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Urban Retrofitting for Sustainability

Mapping the Transition to 2050

Edited by Tim Dixon, Malcolm Eames, Miriam Hunt, Simon Lannon ...

With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon HubAs concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition. Although new zero carbon buildings are an important part of the story, in existing cities the transformation of the current building stock and urban ... Read more

$200.00 USD

With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon HubAs concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition. Although new zero carbon buildings are an important part of the story, in existing cities the transformation of the current building stock and urban
... Read more
Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World

Edited by Malcolm Eames, Tim Dixon, Miriam Hunt, Simon Lannon ...

A groundbreaking exploration of the most promising new ideas for creating the sustainable cities of tomorrowThe culmination of a four-year collaborative research project undertaken by leading UK universities, in partnership with city authorities, prominent architecture firms, and major international consultants, Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World explores the theoretical and practical ... Read more

$134.00 USD

A groundbreaking exploration of the most promising new ideas for creating the sustainable cities of tomorrowThe culmination of a four-year collaborative research project undertaken by leading UK universities, in partnership with city authorities, prominent architecture firms, and major international consultants, Retrofitting Cities for Tomorrow's World explores the theoretical and practical
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Green Roof Retrofit

Building Urban Resilience

Edited by Sara J. Wilkinson, Tim Dixon ...

Series series Innovation in the Built Environment
A deep understanding of the implications of green roof retrofit is required amongst students and practitioners to make the decisions and take the actions needed to mitigate climate changes. Green Roof Retrofit: building urban resilience illustrates the processes undertaken to develop this new knowledge and thereby embed a deeper level of understanding in readers.Illustrative case studies and ... Read more

$102.00 USD

A deep understanding of the implications of green roof retrofit is required amongst students and practitioners to make the decisions and take the actions needed to mitigate climate changes. Green Roof Retrofit: building urban resilience illustrates the processes undertaken to develop this new knowledge and thereby embed a deeper level of understanding in readers.Illustrative case studies and
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Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050

A Foresight Approach to Construction and Development

Edited by Tim Dixon, John Connaughton, Stuart Green ...

Brings together leading thinking on issues of new professional practice and on the future of a sustainable built environmentThis book focuses on both construction and development issues, and examines how we can transition to a sustainable future by the year 2050—bringing together leading research and practice at building, neighbourhood, and city levels. It deftly analyses how emerging socio ... Read more

$114.00 USD

Brings together leading thinking on issues of new professional practice and on the future of a sustainable built environmentThis book focuses on both construction and development issues, and examines how we can transition to a sustainable future by the year 2050—bringing together leading research and practice at building, neighbourhood, and city levels. It deftly analyses how emerging socio
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Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate

Edited by Sara Wilkinson, Tim Dixon, Norm Miller, Sarah Sayce ...

With the built environment contributing almost half of global greenhouse emissions, there is a pressing need for the property and real estate discipline to thoroughly investigate sustainability concerns. The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate brings together the latest research of leading academics globally, demonstrating the nature and extent of the impact as well as suggesting means ... Read more

$67.99 USD

With the built environment contributing almost half of global greenhouse emissions, there is a pressing need for the property and real estate discipline to thoroughly investigate sustainability concerns. The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate brings together the latest research of leading academics globally, demonstrating the nature and extent of the impact as well as suggesting means
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The Pale Rider

A Zombie Reverse Harem Romance

by JB Trepagnier ...

Narrated by Anneliese Rennie, George Kastrinos, Darcy Gray, Tim Dixon, James Cassidy ...

Series Audiobook 1 - End of Days
Unabridged

5 hours 8 min

I wake up surrounded by death and my memories are gone.A man in a beige hazmat suit reaches his hand through the carnage. “Come with me if you want to live.” I know I’m supposed to know that from somewhere, but I don’t. I know the world outside me is not right. People either die or they are Rage Heads. Somehow, a virus got out that has turned people into red eyed freaks who eat flesh. They are ... Read more

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I wake up surrounded by death and my memories are gone.A man in a beige hazmat suit reaches his hand through the carnage. “Come with me if you want to live.” I know I’m supposed to know that from somewhere, but I don’t. I know the world outside me is not right. People either die or they are Rage Heads. Somehow, a virus got out that has turned people into red eyed freaks who eat flesh. They are
... Read more
Urban Regeneration and Social Sustainability

Best Practice from European Cities

by Andrea Colantonio, Tim Dixon ...

