Environmental science, engineering and technology Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmentalism An Evolutionary Approach
Book SynopsisThe premise of this book is that our environmental dilemmas are products of biological and sociocultural evolution, and that through an understanding of evolution we can reframe debates of thought and action. The purpose is to explain the wide variety of environmental worldviews, their origins, commonalities, points of contention, and their implications for the modern environmental movement. In three parts covering the origins, evolution and future of environmentalism, it offers instructors and students a framework on which to map theory, case studies and classical literature. It is shown that environmentalism can be described in terms of six human valuesutility, stability, equity, beauty, sanctity, and moralityand that these are deeply rooted in our biological and cultural origins. In building this case the book draws upon ecology, philosophy, psychology, history, biology, economics, spirituality, and aesthetics, but rather than consider these all independently it integratesTrade Review"Dr. Spieles’ book is timely, ambitious, well-researched, and wonderfully comprehensive. It integrates myriad perspectives on environmentalism, analyzing our current and historical relationship to the environment from biological, sociocultural, psychological, and spiritual angles. We are in an age of intense global "environmental anxiety" as we grapple with the implications of anthropogenic climate change, pollution, habitat destruction, introduction of invasive species, expansion of human populations into natural areas, and overexploitation of our natural resources. This comprehensive text helps make sense of how our relationship to the environment developed through the course of our evolution, and how current conflicts and tensions have arisen as a result of differing perspectives on environmentalism. It also provides a roadmap for how we might seek resolution to these conflicts and achieve a more unified vision of environmentalism. Environmentalism: An Evolutionary Approach is eloquently and concisely written and should serve as a trusted handbook for students as they navigate the complex waters of the environmental sciences." – Elena Berg, The American University of Paris, France "Environmentalism: An Evolutionary Approach is the first textbook to take a multidisciplinary approach to fully integrate the principles of biological and sociocultural evolution in the context of environmental issues. By exploring a diversity of worldviews and their roots in shared human values, the text seeks to understand the evolution of our place in, and dependence on, the natural world and our sometimes conflicted relationship with it. It is truly a unique and refreshing perspective, building a rich understanding of the relationship of humans and the environment, and highlights a way forward in our efforts to cope with the critical environmental issues of our time." - Siobhan Fennessy, Kenyon College, USATable of ContentsList of boxes, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part 1: Foundations, dimensions, and perspectives 1. Foundations of environmentalism 2. Dimensions of environmentalism 3. ecologies Part 2: Evolutionary context 4. Sociobiological evolution 5. Sociocultural evolution 6. Socioeconomic evolution 7. Socioecological evolution 8. Sociospiritual evolution 9. Socioaesthetic evolution Part 3: Environmentalism evolving 10. Psychological discord 11. Dimensions revisited 12. Evolving still, Index
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Taylor & Francis Global Garbage
Book SynopsisGlobal Garbage examines the ways in which garbage, in its diverse forms, is being produced, managed, experienced, imagined, circulated, concealed, and aestheticized in contemporary urban environments and across different creative and cultural practices. The book explores the increasingly complex relationship between globalization and garbage in locations such as Beirut, Detroit, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Naples, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Tehran. In particular, the book examines how, and under what conditions, contemporary imaginaries of excess, waste, and abandonment perpetuate â but also sometimes counter â the imbalances of power that are frequently associated with the global metropolitan condition. This interdisciplinary collection will appeal to the fields of anthropology, architecture, film and media studies, geography, urban studies, sociology, and cultural analysis.Table of Contents1. Global Garbage, Urban Imaginaries PART I: Waste 2. Trashtopia: Global Garbage/Art in Francisco de Pájaro and Daniel Canogar 3. Dirty Familiars: Colonial Encounters in African Cities 4. Waste Not, Want Not: Garbage and the Philosopher of the Dump (Waste Land and Estamira) 5. The Paradox of Waste: Rio de Janeiro’s Praça XV Flea Market 6. Waste Streams and Garbage Publics in Los Angeles and Detroit PART II: Excess 7. Leftover Space, Invisibility and Everyday Life: Rooftops in Iran 8. Writing Rubbish About Naples: the Global Media, Post-politics and the Garbage Crisis of an (Extra-)Ordinary City 9. Dirt Poor/Filthy Rich: Urban Garbage from Radiant City to Abstention 10. Under the Spectacle: Viewing Trash in the Streets of Central, Hong Kong PART III: Abandonment 11. Geospatial Detritus: Mapping Urban Abandonment 12. Waste and Value in Urban Transformation: Reflections on a Post-Industrial ‘Wasteland’ in Manchester 13. On Beckton Alp: Iain Sinclair, Garbage and ‘Obscenery’ 14. Disposable Architecture – Reinterpreting Ruins in the Age of Globalization: the Case of Beirut
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Taylor & Francis Ltd All In
Book SynopsisWritten by three leading thinkers in the field of sustainability, ''All In'' defines the essential attributes of high-impact corporate sustainability leadership and describes how companies can combine and apply those characteristics for future success. All In draws on research involving thousands of experts globally as collected via the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey over two decades. The book also reveals insights from dozens of interviews with Chairs, CEOs and Chief Sustainability Officers of pioneering companies, including 3M, BASF, BP, DuPont, Google, GE, Huawei, IKEA, Interface, Marks Spencer, Natura, Nestle acute;, Nike, Novo Nordisk, Patagonia, Shell, Tata, Toyota, Unilever and Walmart, explaining how they have gained recognition, created value and boosted resiliency based on their sustainability leadership. All In also outlines what the private sector must do to lift sustainability performance, protect business''s license to operate and help deliver the UN Sustainable Trade Review"All In provides very useful insights for management thinking and helps define what a successful and purposeful business looks like in the future."Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Co"All In is required reading for leaders from all disciplines – business, non-profits, academia, government – to better understand the potential and necessity of an engaged and responsible private sector to create the future we want."Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, former Prime Minister of Canada"All In does an outstanding job mapping best practice in corporate sustainability. While most past leadership examples feature European and North American companies, the lessons are universal, making the book a perfect primer for business leaders globally seeking to make sustainability core to how they manage their company in the future."Clarissa Lins, founder of Catavento Consultoria, Brazil, and Member of the Sustainability Committee of Vale"All In provides a critical contribution to why and how business needs to commit to sustainability at pace and scale in the coming years; this should be required reading for the next generation of business leaders."Liz Maw, CEO, Net Impact, the global community of students and professionals who want to become the most effective change agents they can be "All In is an accessible account of the landscape and the activities of vanguard companies and individuals seeking to embed strategic sustainability in their organisations. I'd like to think it is not a coincidence that many of them have participated in a CISL Sustainability Leadership programme over the past three decades!"Dame Polly Courtice DBE, LVO, Director of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)"At Unipart Group we aim to keep abreast of the very latest in management thinking and practice. All In offers a fascinating perspective for any business which wants to prosper in the future."Dr John M.Neill CBE, Executive Chairman, Unipart Group of CompaniesThe Asian Institute of Management is committed to helping build Enterprises for Society. All In shows businesses just how to be an enterprise for society and more. The book illustrates global good practices with rigour. It hits the management sweet-spot!"Dr Jikyeong Kang, PhD, President and Dean, Asian Institute of Management, Manila"I am going "All In" after reading Coulter, Lee & Grayson’s fresh angle on the challenges of business leadership seen through a sustainability lens. What was once an optional corporate endeavor is now core to business strategy and will define company legacy and impact." Tensie Whelan, Clinical Professor of Business and Society, Director, Center for Sustainable Business, NYU, Stern School of Business"My experience in the Asian Forum for Enterprise in Society and the corporate boards I am part of show that many businesses - large and small, public and private - want to understand and manage the risks and opportunities of their Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts. All In is packed full with insights, examples and tips for how to do so. I also look forward to a future edition where I am confident there will be even more Asian examples quoted!" Dato Timothy Ong, Chairman, Asia Inc Forum, BruneiTable of ContentsForeword Dan Hendrix, Chairman, Interface Part 1: The Evolution of Corporate Sustainability Leadership 1. Twenty Years of the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey 2. Crossing the Threshold to Corporate Sustainability Leadership Part 2: Going All In 3. Purpose 4. Plan 5. Culture 6. Collaboration 7. Advocacy 8. Unilever – Going All In 9. Interface – Scaling Mount Sustainability 10. Present Best Practice Checklist Part 3: Now for the Future 11. Individual Leadership for Sustainability 12. 2030 Leadership Horizon Conclusion Afterword Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Biomechanics of Human Motion
Book SynopsisBiomechanics of Human Motion: Applications in the Martial Arts, Second Edition, explores the biomechanical principles of nine different forms of martial arts, with specific attention paid to their anatomical features. Within this examination, Professor Arus highlights the use of energy and force especially in Kyusho-Jutsu. Whereas the first edition provided an in-depth explanation of the Aikido techniques of Kokyu-ryoku, the second edition focusses specifically on the grabbing and liberation techniques used in Kyusho-Jutsu. Such an examination stresses the importance of vital points, finger manipulation, and their co rresponding emphasis on energy usage. As Professor Arus details throughout Biomechanics of Human Motion, Second Edition, knowledge of this form of pressure point maneuvering is useful in both attack and counterattack situations, especially since the martial artist's anatomo-physiological adaptation to effort represenTable of ContentsSection I: The Anatomical Foundations of Biomechanics 1. Introduction 2. The Anatomy of Human Motion 3. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics Section II: The Biomechanical and Physiological Foundations of Human Motion 4. The Concept of Muscular Mechanics 5. Movement Control (Muscular Physiology) Section III: The Fundamentals of Biomechanics 6. Kinematics in Linear Motion 7. Kinematics in Angular Motion 8. Kinetics in Linear Motion 9. Kinetics in Angular Motion Section IV: Martial Arts Biomechanics 10. The Biomechanics of Throwing Arts 11. The Biomechanics of Striking, Kicking Arts 12. The Defense and Attack on Vital Points (Kyusho): Finger(s) Manipulation 13. The Biomechanics of the Sword Art
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Coastal and Deep Ocean Pollution
Book SynopsisDuring the recent decades, social, political and academic endeavours have been made to improve environmental quality and reduce pollution. In particular, the ocean, sea and coastal areas show varying degrees of impact from the multiple human activities carried out in the terrestrial as well as in the aquatic environment. Ecology is a science which studies the relationship between organisms and the surrounding environment and in the modern era, the marine world is getting increasing attention. For centuries it has been the final reservoir of human garbage; later it became an oil farm with a concomitant increase of coastal population growth and unplanned growth of the fishing industry and the increasing use of sea routes for cargo transport and recreational uses (cruises). All this led to rising contamination with negative effects on biota and even human health. It is then imperative to know the current situation of the world''s oceans: that is the main purpose of this book, to documeTable of ContentsGENERAL POLLUTION IN COASTAL AND DEEP OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS. Black Tides: Petroleum in the Ocean. Oxygen Depletion in Coastal Waters and the Open Ocean: Hypoxia and Anoxia Cases and Consequences for Biogeochemical Cycling and Marine Life. Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal, Estuarine, and Offshore Waters. INORGANIC POLLUTANTS AND ASSOCIATED EFFECTS. Mercury Cycling in the Coastal and Open Ocean and Associated Health Risks: A Global Overview. Copper: Essential and Noxious to Aquatic Organisms. Behavioral Responses of Marine Animals to Metals, Acidification, Hypoxia and Noise Pollution. Eco-friendly Strategies of Remediation in the Marine System: Bioremediation and Phytoremediation. Lesser-known Metals with Potential Impacts in the Marine Environment. ORGANIC POLLUTANTS. Organophosphorus Compounds. Halogenated Pollutants in Marine and Coastal Environments. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Sources, Occurrence, Levels, Distribution and Ecotoxicological Fate at Coastal and Deep Ocean. Brominated Flame Retardants.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Polymeric Membrane Synthesis Modification and
Book SynopsisMembranes and membrane separation techniques have grown from a simple laboratory tool to an industrial process with considerable technical and commercial impact. The book deals with both the fundamental concepts of preparation, characterization and modification, practical applications along with recent advancements of electro-spun and phase inverted polymeric membranes. Divided into two parts, part one of this book covers the fundamental concepts and practical applications of novel electro-spun membranes while the latter covers basic concepts and further advancements of the conventional phase inverted membranes extensively.Key Features Covers fundamental concepts and practical applications of electro-spun and phase inverted polymeric membranes Includes general properties, characterization, preparation and modification of polymeric membranes Discusses advanced modification of polymeric membranes (functionalization, graftTable of Contents1. Membrane Technology 2. Materials and Characterization Methods 3. Electrospun Composite Membranes: Preparation and Application 4. Phase Inverted Membranes: Preparation and Application 5. Modification of Polymeric Membranes 6. Polymeric Membranes for Industrial Effluent Treatments Applications 7. Polymeric Membranes for Biomedical and Biotechnology Applications
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Africas Mineral Fortune
Book SynopsisFor too long Africa''s mineral fortune has been lamented as a resource curse that has led to conflict rather than development for much of the continent. Yet times are changing and the opportunities to bring technical expertise on modern mining alongside appropriate governance mechanisms for social development are becoming more accessible in Africa. This book synthesizes perspectives from multiple disciplines to address Africa's development goals in relation to its mineral resources. The authors cover ways of addressing a range of policy challenges, environmental concerns, and public health impacts and also consider the role of globalization within the extractive industries. Academic research is coupled with key field vignettes from practitioners exemplifying case studies throughout. The book summarizes the challenges of natural resource governance, suggesting ways in which mining can be more effectively managed in Africa. By providing an analytical framework it higTrade Review"A timely and comprehensive treatment of an issue vital to Africa’s future success" - Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, UKTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION Part I: The politics of African mining 1. Harmonizing African resource politics? Lessons from the African Mineral Development Centre 2. Evaluating conflict risks in Africa’s resource governance 3. Chinese mining in Africa and its global controversy 4. Field Vignette. Moving from prescriptive to performance-based regulation: the case of waste management 5. Field Vignette. Ghana’s policy on artisanal and small-scale mining Part II: Data and models: supporting strategic planning for Africa’s minerals 6. Developing accurate and accessible geoscience data for sustainable mining in Africa 7. Challenges in measuring the local and regional contributions of mining: lessons from case studies in Rwanda, Zambia, and Ghana 8. Measuring transformative development from mining: a case study of Madagascar 9. Field Vignette. The Extractives Dependence Index and its impact on Africa 10. Field Vignette. The West African Exploration Initiative (WAXI) as a model for collaberative research and development Part III: Environment, health, and innovation 11. Conservation priorities and extractive industries in Africa: opportunities for conflict prevention 12. Ebola and other emerging infections: managing risks to the mining industry 13. Mineral investment decision-making in Africa: a real options approach in integrating price and environmental risks 14. The potential of Zambian copper-cobalt metallophytes for phytoremediation of minerals wastes 15. Field Vignette. South Africa’s underground women miners 16. Field Vignette. Sapphire mining, water, and maternal health in Madagascar Part IV: Reconciling scales of mining governance 17. Strategies for working with artisanal and small-scale miners in sub-Saharan Africa 18. Artisanal and small-scale mining community health, safety, and sanitation: a water focus 19. Gauging the effectiveness of certification schemes and standards for responsible mining in Africa 20. Field Vignette. The Australia–Africa Minerals and Energy Group (AAMEG) 21. Field Vignette. Sourcing "conflict-free" minerals from Central Africa CONCLUSION: a multi-faceted fortune
