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Taylor & Francis Ltd American Architects and the SingleFamily Home
Book SynopsisAmerican Architects and the Single-Family Home explains how a small group of architects started the Architects' Small House Service Bureau in 1919 and changed the course of twentieth-century residential design for the better. Concepts and principles they developed related to public spaces, private spaces, and service spaces for living; details about the books they published to promote good design; as well as new essays from contemporary practitioners will inspire your own designs. More than 200 black and white images.Trade Review"A fascinating walk through the rise and fall of the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau and the change in attitudes about ‘home’ that were supported, and then dismissed, by design professionals. The drawings, details, photographic images and perspectives included provide a unique insight into the development of the American home." - Cynthia Mohr, Professor and Chair, University of North Texas, USATable of ContentsForeward 1. An Overview of Single-Family Houses in the U.S. 2. An Introduction to the ASHSB and their Designs 3. Site, Form and Style 4. Spaces for Living and Entertainment 5. Functional Living Spaces 6. Private Spaces for Living 7. The ASHSB and Interior Design 8. Residential Architecture and Implications for the Future 9. Design Principles of Small Homes Bibliography Image Credits
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Corporate Real Estate Asset Management
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Corporate Real Estate Asset Management is fully up to date with the latest thought and practice on successful and efficient use of corporate office space. Written from an occupier's perspective, the book presents a ten-point CREAM model that offers advice on issues such as sustainability, workplace productivity, real estate performance measurement, change management and customer focus. In addition, new case studies provide real-life examples of how corporations in the UK, USA, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi actively manage their corporate real estate.The book is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students on corporate real estate, facilities management and real estate courses and international MBA programmes.Table of Contents1. The Cream Context2. Positon: Understanding the business environment3. Purpose: How company and corporate strategies can be aligned4. Paradigm: How a company aligns its real estate with its culture, mission and values5. Processes: How real estate can support business processes, activities and work styles6. Procurement: Selecting appropriate real estate options that support the strategic and financial requirements of the corporate occupier7. Place: Selecting appropriate locations, buildings and configurations8. People: The importance of the interaction between people and real estate9. Planet: How CREAM can integrate sustainability, responsibility and governance10. Performance: How to measure and benchmark the performance of corporate real estate11. Productivity: How CREAM can support improved business productivityCase StudiesCase Study 1: A Sectoral view of CREAM: TMT Case Study 2: Implementing Activity Based Working Case Study 3: Activity based WorkplacesCase Study 4: Benchmarking key CREAM components Case Study 5: Integrating Sustainability into CREAM practiceCase Study 6: CREAM in the Public SectorCase Study 7: Coworking: JustCo Case Study SingaporeCase Study 8: Workplace Transformation: Nokia connecting people Case Study 9: Headquarter reconfiguration: The Hong Kong Jockey Club
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing with Smell
Book SynopsisDesigning with Smell aims to inspire readers to actively consider smell in their work through the inclusion of case studies from around the world, highlighting the current use of smell in different cutting-edge design and artistic practices. This book provides practical guidance regarding different equipment, techniques, stages and challenges which might be encountered as part of this process.Throughout the text there is an emphasis on spatial design in numerous forms and interpretations in the street, the studio, the theatre or exhibition space, as well as the representation of spatial relationships with smell. Contributions, originate across different geographical areas, academic disciplines and professions. This is crucial reading for students, academics and practitioners working in olfactory design.Table of ContentsForeword 1. Introduction Part I Preface 2. Smell the City: A Participatory Art Installation 3. An Olfactory Space 4. The Smell of Snow: Experiencing Wonderland through Multisensory Art Part II Preface 5. The GhostFood Project: Enhancing Flavor through Personalized Smellscapes 6. Smellscape Narratives: Designing Olfactory Spaces as Infrastructure for Embodied Storytelling 7. Communicating and Mediating Smellscapes: The Design and Exposition of Olfactory Mappings Part III Preface 8. The Design of Urban Smellscapes with Fragrant Plants and Water Features 9. Stop and Smell the Flowers: Plant Scent in a Healing Forest Garden for Patients with Stress-Related Illness 10. The Creation of Seoul Scent: Invisible Beauty 11. Design with Smells: The Environmental Scientist’s Perspective Part IV Preface 12. Designing Smell into the Consumer Experience 13. The Use of Scent in Out of Home (OOH) Advertising 14. Scent and Brand Storytelling 15. Olfactory Control, Aroma Power and Organizational Smellscapes Part V Preface 16. Experiential Learning and Olfactory Architectures: Accommodating Smell in Teaching Practices in the Built Environment 17. Culturalizing Scent: Current Steps towards Integrating the Sense of Smell in Art and Design Education 18. Olfactory Education in Art and Design 19. Situating Olfactory Literacies: An Intersensory Pedagogy by Design Part VI Preface 20. Inhaling Futurism: On the Use of Olfaction in Futurism and Olfactory (Re)constructions 21. A Dead Man's Nose: Using Smell to Explore the Battlefield of Waterloo 22. Olfactory Design Element in Theatre: The Practical Considerations 23. The Nose Onstage: Olfactory Perceptions and Theatrical Dimension Part VII Preface 24. A DIY Guide for Extracting Scent in Your Kitchen 25. Scenting the Antiseptic Institution 26. Indeterminate Ecologies of Scent 27. Afterword
