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Taylor & Francis Saving The Planet By Design
Book SynopsisCan we âsave the Planetâ? For a resilient, durable and sustainable future for human society, we need to repurpose, reinvent, redesign, remake and recover our human-made world so that our built environment is benignly and seamlessly biointegrated with Nature to function synergistically with it. These are the multiple tasks that humanity must carry out imminently if there is to be a future for human society and all lifeforms and their environments on the Planet. Addressing this is the most compelling question for those whose daily work impacts on Nature, such as architects, engineers, landscape architects, town planners, environmental policy makers, builders and others, but it is a question that all of humanity needs to urgently address.Presented here are two key principles as the means to carry out these tasks â âecocentricityâ being guided by the science of ecology, and âecomimesisâ as designing and making the built environment including all artefacts based on the emulation aTrade Review"...Yeang’s goal is to restore the broken link between human and natural systems. Biointegration makes architecture a "prosthetic" to nature. This aligns Yeang with the idea of ecological engineering, the hybridisation of the natural and human-made. His projects, even where they do not reach full potential, are prototypes, he says, to refine ideas that – for the potency of what they promise –challenge the design profession at a time when the restoration of natural systems has a newfound urgency..." - Dr. Nirmal Kishnani, National University Singapore"Without wildlife there is no life. Dr. Yeang’s concept of ‘bio-integration’ gifts people with an invitation to survive on the planet. Dr. Yeang sits uniquely in the midst of shifting the very concepts of architecture and sustainable design through ‘ecomimicry’, crucial in showing how humanity can thrive by emulating and replicating the attributes of the ecosystems around us". - Dr. James Karl Fischer, Architect and Zoologist"This is a critical time for our planet, and the design of the built environment is essential in addressing these challenges. This book is timely as it centers the debate on the importance of holistic ecological design." - Ali Malkawi, Professor of Architectural Technology, Founding Director of Harvard Center for Green Building and Cities, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA"Ken Yeang has been a leader in bio-climatic architecture for decades. His pioneering research and buildings, combining architecture and nature, have provided inspiration for a generation of architects and planners concerned with ecology and the future of the built environment. His latest publication is an eloquent argument for the role that design, as a form of ‘ecomimesis,’ can and should play in helping us construct a more resilient and sustainable world." - Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean, and Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design, Harvard University Graduate School of Design"CAN WE ‘SAVE THE PLANET’ by reinventing, redesigning and remaking our human-made world to be truly resilient and sustainable? This is arguably the most compelling issue confronting designers given the current state of impairment of the global environment. Ken Yeang maintains that preventive action needs to be replaced by an environmental ‘race and rescue’ mission. Presented here are a set of ecology-driven design approaches intended to provide a "compass" for architects, designers, planners, policy makers — and indeed anyone involved in the human-made world — on how to protect and restore planet Earth effectively. Approaching design through ‘ecomimesis’— a ‘nature-centric’ idea based on the science of ecology— Yeang proffers a built environment that harmoniously integrates the characteristics of natural and semi-natural ecosystems in a way that combines the characteristics of both to design a human-made world capable of emulating these attributes. The call is to strive for an ‘ecotopia’— a world in which human society and its artefacts co-exist with nature in a dynamic and harmonious partnership — and in which net positive socio-environmental consequences are achieved wherever possible. KEN YEANG trained at the Architectural Association School (UK) and Cambridge University. He has been awarded Malaysia’s Merdeka Award, the Malaysian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, and the Architectural Society of China Liangsicheng Award. He has been a Council Member of the RIBA, is Distinguished Plym Professor (Illinois University) and an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University. Ken Yeang articulates a set of design approaches based on the function and structure of natural and semi-natural ecosystems that all designers should consider. He envisages the urban realm dominated by purpose-designed 'hybrid urban ecosystems' in which designed abiotic and biotic components interact synergistically to support and restore biodiversity and support humankind in the long term. It is a passionately expressed vision addressing an urgent challenge. " - Dr. Michael John Wells Ecologist & Ecourbanist, Founding Director, Biodiversity by Design Ltd. "You will learn a new language when you read this book. You will be drawn into thinking differently about everything around you. You will, in short, be made "eco-aware" when you finish and gain, perhaps, an understanding of the impact you have on people and things around you.What is refreshing about Yeang’s writing is he is forthcoming about how his learnings have evolved into a way of consideration of all things made by us, and not made by us. His writing is poetry in a sense, and poetry has always been quiet intensity in shaping the way we think and feel about things. As Ezra Pound put it, literature is "language charged with meaning." And that’s exactly what Yeang’s book is." - Jim Nowakowski, President of Interline Creative Group, Inc. in a review on behalf of KB-Resource.com."