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Taylor & Francis Ltd An Introduction to Linear Algebra
Book SynopsisThe techniques of linear algebra are used extensively across the applied sciences, and in many different areas of algebra such as group theory, module theory, representation theory, ring theory, and Galois theory. Written by experienced researchers with a decades of teaching experience, Introduction to Linear Algebra is a clear and rigorous introductory text on this key topic for students of both applied sciences and pure mathematics. Table of ContentsLinear Vector Spaces. Matrices. Determinants. Invertible Matrices. Linear Systems. LU Factorization. Linear Dependence and Independence. Bases and Dimension. Coordinates and Isomorphisms. Rank of a Matrix. Linear Mappings. Matrix Representation of Linear Mappings. Inner Products and Orthogonality. Linear Functionals. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Normed Linear Spaces. Diagonalization. Singular Value Decomposition. Differential and Difference Systems. Least Squares Approximation. Quadratic Forms. Positive Definite Matrices. Moore–Penrose Inverse.Special Matrices.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Architecture of Natural Cooling
Book SynopsisOverheating in buildings is commonplace. This book describes how we can keep cool without conventional air-conditioning: improving comfort and productivity while reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. It provides architects, engineers and policy makers with a how-to' guide to the application of natural cooling in new and existing buildings. It demonstrates, through reference to numerous examples, that natural cooling is viable in most climates around the world.This completely revised and expanded second edition includes: An overview of natural cooling past and present. Guidance on the principles and strategies that can be adopted. A review of the applicability of different strategies. Explanation of simplified tools for performance assessment. A review of components and controls. A detailed evaluation of case studies from the USA, Europe, India and China. This book is not just for the technical speciaTrade Review"Natural cooling is one of the most important aspects to tackle while designing, and surely one of the trickiest to master. Through a well-calibrated collection of theoretical principles and practical recommendations, all supported by a set of thoroughly analysed and presented case studies, this volume provides a reference book for the many professionals who, in response to global trends, are just approaching the matter, as well as for those in search for a deeper understanding of natural cooling principles and their possible practical applications." - Mario Cucinella, Architect, Hon FAIA, Int. Fellow RIBA (Founder MCA Bologna and New York) "This book brings together a uniquely comprehensive body of history, architectural science and contemporary practice that will stand as a primary source in the foreseeable future. The understanding of the specificity of climate lies at the heart of the book, serving as one of the foundations for natural cooling design. At the other pole of environmental design, human comfort is an essential parameter. Between these poles the book presents a systematic and comprehensive methodology for design that embraces precedent, science and technology. - Dean Hawkes Emeritus Professor, Welsh School of Architecture & Darwin College, Cambridge Table of ContentsForeword by Dean Hawkes. 1. Origins and Opportunities. 2. Principles ans Strategies. 3. Climate Applicability Mapping. 4. Integrated Design. 5. Testing the Strategy. 6. Performance Analysis. 7. Component Design. Case Study 1: Torrent Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India. Case Study 2: Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies, Ningbo, China. Case Study 3: Federal Courthouse, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Case Study 4: Stock Exchange, Valletta, Malta. Case Study 5: Zion National Park Visitor Centre, Springdale, Utah, USA. Case Study 6: Global Ecology Research Centre, Palo Alto, California, USA. Conclusions. Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Sustainability Indicators
Book SynopsisThis handbook provides researchers and students with an overview of the field of sustainability indicators (SIs) as applied in the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development. The editors have sought to include views from the center ground of SI development but also divergent ideas which represent some of the diverse, challenging and even edgy observations which are prominent in the wider field of SI thinking. The contributions in this handbook: clearly set out the theoretical background and history of SIs, their origins, roots and initial goals expand on the disciplines and modalities employed to develop SIs of various kinds assess the various ways in which SI data are gathered and the availability (over space and time) and quality issues that surround them explore the multiplex world of SIs as expressed in agencies around the world, via examples of SI practice and the lessons that have emerged from them critically review the pTable of Contents1. Introduction to the Book: Indicators and Post Truth Simon Bell and Stephen Morse Section 1 Theory and History 2. Bellagio STAMP: Principles for sustainability assessment and measurement László Pintér, Peter Hardi, André Martinuzzi, Jon Hall 3. Contributions to the Evolving Theory and Practice of Indicators of Sustainability Arthur Lyon Dahl 4. Substantiating the rough consensus on concept of sustainable development as point of departure for indicator development Walter J.V. Vermeulen 5. From Crises and Gurus to Science and Metrics: Yale’s Environmental Performance Index and the Rise of Data-Driven Policymaking Daniel C. Esty and John W. Emerson 6. The Limits of Sustainability and Resilience Frameworks: Lessons from agri-food system research Sarah Rotz and Evan Fraser 7. Lessons from the History of GDP in the Effort to Create Better Indicators of Prosperity, Well-being, and Happiness Robert Costanza, Maureen Hart, Ida Kubiszewski, Steve Posner, and John Talberth 8. A systems-theoretical perspective on sustainable development and indicators Paul-Marie Boulanger Section 2 Methods 9. World views, interests and indicator choices Joachim H. Spangenberg 10. Sustainability indicators and certification schemes for the built environment Catalina Turcu 11. Measuring water scarcity and water consumption Jonathan Chenoweth 12. Participatory approaches for the development and evaluation of Sustainability Indicators Simon Bell and Stephen Morse 13. Environmental governance indicators and indices in support of policy-making Dora Almassy and Laszlo Pinter 14. Environmentally Sustainable National Income, an Indicator Roefie Hueting and Bart de Boer 15. Green Accounting: Balancing Environment and Economy Peter Bartelmus 16. Ecological Footprint Accounts: Principles Mathis Wackernagel, Alessandro Galli, Laurel Hanscom, David Lin, Laetitia Mailhes and Tony Drummond Section 3 Agency Experience 17. Governing by Numbers: China, Viet Nam, and Malaysia’s Adaptation of the Environmental Performance Index Angel Hsu 18. The Human Sustainable Development Index Giangiacomo Bravo 19. The Environmental Performance Index: does this reflect reality? Elisabeth Conrad and Louis F Cassar 20. Sustainability-related indicators developed for governments Lucas Reijnders 21. Sustainable development indicators Finland: Going from large descriptive sets to target oriented actively used indicators Ulla Rosenström 22. The Socio-Ecological System (SES) Approach to Sustainable Development Indicators Gilberto C. Gallopin 23. UNEP and the CSD Process for Sustainable Development Indicators Arthur Lyon Dahl 24. Prospects for Standardising Sustainable Urban Development Simon Joss and Yvonne Rydin 25. Stakeholder-driven initiatives using sustainability indicators Ana Rita Domingues, Rodrigo Lozano and Tomás B. Ramos 26. How Evil is Aggregation? Lessons from the Dashboard of Sustainability Jochen Jesinghaus 27. Criteria and indicators to audit the performance of complex, multi-functional forest landscapes Dwi Amalia Sari, Chris Margules, Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono and Jeffrey Sayer 28. The devil is in the detail! Sustainability assessment of African smallholder farming Wytze Marinus, Esther Ronner, Gerrie W. J. van de Ven, Fred Kanampiu, Samuel Adjei-Nsiah and Ken E. Giller Section 4 Critique of Sustainability Indicators and Indices 29. Sustainable agricultural intensification and measuring the immeasurable: Do we have a choice? Philip Grabowski, Mark Musumba, Cheryl Palm and Sieglinde Snapp 30. Relevance – A neglected feature of sustainability indicators Svatava Janoušková, Tomáš Hák and Bedřich Moldan 31. Measurement Matters: Toward Data-Driven Environmental Policy-making Daniel C. Esty 32. Meta-evaluation of Sustainability Indicators: from organizational to national level Tomás B. Ramos and Sandra Caeiro 33. Ecological Footprint Accounts: Criticisms and Applications Mathis Wackernagel, Alessandro Galli, Laurel Hanscom, David Lin, Laetitia Mailhes and Tony Drummond In Conclusion 34. Where next? Simon Bell and Stephen Morse
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Revitalizing Urban Waterway Communities
Book SynopsisThe revitalizing and restoration of rivers, creeks and streams is a major focus of urban conservation activity throughout North America and Europe. This book presents models and examples for organizing multiple stakeholders for purposes of waterway revitalizationif not restorationwithin a context of fairness and environmental justice. After decades of neglect and misuse the challenge of cleaning up urban rivers and streams is shown to be complex and truly daunting. Urban river cleanup typically involves multiple agendas and stakeholders, as well as complicated technical issues. It is also often the situation that the most affected have the least voice in what happens. The authors present social process models for maximum inclusion of various stakeholders in decision-making for urban waterway regeneration. A range of examples is presented, drawn principally from North America and Europe.Trade Review"Importantly, as this book stresses, reviving urban waterways is about restoring relationships and community building. In so doing, the authors argue persuasively that there is real potential to tackle issues of environmental justice." - taken from the Foreword, Professor Judith Petts, CBE, University of Plymouth, UK"Richard C. Smardon, Sharon Moran and April Karen Baptiste have delivered an invaluable handbook on urban stream restoration for professional practitioners, policy makers and planners, community-based scientists and activists, and university faculty and students. The distribution of urban water quality problems has long been a critical environmental justice issue, with deep political economic, geographic, and social roots. Revitalizing Urban Waterway Communities: Streams of Environmental Justice provides a wealth of scientific evidence and case studies (with especially instructive examples from Europe) that serve as a best-practice guide to those aiming to clean up their waterways and at the same time, avoid the pitfalls of green gentrification. Particularly innovative are the book’s approach to engagement via arts and culture, and how stream restoration can serve as a way to improve the physical landscape and water quality while at the same time repairing social relationships. It is required reading for urban environmentalists and social justice activists." - Jennifer Wolch, William W. Wurster Dean, College of Environmental Design University of California, Berkeley, USA"From the nation’s capital to the East Bay, from Syracuse to Milwaukee to Chattanooga, Smardon and his colleagues have embraced the rich diversity of experience in revitalizing urban watersheds and waterfronts—a truly collaborative process which will survive the ups and downs of federal environmental policies." - Rutherford H. Platt, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA"Environmental restoration is a rapidly growing field and the restoration and revitalization of wetlands, streams and other waterways are a dominant focus. In this important book, the authors place their topic squarely within the frames of environmental justice and broadly inclusive public engagement, showing without a doubt that "success" in restoration is as much a social goal as it is an ecological or technical one. A must read for scholars and practitioners involved in ecological restoration, urban ecology, green infrastructure planning and other fields who are seeking a more harmonious fit between people and natural systems." - Paul H. Gobster, US Forest Service, and former Editor-in-Chief of Landscape and Urban Planning (Elsevier). "Connection to water has a profound impact on us as a species--it has the power to delight, to heal, to restore our hearts and economies. Yet, too often we have ignored the waterways around us, large and small. This books aims to correct this and to show how communities can engage with and restore these ecological and social assets. This book is a badly needed treatise on how to creatively involve the community in connecting with and caring for the waterways around us, and in the process working towards social justice. From the theoretical (the history of urban river restoration and the larger policy issues and challenges faced) to the more applied (techniques for community engagement and mapping) this book provides a wealth of insight about what is needed and what will work in reconnecting to urban waterways. This is important reading for any planner, city official, activist or citizen interested in the health and restoration of streams and rivers, and the people and communities they can help to sustain and bring together along the way." - Timothy Beatley, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, USA "Cities across the world are restoring urban waterways, and they all face the question of how to ensure that projects of river revitalization include the voices and address the needs of the most disadvantaged communities. This eye-opening, valuable, and compelling volume breaks new ground by using case studies of urban stream restoration to examine a range of strategies and challenges for achieving social and environmental justice. It will be an essential resource for practitioners, activists, academics, and all others involved in reimagining and transforming the world’s urban rivers." - Ryan Holifield, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA "Matters of environmental justice merit detailed investigation across many different topic areas and contexts. This book is an excellent example, taking on the novel and fascinating case of urban waterway revitalization and interrogating this in terms of crucial process questions – who participates, who is included, through what means and with what outcomes? Drawing on cases from across North America and Europe, and engaging with diverse participatory methods and techniques, this is a book that will be of great interest to scholars of environmental justice, political ecology and urban planning, as well as to those engaged with pursuing and/or resisting waterway revitalization projects on the ground" - Gordon Walker, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK "Integrating new and generative insights from environmental justice studies and political ecology, the authors of Revitalizing Urban Waterway Communities advance our understanding of the possibilities of fusing ecological restoration with social equity. Drawing on multiple case studies from the U.S. and Europe, this book provides deeply grounded, theoretically sophisticated analyses of how communities can improve the health of rivers and streams and of the people who interact with them." -David N. Pellow, Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara, USA"Revitalizing Urban Waterway Communities presents an in-triguing study of the challenges and opportunities in engaginglocal residents in transforming the rivers and streams that runthrough their neighborhoods. This book is a must-read for those practitioners, researchers, and students who want to approach thecomplex task of waterway revitalization using the framework of environmental justice. The challenges of urban waterways require this holistic approach to revitalize and reconnect urbanresidents to the rivers and streams that are hidden beneath theurban fabric." - Robert L. Ryan in the Journal of Enviornemntal Studies and Sciences (October 2018)This book could be useful to any of us engaged in urban stream remediation or restoration. To justify restoration of stream biota, we could sell a vision that goes beyond walkways, boat launches, and parks to catching edible fish in neighborhoods or watching herons and swallows. But we will need to learn how to engage human communities, as described in this book. - Glenn Suter, SETAC Book Reviews EditorTable of Contents1. Introduction: Urban Waterway History and Planning Context 2. History of Urban River Restoration in Europe 3. The Big Picture—Framing Environmental Justice, Political Ecology and Stream Restoration 4. Environmental Justice Leadership and Intergenerational Continuity 5. Public Engagement Process 6. Restoring Streams and Relationships 7. Community Engagement and Mapping 8. Urban Waterways as Green Infrastructure 9. Creative Engagements with Waterway Restoration and Environmental Justice 10. Summary and Streams of Revitalization Practice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Numerical Methods in Mechanics of Materials
