People Places: Design Guidlines for Urban Open Space, 2nd Edition

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people places Second Edition Design Guidelines for Urban Open Space edited by Clare Cooper Marcus and Carolyn Francis A resurgence in the use of public space continues throughout North America and many other parts of the world. Neighborhoods have become more outspoken in their demands for appropriate park designs; corporations have witnessed the value of providing outdoor spaces for employee lunch-hour use; the rising demand for child care has prompted increased awareness of the importance of developmentally appropriate play and learning environments; and increased attention is being focused on the specific outdoor space needs for the elderly, college students, and hospital patients and staff. Now available in an updated, expanded second edition, People Places is a fully illustrated, award-winning book that offers research-based guidelines and recommendations for creating more usable and enjoyable public open spaces of all kinds. People Places analyzes and summarizes existing research on how urban open spaces are actually used, offering design professionals and students alike an easily understood, easily applied guide to creating people-friendly places. Seven types of urban open space are discussed: urban plazas, neighborhood parks, miniparks and vest-pocket parks, campus outdoor spaces, outdoor spaces in housing for the elderly, child-care outdoor spaces, and hospital outdoor spaces. People Places contains a chapter-by-chapter review of the literature, illustrative case studies, and design guidelines specific to each type of space. People Places has a number of features that can be easily incorporated into the design process:

Clear, readable translations of existing research on people's use of outdoor spaces.
Performance-based design recommendations that specify key relationships between design and use.
Design review checklists that help readers plan and critique designs.
A clearly organized, concise format equally useful to the design practitioner and the design student.

The newly revised edition of People Places also includes:

Discussion of accessibility issues, including ADA regulations and the concept of universal design; and of design responses aimed at crime reduction.
Procedures for conducting post-occupancy evaluations of designed outdoor spaces.
Updated and new information on each type of outdoor space, with special attention to hospitals, child care facilities, and campus outdoor spaces where specific advances have occurred since 1990.
A completely new color-photo section and 50 new black and white illustrations.

Winner of the Merit Award in Communication from the American Society of Landscape Architects, People Places is an essential working tool for landscape architects and architects, city planners, urban designers, neighborhood groups, and anyone else concerned with the quality of urban open space.

Customer Reviews:

If you are a not a specialist, this book is great........2000-03-25

I read this book as part of a research project I was doing about the design of college campuses. I found it to be extremely helpful in my project and I plan on refering to it in the future; I am pursuing a Master's of Landscape Architecture. What I liked about this book is two-fold:

1. Each chapter is a self-contained guide to designing a plaza, park, campus, or playground with people in mind. This important to me becuase I try to focus my designs around the people who will be using them. Each chapter gives useful design tips and helps about the given topic.

2. This book was academic while remaining readable. The authors refer to studies relevent to the topic at hand, but do not become bogged down in theoretical nonsense.

I recommend buying it to anyone who would like a well-organized general design reference book. I would not recommend it to anyone who needs in depth information on any specific topic covered in the book. Check it out from the library if that is your intent.

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Natural Pattern Forms A Practical Sourcebook for Landscape Design Richard L. Dubé Here for the first time is a practical guide to naturalistic landscape design. With the aid of easy-to-use templates, author Richard L. Dubé introduces you to 48 natural pattern forms, and shows you how to apply these natural solutions to everyday outdoor design problems. Imagine drawing from a palette as varied as an arcing river, receding hills—even clouds and frost. This book provides the inspiration you need to break away from staid design solutions and discover design solutions that are creative and natural. All 48 original templates include a sketch, a photo, and a discussion of the structure, aesthetic attributes, and underlying emotional tone of the pattern form. In addition, Mr. Dubé shows how each form can be reconfigured to meet the needs of specific spaces. Further, each template is cross-referenced to specific design applications, demonstrating practical ways to incorporate natural pattern forms in real designs. This book is a unique and invaluable visual resource for professionals and a creative guide for students who are learning to see the natural landscape in a new way. In addition to expanding any existing repertoire of design solutions, this important new resource:

Looks at specific design problems.
Offers a range of possible solutions for each problem.
Explains how and where to look for natural patterns.
Presents information in a clear and concise manner.
Provides beautiful visual examples.

Author Richard L. Dubé is uniquely qualified to create the first practical guide to naturalistic landscape design. A practicing landscape designer for 17 years, Mr. Dubé is a professional interpretive naturalist with extensive knowledge of Japanese landscape design and construction. In this book he draws upon his knowledge of the conscious use of natural pattern forms in the world-renowned gardens of Japan.

Customer Reviews:

Textbook used for my Modern Art class.......2000-12-28

Very useful in my college Modern Art course. Good sized illustrations and summaries of significant modern artists such as Pollock, Dali, and Mondrian. Well explained modern art movements and effects they had. All in all, a great book, and highly recommended for the art student or any lover of modern art.