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Passive House Details
Book SynopsisPassive House Details introduces the concepts, principles, and design processes of building ultralow-energy buildings. The objective of this book is to provide design goals, research, analysis, systems, details, and inspiring images of some of the most energy-efficient, carbon-neutral, healthy, and satisfying buildings currently built in the region. Other topics included: heat transfer, moisture management, performance targets, and climatic zones. Illustrated with more than 375 color images, the book is a visual catalog of construction details, materials, and systems drawn from projects contributed from forty firms. Fourteen in-depth case studies demonstrate the most energy-efficient systems for foundations, walls, floors, roofs, windows, doors, and more. Table of ContentsForeword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Design Process for an Optimal Enclosure; Chapter 2: Foundation Systems and Details; Chapter 3: Floor Systems; Chapter 4: Wall Systems; Chapter 5: Roof Systems; Chapter 6: Openings for Windows and Doors; Chapter 7: Openings: Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical; Chapter 8: Case Studies; Appendix A Legend of Detail Materials; Appendix B Project Information; Bibliography; Index
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Taylor & Francis Learning Spaces in Africa
Book SynopsisWith a key UN Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 being to make basic education available to all the worldâs children, Learning Spaces in Africa explores the architectural, socio-political and economic policy factors that have contributed to school design, the main spaces for education and learning in Africa. It traces the development of school building design, focusing on Western and Southern Africa, from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day. Udukuâs analysis draws attention to the past historic links of schools to development processes, from their early 19th century missionary origins to their re-emergence as development hubs in the 21st century. Learning Spaces in Africa uses this research as a basis to suggest fundamental changes to basic education, which respond to new technological advances, and constituencies in learning. Illustrated case studies describe the use of tablets in refugee community schools, hole-in-the wall learning and shared Table of ContentsForeword 1. School Design and Planning in Africa: An Introduction 2. School Design in Africa: The History 3. Historical School Design case Studies 4. African Schools in the 21st Century 5. Contemporary School Design Case Studies 6. Conclusions: Education Futures for Africa Afterword
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Baroque in Architectural Culture 18801980
Book SynopsisIn his landmark volume Space, Time and Architecture, Sigfried Giedion paired images of two iconic spirals: Tatlin's Monument to the Third International and Borromini's dome for Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza. The values shared between the baroque age and the modern were thus encapsulated on a single page spread. As Giedion put it, writing of Sant'Ivo, Borromini accomplished ''the movement of the whole pattern [...] from the ground to the lantern, without entirely ending even there.'' And yet he merely ''groped'' towards that which could ''be completely effected'' in modern architecture-achieving ''the transition between inner and outer space.'' The intellectual debt of modern architecture to modernist historians who were ostensibly preoccupied with the art and architecture of earlier epochs is now widely acknowledged. This volume extends this work by contributing to the dual projects of the intellectual history of modern architecture and the history of architectural historiography. It consideTable of ContentsChapter 1 Defining a Problem: Modern Architecture and the Baroque Chapter 2 Engaging the Past: Albert Ilg’s Die Zukunft des Barockstil Chapter 3 Großstadt as Barockstadt: Art History, Advertising and the Surface of the Neo-Baroque Chapter 4 The “Restless Allure” of (Architectural) Form: Space and Perception between Germany, Russia and the Soviet Union Chapter 5 Geoffrey Scott, the Baroque, and the Picturesque Chapter 6 Against Formalism: Aspects of the Historiography of the Baroque in Weimar Germany, 1918–33 Chapter 7 Riegl and Wölfflin in Dialogue on the Baroque Chapter 8 Beyond the Vienna School: Sedlmayr and Borromini Chapter 9 Pevsner’s Kunstgeographie: From Liepzig’s Baroque to the Englishness of Modern English Architecture Chapter 10 The Future of the Baroque, c. 1945 Chapter 11 Giedion as Guide: Space, Time and Architecture and the Modernist Reception of Baroque Rome Chapter 12 Reading Aalto through the Baroque: Constituent Facts, Dynamic Pluralities, and Formal Latencies Chapter 13 Taking the Sting out of the Baroque: Wittkower, 1958 Chapter 14 Pierre Charpentrat and Baroque Functionalism 15 From Spatial Feeling to Functionalist Design: Contrasting Representations of the Baroque in Steen Eiler Rasmussen’s Experiencing Architecture Chapter 16 From Michelangelo to Borromini: Bruno Zevi and Operative Criticism Chapter 17 Between History and Design: The Baroque Legacy in the Work of Paolo Portoghesi Chapter 18 Steinberg’s Complexity Chapter 19 The “Recurrence” of the Baroque in Architecture: Giedion and Norberg-Schulz’s Approaches to Constancy and Change Chapter 20 The Future of the Baroque, c. 1980