Book SynopsisIn the dynamic digital age, the widespread use of computers has transformed engineering and science. A realistic and successful solution of an engineering problem usually begins with an accurate physical model of the problem and a proper understanding of the assumptions employed. With computers and appropriate software we can model and analyze complex physical systems and problems.However, efficient and accurate use of numerical results obtained from computer programs requires considerable background and advanced working knowledge to avoid blunders and the blind acceptance of computer results. This book provides the background and knowledge necessary to avoid these pitfalls, especially the most commonly used numerical methods employed in the solution of physical problems. It offers an in-depth presentation of the numerical methods for scales from nano to macro in nine self-contained chapters with extensive problems and up-to-date references, covering: Trends andTrade Review"The book includes detailed descriptions of trending materials modeling methods such as concurrent multiscale methods and molecular dynamics methods. The authors explain well how these methods can be used to model materials at very fine scales and improve predictions compared to conventional approaches. The description contains enough numerical implementation details to allow students, engineers and researchers interested in high fidelity materials modeling to try the methods presented in the book." -- Wing Kam Liu, Northwestern University, USA "This is a one-of-a-kind book and good for numerical methods to solve problems in mechanics of materials, from the nanoscale to the macroscale." -- Shaofan Li, University of California, Berkeley, USA "The book would be of greatest use for practicing engineers or graduate students in mechanical engineering, applied mechanics, applied physics, materials science, and related fields." --J. Lambropoulos, University of Rochester in Choice Connect Table of ContentsThe Role of Numerical Methods in Engineering. Numerical Analysis and Weighted Residuals. Finite Difference Methods. The Finite Element Method. Specialized Methods. The Boundary Element Method. Meshless Methods of Analysis. Multiphysics in Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Multiscale Modeling from Atoms to Genuine Continuum.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Accelerating Sustainable Energy Transitions in
Book SynopsisAccelerating sustainable energy transitions away from carbon-based fuel sources needs to be high on the agendas of developing countries. It is key in achieving their climate mitigation promises and sustainable energy development objectives. To bring about rapid transitions, simultaneous turns are imperative in hardware deployment, policy improvements, financing innovation, and institutional strengthening. These systematic turns, however, incur tensions when considering the multiple options available and the disruptions of entrenched power across pockets of transition innovations. These heterogeneous contradictions and their trade-offs, and uncertainties and risks have to be systematically recognized, understood, and weighed when making decisions. This book explores how the transitions occur in fourteen developing countries and broadly surveys their technological, policy, financing, and institutional capacities in response to the three key aspects of energy transitions: achievTrade Review"A thought-provoking volume that ties together the salient topic of energy transitions through a diverse array of lenses. Its engagement with institutional theory, technology studies, energy policy, and finance makes this a book to be reckoned with." — Benjamin K. Sovacool, Professor of Energy Policy, University of Sussex, UK"The hopes of the Paris Agreement in 2015 were quickly quelled by Trump’s presidency and his climate change skepticism. Delina’s book is extremely timely in this era of uncertainty and urgently calls for the acceleration of sustainable energy transitions in developing countries. This book makes a major contribution on how to evoke this change, focusing on the fields of hardware, financing and institution shift." — May Tan-Mullins, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Director of Asia and Pacific Studies, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China"Current development pathways fail to propel the world toward a sustainable and more prosperous future for human society and the planet. The countries that need to develop the most are also those that stand to lose the most from climate change-related impacts. The good news is there is a better future to be had. By achieving a sustainable energy system transition, we can take our global environment and development goals and "move the needle" toward making them a reality. This book accurately illuminates the indisputable linkages between energy access, poverty alleviation and sustainable development through achieving energy system transitions across the developing global south. By taking stock of the current capacities available for accelerating the transition, it provides a menu of solutions across policy, financing and governance to tackle the vast barriers presently preventing us from moving at the speed and scale required. There is no one silver bullet and the task ahead is immense. But as explained in this book, an energy system transition that is socially just offers us a better, more prosperous future for all." — Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute, USA"Laurence Delina's new book presents research findings that make a significant contribution to the current literature on sustainability and energy development. The analysis is novel and the book fills a vacuum for a better understanding of sustainable energy transitions from a developing country perspective. The author’s key message is that the deployment of transition hardware to achieve sustainable energy development and climate change mitigation goals will require enabling and inclusive policy frameworks, appropriate and flexible financing mechanisms and, most importantly, institutional arrangements to channel energy transition." — Debajit Palit, Associate Director, The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI, India"Laurence Delina’s book is a timely and significant contribution to a real discussion that policymakers in developing countries are already having. As a climate change negotiator for the Philippines and as a sustainable energy advocate, I appreciate how Delina presents comprehensive information and analysis on our options. He grounds his analysis on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, both agreed to in 2015. The book also profiles fourteen developing countries: Bhutan, Brazil, Chile, China, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zambia. Given the diversity of these countries, geographically and in terms of state of development, the insights and lessons Delina extracts from these case studies will inform developing countries of any region, whether the country is middle income or less developed. The book reassures and gives practical guidance for all our countries to achieve an energy-secure future, one that guarantees access to affordable energy to the poor without sacrificing the environment and exacerbating climate change." — Antonio La Viña, Executive Director, Manila Observatory, and Climate Change Lead Negotiator for the Philippines"Laurence Delina’s new book starts from the premise that "a global transition to socially inclusive and low carbon development that is responsive to poverty reduction has become indispensible." Founded firmly in the belief that such transitions are not only necessary but also achievable, Accelerating Sustainable Energy Transitions in Developing Countries makes a major contribution towards clarifying the choices that lay before key decision-makers when determining how such ambitious goals might best be operationalized at the national level. Recognising that sustainable energy transitions will take many different forms, reflecting the diversity of resource endowments, political realities/capacities and financial circumstances, Delina traces the contours of the potential "technology options, policy and funding options and institutional designs" open to those charged with turning rhetorical international commitments into real progress." -- Ed Brown, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Loughborough University, UK, and National Co-Coordinator, UK Low Carbon Energy for Development Network"Accelerating Sustainable Energy Transitions in Developing Countries is rich in promise and possibilities. It puts forth evidence to demonstrate that such a transition is both possible and desirable in fourteen nations. Overall, this is a work of significant breadth exploring technologies, policy strategies, financial paths and institutional support mechanisms for supporting a global energy transition that requires expedience. It is a valuable gateway into what is perhaps the greatest challenge mankind has ever faced."-- Scott Victor Valentine, Assistant Dean (Research) and Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, SingaporeTable of ContentsForewordRachel KyteChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Study countriesChapter Three: Transition hardwareChapter Four: Accelerating deploymentChapter Five: Policy turnChapter Six: Financing turnChapter Seven: Institutional turnChapter Eight: Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geotechnics and Heritage
Book SynopsisConservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems facing modern civilization. It involves various cultural, humanistic, social, technical, economical and administrative factors, intertwining in inextricable patterns. The complexity of the topic is such that guidelines or recommendations for ntervention techniques and design approaches are difficult to set. The Technical Committee on the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Sites (named TC19) was established by the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) in 1981, is supported by the Italian Geotechnical Society (AGI), and was renamed TC301 in 2010.This book assesses the role of historic towers as symbols of community identity and how to best preserve this special cultural heritage. Well-documented, exemplary case histories highlight concepts of preservation, integrity, cultural heritage, dynamic identification techniques and techniques for long-tTrade Review[...] this book shows the great attention paid by the authors to the historic background of the studied towers, built upon the analysis of its distress state and the need for preservation works. The story of the ten towers and of the events that have accompanied their construction and later life is fascinating, while offering a culturally interesting view of the monuments preservation issues. In conclusion, the book features a range of interesting suggestions, not only to engineers and architects but also for all who are in charge of providing directives, or making decisions, on saving heritage buildings."Excerpt from review in Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica (1/2018)[...] this book shows the great attention paid by the authors to the historic background of the studied towers, built upon the analysis of its distress state and the need for preservation works. The story of the ten towers and of the events that have accompanied their construction and later life is fascinating, while offering a culturally interesting view of the monuments preservation issues. In conclusion, the book features a range of interesting suggestions, not only to engineers and architects but also for all who are in charge of providing directives, or making decisions, on saving heritage buildings."Excerpt from review in Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica (1/2018)Table of ContentsIntroduction. A first insight on tower behavior: geotechnical and structural mechanisms, leaning instability and long term behavior. Tower of Pisa: lessons learned from observation and back analysis. Ghirlandina tower in Modena: an example of dynamic identification. Clock Tower and Westminster Palace: the behavior during protective measures. Frari bell tower in Venice: a complex soil-structure interaction. Carmine bell tower in Naples: predictive soil-structure interaction under seismic actions. San Marco Bell Tower in Venice: an example of strengthening of foundations. The tower of the Admiralty in St Petersburg. The tower of St Stephen Cathedral in Vienna. Mechanical behaviour of leaning masonry Huzhu pagoda. The Leaning Tower of St Moritz: a structure on a creeping landslide. Safeguarding the leaning minaret of Jam. The 5th Minaret in Herat (Afghanistan): from emergency intervention to final stabilisation.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Low Carbon Development
Book SynopsisIfas many environmental experts maintainglobal climate change is the greatest challenge of our times, the need for a serious, and universal, commitment to low-carbon development is more urgent than ever. Low-carbon development might be described as climate-friendly growth that enables humanity to flourish fairly and equitably within the ecological limits of our planet, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, scholarly work on the topic is booming in research centres around the world. Now, this new Routledge collection enables users to make sense of the most important academic thinking to date. With comprehensive introductions to each volume, newly written by the editors, which place the collected material in the context of current research and practice, Low-Carbon Development is an essential work of reference and a vital research tool for scholars, researchers, students, practitioners, and policy-makers.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Green History of the Welfare State
Book SynopsisEnvironmental problems particularly climate change have become increasingly important to governments and social researchers in recent decades. Debates about their implications for social policies and welfare reforms are now moving towards centre stage. What has been missing from such debates is an account of the history of the welfare state in relation to environmental issues and green ideas.A Green History of the Welfare State fills this gap. How have the environmental and social policy agendas developed? To what extent have welfare systems been informed by the principles of environmental ethics and politics? How effective has the welfare state been at addressing environmental problems? How might the history of social policies be reimagined? With its lively, chronological narrative, this book provides answers to these questions. Through overviews of key periods, politicians and reforms the book weaves together a range of subjects into a new kind of historicalTable of ContentsIntroduction Made of Coal and Surrounded by Fish: 1945-51 A Final Farewell: 1951-55 An Impenetrable Fog: 1952-64 Upheavals: 1964-70 Crises of Power: 1970-74 The Party is Over: 1974-79 The Soul of a Marketplace: 1979-87 Venus in Capitalist Furs: 1987-90 The Long Shadows: 1990-97 New Dawn, New Politics, New Britain: 1997-2001 Fixing the Planet: 1997-2005 Crashing and Burning: 2005-10 Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Critical Animal Geographies
Book SynopsisCritical Animal Geographies provides new geographical perspectives on critical animal studies, exploring the spatial, political, and ethical dimensions of animalsâ lived experience and human-animal encounter. It works toward a more radical politics and theory directed at the shifting boundary between human and animal. Chapters draw together feminist, political-economic, post-humanist, anarchist, post-colonial, and critical race literatures with original case studies in order to see how efforts by some humans to control and order life â human and not â violate, constrain, and impinge upon others. Central to all chapters is a commitment to grappling with the stakes â violence, death, life, autonomy â of human-animal encounters. Equally, the work in the collection addresses head-on the dominant forces shaping and dependent on these encounters: capitalism, racism, colonialism, and so on. In doing so, the book pushes readers to confront how human-animal relations are mixed up wiTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction PART I: POLITICS Chapter 2. Animal geographies, anarchist praxis and critical animal studies Chapter 3. Practice as theory: learning from food activism and performative protestChapter 4. Pleasure, pain and place: ag-gag, crush videos, and animal bodies on displayPART II: INTERSECTIONS Chapter 5. Wildspace: the cage, the supermax, & the zoo Chapter 6. Commodification, violence and the making of workers and ducks at Hudson Valley Foie Gras Chapter 7. Race, space, and wildlife management Chapter 8. Pit bulls, slavery, and whiteness in the mid- to late- nineteenth century US: geographical trajectories; primary sources PART III: HIERARCHIES Chapter 9. Coyotes in the city: gastro-ethical encounters in a more-than-human world Chapter 10. Livelier livelihoods: animal and human collaboration on the farm Chapter 11. En-listing life: red is the color of threatened species lists Chapter 12. Doing critical animal geographies: future directions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Timber Design
