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  • Reinventing the Automobile

    Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st Century

    by William J. Mitchell, Chris E. Borroni-Bird, Lawrence D. Burns ...
    How to leave behind our unwieldy, gas-guzzling, carbon dioxide–emitting vehicles for cars that are green, smart, connected, and fun.This book provides a long-overdue vision for a new automobile era. The cars we drive today follow the same underlying design principles as the Model Ts of a hundred years ago and the tail-finned sedans of fifty years ago. In the twenty-first century, cars are still ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Makers

    The New Industrial Revolution

    by Chris Anderson ...
    3D Robotics co-founder and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today’s entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop.In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers and enthusiasts is about to be unleashed, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Green IT

    Managing your carbon footprint

    Edited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT ...
    New legislation, rising energy costs and increasing demand for green credentials have moved sustainable IT up the business agenda. Yet the term ‘green IT’ still means a variety of things to a variety of people – whether that’s sustainably managing and procuring IT assets, ethically recycling hardware or using IT to enable carbon footprint reduction. This ebook looks at these different aspects and ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Designing Reality

    How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution

    by Neil Gershenfeld, Alan Gershenfeld, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld ...
    That's the promise, and peril, of the third digital revolution, where anyone will be able to make (almost) anythingTwo digital revolutions -- computing and communication -- have radically transformed our economy and lives. A third digital revolution is here: fabrication. Today's 3D printers are only the start of a trend, accelerating exponentially, to turn data into objects: Neil Gershenfeld and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Clockspeed

    Winning Industry Control In The Age Of Temporary Advantage

    by Charles H. Fine ...
    Learn how businesses can survive—and thrive—in the midst of constant change, with this informative and accessible guide.In Clockspeed, Charles Fine draws on a decade's worth of research at M.I.T.'s Sloan School of Management to introduce a new vocabulary for understanding the forces of competition and making strategic decisions that will determine the destiny of your company, as well as your ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Future of Transport Between Digitalization and Decarbonization

    Trends, Strategies and Effects on Energy Consumption

    by Michel Noussan, Manfred Hafner, Simone Tagliapietra ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    Energy systems are rapidly transitioning towards decarbonization, thanks in part to innovative digital technologies and changing mobility demands. This open access book examines the decarbonization and digitalization transformation in the transport sector, with a particular focus on energy consumption. By studying historical trends and outlining future scenarios, the authors illustrate the ... Read more

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  • Good Products, Bad Products: Essential Elements to Achieving Superior Quality

    by James Adams ...
    What is the secret behind every successful product? Why are people willing to pay more for a BMW than a Chevrolet? How could Apple iPhones represent only 4% of the world’s cell phone market in 2011 but take in 50% of the profits? The answer is quality.In this provocative new book, bestselling author James L. Adams provides a brilliant, in-depth look at the powerful but elusive qualities that can ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Faster, Smarter, Greener

    The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility

    by Venkat Sumantran, Charles Fine, David Gonsalvez ...
    A call to redefine mobility so that it is connected, heterogeneous, intelligent, and personalized, as well as sustainable, adaptable, and city-friendly.The twentieth century was the century of the automobile; the twenty-first will see mobility dramatically re-envisioned. Automobiles altered cityscapes, boosted economies, and made personal mobility efficient and convenient for many. We had a ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Integration of Variable Renewables in the Energy System of the EU and China: Policy Considerations

    Joint Statement Report Series, #2020

    by EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform Project ...
    Series Book 2020 - Joint Statement Report Series
    This report was prepared byGareth Davies and Christian Romig, John McShane and John Perkins, AFRY Management Consulting andZHAO Yongqiang, LIU Jian and HAN Xue, Energy Research Institute of National Reform and Development CommissionLEGAL DISCLAIMERThe information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union, ... Read more

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  • Smart Grid

    Integrating Renewable, Distributed and Efficient Energy

    Edited by Fereidoon Sioshansi ...
    The creation of a flexible, efficient, digitized, dependable and resilient power grid may well be the best route to increasing energy efficiency & security, as well as boosting the potential of renewable & distributed power sources. This book covers smart grids from A-Z, providing a complete treatment of the topic, covering both policy and technology, explaining the most recent innovations ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering

    Evaluation & Implementation

    by Largus Angenent, James H. Banks, Ricardo A. Daziano, Mark A. Turnquist, Francis Vanek ...
    Engineer and implement sustainable transportation solutionsFeaturing in-depth coverage of passenger and freight transportation, this comprehensive resource discusses contemporary transportation systems and options for improving their sustainability. The book addresses vehicle and infrastructure design, economics, environmental concerns, energy security, and alternative energy sources and platforms ... Read more

    $124.19 USD

  • The Smart City Transformations

    The Revolution of The 21st Century

    by Amitabh Satyam, Igor Calzada ...
    A handbook for the practitioners, this book is a complete treatise on the topic of Smart, covering:A comprehensive framework with the needed definitions, concepts, strategies, approaches, and technologies to develop and manage a greenfield or brownfield Smart city.Integrating economics, developmental concepts, engineering, environment and governance that sets the definitive foundation of the Smart ... Read more

    $12.29 USD