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rationalities of Planning: Development Versus
Book SynopsisWhat are the key rationalities that underpin planning policy discourses and how do they 'frame' seemingly irreconcilable conflicts around development and environmental protection? Providing a thorough assessment of these important questions, this stimulating book reviews planning policy in the UK and the rationality of 'sustainable development'. Supported by a wealth of empirical material collected over the past ten years, the study examines the national, regional and local tiers of planning for housing. It analyzes whether the rationality of planning for 'sustainable development' allows a new spatial sensibility to inform planning policy, and whether it still responds to the social demands that were previously incorporated within the developmental method. The overriding concern, which the authors respond to and expand upon, is whether planning for sustainable development can provide a satisfactory basis upon which to re-establish contemporary planning.Trade Review'This is an excellent book...to be warmly welcomed and should be essential reading for all planners and intending planners...it is refreshingly well written.' Town & Country Planning 'The case studies alone would ensure that this book finds its way onto many reading lists and bookshelves.' Urban Studies '...of interest not only to geographers but also to environmentalists, housing advocates, and planners.' Environment and planning C: Government and Policy 'Jonathan Murdoch and Simone Abram have provided a useful overview of current trends in planning in England.' Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 'The book is well structured and easy to follow, and coloured with rich empirical evidence...this piece of work has its merits in putting focus on an often-forgotten corner of environmental conflict - that of urban sprawl on valuable rural land...A well-grounded field study further underlines the complexity of implementing sustainable development policies.' Geografiska Annaler, Series B, Human GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Planning and the governance of growth: theories and issues; The changing rationalities of planning policy; The policy hierarchy in planning; Planning by numbers; Competing rationalities in structure planning; Down to the district: local expressions of development and environment; Towards a new rationality of planning?; Bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Financing Urban Shelter: Global Report on Human
Book Synopsis'Achieving the goals set by world leaders in the United Nations Millennium Declaration will be difficult without a significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers, and the lives of slum dwellers cannot be improved without the sound and sustainable economic development that is conducive to the establishment of a strong shelter sector. As Financing Urban Shelter: Global Report on Human Settlements 2005 emphasizes, one of the key challenges in meeting the Millennium Declaration Goal on slums is mobilization of the financial resources necessary for both slum upgrading and slum prevention by supplying new housing affordable to lower income groups on a large scale. . . . It is my hope that, by highlighting the impacts of current shelter financing systems on low-income households and by identifying the types of financing mechanisms that appear to have worked for them, this report will contribute to the efforts of the wide range of actors involved in improving the lives of slum dwellers, including governments at the central and local levels, as well as non-governmental and international organizations.' From the Foreword by KOFI ANNAN, Secretary-General, United Nations Financing Urban Shelter presents the first global assessment of housing finance systems, placing shelter and urban development challenges within the overall context of macroeconomic policies. The report describes and analyses housing finance conditions and trends in all regions of the world, including formal housing finance mechanisms, microfinance and community funding, highlighting their relevance to the upgrading of slums. Recent shelter finance policy development is discussed at the international and national levels, and the directions that could be taken to strengthen shelter finance systems are examined. The Global Report on Human Settlements is the most authoritative and up-to-date assessment of conditions and trends in the world's cities. It is an essential tool and reference for researchers, academics, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world. The preceding issues of the Global Report on Human Settlements have addressed such topics as An Urbanizing World, Cities in a Globalizing World and The Challenge of Slums. Published with UN-HABITATTable of ContentsPART I: ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT * Challenges of Sustainable Shelter Development in Macroeconomic Context * Understanding Urban Shelter Development Challenges * The Macroeconomic Context of Urban Shelter Development * Shelter Policy and Finance: Retrospective Overview * Context