Book SynopsisTimber Design covers timber fundamentals for students and professional architects and engineers, such as tension elements, flexural elements, shear and torsion, compression elements, connections, and lateral design. As part of the Architect's Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement. Timber Design begins with an intriguing case study and uses a range of examples and visual aids, including more than 200 figures, to illustrate key concepts. As a compact summary of fundamental ideas, it is ideal for anyone needing a quick guide to timber design. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Contributors. 1. Merion Friends Meetinghouse 2. Timber Fundamentals 3. Timber Tension 4. Timber Bending 5. Timber Shear 6. Timber Compression 7. Timber Trusses 8. Timber Lateral Design 9. Timber Connections Appendix 1: Section Properties Appendix 2: Timber Reference Design Values Appendix 3: Connection Reference Design Values Appendix 4: Adjustment Factors Appendix 5: Simple Design Aids Appendix 6: Beam Solutions Appendix 7: List of Units Appendix 8: List of Symbols Appendix 9: Imperial and Metric Conversion Tables Glossary. Image Credits. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Special Structural Topics
Book SynopsisSpecial Structural Topics covers specialty structural situations for students and professional architects and engineers, such as soil mechanics, structural retrofit, structural integrity, cladding design, blast considerations, vibration, and structural sustainability. As part of the Architect's Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement with more than 150 images. As a compact summary of key ideas, it is ideal for anyone needing a quick guide to specialty structural considerations. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Contributors. Chapter 1: Vibration. Chapter 2: Blast Design. Chapter 3: Sustainable Structures. Chapter 4: Performance Based Seismic Design. Chapter 5: Structural Retrofit. Chapter 6: Geotechnical Considerations. Chapter 7: Structural Integrity. Chapter 8: Cladding. Chapter 9: Fire Design. Chapter 10: Quality and Inspection. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Automotive Technician Training Practical
Book SynopsisAutomotive practical worksheets and assessments for students at Level 3This Level 3 Student Worksheets book contains tasks that help you develop practical skills and prepare you for assessment. The tasks also reinforce the automotive theory that you will learn online and in the classroom. Each worksheet covers individual topics in a step-by-step manner, detailing how to carry out all of the most important tasks contained within the syllabus. Alongside each of these worksheets is a job card that can be filled in and used as evidence towards your qualification. Endorsed by the Institute of the Motor Industry for all of their Level 3 automotive courses. Step-by-step guides to the practical tasks required at all Level 3 qualifications. Job sheets for students to complete and feedback sheets for assessors to complete. Table of Contents1. Engines 2. Chassis 3. Transmission 4. Electrical
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Biofuel Delusion
Book SynopsisFaced with the twin threats of peak oil and climate change, many governments have turned for an answer to the apparent panacea of biofuels. Yet, increasingly, the progressive implementation of this solution demonstrates that the promise of biofuels as a replacement to fossil fuels is in fact a mirage that, if followed, risks leaving us short of power, short of food and doing as much damage to the climate as ever -- let alone the consequent impact on biodiversity due to additional loss of habitat for agricultural production and on rural development due to the additional stress on traditional farming systems. Worse still, these risks are being ignored. In this definitive expos Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi present a theoretical framework and exhaustive evidence for the case against large scale biofuel production from agricultural crops. This book will be vital, sobering reading for anyone concerned with energy or agricultural policy, or bioenergy as a complex system.Trade Review'In our rush to 'do something' about energy and climate, we are tinkering with complex systems that we do not fully understand. This leads to consequences that are unintended and undesirable. Giampietro and Mayumi show that using biofuels effectively requires calculating how that usage integrates into a society's overall metabolism. Beyond biofuels, the book has a broad and enduring lesson: We will achieve better results if knowledge precedes policy.' Joseph A. Tainter, author of The Collapse of Complex Societies 'Thanks to Mario Giampietro and Kozo Mayumi for a cogent analysis of why large scale biofuels are one more false panacea put forward by the growth addicts.' Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland, USA 'Giampietro and Mayumi are world authorities on the use of energy in the economy. This book is the product of many years of scholarly work. It gives well-argued reasons against the misguided agrofuel policies of the European Union and the United States. Agrofuels have a low EROI, increase the HANPP (human appropriation of biomass) to the detriment of other species, and increase the water footprint of our economies.' Joan Martinez-Alier, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and Past-President, International Society for Ecological Economics 'A powerful critique' Renew Magazine 'Timely for professionals working in a variety of fields...foresters should also find the book insightful.' The Forestry Chronicle 'They (the authors)...provide a global perspective....Recommended.' CHOICE Magazine 'This book will be vital, sobering reading for anyone concerned with energy or agricultural policy, or bioenergy as a complex system.' Management of Environmental Quality Journal.Table of ContentsForeword by Vaclav Smil Foreword by Jerome Ravetz 1. Can We Solve the Agro-Biofuel Riddle? 2. Learning from the Past 3. Not Everything that Burns is a Fuel 4. Pattern of Societal Metabolism across Levels: A Crash Course in Bioeconomics 5. Assessment of the Quality of Alternative Energy Sources 6. Neglect of Available Wisdom 7. Reality Check on the Feasibility and Desirability of Agro-Biofuels 8. Agro-Biofuel Production is No Good for Rural Development 9. Living in Denial 10. Where Do We Go From Here? Appendix 1 - Basic Theoretical Concepts behind the Analysis of Societal Metabolism Appendix 2 - Examples of Grammars and Applications of Bioeconomics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research
Book SynopsisThe landscape of contemporary research is characterized by growing interdisciplinarity, and disciplinary boundaries are blurring faster than ever. Yet while interdisciplinary methods, and methodological innovation in general, are often presented as the holy grail' of research, there are few examples or discussions of their development and behaviour' in the field. This Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research presents a bold intervention by showcasing a diversity of stimulating approaches. Over 50 experienced researchers illustrate the challenges, but also the rewards of doing and representing interdisciplinary research through their own methodological developments. Featured projects cover a variety of scales and topics, from small art-science collaborations to the big data' of mass observations. Each section is dedicated to an aspect of data handling, from collection, classification, validation to communication to research audiences. Most importantly, InterdTable of ContentsGeneral introduction, Section 1: Making and Assembling 1. Making and Assembling: Towards a Conjectural Paradigm for Interdisciplinary Research, 2. Arranging, 3. Drawing, 4. Experimenting, 5. Figuring, 6. Imaging, 7. Rescaling, 8. Sand-drawing, 9. Suspending, Section 2: Capturing and Composing, 1. Capturing and Composing: Doing the Epistemic and the Ontic Together, 2. Abducting, 3. Archiving, 4. iBorder/ing, 5. Casing, 6. Diffracting, 7. Figurationing, 8. Notating, 9. Prototyping, 10. Retrieving, 11. Timing, 12. Visualising Data: A View from Design Space Section 3: Engaging and Distributing 1. Engaging and Distributing, 2. Affective analysis, 3. Data-Sprinting: A Public Approach to Digital Research, 4. Digging, 5. Issuecrawling: Building Lists of URLs and Mapping Website Networks, 6. Moving methods, 7. Playing with Ethics, 8. Sensing atmospheres, Section 4: Of Interdisciplinarity, 1. Of Interdisciplinarity, 2. Diagramming, 3. Conversation Between Angela Last and Nina Lykke, 4. Haunting Seedy Connections, 5. Dirty Methods as Ethical Methods? In the Field with 'The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880–Present' Section 5: Valuing and Validating, 1. Valuing and Validating: On the ‘Success’ of Interdisciplinary Research, 2. Compromising, 3. Deriving, 4. Disrupting, 5. Dissenting, 6. Exemplifying, 7. Explaining, 8. Generalizing, 9. Interdisciplines, and Indigenous Research and Methodologies, 10. Troubling, 11. Problem-Making, 12. Projecting, 13. Qualifying, 14. Scaling, 15. Speculating, 16. Wedging
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Revising Green Infrastructure
Book SynopsisConsider this How do we handle the convergence of landscape architecture, ecological planning, and civil engineering? What are convenient terms and metaphors to communicate the interplay between design and ecology? What are suitable scientific theories and technological means? What innovations arise from multidisciplinary and cross-scalar approaches? What are appropriate aesthetic statements and spatial concepts? What instruments and tools should be applied? Revising Green Infrastructure: Concepts Between Nature and Design examines these questions and presents innovative approaches in designing green, landscape or nature as infrastructure from different perspectives and attitudes instead of adding another definition or category of green infrastructure. The editors bring together the work of selected ecologists, engineers, and landscape architects who discTrade Review"… much of the current work in green infrastructure is either driven by science and technical considerations, and is devoid of design intelligence and the ability to address spatial issues, or it involves unrealistic design visions with little functional relevance or any connection to democratic processes. This book aims to address the gap between these two approaches through the presentation of a range of methods for designing green infrastructure and through the exploration of different relationships between design and ecology. It is dense with examples where authors work through both theoretical explorations, and also the application of ideas in planning and design for green infrastructure. This is an interesting contribution that broadens the professional literature on this topic."—Topos Magazine, 2015"This book is a comprehensive overview on green infrastructure from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. The contributions by leading experts offer a broad spectrum of theoretical knowledge, research concepts, design ideas, and strategic advice. For me, Revising Green Infrastructure serves as a reliable source of information and gives inspiration for future research as well as practice."—Martin Prominski, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany"This book gathers perspectives on green infrastructure from engineers, ecologists, and landscape architects. The conversation is more theoretical than practical; it focuses on theories of greenness, research projects, teaching methods, and some best practice examples. Recurring themes include machine analogies, new paradigms, and the relationship between 'nature' and 'culture.' Overall, the book comes from an architectural perspective in which landscapes are seen as manifestations of grand ideas. The book is divided into four sections: function and process, culture and specificity, governance and instruments, and applied design. The first two sections are entirely theoretical. The last two contain some physical relationship to infrastructure, usually urban water conservation and wastewater treatment."—Ringgold, Inc. Book News, February 2015"This new book edited by Czechowski, Huack, and Hausladen brings together a collection of 21 papers from a range of 30+ researchers hailing from different countries and understandings of GI: chiefly from the USA and Europe but Haiti, Peru, China, and Vietnam are also represented."—International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, Vol. 7, Issues 2, 2015Table of ContentsPart One: Function & Process. Green Functionalism – A brief sketch of its history and ideas in the USA and Germany. Carefully radical or radically careful? Ecology as design motif. The City That Never Was – Engaging Speculative Urbanization through the logics of Landscape. Landscape as energy infrastructure: ecologic approaches and aesthetic implications of design. Landscape Machines, designerly concept and framework for an evolving discourse on living system design. Problems of the Odumian Theory of Ecosystems. Part Two: Culture & Specificity. The Machine and the Garden. Infrastructure design as a catalyst for landscape transformation: research-by-design on the structuring potential of regional public transportation. Beyond Infrastructure and Superstructure – Intermediating Landscapes. Landscapes of variance: working the gap between design and nature. Designing Integral Urban Landscapes – On the End of Nature and the Beginning of Cultures. Counterpoint: The Musical Analogy, Periodicity and Rural Urban Dynamics. Part Three: Governance & Instruments. A transatlantic lens on Green Infrastructure Planning and Ecosystem Services: Assessing Implementation in Berlin and Seattle. The concept of "new nature" – a paradigm shift in how to deal with complex spatial questions. Ecological Network Planning – Exemplary habitat connectivity projects in Germany. Planting the Desert: Cultivating Green Wall Infrastructure. Designing for Uncertainty The Case of Canaan, Haiti . Part Four: Applied Design. Water-Sensitive Design of Open Space Systems Ecological Infrastructure Strategy for Metropolitan Lima, Peru. Green Infrastructure: performance, appearance, economy and working method. The Caribbean Landscape Cyborg: Designing Green Infrastructure for La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Forests and Trees in the City: Southwest Flanders and the Mekong Delta.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Constructed Wetlands and Sustainable Development
Book SynopsisThis book explains how with careful planning and design, the functions and performance of constructed wetlands can provide a huge range of benefits to humans and the environment. It documents the current designs and specifications for free water surface wetlands, horizontal and vertical subsurface flow wetlands, hybrid wetlands and bio retention basins; and explores how to plan, engineer, design and monitor these natural systems. Sections address resource management (landscape planning), technical issues (environmental engineering and botany), recreation and physical design (landscape architecture), and biological systems (ecology). Site and municipal scale strategies for flood management, storm-water treatment and green infrastructure are illustrated with case studies from the USA, Europe and China, which show how these principles have been put into practice.Written for upper level students and practitioners, this highly illustrated book provides designers with the toTrade Review‘What do you need to know about constructed wetlands? It’s probably here. The authors cover benefits, design, plantings, ecology, and more. With a target audience of upper-level students and practitioners, this extensively illustrated book does have a tendency to get into the weeds of the topic (Sample sentence: "Swans, geese, many species of ducks, and king rail eat the plant’s seeds and tubers, while muskrat, beaver, and porcupine eat the tubers."). But they’re wetland-friendly weeds.’Landscape Architecture MagazineTable of Contents1. Water and Sustainable Urban Design, 2. Wastewater Characteristics, 3. Free Water Surface Constructed Wetlands, 4. Horizontal Subsurface Flow Treatment Wetlands, 5. Vertical Subsurface Flow Treatment Wetlands, 6. Hybrid Constructed Wetlands, 7. Plants in Constructed Wetlands, 8. Riparian Wetlands, 9. Stormwater Management and Sustainable Development, 10. Increasing the Sustainability of Agriculture, 11. Treatment of Industrial Effluent in Constructed Wetlands, Appendix
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Training and Assessing NonTechnical Skills
