Playgrounds are lots of fun. They have slides, swings and monkey bars. Have you ever thought about how someone builds a playground? You will need screws and plugs to keep the pieces of the playground together. In this book you’ll learn how to gather the right amount of building pieces for Mr. Bryan and help him finish the new playground for a school. Concepts of “greater than” and “less than” are introduced in various methods such as place-value blocks and linking cubes.

This design primer examines the forces at work in the built environment and their impact on the form of buildings and their environments. The actions of a range of individuals and agencies and the interaction between them is examined, exploring the competing interests which exist, their interaction with physical and environmental forces and the uncertain results of both individual and corporate intervention.

Extrait de la couverture : "Little researcg has been done in southern Africa that perceives women as strategic social actors who also reproduce and transform everyday life. Carin Vijfhuizen spent two years studying the lives of Ndau women and men in Manesa village, in the Chipinge disctrict of Zimbabwe. Using the concepts of practice, power and discourse, and an actor-oriented approach, her study combined detailed observations and case studies with situational analysis, informal interviews and group discussions. The result is not only coherrent sociology of the village and its irrigatuib scheme, but also a compelling narrative that captures the emotional and psychological textue of people's lives."