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  • Experimenting for Sustainable Transport

    The Approach of Strategic Niche Management

    by Remco Hoogma, Rene Kemp, Johan Schot, Bernhard Truffer ...
    Series series Transport, Development and Sustainability Series
    Technological change is a central feature of modern societies and a powerful source for social change. There is an urgent task to direct these new technologies towards sustainability, but society lacks perspectives, instruments and policies to accomplish this. There is no blueprint for a sustainable future, and it is necessary to experiment with alternative paths that seem promising. Various new ... Read more

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  • Megaprojects and Risk

    An Anatomy of Ambition

    by Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius, Werner Rothengatter ...
    Megaprojects and Risk provides the first detailed examination of the phenomenon of megaprojects. It is a fascinating account of how the promoters of multi-billion dollar megaprojects systematically and self-servingly misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get projects approved and built. It shows, in unusual depth, how the formula for approval is an unhealthy cocktail of ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Design and Management of Sustainable Built Environments

    Edited by Runming Yao ...
    Climate change is believed to be a great challenge to built environment professionals in design and management. An integrated approach in delivering a sustainable built environment is desired by the built environment professional institutions. The aim of this book is to provide an advanced understanding of the key subjects required for the design and management of modern built environments to meet ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Urban Land

    Degradation - Investigation - Remediation

    by Dieter D. Genske ...
    Urban land is an environmental key topic considering the increasing urbani sation of our world. The amounting pressure on resources especially in the urban environment demand awareness across technical and political sectors and solid concepts for workable solutions. This book will address those people, who are key in coping with the challenges of sustainable urban land use management: ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 8

    Preservation of Cultural Heritage

    Edited by Giorgio Lollino, Daniele Giordan, Cristian Marunteanu, Basiles Christaras, Iwasaki Yoshinori, Claudio Margottini ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with the preservation of cultural heritage. In 1972, the World Heritage Convention linked in a single framework the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural sites. Since then, engineering geology is enlarging its contributions to national and international projects on this topic and is extending its interests to ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Calculation of Roundabouts

    Capacity, Waiting Phenomena and Reliability

    by Raffaele Mauro ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Roundabouts have become one of the most significant traffic control measures because they are generally statistically safer and more efficient than traditional at grade intersections. This book is dedicated to the evaluation of the operating conditions of roundabouts. In five parts, it thoroughly illustrates the calculation of the capacity, including reliability, and waiting phenomena parameters, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Understanding Built Environment

    Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2015

    Edited by Fumihiko Seta, Arindam Biswas, Ajay Khare, Joy Sen ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book is a comprehensive document visualizing the future of built environment from a multidisciplinary dimension, with special emphasis on the Indian scenario. The multidisciplinary focus would be helpful for the readers to cross-refer and understand others' perspectives. The text also includes case studies substantiating theoretical research. This method of composition helps the book to ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • The Effects of Air Pollution on Cultural Heritage

    Edited by Johan Tidblad, Ron Hamilton, John Watt, Vladimir Kucera ...
    This book reviews the sources of the air pollutants responsible for building damage and the mechanisms involved. Studies investigating the relationships between pollution concentration (dose) and the resulting damage (response) are described and the latest research findings for dose-response functions are presented.Trends in pollutant emissions, ambient concentrations and building damage over time ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Biophilic and Bioclimatic Architecture

    Analytical Therapy for the Next Generation of Passive Sustainable Architecture

    by Amjad Almusaed ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Biophilic and Bioclimatic Architecture is a guide to innovative architectural design for architects, engineers and other specialists who are working with biophilic and bioclimatic architectural concepts.Biophilic and Bioclimatic Architecture has three parts:• Part I focuses on the relationship between architecture and human needs and the creation process, demonstrating the meaning of architectural ... Read more

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  • A Region in Transition

    North East England at the Millennium

    by John Tomaney, Neil Ward ...
    Series series Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series
    The UK has now joined a Europe-wide trend towards more devolved forms of government (e.g. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Assemblies). In the context of this general trend towards regionalizm as a focus for public policy and as a source of cultural and political identity, an interdisciplinary team from Newcastle University combine to analyze how this affects the North East of England. There ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Intermodal Freight Transport

    by David Lowe ...
    This book provides an introduction to the whole concept of intermodal freight transport, the means of delivering goods using two or more transport modes, recounting both European experience and UK developments and reporting on the extensive political influences on this form of transport. This is placed into context with reference to developments in North America and Asia. Detailed explanations are ... Read more

    $135.00 USD

  • Contemporary Slovenian Timber Architecture for Sustainability

    by Manja Kitek Kuzman, Andreja Kutnar ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The book presents Slovenia’s contemporary timber architecture. Thanks to its abundant forests, Slovenia has preserved the tradition of wood construction. As much as 60% of its surface is covered by forests. Slovenia is also the third most forested country in Europe. The high share of forest-covered surface allows for a sustainable production of high-quality wood. In the past, wood was used ... Read more

    $89.09 USD