Book SynopsisProviding a practical guide to the training and assessment of non-technical skills within high-risk industries, this book will be of direct interest to safety and training professionals working within aviation, healthcare, rail, maritime, and other high-risk industries. Currently, each of these industries are working to integrate non-technical skills into their training and certification processes, particularly in light of increasing international regulation in this area. However, there is no definitive guidance to assist practitioners within these areas with the design of effective non-technical skills training and assessment programs. This book sets out to fully meet this need. It has been designed as a practically focussed companion to the 2008 book Safety at the Sharp End by Flin, O''Connor and Crichton. While Safety at the Sharp End provides the definitive exploration of the need for non-technical skills training, and examines in detail the main components of non-technical skillTrade Review "Thomas’s book points out that in recent decades, though, that perception began to shift. And as that shift occurred, developing and assessing the art of doing something has become nearly as exact as measuring the science of doing it. In three sections, Training and Assessing Non-Technical Skills explores this evolution, and shows how readers can take advantage of it on a day-to-day basis.Altogether, this combination of broad information and practical strategies makes Training and Assessing Non-Technical Skills a valuable read, especially for those in high-risk industries that rely heavily on simulation-based training. Whether you’re new to designing these types of learning programs or a seasoned veteran, it should be useful for improving your practice."—Alex Moore, Association for Talent Development"Thomas’s book points out that in recent decades, though, that perception began to shift. And as that shift occurred, developing and assessing the art of doing something has become nearly as exact as measuring the science of doing it. In three sections, Training and Assessing Non-Technical Skills explores this evolution, and shows how readers can take advantage of it on a day-to-day basis.Altogether, this combination of broad information and practical strategies makes Training and Assessing Non-Technical Skills a valuable read, especially for those in high-risk industries that rely heavily on simulation-based training. Whether you’re new to designing these types of learning programs or a seasoned veteran, it should be useful for improving your practice."—Alex Moore, Association for Talent DevelopmentTable of ContentsForeword; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; Chapter One: Non-Technical Skills – A Primer; Chapter Two: Beyond Crew Resource Management; PART TWO: TRAINING NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS; Chapter Three: Applied Human Factors - Core Knowledge Requirements; Chapter Four: Training of Non-Technical Skills – Core Skill Requirements; Chapter Five: Integrating Technical and Non-Technical Components of Training; Chapter Six: Skill Development for Instructors; PART THREE: ASSESSMENT OF NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS; Chapter Seven: Designing Behavioural Marker Systems; Chapter Eight: Developing "Insight Tools" for Instructors; Chapter Nine: Inter-Rater Reliability and Monitoring Instructor Performance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd EU Energy Security in the Gas Sector
Book SynopsisThis book fills an important gap in the literature on energy security in the gas sector in the European Union. Whilst the emphasis is often on energy security in the oil sector, the gas sector has grown in importance in recent decades, with increasing liberalization raising critical questions for the security of gas supplies. The share of gas in Europe''s energy mix is rising and the differences between the politics and economics of gas and oil supply are becoming more pronounced. The author sheds light on the state of EU energy security in the gas sector, its interdependence with external suppliers and the current gas strategy. He examines the role of energy companies, EU member-states and EU institutions, locates the main developments in the gas sector and focuses on the principal challenges posed by such fundamental changes. The author scrutinizes the EU''s relations with its main gas supplier, Russia, as well as with alternative suppliers, elaborates on the key infrastructurTrade Review'A fascinating and comprehensive analysis of the major issues at stakes for the future of the EU Energy Security Policy in the Gas Sector. This book offers a detailed assessment of the main achievements by the EU in that field, and soundly highlights the necessary interaction between both internal and external dimensions of the EU energy security policy for gas. It also identifies the right challenges for the EU in the long term.' Sami Andoura, Senior Research Fellow, Notre Europe, France 'Filippos Proedrou’s study is for anyone interested in understanding the European Union’s present energy situation, particularly the gas sector. The book is a well-summarized monograph that deals with salient themes of the EU’s energy security... skilfully weaving facts into a coherent narrative. Proedrou is clearly well-read in energy and international relations; particularly with regard to the gas sector, the complex narrative of the EU’s internal rift due to its intergovernmental and supranational character is tied in well... Overall, this is a solid book when it comes to consolidating facts, records, and reports in a single study.' SlovoTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Global Context and the Strategies of the Main Importing States; Chapter 3 EU Energy Security; Chapter 4 The Internal Front; Chapter 5 Relations with Russia; Chapter 6 Relations with the Other Producers; Chapter 7 The Way Forward;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Elite Women and the Agricultural Landscape
Book SynopsisElite Women and the Agricultural Landscape, 17001830 offers a detailed study of elite women's relationships with landed property, specifically as they were mediated through the lens of their estate management and improvement. This highly original book provides an explicitly feminist historical geography of the eighteenth-century English rural landscape. It addresses important questions about propertied women's role in English rural communities and in Georgian society more generally, whilst contributing to wider cultural debates about women's place in the environmental, social and economic history of Britain. It will be of interest to those working in Historical and Cultural Geography, Social, Economic and Cultural History, Women's Studies, Gender Studies and Landscape Studies.Chapters2, 3, and 4of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-NTrade ReviewElite Women and the Agricultural Landscape has won several prizes including: The Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize for the best book in British or Irish rural history and The Women's History Network Book Prize for the best first book in women's or gender history.‘McDonagh’s rich and exciting new monograph makes a welcome contribution to the field of women’s and gender history, whilst also greatly enriching our understanding of landscape, agriculture and property in Georgian England [..] McDonagh’s exploration of women’s involvement in the process brings a new perspective to well-trodden ground. By recovering so many examples of propertied women, and by investigating the ways in which gender informed women’s perceptions and practices of landownership, McDonagh also shows for the first time that Georgian women played a significant, yet hitherto unrecognised role in making the English landscape.’ — Dr Rachel Delman, University of Oxford, Reviews In History, 2288 (2018)‘The book is composed of seven tightly written chapters with an appendix providing the key information on the female landowners, estate managers, builders and improvers featured in the text. This is a most useful reference with details of their route to landownership, marital status when managing the property, approximate years managing the estate, the names of husbands and children, and finally their own maiden name.’— Professor Liz Griffiths, University of Exeter, Agricultural History Review, 66.1 (2018)‘While the contribution made by women in business, the arts and philanthropy during this formative period has been acknowledged, the role of women in shaping the British landscape has largely been ignored, not only by contemporaries, but by modern historians and archivists too. As a historical geographer and feminist, McDonagh sets out to correct this omission and challenge the view, expressed by John Beckett, that "eighteenth-century landowning was a man’s world".’— Professor Liz Griffiths, University of Exeter, Agricultural History Review, 66.1 (2018)Elite Women and the Agricultural Landscape has won several prizes including: The Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize for the best book in British or Irish rural history and The Women's History Network Book Prize for the best first book in women's or gender history.‘McDonagh’s rich and exciting new monograph makes a welcome contribution to the field of women’s and gender history, whilst also greatly enriching our understanding of landscape, agriculture and property in Georgian England [..] McDonagh’s exploration of women’s involvement in the process brings a new perspective to well-trodden ground. By recovering so many examples of propertied women, and by investigating the ways in which gender informed women’s perceptions and practices of landownership, McDonagh also shows for the first time that Georgian women played a significant, yet hitherto unrecognised role in making the English landscape.’— Dr Rachel Delman, University of Oxford, Reviews In History, 2288 (2018)‘The book is composed of seven tightly written chapters with an appendix providing the key information on the female landowners, estate managers, builders and improvers featured in the text. This is a most useful reference with details of their route to landownership, marital status when managing the property, approximate years managing the estate, the names of husbands and children, and finally their own maiden name.’— Professor Liz Griffiths, University of Exeter, Agricultural History Review, 66.1 (2018)‘While the contribution made by women in business, the arts and philanthropy during this formative period has been acknowledged, the role of women in shaping the British landscape has largely been ignored, not only by contemporaries, but by modern historians and archivists too. As a historical geographer and feminist, McDonagh sets out to correct this omission and challenge the view, expressed by John Beckett, that "eighteenth-century landowning was a man’s world".’— Professor Liz Griffiths, University of Exeter, Agricultural History Review, 66.1 (2018)Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Women, Land and Property 3. Managing the Estate 4. Improving the Estate 5. County Houses, Gardens and Estate Villages 6. Representing Women and Property 7. Beyond the (Park) Pale
£123.50
Taylor & Francis Inc Digital Integrated Circuits
Book SynopsisExponential improvement in functionality and performance of digital integrated circuits has revolutionized the way we live and work. The continued scaling down of MOS transistors has broadened the scope of use for circuit technology to the point that texts on the topic are generally lacking after a few years. The second edition of Digital Integrated Circuits: Analysis and Design focuses on timeless principles with a modern interdisciplinary view that will serve integrated circuits engineers from all disciplines for years to come. Providing a revised instructional reference for engineers involved with Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit design and fabrication, this book delves into the dramatic advances in the field, including new applications and changes in the physics of operation made possible by relentless miniaturization. This book was conceived in the versatile spirit of the field to bridge a void that had existed between books on trTable of ContentsIntroduction. Fabrication. Semiconductors and p-n Junctions. The MOS Transistor. MOS Gate Circuits. Static CMOS. Interconnect. Dynamic CMOS. Low-Power CMOS. Bistable Circuits. Digital Memories. Input/Output and Interface Circuits. Appendices.
£104.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods
Book SynopsisReflecting new developments in the study of Saint-Venant's problem, Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods focuses on the deformation of elastic cylinders for three models of continuum: classical elastic continuum, Cosserat elastic body, and porous elastic material. The author presents a method to construct Saint-Venant's solutions, minimum energy characterizations of these solutions, and a proof of Saint-Venant's principle. He then discusses the deformation of nonhomogenous and isotropic cylinders as well as the problem of loaded anisotropic elastic cylinders. The book also deals with the deformation of cylinders within the linearized theory of homogeneous Cosserat elastic solids, the deformation of nonhomogeneous Cosserat cylinders, and the extension, bending, and torsion of porous elastic cylinders.With numerous results not found in related texts, this book provides a unique, unified point of view in the theory of the deformaTable of ContentsPreface. Saint-Venant’s Problem. Theory of Loaded Cylinders. Deformation of Nonhomogeneous Cylinders. Anisotropic Bodies. Cosserat Elastic Continua. Nonhomogeneous Cosserat Cylinders. Porous Elastic Bodies. Answers to Selected Problems. Bibliography. Index.
£156.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Optimization of Regional Industrial Structures
Book SynopsisBased on research projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Optimization of Regional Industrial Structures and Applications provides an authoritative introduction to and survey of the cutting-edge research and applications in industrial structure optimization. Employing grey systems theory as its method of analysis, it integrates grey systems theory with industrial structure optimization theory to provide dynamic and efficient methods of measurement, analysis, and decision making. The authors cover several models of grey regional industrial structure, including grey correlation priority analysis, industrial structure order degree measurement model, regional leading industries grey assessment model and turnpike model. The first part of the book clarifies basic theory. This section covers the production and development of industrial structure theory, evolution laws of inTable of ContentsThe Forming and Development of Industrial Structure Theory. Industrial Strucutre’s Evolving Track and Law. The Key Influence Factors of Industrial Structure’s Upgrading. The Rationalization of Industrial Structure. The Heightening of Industrial Structure. The In-Output Analysis of Industrial Structure. Regional Industrial Structure. Choosing Regional Leading Industry. The Mathematics Models of Regional Industrial Structure’s Optimzing. The Research on Ma-an-Shan City’s Industrial Structure’s Optimization and Upgrading in "the 11th Five-Year Plan". The Emphasis, Ideas, and Strategy of Jiang Su Province’s Industrial Structure Adjustment. The Approach and Countermeasures of Achieving the Heightening of Industrial Structure in Jiang Su Province. The Approach and Countermeasures of the Heightening of Industrial Structure During "the 11th Five-Year Plan".
£133.00
Taylor & Francis Inc Toyota Production System
Book SynopsisA bestseller for almost three decades, Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time supplies in-depth coverage of Toyota''s production practices, including theoretical underpinnings and methods for implementation. Exploring the latest developments in the Toyota Production System (TPS) framework at Toyota, this new edition updates the classic with new material on e-kanban, mini-profit centers, computer-based information systems, and innovative solutions to common obstacles in TPS implementation. Yasuhiro Monden, instrumental in introducing the JIT production system to the United States, explains the logic and methodologies of the TPS. Extending the humanized aspect of production introduced in the third edition, Toyota Production System: An Integrated Approach to Just-In-Time, Fourth Edition explains how to cultivate the culture and way of thinking needed to establish the TPS holistically across your organization. Exploring tTable of ContentsTotal Framework of the Toyota Production System. Implementation Steps for the Toyota Production System. SUBSYSTEMs. Adaptable Kanban System Maintains Just-In-Time Production. Supplier Kanban and the Sequence Schedule Used by Suppliers. Smoothed Production Helps Toyota Adapt to Demand Changes and Reduce Inventory. The Information System for Supply Chain Management between Toyota, Its Dealers, and Parts Manufacturers. How Toyota Shortened Production Lead Time. Machine Layout, Multi-Functional Workers, and Job Rotation Help Realize Flexible Workshops. One-Piece Production in Practice. Standard Operations Can Attain Balanced. Reduction of Setup Time—Concepts and Techniques. 5S—Foundation for Improvements. Autonomous Defect Control Ensures Product Quality. Cross-Functional Management to Promote Company-Wide Quality Assurance and Cost Management. Kaizen Costing. Material Handling in an Assembly Plant. Further Practical Study of the Kanban System. Smoothing Kanban Collection. Applying the Toyota Production System Overseas. QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES. Sequencing Method for the Mixed-Model Assembly Line to Realize Smoothed Production. New Sequence Scheduling Method for Smoothing. Computation of the Number of Kanban.