Series series Real Estate Issues
Urban regeneration is a key focus for public policy throughout Europe. This book examines social sustainability and analyses its meaning. The authors offer a comprehensive European perspective to identify best practices in sustainable urban regeneration in five major cities in Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. This authoritative overview of the scholarly literature makes the book ... Read more

$110.00 USD

Urban regeneration is a key focus for public policy throughout Europe. This book examines social sustainability and analyses its meaning. The authors offer a comprehensive European perspective to identify best practices in sustainable urban regeneration in five major cities in Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. This authoritative overview of the scholarly literature makes the book
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Spirit Babies

How to Communicate with the Child You're Meant to Have

by Walter Makichen ...

Narrated by Tim Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 3 min

Am I Meant to Become a Parent? Why Can’t I Conceive?What Is My Unborn Child Trying to Tell Me?In this reassuring, supportive, and accessible book, leading clairvoyant and medium Walter Makichen offers guidance to prospective parents eager to create a warm, nurturing environment for their soon-to-be-conceived-or-born children. Applying the wisdom and insights he has gained through twenty years of ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Am I Meant to Become a Parent? Why Can’t I Conceive?What Is My Unborn Child Trying to Tell Me?In this reassuring, supportive, and accessible book, leading clairvoyant and medium Walter Makichen offers guidance to prospective parents eager to create a warm, nurturing environment for their soon-to-be-conceived-or-born children. Applying the wisdom and insights he has gained through twenty years of
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The Growth Advantage

A Business Blueprint for the Ultimate Competitive Edge

by Bob Lisser ...

Narrated by Tim Dixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

Provides a blueprint for your company’s sustained and profitable growthLet’s face it: sustained business growth doesn’t just happen. Growth must be planned for and executed, cultivated from a strategic standpoint and applied tactically at the frontline, led by the right people, and focused on the right objectives. The Growth Advantage provides a blueprint for sustained and profitable growth for ... Read more

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Provides a blueprint for your company’s sustained and profitable growthLet’s face it: sustained business growth doesn’t just happen. Growth must be planned for and executed, cultivated from a strategic standpoint and applied tactically at the frontline, led by the right people, and focused on the right objectives. The Growth Advantage provides a blueprint for sustained and profitable growth for
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The Power of Dreams

by Dave Neads, Rosemary Neads ...

Narrated by Colleen Winton, Tim Dixon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

The Power of Dreams tells the story of a couple, already in their 40’s, who uprooted themselves from urban life to follow their dream of living in the wilderness. They settled in a remote mountain valley called Precipice Valley, part of the ancient trade route linking B.C.’s Chilcotin plateau to the Pacific Coast.Surrounded by mountain vastness they lived there for nearly three decades, much of it ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Power of Dreams tells the story of a couple, already in their 40’s, who uprooted themselves from urban life to follow their dream of living in the wilderness. They settled in a remote mountain valley called Precipice Valley, part of the ancient trade route linking B.C.’s Chilcotin plateau to the Pacific Coast.Surrounded by mountain vastness they lived there for nearly three decades, much of it
... Read more
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Secretariat

by Raymond G. Woolfe ...

Narrated by Tim Dixon, Win Elliott, Dave Johnson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 2 min

Secretariat was the best-known and most beloved racehorse of the twentieth century. In 1973 his legacy was permanently etched into the consciousness of the world when he won the Triple Crown. Here, Raymond G. Woolfe Jr. tells the story of Secretariat from the coin toss that sent him to Helen "Penny" Chenery to his burial at Claiborne Farm, making this the definitive volume for fans of the horse ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Secretariat was the best-known and most beloved racehorse of the twentieth century. In 1973 his legacy was permanently etched into the consciousness of the world when he won the Triple Crown. Here, Raymond G. Woolfe Jr. tells the story of Secretariat from the coin toss that sent him to Helen "Penny" Chenery to his burial at Claiborne Farm, making this the definitive volume for fans of the horse
... Read more
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Vaccinated

From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines

by Paul A. Offit ...

Narrated by Tim Dixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

Updated with a New Foreword"Medical writing at its finest."—David Oshinsky, author of Polio and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryRespected physician Paul Offit tells a fascinating story of modern medicine and pays tribute to one of the greatest lifesaving breakthroughs—vaccinations—and the medical hero responsible for developing nine of the big fourteen vaccines which have saved billions of ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Updated with a New Foreword"Medical writing at its finest."—David Oshinsky, author of Polio and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryRespected physician Paul Offit tells a fascinating story of modern medicine and pays tribute to one of the greatest lifesaving breakthroughs—vaccinations—and the medical hero responsible for developing nine of the big fourteen vaccines which have saved billions of
... Read more

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