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To much technical stuff. Needs practical ideas

A COMPLETE WASTE

A professional trader writes 25 books?

For hardcore day traders, and straight to the point

Very informative & and packed with helpful information

The Compleat Day Trader: Trading Systems, Strategies, Timing Indicators and Analytical Methods
Jake Bernstein
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Binding: Hardcover

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Short-Term Futures Trading: Systems, Strategies and Techniques for the Day-Trader

ASIN: 0070092516

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The emergence of the Internet along with the increased volatility of the financial markets have combined to fuel an explosive growth in the interest and practice of day trading. So it should surprise no one that there's a parallel explosion in the number of books about day trading. Jake Bernstein, who has been involved in the futures industry as an author and trader for some 30 years, adds The Compleat Day Trader to this cadre. It offers a solid introduction to day trading and evaluates various techniques and strategies, including moving averages, intraday application of stochastics, support and resistance, gaps, and scalping. Bernstein spends several chapters discussing trading psychology, and he sees successful traders as developing a balance between technique and "art." He writes:

My experiences as a trader have led me to the conclusion that successful day trading is built upon a unique foundation combining art and science. If pressed to "guesstimate" as to the proper mix of both qualities, I'd say that approximately 70 percent of successful day trading consists of technique or science and 30 percent skill and/or art. This, however, would be a misleading statement inasmuch as both elements are symbiotic; without one, the other would be ineffective. The successful day trader combines both elements synergistically to produce profits, consistency and longevity.

As he does in the sequel to this book, The Compleat Day Trader II, Bernstein shows an obvious preference to futures trading, but many of the techniques described should apply to other markets as well. --Harry C. Edwards

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One of the best introductions to the "art" of day trading, Jake Bernstein's best-selling The Compleat Day Trader covers everything from getting started to understanding the intricacies of market analysis to tying it all together in a winning strategy.

Customer Reviews:

To much technical stuff. Needs practical ideas.......2005-05-11

The book is good if you want to depend on technical strategies to make money day trading.

The stock market is always presenting us with trading opportunities that don't neccesarily have to do anything with technical analisys.

As a day trader your homework is all about studying and testing different market strategies that will help you take advantage of stocks and at the same time protect your investments. Just always keep in mind that a good strategy is simple and practical. Complicated technical systems will always make you slow in your decision making process or confuse you right from the start.

There are very good sites on the web where you can access practical trading strategies that are easy to implement. One of those sites is Stress Free Traders ( StressFreeTraders com)

They focus on short term day trading strategies that can help you pick and approach momentum stocks while reducing your trading risk.

All in all, day trading is all about picking the best stock opportunities and deciding when to buy and when to sell with ease and simplicity. Once you learn to master your trading decisions, you can aspire to obtain consistent profitable results.

A COMPLETE WASTE.......2003-09-16

Take my word for it and save your money, the techniques in this book simply do not work!

A professional trader writes 25 books?.......2000-10-09

Trading especially short term trading need great concentration and a full-time commitment. Professional traders write few or no book.

Mr. Bernstein's books and articles are everywhere. Sometimes I came across his publications, I scanned through a few pages to see what he had to say about trading. Mr. Bernstein makes statements which are generally safe and easy to say. For example, I read his article the other day. He tells the readers "Do your homework.", "The trend is your friend." etc. Of course, these are the common rules for traders. But what are the concrete steps to implement these rules in the real-life situation? Well, I could hardly find any. On the other hand, he stated in that article: "...I maintain that a good trader can make any system works." I found this statement unprofessional and phony. The reasons:

1. Many systems on the market are just trash and can not be used at all.

2. Good traders wouldn't pick up any system and risk their money with it. Good traders are very selective and only trade a few systems that have proven record and are suitable for their individual styles.

I found similar problems in other works by Mr. Bernstein. Should I bother to buy this book? No, thanks.

I have read books from many different writers and have more than 10 year active trading experience. So I know something.

A few tips(IMO) for choosing good books on trading:

1. Only a small percentage of books on the market are good or great.

2. Popular books are not necessary good books. If you automatically think so, you've probably fallen into "Herd mentality" thinking.

3. Trading is a bottom line business. Find books written by traders who had proven long-term(5 year or more) successful trading records. They are the ones "know how".

4. Be wary of the authors who write many trading books.

Good luck.

For hardcore day traders, and straight to the point.......2000-10-08

Most books for "day traders" are so general that their techniques and advice can be successfully used by swing-traders (those who keep stocks for several days), and even by longer-term investors. This one is different. The author, Jake Bernstein, strongly advocates real day trading, when no securities ever kept overnight. Therefore, his techniques are usable for very short term trading only.

