Dieses Lehrbuch führt verständlich und anwendungsnah mit über 320 Berechnungsbeispielen in die Hauptgebiete der praktischen Bauphysik ein.Beginnend bei den physikalischen Grundlagen, werden die bei Planung und Konstruktion auftretenden bauphysikalischen Problemstellungen erläutert und Lösungswege aufgezeigt.Zahlreiche Berechnungsbeispiele verdeutlichen anschaulich, wie sich bauphysikalische Anforderungen und Regeln auf die Baukonstruktionen auswirken und welche Maßnahmen fü...

Scholarship often treats the post-Roman art produced in central and north-western Europe as representative of the pagan identities of the new 'Germanic' rulers of the early medieval world. In this book, Matthias Friedrich offers a critical reevaluation of the ethnic and religious categories of art that still inform our understanding of early medieval art and archaeology. He scrutinises early medieval visual culture by combining archaeological approaches with art historical methods based on...

Dobbiamo liberarci dall'economia capitalista. La decrescita è lo strumento per dare un futuro alla nostra specie. La crescita economica non funziona e non può funzionare. Offrendo una contro-storia di come la crescita economica sia emersa nel contesto del colonialismo, dell'industrializzazione a combustibili fossili e della modernità capitalista, Il futuro è decrescita sostiene che l'ideologia della crescita nasconde le crescenti disuguaglianze e le distruzioni ambientali associate al capi...

The question of the impact of slavery has gained new importance in debates on the history of economic development, capitalism and inequality. This edited volume explores how Atlantic slaved-based economic activities and their spin-offs have contributed to the economic development of Europe.The contributions to this volume each provide new data and methods for assessing the impact of Atlantic slavery, the slave trade and slave-related economic activities on Europe’s economic develop...

Wasserstoffbrennen ist die erste von sechs Sammlungen deutschsprachiger Science-Fiction Kurzgeschichten. Erstveröffentlichungen und überarbeitete Ausgaben stehen nebeneinander – in Anlehnung der großen SF-Anthologien der 80er Jahre. Mit Erzählungen von Uwe Post / Oliver Koch / Matthias Falke / Stefanie Bender / Jacqueline Montemurri / Nadine Boos / Tobias Bachmann / Klaus N. Frick / Achim Mehnert

Demonstrates the fertility of the phenomenological tradition of philosophy for intergenerational justice and climate ethics.In the face of widespread environmental and social destabilization and growing uncertainty about the future of humanity, this collection of essays brings the philosophical tradition of phenomenology to the question of relations between generations to examine our ethical, political, and environmental obligations to future people. Emphasizing ph...

Bringing together both leading international scholars and emerging academic talent, Media Accountability in the Era of Post-Truth Politics maps the current state of media accountability in Europe and provides fresh perspectives for future developments in media and communication fields.As the integrity of the international media landscape is challenged by far-reaching transformations and the rise of “fake news,” the need for a functional system of media regulation is greate...