...Yeang’s goal is to restore the broken link between human and natural systems. Biointegration makes architecture a "prosthetic" to nature. This aligns Yeang with the idea of ecological engineering, the hybridisation of the natural and human-made. His projects, even where they do not reach full potential, are prototypes, he says, to refine ideas that – for the potency of what they promise –challenge the design profession at a time when the restoration of natural systems has a newfound urgency..." - Dr. Nirmal Kishnani, National University Singapore"Without wildlife there is no life. Dr. Yeang’s concept of ‘bio-integration’ gifts people with an invitation to survive on the planet. Dr. Yeang sits uniquely in the midst of shifting the very concepts of architecture and sustainable design through ‘ecomimicry’, crucial in showing how humanity can thrive by emulating and replicating the attributes of the ecosystems around us". - Dr. James Karl Fischer, Architect and Zoologist"This is a critical time for our planet, and the design of the built environment is essential in addressing these challenges. This book is timely as it centers the debate on the importance of holistic ecological design." - Ali Malkawi, Professor of Architectural Technology, Founding Director of Harvard Center for Green Building and Cities, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA"Ken Yeang has been a leader in bio-climatic architecture for decades. His pioneering research and buildings, combining architecture and nature, have provided inspiration for a generation of architects and planners concerned with ecology and the future of the built environment. His latest publication is an eloquent argument for the role that design, as a form of ‘ecomimesis,’ can and should play in helping us construct a more resilient and sustainable world." - Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean, and Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design, Harvard University Graduate School of Design"CAN WE ‘SAVE THE PLANET’ by reinventing, redesigning and remaking our human-made world to be truly resilient and sustainable? This is arguably the most compelling issue confronting designers given the current state of impairment of the global environment. Ken Yeang maintains that preventive action needs to be replaced by an environmental ‘race and rescue’ mission. Presented here are a set of ecology-driven design approaches intended to provide a "compass" for architects, designers, planners, policy makers — and indeed anyone involved in the human-made world — on how to protect and restore planet Earth effectively. Approaching design through ‘ecomimesis’— a ‘nature-centric’ idea based on the science of ecology— Yeang proffers a built environment that harmoniously integrates the characteristics of natural and semi-natural ecosystems in a way that combines the characteristics of both to design a human-made world capable of emulating these attributes. The call is to strive for an ‘ecotopia’— a world in which human society and its artefacts co-exist with nature in a dynamic and harmonious partnership — and in which net positive socio-environmental consequences are achieved wherever possible. KEN YEANG trained at the Architectural Association School (UK) and Cambridge University. He has been awarded Malaysia’s Merdeka Award, the Malaysian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, and the Architectural Society of China Liangsicheng Award. He has been a Council Member of the RIBA, is Distinguished Plym Professor (Illinois University) and an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University. Ken Yeang articulates a set of design approaches based on the function and structure of natural and semi-natural ecosystems that all designers should consider. He envisages the urban realm dominated by purpose-designed 'hybrid urban ecosystems' in which designed abiotic and biotic components interact synergistically to support and restore biodiversity and support humankind in the long term. It is a passionately expressed vision addressing an urgent challenge. " - Dr. Michael John Wells Ecologist & Ecourbanist, Founding Director, Biodiversity by Design Ltd. "You will learn a new language when you read this book. You will be drawn into thinking differently about everything around you. You will, in short, be made "eco-aware" when you finish and gain, perhaps, an understanding of the impact you have on people and things around you.What is refreshing about Yeang’s writing is he is forthcoming about how his learnings have evolved into a way of consideration of all things made by us, and not made by us. His writing is poetry in a sense, and poetry has always been quiet intensity in shaping the way we think and feel about things. As Ezra Pound put it, literature is "language charged with meaning." And that’s exactly what Yeang’s book is." - Jim Nowakowski, President of Interline Creative Group, Inc. in a review on behalf of KB-Resource.com.Table of ContentsForeword Preface 1. Reinventing the human-made world to address the sustainability equation 2. Redefining design to include the ecological sciences: The principle of ecocentricity 3. Reinventing the built environment by 'ecomimicry' 4. Ecological Design as the biointegration of a set of 'infrastructures': The 'quatrobrid' constructed ecosystem 5. Nature-based infrastructure - Earth's 'life support system' 6. Hydrological infrastructure 7. Technological infrastructure 8. Anthropocentric infrastructure 9. Being 'at one' with Nature Glossary Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Introduction to Oil and Gas Operational Safety