to International Thoughts on Financing for Urban Development * Trends in Shelter and Municipal Finance Development: 1972 2004 * Globalization of Finance * The New Millennium: Policies and Organizations in Shelter and Urban Development * Financing Urban Development * Municipal Finance and Urban Development: The Main Issues * National Municipal Finance Systems * Sources of Municipal Finance * Municipal Spending Patterns * Privatization of Municipal Services * Summing Up: Assessing the Effectiveness and Impacts of Municipal Finance Systems * PART II: SHELTER FINANCE, ASSESSMENT OF TRENDS * Mortgage Finance: Institutions and Mechanisms * Highlights * Recent Trends * Regional Analysis * Terms and Conditions * Housing Finance, Affordability and Lower Income Households * Financing for Social and Rental Housing * Conditions and Trends * Challenges * Small Loans: Shelter Microfinance * The Growth of Microfinance for Shelter * Other Providers and Sources of * Community Funds * What Are Community Funds? * PART III: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SHELTER FINANCE SYSTEMS * Assessing Shelter Finance Systems * Affordability and the Difficulties of Reaching the Poor * The Role of Mortgage Finance: Access to Capital and the Lack of Loan Finance * The Bigger Picture and What the Market Cannot Manage * Connections and Diversity within Globalization * Policy Directions Towards Sustainable Urban Shelter Finance Systems * Towards Inclusive Urban Infrastructure and Services * Strengthening the Sustainability and Performance of Shelter Finance Systems * Epilogue: Towards Sustainable Urban Shelter * First Element: Abating Housing Costs * Second Element: Increasing Purchasing Power * Synergizing the Two: Lower Housing Prices and Higher Incomes * Formulating and Implementing Urban Shelter Policies: Sheltering the Poor from 'Market Poaching' * PART IV: STATISTICAL ANNEX *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Future Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use
Book SynopsisBecause of the major opportunities and risks associated with it, and the complexity of the subject, bioenergy policy has in a short time become a challenging political task for regulators and planners – a task that can only be accomplished through worldwide cooperation and the creation of an international framework. This book's central message is that the sustainable potential of bioenergy, which can be tapped all over the world, should be utilized – provided that threats to sustainability are avoided. In particular, the use of bioenergy must not endanger food security or the goals of nature conservation and climate change mitigation.Trade Review'The new WBGU report shows that a sustainable use of bioenergy is possible and outlines how opportunities can be exploited while at the same time minimizing risks.' Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme 'Biofuels have been represented by some as a silver bullet to the climate change threat, and by others as a fatal mistake set to destroy forests and increase hunger; they are neither. Sane and sensibly developed they offer a chance to reduce emissions, generate employment and diversify rural livelihoods. But widespread commercialisation without proper sustainability standards could prove a disaster, causing more environmental and human harm than good. The new WBGU report shows that a sustainable use of bioenergy is possible and outlines how opportunities can be exploited while at the same time minimizing risks.' Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme 'Occasionally a review book lands on the desk that you know is going to become a constant source of reference.One that you will find yourself referring to again and again. Five stars.' En-Agri '...anybody interested in the future of the human race should read this volume.' Green Energy Magazine 'I liked this book because it is a multi-disciplinary approach to the problem...it gives an overview of the bioenergy and land use questions from the point of view of a large range of specialists related to this issue.' Nicolas Marron, Annals of Forest Science. '...the book provides an excellent resource for those working in this area and for students of environmental technology, in addition to providing thought-provoking material for policy makers.' Elaine Booth, Experimental Agriculture 'this large and detailed report examines the issues surrounding bioenergy from a global perspective and demonstrates how the sustainable use of bioenergy can help minimize risks to food security, nature conservation and climate change.' Unasylva 'Excellent resource for those working in this area' Elaine Booth, Journal of Experimental AgricultureTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Motives for Deploying Bioenergy 3. Sustainability Constraints Upon Bioenergy 4. Bioenergy, Land Use and Energy Systems: Situation and Trends 5. Competing uses 6. Modelling Global Energy Crop Potential 7. Biomass Cultivation and Conversion to Energy 8. Optimizing Bioenergy Integration and Deployment in Energy Systems 9. Sustainable Biomass Production and Bioenergy Deployment: A Synthesis 10. Global Bioenergy Policy 11. Research Recommendations 12. Recommendations for Action References Glossary
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Recycling and the Politics of Urban Waste