£65.54
Taylor & Francis Ltd Program Management
Book SynopsisProgram management is a rapidly emerging offshoot of project management. So much so that AT&T, IBM, and other organizations, both large and small in all sectors, have initiated a push to certify program managers. And, although universities offer courses in program management, there are few books available to guide program managers through this field that requires a broad level of knowledge and experience. The definitive reference on program management, Program Management: A Life Cycle Approach provides this much needed guidance. Edited by Dr. Ginger Levin, the second person to become a PMI certified program manager (PgMP), this handbook presents a cohesive compilation of program management knowledge from more than 20 certified PgMPs. It considers the entire program life cycle and its phasesfrom initiation to sustainability. Each chapter is written by an experienced PgMP from a wide range of industries and countries. Table of ContentsThe Business Aspects of Program Management. The Opportunity Phase for Program Management. The Increasing Importance of Social Media in Program Management. Programs and Risk Management. Programs and Benefits Management. Programs and Stakeholder Management. Programs and Communications Management. Complexity and Program Communications. Governance and Program Management – Three Unique Views. Program Manager Interpersonal Skills and Competencies. Managing Multiple Vendors on Programs Using Earned Value. Innovation and Program Management. The Program Management Office. Sustainability of Program Management.
£114.00
Taylor & Francis Inc DecisionMaking for a Sustainable Environment
Book SynopsisIncreasingly, environmental decision making is like playing a multidimensional game of chess. With interactions between the atmosphere, the litho-hydrosphere, and the biosphere, the game is at once a measure of complexity, uncertainty, interdisciplinary acuity, social-environmental sustainability, and social justice for all generations. As such, it demands a systemic point of view. Decision Making for a Sustainable Environment: A Systemic Approach gives readers the tools to replace the dysfunctional, symptomatic decision making that has plunged the world into environmental crises with a systemic approach that fosters social-environmental sustainability.A New Paradigm for Environmental Decision MakingBased on the author's more than 45 years of research and broad, international experience, this book guides policy makers and managers to work withrather than withintheoretical and methodological framewTrade Review"Decision Making for a Sustainable Environment is a challenging read on a whole range of levels. Deeply personal, deeply reflective, courageous, and atypically altruistic. If you find yourself in self-analysis while reading this book, then you have got the point. ... Not for the faint-hearted, [it] reminds us that humans have a power and responsibility to make wise decisions when it comes to sustaining the natural world that we are part of. The Earth is a complex place made more so by humans. Decision Making for a Sustainable Environment places the role of humans on the Earth in the right context: be humble, be respectful, and be aware."—Dr. Andrew W. Claridge, Senior Research Scientist, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia"[This book] provides ideas, language, approaches, and examples to move a place of employment, a government, or a community toward what Chris Maser calls ‘psychological maturity for the social-environmental sake of all generations.’ ... I am more ready to effect change in decision makers because of the lessons and wisdom and approach that Chris offers in this book."—From the foreword by D. Alexander Wait, Missouri State University, USATable of ContentsNature’s Urgent Message to the World’s Decision Makers: The Principles of Biophysical Sustainability. Decision Making and Nature’s Rules of Engagement. When the Decision Making Becomes Self-Serving: The Stages of an Environmental Agency. Dissonance within Duplicity: Sustainability Programs at the Southern Nevada Water Authority, a Case Study. Breaking the Dysfunctional Cycle of Environmental Agency Decision Making. What Makes a Psychologically Mature Decision Maker? The Essence of a Responsible Decision Maker. Coping with the Responsibilities and Pressures of Social-Environmental Decision Making. Giving Children a Voice in Their Future through Shared Decision Making. Afterword. Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals. Index.
£92.14
Taylor & Francis Ltd CompetencyBased Education in Aviation
Book SynopsisWhether a trainee is studying air traffic control, piloting, maintenance engineering, or cabin crew, they must complete a set number of training 'hours' before being licensed or certified. The aviation industry is moving away from an hours-based to a competency-based training system. Within this approach, training is complete when a learner can demonstrate competent performance. Training based on competency is an increasingly popular approach in aviation. It allows for an alternate means of compliance with international regulations - which can result in shorter and more efficient training programs. However there are also challenges with a competency-based approach. The definition of competency-based education can be confusing, training can be reductionist and artificially simplistic, professional interpretation of written competencies can vary between individuals, and this approach can have a high administrative and regulatory burden. Competency-Based Education in Aviation: ExplTrade Review'This examination of competency-based education ranges widely and is a helpful addition to the literature. Much depends on the questions it asks about the nature of competence and how it is acquired and maintained, questions of vital importance to the future development of international civil aviation.' James Dow, Canadian nominee to the ICAO Air Navigation Commission from 2010 to 2014 'This is a well-researched book, and its message is clearly articulated. It addresses one of the most important emerging subjects in contemporary civil aviation in an informative manner. By building upon the history of training in different aviation professions it provides the context upon which issues and solutions for endeavours on competency-based education in aviation can develop. It is "must-read" material for aviation trainers and training organizations.' Captain Daniel E. Maurino, safety consultant Table of ContentsCompetency-Based Education in Aviation
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Complete Guide to Business Risk Management
Book SynopsisRisk management and contingency planning has really come to the fore since the first edition of this book was originally published. Computer failure, fire, fraud, robbery, accident, environmental damage, new regulations - business is constantly under threat. But how do you determine which are the most important dangers for your business? What can you do to lessen the chances of their happening - and minimize the impact if they do happen? In this comprehensive volume Kit Sadgrove shows how you can identify - and control - the relevant threats and ensure that your company will survive. He begins by asking ''What is risk?'', ''How do we assess it?'' and ''How can it be managed?'' He goes on to examine in detail the key danger areas including finance, product quality, health and safety, security and the environment. With case studies, self-assessment exercises and checklists, each chapter looks systematically at what is involved and enables you to draw up action plans that could, for exaTrade ReviewReviews of Previous Editions: 'This truly is a complete guide...recommended for large public, corporate and business school or other academic libraries. If only a single book on business risk management could be purchased, this would be the one to buy.' Business Information Alert 'Invaluable for those who are reviewing their company's risk policies.' Nigel Webb, Risk Management Practice Head, Terence Chapman Associates 'A good introduction to an increasingly important business area.' Kevin Gurden, Project Risk Manager, IBM UK Limited 'The book is full of useful knowledge and practical tables and charts which will enable you to assess the risks and put together a plan, monitor your progress and more importantly look at how to minimise the daily risks in business.' Management Consultancy ' ...the book scores well for readability, clarity of explanation and the breadth of its coverage of many of the risk issues that face businesses; the advice given is helpful.' Engineering Management Journal ' ...very accessible and easy to read.' Health & Safety at Work ' ... will help all internal auditors appreciate the full range of risks that may affect their organisation.' Audit Viewpoint '... excels in outlining how effective risk management can be used to underpin corporate success ...should prove a most valuable reference.' Money MattersTable of ContentsContents: Preface; A powerful tool for protecting the business; How to identify and assess risk; Who does what? People and their roles; Treating risk: avoid, accept, control or share?; Product and service problems: operations and production risk; Managing health and safety; Procurement problems; Preventing environmental damage; From drought to flooding: risk and opportunities from adverse weather; Protecting against fire; On your guard: how to maintain security; Extremists, terrorism and international risks; Pre-empting fraud and theft; Staying financially healthy; Avoiding IT disaster; Minimizing project risk; Corporate governance: how to comply; Risk is all about people; The ethical dilemma for organizations; How to succeed in marketing by being aware of risk; Diversification, acquisition, divestment and partnership; Legal risks, intellectual property and minimizing the chances of getting sued; Business continuity: for when things go badly wrong; How to survive a crisis; Risk management software: 11 brands to consider; Do you need a risk management system? ISO 31000; What risks will the future bring?; Appendix; Index.
£175.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Living in Digital Worlds
Book SynopsisLiving in Digital Worlds investigates the relationship between human society and technology, as our private and particularly our public lives are increasingly undertaken in spaces that are inherently digital: digital public spaces. The book unpicks why digital technology is such an inextricable part of modern society, first by examining the historical relationship between technological development and the early progression of human sociality. This is then followed by an examination of the ways in which modern life is currently being impacted by the expansion of digital information and devices into multiple aspects of our lives, including focuses on privacy, bias and ownership in digital spaces. Finally, it explores potential future developments and their implications, and proposes that it is crucial to consider the design of technology and systems in order to support a positive and beneficial direction of change. Each chapter includes case studies, primarily dTable of ContentsAcknowledgements, List of Figures, Introduction, Section 1: How did we get here, Chapter 1 – Defining the Digital Public Space, Chapter 2 – Digital Public Space for the evolved mind, Section 2: What are the attributes and effects of DPS, Chapter 3 – The Physicality of Digital Public Space, Chapter 4 – Inhabiting Digital Information Space, Section 3: What are the consequences of DPS, Chapter 5 – Transactions, payment and ownership, Chapter 6 – Challenges of the Digital Public Space: Privacy, Chapter 7 – Challenges of the Digital Public Space: Bias, Section 4: How do we design digital futures, Chapter 8 – Futures of Digital Public Space, Chapter 9 – Design processes and management in digital public space, Index
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Inc Leading and Managing Innovation
Book SynopsisThe primary cause of many project failures is that responsible executives, because of their lack of knowledge in project management, fail to demand that their managers and staff properly utilize the well-proven best practices, processes, systems, and tools that are now available in this field. This book remedies this situation by providing executives at all levels with the understanding and knowledge needed to best take advantage of the power of effective project management and thereby lead and manage innovations within their enterprise.In Leading and Managing Innovation: What Every Executive Team Must Know about Project, Program, and Portfolio Management, Second Edition, the authors present concise descriptions of The key concepts underlying project and program management The important characteristics of projects and programs How projects and programs are best governed and managed How to determine if the desired benefits have Trade Review"This unique book provides a much required integrative view on innovation, project, program, and portfolio management. It should be useful to any executive who is concerned with promoting innovation and execution in the company. Based on years of experience and writing the authors are conveying a broad understanding of these concepts to executive teams in a concise manner, together with the importance of achieving innovation or major changes within enterprises. The executive demands listed in Chapter 7 are unique in the project management literature, and if combined with the corporate strategy, can produce excellence in selecting and executing innovative projects."— Dr. Aaron Shenhar, PMI Fellow, Professor of Project and Technology Management; Chairman and Founder, Technological Leadership Institute, SPLWIN Group; co-author of Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation "I believe this book to be much needed, about the correct level for an executive to use/grasp, and timely."— Marc Zocher, Consultant, as Project Manager received the 2011 PMI Distinguished Project Award for the G2 Information System Project for the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative "This important book explains why executives need to build, support and maintain a mature portfolio management process."— Wayne Abba, Abba Consulting, internationally known advocate for project and program management using Earned Value; Adviser to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (USGAO) "In Leading and Managing Innovation, Russ and Shane Archibald describe three significant attributes related to successful innovation. First, the importance of the presence or, if necessary, the creation of enabling frameworks is discussed. Second, the importance of systemic factors to successful innovation is outlined and strategies for capitalizing on the presence of these factors are discussed. Finally, the case for project driven execution, continuously and acutely focused on well-articulated strategic objectives, is solidly made."— Bob Prieto, Sr. Vice President, Flour Corp., author of Strategic Program Management "This book zeroes in on the symbiotic relationship that exists between projects and programs, and the innovations required for organizations to gain market share and prosper. As the authors point out in this pleasantly formatted and readable book, "All Significant Innovations are achieved through Projects and Programs." The special characteristics of innovation are discussed, and the book provides an in-depth description of the basics of project management required for ensuring that innovation is managed effectively and efficiently. It will give the reader a solid overview of fundamentals and how those basics can be applied productively in these increasingly challenging times."— Paul Dinsmore, Dinsmore Associates, PMI Fellow, co-author of Enterprise Project Governance, and author of 19 other books on project management "These two really know how to organize and deliver useful new things and useful changes."— Dr. Martin Barnes, CBE; a Founder, Honorary Fellow, and former Chairman and President of the UK Association for Project Management (APM); and former Executive Director of the Major Projects Association (MPA) "This unique book provides a much required integrative view on innovation, project, program, and portfolio management. It should be useful to any executive who is concerned with promoting innovation and execution in the company. Based on years of experience and writing the authors are conveying a broad understanding of these concepts to executive teams in a concise manner, together with the importance of achieving innovation or major changes within enterprises. The executive demands listed in Chapter 7 are unique in the project management literature, and if combined with the corporate strategy, can produce excellence in selecting and executing innovative projects."— Dr. Aaron Shenhar, PMI Fellow, Professor of Project and Technology Management; Chairman and Founder, Technological Leadership Institute, SPLWIN Group; co-author of Reinventing Project Management: The Diamond Approach to Successful Growth and Innovation "I believe this book to be much needed, about the correct level for an executive to use/grasp, and timely."— Marc Zocher, Consultant, as Project Manager received the 2011 PMI Distinguished Project Award for the G2 Information System Project for the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative "This important book explains why executives need to build, support and maintain a mature portfolio management process."— Wayne Abba, Abba Consulting, internationally known advocate for project and program management using Earned Value; Adviser to the US Government Accountability Office (USGAO) "In Leading and Managing Innovation, Russ and Shane Archibald describe three significant attributes related to successful innovation. First, the importance of the presence or, if necessary, the creation of enabling frameworks is discussed. Second, the importance of systemic factors to successful innovation is outlined and strategies for capitalizing on the presence of these factors are discussed. Finally, the case for project driven execution, continuously and acutely focused on well-articulated strategic objectives, is solidly made."— Bob Prieto, Sr. Vice President, Flour Corp., author of Strategic Program Management "This book zeroes in on the symbiotic relationship that exists between projects and programs, and the innovations required for organizations to gain market share and prosper. As the authors point out in this pleasantly formatted and readable book, "All Significant Innovations are achieved through Projects and Programs." The special characteristics of innovation are discussed, and the book provides an in-depth description of the basics of project management required for ensuring that innovation is managed effectively and efficiently. It will give the reader a solid overview of fundamentals and how those basics can be applied productively in these increasingly challenging times."— Paul Dinsmore, Dinsmore Associates, PMI Fellow, co-author of Enterprise Project Governance, and author of 19 other books on project management "These two really know how to organize and deliver useful new things and useful changes."— Dr. Martin Barnes, CBE; a Founder, Honorary Fellow, and former Chairman and President of the UK Association for Project Management (APM); and former Executive Director of the Major Projects Association (MPA) Table of ContentsInnovations Are Achieved through Projects. The Essence of the Key Project Management Concepts. Categories and Characteristics of Projects. Project Portfolio Management. Project Management Offices (PMOs). Managing Individual Projects. What Executives Must Demand to Achieve Effective Project Management. Maturity of Organizations in Project Management. Development of the Profession of Project Management. Summary: What All Executives Need to Know.
