Benjamin Ross: 3 books
Dead End
Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
More than five decades have passed since Jane Jacobs wrote her classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and since a front page headline in the New York Times read, "Cars Choking Cities as 'Urban Sprawl' Takes Over." Yet sprawl persists, and not by mistake. It happens for a reason....
The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment
The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The chemical pollution that irrevocably damages today's environment is, although many would like us to believe otherwise, the legacy of conscious choices made long ago. During the years before and just after World War II, discoveries like leaded gasoline and DDT came to market, creating new hazards...
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation
Skill and Strategy in Memory Use
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2007
The view of memory use as skilled performance embraces the interactive nature of memory and higher order cognition. In considering the contexts in which memory is used, this book helps to answer such questions as:
If asked where I live, how do I decide on a street address or city name?
What influences...