Book SynopsisThe affluence of western society has given rise to unprecedented quantities of waste, presenting one of the most intractable environmental problems for contemporary society. This book examines recycling and municipal waste management in three major cities: London, New York and Hamburg. A range of political and economic issues are examined to illustrate how any reduction in the size of the waste stream in order to achieve more equitable and environmentally sustainable patterns of resource use is incompatible with the current emphasis in the use of the market for environmental protection. The case studies show how, contrary to the hopes of many environmentalists and policy makers, municipal waste management is moving steadily towards the profitable option of incineration with energy recovery, rather than the recycling of materials or waste reduction at source. The evidence suggests that the achievement of a more sustainable pattern of recycling and waste management policy would demand a fundamental change in public policy, to give government a more active role in environmental protection.Table of ContentsIntroduction * The Management of Municipal Waste * Recycling in Perspective * London * New York * Hamburg * Conclusion * Notes and References * Further Reading * Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Ecology of Building Materials
Book SynopsisThe Ecology of Building Materials explores key questions surrounding sustainability of building materials. It provides technical data to enable design and building professionals to choose the most appropriate materials for a project: those that are least polluting, most energy efficient, and from sustainable sources. The book also gives information and guidance on a wide range of issues such as recycling, detailing for increased durability and Life Cycle Analysis.Berge’s book, translated from the Norwegian by Chris Butters and Filip Henley, offers safe and environmentally friendly material options. It provides an essential and easy-to-use reference guide to this complex subject for the building industry professional.New to this edition:• Thorough exploration of building materials in relation to climate change issues• Extensive updating of basic data, as well as the introduction of a wide range of new materials• Methods for recycling and reuse of materials• More information on the interaction between materials and the indoor environment, ventilation and energy use• Full colour text and user-friendly larger formatBjørn Berge is a practicing architect, researcher and lecturer. Since the 1970s, he has written several books on building ecology for the Scandinavian public. He is one of the founders of Gaia Architects who have developed a wide range of pioneering techniques in sustainable building.Trade ReviewFirst edition Silver Award Winner at the Chartered Institute of Buildings Literary Awards, 2001.Table of ContentsPart 1 Eddies and Water-Level Markers: Environmental Profiles and Criteria for Assessment; Chapter 1 Resources; Chapter 2 Pollution; Chapter 3 Local Production and the Human Ecological Aspect; Chapter 4 The Chemical and Physical Properties of Building Materials; Further Reading for Part 1; Part 2 The Flower, Iron and Ocean: Raw Materials and Basic Materials; Chapter 5 Water and Air; Chapter 6 Minerals; Chapter 7 Stone; Chapter 8 Soil Materials; Chapter 9 Fossil Oils; Chapter 10 Plants; Chapter 11 Materials of Animal Origin; Chapter 12 Industrial By-Products; Further Reading for Part 2; Part 3 The Construction of a Sea-Iron-Flower: Building Materials; Chapter 13 Structural Materials; Chapter 14 Climatic Materials; Chapter 15 Surface Materials; Chapter 16 Windows, Doors and Stairs; Chapter 17 Fixings and Connections; Chapter 18 Paint, Varnish, Stain and Wax; Chapter 19 Impregnating Agents, and How to Avoid Them Further Reading for Part 3;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Values and Planning
Book SynopsisThis book brings together a group of distinguished international authors to analyze and comment upon the various roles of evaluation and valued ideas, in planning and education of planners. Topics covered include the nature of aesthetic judgement and of practical judgement, the implications for planning of various theories of environmental ethics, and the significance of key concepts such as heritage, justice, professional ethics and the public interest in orienting planning practice. Contributors relate their ideas about planning to a wide range of philosophical and social theories and debates, including feminist writings, discussions of post modernism, critical theory and the work of Anglo-American analytical philosophers. These essays will prove stimulating not only to planning theorists and practitioners, but to anyone interested in the way evaluations and key concepts contained in them can and should influence public policy.Trade Review’It should be essential reading for student planners...Huw Thomas must be thanked for bringing together an authoritative international collection.’ Planning Practice & Research ’...interesting and useful collection of essays...’ Environment and Planning A ’As someone who scoured the library shelves in a desperate search for contemporary texts that applied ethical and moral thinking to the planning context, I welcome this collection of essays. They are thoughtfully written and provide students with an important and reasonably accessible set of ideas.’ Town Planning ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Environmental ethics and the field of planning: alternative theories and middle-range principles; Aesthetics in planning; Values in the past: conserving heritage; Environmental issues and the public interest; Planning and justice; Values, subjectivity, sex; The moral mandate of the profession of planning; Political judgement and learning about value in transportation planning: bridging Habermas and Aristotle; Values and planning education.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Urban Goods Movement: A Guide to Policy and
