become sufficiently restrictive to reduce underlying inflationary pressures durably. Fiscal sustainability should be grounded in well-prioritised, efficient public spending and underpinned by improved economic governance.

Our approach in this new edition remains what it was in the first edition: to provide students and instructors with a text that delivers complete coverage of economic topics using many real-world examples. Our goal from the beginning has been to teach economics in a widgetfree way by using real-world business and policy examples.

Muchos de los diseños que aparecen en la sociedad actual circulan y llegan a públicos de muchas culturas e idiomas diferentes. La comunicación conlleva responsabilidad; ¿son los diseñadores conscientes del significado y el impacto de su trabajo?

Un libro de preguntas con respuestas y respuestas exageradas: ¿Metí la pata? ¿Cómo logro un equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida personal? ¿Tengo demasiadas plantas? Michelle Rial ofrece una visión lúdica de los pequeños dilemas que se ciernen sobre la mente de cada adulto a través de gráficos ingeniosos y preguntas divertidas y perspicace.

Este libro constituye una descripción concisa y coherente de la relevancia de los escritos de Walter Benjamin para los arquitectos, al considerar en detalle algunas figuras del arte y la arquitectura moderna, y ubicar el trabajo crítico de Benjamin dentro del contexto de la arquitectura y el urbanismo contemporáneos.

Bruno Queysanne nació en 1941 en Casablanca. En París, estudió filosofía en la Sorbona a principios de los años sesenta. De una sociología marxista del "entorno construido", pasa gradualmente a una fenomenología de las obras y de la historia de la arquitectura. Estudia las "nuevas ciudades" del Renacimiento como Pienza y Ferrara, pero también las del mundo moderno, como San Francisco, Los Ángeles o Casablanca.