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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “christopher layton”
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  • European Advanced Technology

    A Programme For Integration

    by Christopher Layton ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1969*, European Advanced Technology* expounds a programme of action for Europe to tackle the challenge posed by American technology in the 1960s. It analyses first the nature of the American predominance in science and technology and goes onto describe the efforts of the major European states to counter it on their own. It then explains the limitations of these efforts at the ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques E-Book

    by John D. Bancroft, Kim S Suvarna, Christopher Layton ...
    For 40 years, Bancroft's Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques has established itself as the standard reference for histotechnologists and laboratory scientists, as well as histopathologists. With coverage of the full range of histological techniques used in medical laboratories and pathology departments, it provides a strong foundation in all aspects of histological technology – from ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Ten Innovations

    An international study on technological development and the use of qualified scientists and engineers in ten industries

    by Christopher Layton ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Business of Technology
    Originally published in 1972, this book examines ten major areas of innovation with a view to seeing what factors have contributed to success or failure. In each field 3 or 4 companies have been compared - from Britain, the USA and Europe. The book analyses and studies the results and discusses conclusions on the distinctive role of the small and large firm. It includes recommendations for ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • EU-China Energy Magazine 2020 Christmas Double Issue

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    by EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform Project ...
    Series Book 4 - 2020
    EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform Project is funded by the European Union Foreign Policy InstrumentCopyright European Union 2020. All Rights Reserved. ... Read more

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  • Decarbonizing Logistics

    Distributing Goods in a Low Carbon World

    by Prof Alan McKinnon ...
    Logistics accounts for around 9-10% of global CO2 emissions and will be one of the hardest economic sectors to decarbonize. This is partly because the demand for freight transport is expected to rise sharply over the next few decades, but also because it relies very heavily on fossil fuel. Decarbonizing Logistics outlines the nature and extent of the challenge we face in trying to achieve deep ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Will Britain Make it?

    The Rise, Fall and Future of British Industry

    by Richard Morris ...
    British industry isn't dead.Yet.ICI was Britain's biggest manufacturer and exporter, while GEC was its biggest employer and Morris Motors made over half of its cars; Courtaulds dominated global cloth production and produced the first man-made fibres; BSA was the world's biggest producer of motorbikes; De Havilland produced groundbreaking aeroplanes and some of the world's first jet engines.And yet ... Read more

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  • Systems-thinking for Safety

    A short introduction to the theory and practice of systems-thinking.

    by Simon Bennett, Simon Bennett ...
    Series Book 1 - Systems Thinking for Safety
    A manifesto for the systems-thinking-informed approach to incident and accident investigation, this accessible text is aimed at experts and generalists. A Glossary of Terms explains key concepts.The premise is both unoriginal and original. Unoriginal, because it stands on the shoulders of systems-thinking pioneers – Barry Turner, Bruno Latour, Charles Perrow, Erik Hollnagel, Diane Vaughan and ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Quarterly Essay 81 Getting to Zero

    Australia's Energy Transition

    by Alan Finkel ...
    Series Book 81 - Quarterly Essay
    The world is overheating, and despite good intentions and significant efforts, emissions increase nearly every year. The challenge is immense, but there are solutions.In this lucid, inspiring essay, Alan Finkel maps Australia’s path forward. He explains the solar and wind revolution, and addresses the challenge of intermittent supply. He introduces hydrogen, the energy hope of the future. He ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Rare Metals War

    the dark side of clean energy and digital technologies

    by Guillaume Pitron ...
    Translated by Bianca Jacobsohn ...
    The resources race is on. Powering our digital lives and green technologies are some of the Earth’s most precious metals — but they are running out. And what will happen when they do?The green-tech revolution has been lauded as the silver bullet to a new world. One that is at last free of oil, pollution, shortages, and cross-border tensions. Drawing on six years of research across a dozen ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Nuclear 2.0

    Why a green future needs nuclear power

    by Mark Lynas ...
    Everything you thought you knew about nuclear power is wrong. This is just as well, because nuclear energy is essential to avoid catastrophic global warming.While renewables will surely play an important part in our future energy strategy, expecting them to deliver all the world's power is dangerously delusional. In 2014, statistics showed that wind and solar power contributed only 1 per cent of ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • South Africa’s Energy Transition

    A Roadmap to a Decarbonised, Low-cost and Job-rich Future

    by Tobias Bischof-Niemz, Terence Creamer ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
    South Africa’s energy transition has become a highly topical, emotive and politically contentious topic. Taking a systems perspective, this book offers an evidence-based roadmap for such a transition and debunks many of the myths raised about the risks of a renewable-energy-led electricity mix. Owing to its formidable solar and wind resources, South Africa has an almost unparalleled opportunity to ... Read more

    $32.99 USD