The advantage of this book is that it has very little general rhetoric and comes straight to the point, that is to the techniques which the author finds profitable. Basically, 90% of the book is about the use of technical indicators (such as various moving averages and oscillators) to determine potentially profitable entry and exit points. The topics discussed in particular detailed manner are the use of moving averages, stochastic indicator, moving average channel (MAC), relative strength index (RSI), momentum, and techniques for trading of opening gaps. The author also suggests several oscillators of his own. However, despite the simplicity of these indicators, one has to own software such as Omega Research Trade Station to calculate and plot these home-made oscillators in real time, or write a program yourself. There are also several chapters applicable to futures only (actually, the whole book is about trading in the futures market, but 95% of techniques are equally applicable to stocks).

The great advantage of the book is that it is very specific, clearly illustrated, and gives plenty of detailed technical advice and a number of potentially profitable trading techniques. Be advised, however, that those who are interested in trading but do not have enough capital to take profits from half-a-tick changes (and I, too, belong to this group) cannot really take advantage of this book. No trend and no trade longer than a few hours is discussed there! Therefore, this book is for the serious day traders, and only for them. If you are a day trader, this book is a must; if you are not, do not bother buying it but rather consider other options, e.g., the excellent book "How to get started in electronic day trading" by D.S.Nassar which is good for traders on any time frame.

Very informative & and packed with helpful information.......2000-08-14

One of the most difficult things involving the markets, regardless of what you trade is timing.With this book, Jake not only gives you suggestions for timing indicators, but he also gives you some strategies to follow and shows real time examples which are clear and very detailed. In this book, Jake share his extensive knowledge about systems, strategies, technical indicators, and trading systems. I have purchased many trading books and this one is CRITICAL for your success as a trader. One more point that I wish for potential traders to consider is the source. Jake Bernstein has been involved in commodities and futures trading for 25 years. He brings real trading experience to the table. He does not promise you guaranteed results are a "pot of gold" under the rainbow. What he does give you is the information that you will need to be successful, REGARDLESS of the time frame you are trading. Also, he is available for you. I recently e-mailed him with a question from the book and I received a detailed explanation from him the very next day! I challenge you to find any author who will do that! Good luck and good trading!

Analytical Methods for Lawyers 2003 (University Casebook Series)

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Analytical Methods for Lawyers 2003 (University Casebook Series)
Louis Kaplow , Steven M. Shavell , W. Kip Viscusi , and David Cope
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This law school casebook was developed by a team of professors at Harvard Law School to introduce students with little or no quantitative background to the basic analytical techniques that attorneys need to master to represent their clients effectively. This casebook presents clear explanations of decision analysis, games and information, contracting, accounting, finance, microeconomics, economic analysis of the law, fundamentals of statistics, and multiple regression analysis.

Handbook of Technical Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide to Analytical Methods, Trading Systems and Technical Indicators

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elementary, but competent
"exceptional book covering the technical gamut"-Tom DeMark

Handbook of Technical Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide to Analytical Methods, Trading Systems and Technical Indicators

Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Featuring contributions from the top minds in trading. The Handbook of Technical Analysis provides in-depth, up-to-date coverage of every major aspect of technical analysis. It includes Jack Schwager on the uses and abuses of technical analysis; Robert Prechter on Elliott Wave; J. Welles Wilder on RSI; George Lane on stochastics; Steve Moore on seasonals; and Steve Briese on traders' commitments. Others topics include: Bar chart and candlestick charts; Market sentiment indicators, and Gann analysis; Volume and open interest and bullish consensus; Point and figure charts and moving averages.

Customer Reviews:

elementary, but competent.......1999-06-23

Pretty nicely done, but a better title would have been "Handbook of BEGINNING Technical Analysis." I wouldn't call it comprehensive. More like a mile wide and a few inches deep. But if that's what you need this is a nice book.

"exceptional book covering the technical gamut"-Tom DeMark.......1999-03-23

Darrel Jobman has captured the essence of various market timing methods.In simplistic terms he describes the key elements and components of many technical methods. His depth of understanding and his unique ability to present the material is apparent from the first page of the book. For beginner, intermediate, and advanced students of technical anlysis alike, this book is a "must read".

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Math for Econ

Analytical Methods in Economics
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An accessible introduction to the analytical foundation of economics

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Math for Econ.......2000-07-02

This book is more readable than his "Mathematical Economics" since it is not based on an axiomatic approach in dealing with the problems.

This book attempts to introduce some of the mathematical tools that are relevant to economics (espically micro). Proofs of the theorems are mostly omitted. There is a chapter introducing or reviewing some basic mathematics. Main topics are non-linear programming, uncertainty, differential equation and optimal control theory.

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