Book SynopsisFreight transport is essential to modern urban civilization. No urban area could exist without a reliable freight transport system. Although the private sector is responsible for much of this system, the public sector has a vital role to play in the provision of infrastructure and the establishment of a social and legal framework within which transport can occur. For these reasons, goods movement deserves and is increasingly receiving, explicit consideration in urban transport policy and planning. Many cities around the world have conducted studies aimed at resolving urban goods movement problems and a considerable, if disparate, body of research results are available. This book brings together much of this knowledge and experience in a comprehensive source of information on urban freight, particularly from a public policy or planning viewpoint. It provides both a conceptual basis for urban goods movement analysis and detailed, practical guidelines which may be used directly by those responsible for urban freight policy and planning. The author has worked for over twenty years in this field and he draws upon his experience in Australia, the United States, Great Britain, Canada and The Philippines to produce a book which is international in scope and perspective. The book is written for practising professionals, such as engineers, economists and planners, working in local government, urban transport planning agencies, highway authorities, consultancies, or research institutes; it is also relevant to graduate courses in transport planning, traffic engineering or urban policy. It is of interest to all who have a concern for contemporary issues in urban development.Trade Review’...Perhaps his greatest contribution...a pioneering work...provides exhaustive information on freight related issues, planning techniques and strategies...numerous examples of actual practice...full of practical suggestions...an international book...should be available in every library in the world.’ Professor Arun Chatterjee, University of Tennessee, USA ’This book belongs in every professional and institution library...should be essential reading for students of transportation planning, practising professionals, politicians and bureaucrats...a timely and refreshing book that represents a landmark in the continuing development of the transportation and traffic engineering professions.’ Road and Transport Research ’...deserves to be widely read by government road regulators and builders, not to mention a few transport ministers and their advisors.’ Melbourne Herald-Sun ’...a timely and a welcome addition to the transportation or planning bookshelf and was long overdue...extremely informative and interesting. I commend the author and can thoroughly recommend this book.’ Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design ’Urban Goods Movement seems destined to become one of the information pillars of transport policy, and will educate students, technocrats and practitioners alike for several years to come.’ Policy ’In my opinion, this is the best book so far published on urban freight. It is well structured, widely referenced and very readable. The book is certain to become one of the standard urban transport texts and will be of particular interest to geographers and planners.’ Journal of Transport Geography ’This informative and scholarly book has much to recommend it. Certainly it has widespread appeal, drawing its illustrations and examples from many different countries.’ The Chartered Institute of Transport ProceedingsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Professor Arun Chatterjee; Preface. Policy: Issues and objectives: Freight in urban areas; A profile of urban freight; The urban freight system; Freight policy and planning; Objectives of urban freight. Planning: Strategies for improvement: Traffic management; Location and zoning of land use; Infrastructure; Licensing and regulations; Pricing; Terminals and model interchange facilities; Operational strategies; Urban freight modelling. Implementation: From ideas to action: Implementation of urban freight planning and policy; Case Studies; References; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lime and Lime Mortars
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1927 by the Building Research Station, this volume provides a classification of lime and a complete review of its various uses in building construction and repair. This facsimile edition should be of interest and of practical value since the methods, terminology and practices detailed by Cowper are still valid today. A brief historical introduction to the subject is followed by a section on the process of lime burning which emphasizes the differences in behaviour of the various classes of limes. The results of research and tests to determine the most reliable and lasting limewashes and lime-based cold water paints are also detailed. In addition, the book provides useful information on the common problems occurring with lime plasters and how these can be solved. The classifications based and suggested applications in the book offer guidelines for the conservation practitioner.Trade Review- warmly recommended as it is as relevant today as it was 60 years ago. Journal of Architectural Conservation Interesting, informative, knowledgeable - If you are in or into conservation it looks like essential reading. Masonry International This new facsimile edition will be of substantial interest and practical value since the methods, terminology and practices detailed by Cowper are still valid today... The suggested specifications in this book offer helpful guidance for the conservation practitioner. Listed HeritageTable of ContentsHistorical The Process of Lime Burning Classification The Uses of Lime in Building Limewashes Lime Plaster Pozzolanas Mortars and Cncrete Specifications