Book SynopsisThis companion to Introduction to Oil and Gas Operational Safety will help you to prepare for the written assessment of the NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety. Aligned directly to the NEBOSH syllabus, this revision guide includes learning outcomes and key revision points to help you consolidate your knowledge to enable you to effectively discharge workplace safety and responsibilities.With reference to the textbook, this revision guide provides complete syllabus coverage in bite sized chunks to help you pass the certificate and become an efficient practitioner in the Oil and Gas industry. Small, handy size making it ideal for use at home, in the classroom or on the move Includes revision exercises and answers to check your understanding Everything you need for productive revision in one handy reference source Table of Contents1. Health, Safety and Environmental Management in Context - Learning from Incidents, 2. Health, Safety and Environmental Management in Context - Hazards Inherent in Oil and Gas, 3. Health, Safety and Environmental Management in Context - Risk Management Techniques used in the Oil and Gas Industries, 4. Health, Safety and Environmental Management in Context - An Organization's Documented Evidence to Provide a Convincing and Valid Argument that a System is Adequately Safe, 5. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1 - Contract Management, 6. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1 - Process Safety Management, 7. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1 - Role and Purpose of a Permit-to-Work system, 8. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1 - Key Principles of Safe Shift Handover, 9. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1 - Plant Operations and Maintenance, 10. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 1 - Start-Up and Shutdown, 11. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2 - Failure Modes, 12. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2 - Other Types of Failures, 13. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2 - Safety Critical Equipment Controls, 14. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2 - Safe Containment of Hydrocarbons, 15. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2 - Fire Hazards, Risks and Controls, 16. Hydrocarbon Process Safety 2 - Furnace and Boiler Operations, 17. Fire Protection and Emergency Response - Fire and Explosion in the Oil and Gas Industries, 18. Fire Protection and Emergency Response - Emergency Response, 19. Logistics and Transport Operations - Marine Transport, 20. Logistics and Transport Operations - Land Transport
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Beginning Design Technology
Book SynopsisBeginning Design Technology introduces how design technologies work together, including tools, materials, and software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk AutoCAD, and others. It teaches you how to think about each design tool, whether a software program or physical modelmaking, so that you will select one for its strengths for a specific task and know when and how to combine it with other tools.Topics include working with building information, texturing digital and physical artifacts, translating information from one form or file format to another, constructing at full-scale, and making digital and physical models. Chapter Summaries, exercises, discussion questions, a glossary, an appendix of common software commands, and an annotated bibliography will help you find what you need quickly and put the information into practice.Trade ReviewMike Christenson has done an invaluable service with this book, explaining in clear and concise ways the complete and sometimes confusing array of technologies that beginning design students face in college. He doesn’t just describe these technologies and explain how they work; he also guides the reader in how to think about them and when to use – or not use – them, depending upon the situation. This is a must-have book for every design student just starting out. - Thomas Fisher, University of MinnesotaBeginning Design Technology makes a timely addition to any architecture school library. Unlike the typical 'how-to' introductory textbook, this publication helps architecture students to ask important 'why-to' questions about the use of various digital and analog design tools. - Andrzej Piotrowski, School of Architecture, University of Minnesota Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Selection: Learning About Remote Buildings Through Media 2. Grain: Understanding the Inherent Texture of Digital and Physical Objects 3. Translation: Moving Between and Among Architectural Media 4. Operation: The Impact of Scale on Representation 5. Gravity: Testing the Limits of Simulation and Representation 6. Reflection Appendix A Appendix B Glossary Bibliography Image Credits Index
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