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Describes the many different places in which animals make their homes, including trees, burrows, the ground, and their own shells.

As the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire of 14 June 2017 has slowly revealed a shadowy background of outsourcing and deregulation, and a council turning a blind eye to health and safety concerns, many questions need answers. Stuart Hodkinson has those answers. Safe as Houses weaves together Stuart’s research over the last decade with residents’ groups in council regeneration projects across London to provide the first comprehensive account of how Grenfell happened and how it could easily have happened in multiple locations across the country. It draws on examples of unsafe housing either refurbished or built by private companies under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to show both the terrible human consequences of outsourcing and deregulation and how the PFI has enabled developers, banks and investors to profiteer from highly lucrative, taxpayer-funded contracts. The book also provides shocking testimonies of how councils and other public bodies have continuously sided with their private partners, doing everything in their power to ignore, deflect and even silence those who speak out. The book concludes that the only way to end the era of unsafe regeneration and housing provision is to end the disastrous regime of self-regulation. This means strengthening safety laws, creating new enforcement agencies independent of government and industry, and replacing PFI and similar models of outsourcing with a new model of public housing that treats the provision of shelter as ‘a social service’ democratically accountable to its residents.

Beavers are extremely industrious animals that can change an entire landscape as they cut down trees to build lodges and dams. There are benefits and difficulties in sharing a place with these natural architects. They provide vital wetland homes for countless animals, but near people, their work can cause flooding that harms homes and farms.

A provocative call for architects to remember and embrace the nonhuman lives that share our spaces. A spider spinning its web in a dark corner. Wasps building a nest under a roof. There's hardly any part of the built environment that can't be inhabited by nonhumans, and yet we are extremely selective about which animals we keep in or out. This book imagines new ways of thinking about architecture and the more-than-human and asks how we might design with animals and the other lives that share our spaces in mind. Animal Architecture is a provocative exploration of how to think about building in a world where humans and other animals are already entangled, whether we acknowledge it or not.

Describes wombats and the burrows that they build.

Este estudio explora los desafíos de la convivencia entre los pasajeros del subterráneo de Buenos Aires. Se centra en analizar los problemas de convivencia, percepciones y participación en conflictos, así como la tolerancia hacia la transgresión de las normas. Una encuesta on-line con 768 usuarios reveló que los conflictos entre pasajeros reproducen la violencia y crean un clima social de maltrato, normalizando comportamientos irrespetuosos. Los participantes reportaron un ambiente estresante que lleva a comportamientos contradictorios: son tanto vigilantes como distantes, prestando menos atención a las necesidades de los demás y mostrando mayor tolerancia hacia comportamientos incívicos. Los hallazgos sugieren que la falta de adhesión a las normas sociales exacerba la atmósfera tensa, destacando la necesidad de mejor regulación y cumplimiento para mejorar la convivencia entre pasajeros. Palabras clave: convivência, metro, normas, transgresión, violencia This study explores the coexistence challenges among Buenos Aires subway passengers. It focuses on analyzing coexistence problems, perceptions, and participation in conflicts, as well as tolerance towards norm deviations. An online survey with 768 riders revealed that conflicts among passengers reproduce violence and create a social climate of mistreatment, normalizing disrespectful behaviors. Participants reported a stressful environment leading to contradictory behaviors: they are both vigilant and detached, paying less attention to others' needs and more tolerance towards uncivil behavior. The findings suggest that the lack of adherence to social norms exacerbates the tense atmosphere, highlighting the need for better regulation and enforcement to improve passenger coexistence. Keywords: coexistence, norms, subway, transgression, violence Este estudo explora os desafios da convivência entre os passageiros do metrô de Buenos Aires. Ele se concentra em analisar os problemas de convivência, percepções e participação em conflitos, bem como a tolerância em relação à transgressão das normas. Uma pesquisa online com 768 usuários revelou que os conflitos entre passageiros reproduzem a violência e criam um clima social de maus-tratos, normalizando comportamentos desrespeitosos. Os participantes relataram um ambiente estressante que leva a comportamentos contraditórios: são tanto vigilantes quanto distantes, prestando menos atenção às necessidades dos outros e mostrando maior tolerância para com comportamentos incivilizados. Os resultados sugerem que a falta de adesão às normas sociais exacerba a atmosfera tensa, destacando a necessidade de melhor regulação e cumprimento para melhorar a convivência entre os passageiros. Palavras-chave: Convivência, metrô, normas, transgressão, violência. Cette étude explore les défis de la cohabitation entre les passagers du métro de Buenos Aires. Elle se concentre sur l'analyse des problèmes de coexistence, des perceptions et de la participation aux conflits, ainsi que de la tolérance à l'égard des transgressions des règles. Une enquête en ligne auprès de 768 utilisateurs a révélé que les conflits entre passagers reproduisent la violence et créent un climat social de maltraitance, normalisant ainsi les comportements irrespectueux. Les participants ont rapporté une ambiance stressante qui conduit à des comportements contradictoires: ils sont à la fois vigilants et distants, prêtant moins attention aux besoins des autres et faisant preuve dune plus grande tolérance envers les comportements inciviques. Les résultats suggèrent que le manque d'adhésion aux normes sociales exacerbe l'atmosphère tendue, soulignant la nécessité d'une meilleure réglementation et dun respect accru pour améliorer la cohabitation entre les passagers. Mots-clés: Cohabitation, métro, règles, transgression, violence

Discusses the varying structures built by different kinds of animals that will be used as homes.

Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps with water management and the climate. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien went to see the beavers at work during their busy season and has the story for our ongoing coverage of Tipping Points.