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Corporate Social Responsibility and
Book SynopsisBusiness in a globalised world is no longer only about profit. Companies that operate globally are increasingly being called to account over their social responsibilities to the workforce, local communities and the environment. Companies that take these responsibilities seriously are faced with a plethora of problems and dilemmas. For example, how can companies navigate the sea of tension between observing international rules of conduct and responding to specific local cultural circumstances? How can they ensure social responsibility in the product chain(s) in which they operate? And how can they best contribute to the local economy of developing countries? This book helps companies with good intentions but little experience to find answers to these questions and many others. The book offers concrete guidelines, step-by-step plans and practical examples based on the experiences of 20 diverse, large, medium and small companies that participated in the three-year Dutch programme "Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Context" organised by CSR Netherlands. Corporate Social Responsibility and Globalisation constitutes a guidebook and action plan to enable companies of all sizes to manage risk and seek out opportunities for engagement in their overseas operations.Trade ReviewCramer offers practical advice on how multinationals, small or large, can strike a balance between meeting global and local stakeholder expectations in terms of their code of conduct, supply chain responsibility and contribution to the local economies in which they are operating. Using practical examples she presents a useful, easy to follow, step-by-step approach, applicable to any company. Chapter 7 outlines four world views on the future of CSR in an international context, emphasising either the global or the local perspective. A final summary chapter helps the busy reader to get a quick overview of the key learnings. A handy guide. * Corporate Citizenship Briefing, January 2007 *Table of Contents1. Corporate social responsibility: a global challenge for business 2. Observing international rules of conduct 3. Tension between observing international rules of conduct and local circumstances 4. Corporate social responsibility in different political cultures 5. Chain responsibility in an international context 6. The contribution made by international companies to the local economy of developing countries 7. The future of corporate social responsibility 8. Ten key practical experiences Appendix 1 The 'Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Context' programme Appendix 2 Main guidelines and standards for international corporate responsibility
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Cambridge University Press Fish Versus Power
Book SynopsisAmid contemporary debates over large dam development and declines in fisheries, this book offers a case study of a river basin (Fraser River, in British Columbia) where development decisions did not ultimately dam the river, but rather conserved its salmon.Trade Review"Evenden approaches the story of hydroelectric power from a fresh angle. [...] Unlike many other environemtnal histories, Evenden's book offers a relatively hopeful tale, one where a balance between technological progress and preservation is struck." National Post, CanadaTable of ContentsList of tables, figures, photographs and maps; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'A rock of disappointment'; 2. Damming the tributaries; 3. Remaking hells gate; 4. Pent-up energy; 5. The power of aluminium; 6. Fish versus power; 7. The politics of science; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Creating a Climate for Change Communicating Climate Change and Facilitating Social Change
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Cambridge University Press Urban Analysis
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Cambridge University Press Geographical Change and Industrial Revolution Coalmining in South West Lancashire 15901799 11 Cambridge Geographical Studies Series Number 11
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Cambridge University Press Housing and the Spatial Structure of the City Residential mobility and the housing market in an English city since the Industrial Revolution 7 Cambridge Geographical Studies Series Number 7
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Cambridge University Press The Agricultural Revolution in South Lincolnshire
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Cambridge University Press Understanding Green Revolutions Agrarian Change and Development Planning in South Asia
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Cambridge University Press El Nio Historical and Paleoclimatic Aspects of the Southern Oscillation
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Cambridge University Press Central Grants to Local Governments The political and economic impact of the Rate Support Grant in England and Wales 17 Cambridge Geographical Studies Series Number 17
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Cambridge University Press Natural Resources the Environment and Human Welfare 26 Social Philosophy and Policy
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Cambridge University Press Underdevelopment
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Cambridge University Press The Great Barrier Reef
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