Teach your students to think like economists. Economics 14th edition is an intuitive text that teaches your students to think critically on global events, demonstrating how thinking like an economist gives a clearer understanding of current events. With an emphasis on real-world application, this text will give your students the skills to succeed.

Explains clearly the ideas underpinning DLT and dispels numerous misconceptions surrounding this technology in general and cryptocurrencies in particular Provides all the necessary theoretical background allowing one to understand how DLT operates in both theory and practice.

Use this practical, step-by-step guide for developers and entrepreneurs to create and run your own cryptocurrency. Author Slava Gomzin has created two cryptocurrencies and describes in this book the technology and economics of cryptocurrencies as preparation for crypto trading, investing, and other business activities. A detailed overview of special topics includes security, privacy, and usability of crypto as a mainstream payment system. Part I, Understanding Crypto, explains the technology and economic, security, and usability aspects of crypto.

Este conjunto de conocimientos está destinado a los estudiantes y docentes de la carrera de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de las escuelas y facultades de Arquitectura y Diseño del país. Estos "pasos" están plasmados en un lenguaje escrito y gráfico sencillo, acorde con la iniciación a esta capacitación, para poder producir un conocimiento de la realidad y, así, mejorar la calidad del habitar. Esta obra tiene por objeto desarrollar un conjunto de ideas acerca de la Arquitectura y su proceso de elaboración.

The book presents new technologies for easy and economical construction of light concrete structures saving materials and CO2. The new super-light technology allows a designer to place forces, where it is optimal, and save material everywhere else. The book also supports this “Direct Engineering” principle with a number of new details and structural principles. The new pearl-chain technology makes it possible to design optimal shapes such as arches, vaults, cupolas, floating tunnels, and shells etc. from inexpensive, and mass-produced components.

Las casas urbanas tratan de que el partido arquitectónico sea compacto, buscando la mínima ocupación del terreno para dar paso al verde tan necesario, a veces son patios, alrededor de los cuales se generan cambios y puntos de atención, integradores de los ambientes, un estar al aire libre que permite que la luz invada la casa, no hay una regla fija, los patios son únicos, laterales o centrales o sucesiones de 2 ó 3 son, en definitiva, un local más pero sin techo y en algunos casos son simplemente una plaza.

Shaping our cities, streets and public spaces, urban design informs the places we live. It is a complex multi-disciplinary process, requiring the input of a wide variety of stakeholders and design and construction professionals. Each urban project invariably throws up a new set of problems and strategic decisions for the design team. This guide distils the essential information required for the expert direction of the day-to-day work of urban design, from strategic design to masterplanning through to character assessment and collaboration.