£34.99
Taylor & Francis Faster Better Cheaper in the History of
Book SynopsisThe industrial revolution, mechanization, water and steam power, computers, and automation have given an enormous boost to manufacturing productivity. Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing shows how the ability to make products faster, better, and cheaper has evolved from the stone age to modern times. It explains how different developments over time have raised efficiency and allowed the production of more and better products with less effort and materials, and hence faster, better, and cheaper. In addition, it describes the stories of inventors, entrepreneurs, and industrialists and looks at the intersection between technology, society, machines, materials, management, and â most of all â humans. Faster, Better, Cheaper in the History of Manufacturing follows this development throughout the ages. This book covers not only the technical aspects (mechanization, power sources, new materials, interchangeable parts, electricity, automation), but oTrade Review"Brilliant insights regarding concepts of manufacturing systems for both practitioners and academics."- Dr. Masaru Nakano, Professor at Keio University, former manager of Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc."What an incredible abundance of facts and information comprehensively gathered and uniquely assembled. Its thorough production presents the fastest, best and cheapest way to make each reader more knowledgeable." - Dr. Stefan Bleiweis, Professor of International Management"This is sure to become a classic in the university curriculum to introduce students to the long history of how people improved society by making things. Roser links the progression of tools and processes from the Stone Age to emerging society to division of labor far earlier than most other scholars. He illustrates the regular progression of technology to improve productivity and closes with the future of work. Thought provoking and a necessary addition to the library of those in industry today."- Mark Warren, manufacturing engineer and amateur historianTable of ContentsThe Significance of Manufacturing – The GM-Toyota NUMMI Joint Venture. The Stone Age. The Urban Revolution – The Emergence of Society. Advances During Antiquity. The Middle Ages in Europe. Early Modern Europe. Pioneers of a New Age – The Factory System. Fire is Stronger than Blood and Water – Steam Power. Interchangeable Parts – The American System of Manufacturing. Social Conflict. Technological Advances. Science Meets Shop Floor. The Assembly Line and the Era of the Industrial Empires. Planned Economies – War, Communism, and Other Catastrophes. *Click* Let-Me-Do-This-for-You *Clack* – Computers in Manufacturing. The Toyota Production System and Lean Manufacturing. Where Are We Now?. Things to Come.
£51.29
Taylor & Francis Inc The Innovation Tools Handbook Volume 1
Book SynopsisIn todayâs fast-moving, high-technology environment, the focus on quality has given way to a focus on innovation. From presidents of the United States to presidents of Fortune 500 companies, it is clear that everyone thinks innovation is extremely important. The challenge is that few people stop to define why innovation is importantâto understand whatâs driving the need for more innovation. We all agree that more frequent innovation is important, even necessary. What remains unanswered is why we allow innovation consultants, elected officials, and business leaders to tell us innovation is important, but not demonstrate the underlying reasons why.The three volumes of The Innovation Tools Handbook cover 76 top-rated tools and methods, from the hundreds available, that every innovator must master to be successful. Volume I covers 24 creative tools/methodologies most frequently used to change an organizationâs structure and Table of ContentsAgile Innovation. Benchmarking. Business Case Development. Business Plan. Comparative Analysis. Competitive Analysis. Competitive Shopping. Contingency Planning. CO-STAR. Cost–Benefit Analysis. Financial Management/Reporting. Focus Group. Identifying and Engaging Stakeholders. Innovation Master Plan Framework. Knowledge Management System. Market Research and Surveys for Innovations. Organizational Change Management (OCM). Potential Investor Presentations. Project Management (PM). S-Curve Model. Safeguarding Intellectual Property. Systems Thinking. Value Proposition. Vision/Goals. Appendix: Innovation Definitions. Index.
£51.29
Taylor & Francis Inc Standard Work for the Shopfloor
Book SynopsisStandard work is an agreed upon set of work procedures that effectively combines people, materials, and machines to maintain quality, efficiency, safety, and predictability. Work is described precisely in terms of cycle time, work in process, sequence, time, layout, and the inventory needed to conduct the activity. Standard work begins as an improvement baseline and evolves into a reliable method. It establishes the best activities and sequence steps to maximize performance and minimize waste.In this book you will learn about: The characteristics of standardsKey benefits and applications of standardizationStandard work concepts and calculationsStandard work steps and documentationUsing standard work manuals, charts, and worksheetsCell staffing (line balancing and full work)Productivity's Shopfloor Series books offer a simple, cost-effective approach for building basic knowledge about key manufacturing improvement topics. Like all our Shopfloor Series books, Standard Work for the Shopfloor includes innovative instructional features that are the signature of the Shopfloor Series. The goal: to place powerful and proven improvement tools such as pull production techniques in the hands of your entire workforce.Table of ContentsPublisher's Message Getting Started Chapter 1. Standards and Beyond Chapter 2. Standardization Chapter 3. Standard Work Chapter 4. Applications of Standardization and Standard Work Chapter 5. Reflections and Conclusions About the Productivity Press Development Team
£31.99
Taylor & Francis Inc Treatment Wetlands
Book SynopsisCompletely revised and updated, Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition is still the most comprehensive resource available for the planning, design, and operation of wetland treatment systems. The book addresses the design, construction, and operation of wetlands for water pollution control. It presents the best current procedures for sizing these systems, and describing the intrinsic processes that combine to quantify performance. The Second Edition covers: New methods based on the latest research Wastewater characterization and regulatory framework analyses leading to detailed design and economics State-of-the-art procedures for analyzing hydraulics, hydrology, substrates and wetlands biogeochemistry Definition of performance expectations for traditional pollutants such as solids, oxygen demand, nutrients and pathogens, as well as for metals and a wide variety of individual organic and inorganic chemicals Discussion of methods of configuration, construction, and vegetation establishment and startup considerations Ancillary benefits of human use and wildlife habitat Specific examples of numerous applications Extensive reference base of current information The book provides a complete reference that includes: detailed information on wetland ecology, design for consistent performance, construction guidance and operational control through effective monitoring. Case histories of operational wetland treatment systems illustrate the variety of design approaches presented allowing you to tailor them to the needs of your wetlands treatment projects. The sheer amount of information found in Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition makes it the resource you will turn to again and again.Table of ContentsPROCESSES AND PERFORMANCE. Overview of Wetlands for Water Quality Treatment. Wetland Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Cycles. Water Flow in Wetlands. Chemical Reactions in Treatment Wetlands. Wetland Process Modifiers. Suspended Solids. Biochemical and Chemical Oxygen Demand. Nitrogen. Phosphorus. Trace Metals and Macroelements. Trace Organics and Inorganics. Pathogens. PRINCIPAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. Analysis of the Wetland Alternative. Wastewater Source Characterization. Regulatory Considerations. Selection of Appropriate Ecosystem Type. Detailed Design. Detailed Economics. ANCILLARY DESIGN ISSUES AND IMPLEMENTATION. Wetland Soils. Groundwater Protection and Liners. Vegetation Selection and Establishment. Design for Wildlife Habitat. Design For Ancillary Human Uses. Construction and Startup. Operation and Maintenance.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Risk Analysis in Engineering: Techniques, Tools, and Trends
Book SynopsisBased on the author’s 20 years of teaching, Risk Analysis in Engineering: Techniques, Tools, and Trends presents an engineering approach to probabilistic risk analysis (PRA). It emphasizes methods for comprehensive PRA studies, including techniques for risk management. The author assumes little or no prior knowledge of risk analysis on the part of the student and provides the necessary mathematical and engineering foundations. The text relies heavily on, but is not limited to, examples from the nuclear industry, because that is where PRA techniques were first developed. Since PRA provides a best-estimate approach, the author pays special attention to explaining uncertainty characterization.The book begins with a description of the basic definitions and principles of risk, safety, and performance and presents the elements of risk analysis and their applications in engineering. After highlighting the methods for performing PRAs, the author describes how to assess and measure performance of the building blocks of PRAs, such as reliability of hardware subsystems, structures, components, human actions, and software. He covers methods of characterizing uncertainties and methods for propagating them through the PRA model to estimate uncertainties of the results. The book explores how to identify and rank important and sensitive contributors to the estimated risk using the PRA and performance assessment models. It also includes a description of risk acceptance criteria and the formal methods for making decisions related to risk management options and strategies. The book concludes with a brief review of the main aspects, issues, and methods of risk communication. Drawing on notes, homework problems, and exams from courses he has taught as well as feedback from his students, Professor Modarres provides a from-the-trenches method for teaching risk assessment for engineers. This is a textbook that is easy to use for students and professors alike.Trade Review“… this book contains the most used procedures and practices particularly in conducting probabilistic risk assessments of complex systems such nuclear power plants. One of the special feature of this gook is the inclusion of several worked out examples in the text and also a large number of exercises at the end of each chapters. This feature makes it very useful for the undergraduate, graduate students, who would like to study the subject of risk modeling, assessment and management as a part of their curricula. … the reviewer would like to recommend this book to all those practicing engineers, students, teachers, and researchers, who would like to make in depth study of the probabilistic risk assessment and associated problems and are looking for their solutions. This is a most comprehensive treatment of the subject.” — K. B. Misra, in International Journal of Performability Engineering, (IJPE), July 2006Table of ContentsIntroduction and Definitions. Elements of Risk Assessment. Probabilistic Risk Assessment. Performance Assessment: Data and Modeling. Uncertainty Analysis. Identifying, Ranking, and Predicting Contributors to Risk. Risk Acceptance Criteria. Decision Making Techniques. Risk Communication.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Profession and Purpose: A Resource Guide for MBA
Book SynopsisSustainability holds the promise of an exciting new approach to business – one in which business goals are aligned with social and environmental goals. Multinational corporations are recognizing that we live in an increasingly resource-constrained world, and that more accountability for corporate social and environmental impacts will accrue to them. More importantly, forward-thinking executives understand that sustainability can present new opportunities for competitive advantage – whether that is by reducing costs, minimizing risk, appealing to increasingly conscientious customers, or reaching new markets entirely. With the growth of this field comes a host of interesting new career opportunities for MBAs. As companies are grappling with challenges like how to develop social return on investment (SROI) metrics or understand the potential impact of corporate carbon footprints on stock prices, there are new opportunities for the next generation of managers – managers who are not only trained in traditional MBA fundamentals but also grounded in an understanding of the multifaceted social and environmental challenges facing 21st-century global business leaders. Entirely new career paths are opening to MBAs interested in sustainability: sustainable venture capital, green marketing, corporate social responsibility management, carbon credit trading, and sustainability consulting, to name a few. Perhaps even more than corporate executives, MBA students understand this trend. The next generation of managers can see that the future of business will require a new set of skills and responsibilities. Between 2003 and 2008, membership in Net Impact, the global organization for MBAs and business professionals interested in sustainability, increased more than fourfold. By March 2009, over 130 business schools had a Net Impact chapter. Around the world, MBA students realize that a different model will be required for businesses in the coming decades. The career paths that fall under the broad umbrella of "sustainability" are as diverse as the MBA students themselves. One student may be interested in social entrepreneurship in West Africa, and the next will be seeking advice about clean-tech venture capital careers in Silicon Valley; a third will be interested in greening global supply chains. Corporate social responsibility, sustainable product marketing, microfinance, green real estate development, renewable energy, and other interests all likewise fall under the sustainability umbrella at times. Because of this diversity, it is often hard for business schools' career management centers to address sustainability-related career options in a comprehensive way. Many sustainability-related companies and nonprofits are not accustomed to on-campus recruiting. Others have not historically hired MBAs at all. MBA students and alumni interested in sustainability careers are often left to navigate their own internship and job search paths. And, often, they struggle. Profession and Purpose has been written to address this urgent need. Whether you are focused on an off-campus search or participating in the on-campus recruiting process, there are a host of sustainability-specific career resources you should know about. You'll need to be well versed in sustainability news and trends, and network at the right events, conferences, and company presentations. You also need to know about industry- and discipline-specific websites that post sustainability jobs for positions with titles like Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Socially Responsible Investing Analyst, and Renewable Energy Market Analyst. Through hundreds of conversations with MBA students, professionals, and recruiters, as well as her own personal experience, the author has compiled the key job search resources and tips for MBAs interested in sustainability careers. The book provides ideas for researching companies, making the most of your networking, identifying job and internship openings, and preparing for interviews. No matter what stage of your MBA career search process you're in, this book will help you better understand your career options in the many fields of sustainability, direct you to the best resources and help you to fine-tune your sustainability job search strategy. It's the sustainability career coach MBAs have been waiting for.Trade ReviewFrom finance to operations, there is a “dizzying landscape of options” for MBA careers in sustainability. Many