The vanishing stepwells of India / Victoria Lautman ; foreword by Divay Gupta, INTACH. by Lautman, Victoria

Subjects: “…Stepwells India. sh2011005953…”

The covenant of water : a novel / Abraham Verghese. by Verghese, Abraham, 1955-

“…Kerala (India) Fiction.…”

The Bill Gates problem : reckoning with the myth of the good billionaire / Tim Schwab. by Schwab, Tim (Journalist)

Table of Contents: “…Lives saved -- Women (and girls) -- Taxes -- Fail fast -- Transparency -- Lobbying -- Family planning -- Journalism -- Education -- White man's burden -- Bloat -- Science -- Agriculture -- India -- Covid-19.…”

The invisible houses : rethinking and designing low-cost housing in developing countries / Gonzalo Lizarralde. by Lizarralde, Gonzalo, 1974-

The mosquito : a human history of our deadliest predator / Timothy C. Winegard. by Winegard, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles), 1977-

Eruptions that shook the world / Clive Oppenheimer. by Oppenheimer, Clive

Table of Contents: “…The eruption ; Sulphur yield of the eruption ; Climate change ; The human story ; Focus on India -- European Volcanism in Prehistory. The Campanian eruption and the human revolution in Palaeolithic Europe ; 'Cultural devolution' and the Laacher See eruption ; Eruption of Santorini and the decline of the Minoan civilisation -- The Rise of Teotihuacán. …”

Accessibility and wayfinding / edited by Philipp Meuser ; with contributions by Daniela Pogade and Jennifer Tobolla ; translation, Julian Jain.

Table of Contents: “…Spatial signs on the relationship between architecture and the design of communication media -- Saying farewell to the wheelchair ramp: a plea for more frankness in barrier-free architecture and planning -- Disabilities and diseases: selected planning requirements -- Best practice : Design manual: ten spatial situations as examples of barrier freedom : Movement areas and space requirements ; Transitions between inside and outside spaces ; Ramps and sloping pathways ; Stairs, stair lifts and lifting platforms ; Elevators ; Doors ; Windows ; Sanitary facilities ; Counters, cashier desks and access control ; Car parking spaces -- Projects : Museums, culture, memorials : The Berlin Museum Island: Visual site concept, guidance and information system ; The Dresden Zwinger palace: guidance system ; Castles and ruins Rhineland-Palatinate: signage system ; The Schloss Stolzenfels Museum: accessibility design ; Art Museum in Aarhus: accessibility design ; Automobile museum in Stuttgart: accessibility design -- Airports, fairs, stadiums : Cologne Bonn Airport: corporate design, signage ; Vienna Airport Terminal 1A, Skylink: guidance system ; Europeum Conference and Event Centre Mariazell: wayfinding system ; Olympia Sports and Conference Centre Seefeld: wayfinding system ; Stuttgart Trade Fair: wayfinding system ; Allianz Arena Munich: guidance system -- Banks, administration, branches : Ludwigsburg Kreissparkasse: guidance system ; Ordnungsamt City of Frankfurt am Main: guidance and information system ; Five European Embassies Astana: signage ; Diplomatic quarter Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: wayfinding system -- Trade, production, technology : BMW Factory Leipzig: guidance and wayfinding system ; MTZ2 Munich Technology Centre: guidance system ; Centrum Galarie Dresden: guidance system ; Walter Knoll, Herrenberg: wayfinding system and brand world ; Schleich GMBH Schwäbisch-Gmünd: signage system -- Day cares, schools, universities : Paulusstift Stuttgart: wayfinding system ; American International School Vienna: wayfinding system ; Parseval School Bitterfeld: wayfinding system ; University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück: wayfinding system ; Dining hall of the University of Stuttgart, Vaihingen campus: wayfinding system ; Campus of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences: guidance and information system ; Institute for the Blind in Regensberg: accessibility design ; Educational Center in Munch: accessibility design ; Learning Centre in Ingolstadt: accessibility design ; School for the Blind in Chemnitz: accessibility design -- Leisure time and tourism : Parc de la Villette Paris: provisional signage ; Naumburg Historical City Centre: signage system for tourists ; City of Düsseldorf: information and guidance system ; Bernaqua open air swimming pool: guidance system ; Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven: guidance and information system ; Zurich Zoo: guidance and wayfinding system ; Café Moskau Berlin: guidance system and corporate design ; Water park near Stuttgart: accessibility design ; Adventure Centre in Cologne: accessibility design -- Medicine : Kids Docs Dental Practice Berlin: guidance system ; Six All India Institutes of Medical Sciences: guidance and wayfinding system ; Hartmannspital Vienna: wayfinding system ; Rehabilitation Centre Bad Pyrmont: guidance and wayfinding system -- Nursing homes : Residence for the elderly in Carinthia: accessibility design ; Apartments for the elderly near Chur: accessibility design ; Residence for the elderly near Duisburg: accessibility design ; Care home for the elderly near Leipzig: accessibility design ; Care home for the elderly near Linz: accessibility design.…”