MBA candidates who are entering the sustainability job market are on uncharted waters. Katie Kross provides clarity, tips and resources for navigating the diverse paths to sustainability careers for MBAs in the soon-to-be released second addition of her book, “Profession and Purpose: A Resource Guide for Careers in Sustainability.” Kross states that the path for sustainability careers can take numerous off-campus routes, diverging from a largely on-campus career search for many traditional MBA careers. Her book is bursting at the seams with job hunting tactics and inspirations, providing structure to a potentially daunting task. It is written both for people just beginning their careers or those wishing to switch careers after earning an MBA. Part I: Something for everyone Despite a variety of potential career paths — from renewable energy to green marketing — Kross identifies specific themes that are helpful across the board. She gives numerous examples of specific sustainability job titles, helping job seekers gain insight into potential career options. In addition, she mentions additional training and certifications specific to sustainability, such as LEED Green Associate and GRI Reporting Certification, helping career-seekers hone in on an expertise. Some of her advice was broad enough to apply to most job-seekers, such as tips on using social media channels and networks, and others were specific to green careers, including specific websites and networking opportunities. Every paragraph, however, had some emphasis on business and sustainability — setting it apart as a useful resource to job-seekers within this niche. From job boards to informational interviews, the resource guide explores a variety of avenues for getting prepared and creating a career path, through both formal and informal approaches. Kross recommends throughout the book that career-seekers to do their homework by reading sustainability reports, relevant trade publications and blogs, and she says it’s always a good idea to speak with people to gain insights into the market. I found the section, “organizing our search” in Part I to be especially helpful. It even provides a general timeline for MBA candidates on specific activities and intentions, with many suggestions specific to sustainability, such as making the most of a Net Impact membership or attending U.S. Green Building Council and Sustainable Brands events. Parts II and III: Choosing a career path Part II of the book focuses on specific career paths, including corporate sustainability, green building and environmental conservation, with sections on trends in the field, skills needed, sample employers and key resources. It profiles people that acquired jobs in each field, with information on how they found their current position and job search tips. Each section is a goldmine for current, specific information on each career path, with insights from industry leaders. The final section of the book is filled with job search resources, again specific to sustainability careers. It’s also extremely thorough, with job posting websites, books, reports, and conferences. Even career seekers that have done a lot of previous research are likely to find some really valuable resources in this section, as it is up-to-date and very comprehensive. “Profession and Purpose” is a must-have for MBA candidates wishing to enter sustainability careers and a very useful tool for anyone wishing to start a career in sustainability. Its 200 pages are densely packed with so much information that even the most aimless green business career-seekers will gain direction and insight for a new career path. -- Sarah Lozanova * TriplePundit *Table of ContentsPreface About the author Acknowledgments Part I: Evaluating your options Getting started: MBA careers in sustainability What is sustainability? Sustainable jobs and internship options Framing your search Tips for an off-campus job search Making the most of informational interviews Gaining experience Getting to your dream job: Start with the end in mind Plan B? A note about salaries Staying the course Organizing your search Part II: Navigating specific career paths Corporate sustainability & CSR Sustainability consulting Sustainable real estate & green building Energy & cleantech Green marketing Environmental conservation/nonprofits Social entrepreneurship & impact investing Sustainable investing Mission-driven business Additional career paths Part III: Job search resources Sustainable companies Internet research resources Job posting websites Reports Books Events Geographic search resources
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical Wisdom in Management: Business Across
Book SynopsisPractical Wisdom in Management is the first in-depth case-study book to explore how practical wisdom from spiritual and philosophical traditions inspires corporate culture and leadership. The outcome of the Practical Wisdom Initiative, between The Academy of Business in Society (ABIS) and Yale University Center for Faith and Culture, it seeks to construct a bridge between the worlds of management and the spiritual and philosophical traditions. Covering ten major worldwide religions, Theodore Malloch provides an overview of the practical wisdom of the major faith traditions for management. It includes case studies of over twenty multinational corporations focusing on their values, spiritual inspiration and business strategy. It features case studies on corporations including: Ascension Health; Michelin; DANONE Group, Walmart; TOMS; Marriott; HSBC; Four Seasons; Guangzhou Eversunny Trading and Toyota. It is essential reading for business leaders, researchers and students of business ethics and spirituality courses and includes full teaching guidance.Trade ReviewPractical Wisdom in Management is a valuable resource, and one of the few, that provides a reasoned and credible perspective on the contribution of spiritual traditions to present management thinking and actions, and hopefully leads to a reconsideration of how to approach ethical decision-making in a corporate context. -- Richard J. Goossen, The Entrepreneurial Leaders OrganizationTable of ContentsForeword Gilbert Lessen, President, Academy of Business in Society Background CASE STUDIES Catholicism 1. Ascension Health 2. Michelin 3. DANONE Group Protestantism 4. ServiceMaster 5. Johnson & Johnson 6. Walmart 7. Herman Miller 8. TOMS Shoes 9. Cummins 10. Marriott 11. HSBC 12. Habitat for Humanity Judaism 13. Four Seasons Confucianism 14. Guangzhou Eversunny Trading Company Islam 15. Grameen Bank 16. National Bank of Kuwait Buddhism 17. Whole Foods Market Shintoism 18. Toyota Motor co. Hinduism 19. Infosys Zoroastrianism 20. Tata Group Humanism 21. Kraft 22. Timberland Conclusion About the author Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Responsible Fashion Company: Integrating
Book SynopsisIn The Responsible Fashion Company, Rinaldi and Testa argue that the fashion industry is at a crossroads: the need for a global shift to a sustainable model has never been more urgent. Yet, they demonstrate that we are witnessing a revolution led by conscious consumers and enlightened companies, who are redefining the rules of the fashion market. The question is: when will the rest of the industry catch up? Rinaldi and Testa raise a fundamental but often neglected issue in the fashion sustainability debate: long-term equilibrium can only be achieved by integrating economic goals with environmental, social and ethical values. "The Responsible Fashion Company" provides a clear overview of the theory, challenges and opportunities of sustainability in the industry and demonstrates how fashion companies can achieve competitive advantage through sustainable innovation. The authors show how leading fashion companies are challenging traditional thinking and present inspiring examples from pioneers such as Gucci, Levi's, Timberland and Brunello Cucinelli, who create quality products without leaving a negative impact behind. Refreshing and timely, The Responsible Fashion Company is essential reading for the socially conscious consumer and anyone with a professional or personal interest in the fashion, design and luxury industries.Table of ContentsForeword Carlo Petrini Introduction 1. The new paradigms 2. The new value proposition: from the logic of profit to shared value 3. Fashion and the environment 4. Fashion and society 5. Fashion and the media 6. Fashion, art, culture and territory 7. Fashion, regulations and institutions 8. Brunello Cucinelli: an ethical and humanistic company 9. Ethics and fashion: towards a responsible value chain
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Chief Value Officer: Accountants Can Save the
Book SynopsisIntegrated Reporting is having a profound impact on corporate thinking and reporting. Value is being assessed on the basis of the sources of value creation used by an organisation and not through a financial lens alone. In Chief Value Officer: Accountants Can Save the Planet, Mervyn King, a global corporate governance and reporting leader, challenges some of the systemic issues preventing organisations from managing in an integrated value-creation way.The shareholder-centric governance model, currently favoured by most companies, will not result in changes to corporate behaviour that can create value in a sustainable manner. The book, therefore, firmly places the accountant in the position of changemaker – the finance professional today should be more of a value officer than a financial officer. Consequently, the Chief Finance Officer should be known as the Chief Value Officer.This book explains this new approach. It encapsulates the essential reasons for adopting integrated reporting, explains its application to date and proposes the next steps needed to achieve change that will improve business, social and environmental sustainability.Trade ReviewA brand new book, ‘Chief Value Officer: Accountants Can Save the Planet' by Mervyn King with Jill Atkins (Greenleaf Publishing, December 2016), radically redefines the role of accountants.... This book is a rich source for the Globethics.net Ethics in Higher Education programme, demonstrating as it does how professions must and can be transformed into professions that create long term value for society. What is true for accountants, is true for engineers, economists, architects, doctors, and so on. - GlobalEthics.net || Book review: Chief Value Officer – Accountants Can Save The Planet Certainly anyone interested in the communication of business information, in the widest sense, or who works in the field professionally, would benefit from reading this book.Currently, too much corporate information is given in coded, and often impenetrable, language that’s designed to meet the letter rather than the spirit of regulatory requirements.It would be refreshing if corporate performance were to begin being communicated in a way in which the layman could understand it.Perhaps integrated reporting is a step along the way; and the CVO acronym will one day become as well-known as CFO and COO, on the seas of the Pythons’ mythical wide Accountancy. - International Investment - Gerry BrownTable of ContentsPrologueChapter 1: History of the Limited Liability CompanyChapter 2: The Ownerless CompanyChapter 3: The Duties of a DirectorChapter 4: The Exclusive and the Inclusive Approach to GovernanceChapter 5: From Financial Reporting to Corporate ReportingChapter 6: Sustainability Reporting and the Establishment of the IIRCChapter 7: Shifts in the Corporate WorldChapter 8: Integrated Thinking and the Integrated ReportChapter 9: The New OrderChapter 10: Value CreationChapter 11: The Benefits of IRChapter 12: The Role of Accountants in Creating ValueChapter 13: The Chief Value OfficerChapter 14: The Training of AccountantsAnnex 1: The International Integrated Reporting Council FrameworkAnnex 2: The Crown EstateAnnex 3: The Standard Bank of South AfricaAnnex 4: The General Electric CompanyAnnex 5: The Chartered Institute of Public RelationsAnnex 6: SanfordAnnex 7: Sun International
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Taylor & Francis Ltd From Oil to Knowledge: Transforming the United
Book SynopsisOver-reliance on oil challenges the long-term sustainability of an economy. The UAE’s government has placed considerable focus on a comprehensive strategic planning exercise to transform the country’s economic structure from relying heavily on hydrocarbon resources to becoming a knowledge-based economy. Non-oil is to account for 80% of the country’s economy by 2021. From Oil to Knowledge examines the role of this major powerhouse of the Arab World to transform itself into a leader in the adoption of science, technology and innovation to drive economic success on the international stage.In this first book to present and critically evaluate the extent of the UAE’s success in diversifying its economy and implementing the principles and approaches of a Knowledge Economy, the authors identify the achievements of the government to date and the areas of further development. From Oil to Knowledge will be utilized as a guide by policymakers and senior managers to enhance their ability to think strategically towards implementing the pillars of a Knowledge Economy within their own organisations and nation states.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Literature review3. Making the case for the knowledge-based economy 4. Methodologies and approaches5. Economic diversification and knowledge utilisation6. Science, technology and innovation in UAE7. Technological readiness and competitiveness8. Roadmap towards UAE’s 2021 VisionCase study analysisReferences
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pretoria Leadership Conference: A special theme
Book SynopsisThe Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership invited papers related to responsible leadership from a trans-disciplinary perspective involving the social and natural sciences. Subsequent to a lengthy review process, fifteen authors were invited to present at the the 3rd International Conference on Responsible Leadership; from these, five papers were finally selected to appear in this Special Edition.Management, leadership, and business knowledge by itself cannot ensure a sustainable and equitable future. What is needed is an integration of knowledge about responsible leadership across disciplinary boundaries, ranging from management studies and the physical sciences, to law, the humanities and social science. Only by integrating across current disciplinary boundaries can we find hope for generating what has been termed “earth system governance”, a way for humanity to manage the complexities of the world to create a just, equitable, and sustainable world for all.The five papers included in this special edition provide insight into responsible leadership and the importance of interdisciplinary dialogue in an interconnected and complex world. The perspectives converge to give us focused insights on responsible leadership as an emerging discourse, confirming the importance of bridging science, business and politics, and the role that responsible leadership plays in this. Table of ContentsEditorialMalcolm McIntosh, General Editor, Journal of Corporate CitizenshipGuest EditorialDerick de Jongh, The Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, University of Pretoria, South AfricaTurning Point: Seeking Sustainability LeadershipJem Bendell, University of Cumbria, UKRichard Little, University of Cumbria, UKCitizens’ response to irresponsible (or constrained) leadership as a catalyst for change: A critical assessment of leadership and followership in NigeriaSope Williams-Elegbe, University of Lagos, NigeriaAiding and abetting an escape from disciplinary parochialism: A case studyNeil Stuart Eccles, Institute for Corporate Citzenship, University of South AfricaThe Valuation of Ecosystem Services in South African Environmental Impact Assessments: Review of selected mining case studies and implications for policyJoel Houdet, African Centre for Technology Studies, Kenya Claudious Chikozho, Gauteng City-Region Observatory, Wits University, South AfricaIs integrated reporting a matter of public concern? Evidence from AustraliaPatricia T. Strong, Unversity of New South Wales, AustraliaChief Mohlomi: A pioneer in bridging knowledge from enterprises of science, business and politics in southern Africa in the 18th centuryKhali Mofuoa, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Stuart University, Australia
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