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A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age
Author: De Wolf, Catherine;Çetin, Sultan;Bocken, Nancy M. P.
Subject: Engineering; Engineering: Construction; Architecture
This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of the digital innovations that have emerged in recent years for the circular built environment. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to ensure that both academic readers and industry practitioners can grasp the inner workings of each digital technology, understand its relevance to the circular built environment, examine real-life implementations, and appreciate the intriguing business models behind them. Our primary objective is to blend scholarly knowledge with practical inspiration by providing real-life case studies for each innovation. The authors, who possess extensive expertise in their respective fields, have contributed chapters dedicated to digital technologies within their areas of specialization. The book is organized into three distinct parts. The first part focuses on data-driven digital technologies and delves into how their capabilities can facilitate the transition to a circular built environment. Essential aspects such as building information modeling (BIM), digital twins, geographical information systems (GIS), scanning technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), data templates, and material passports are explored as vital tools for data collection, integration, and analysis in the context of circular construction. In the second part, various digital technologies for design and fabrication are introduced. Topics covered include computational design algorithms, additive and subtractive manufacturing, robotic manufacturing, and extended reality. These discussions shed light on how these technologies can be leveraged to enhance design and fabrication processes within the circular built environment. Finally, the last part of the book presents emerging digital concepts related to business and governance. It explores the role of deconstruction and reverse logistics, blockchain technology, digital building logbooks, and innovative business models as enablers of circularity inthe built environment. The book concludes with a chapter dedicated to digital transformation and its potential to propel the built environment towards a regenerative future. In addition to the substantive content, the book features forewords and perspectives from esteemed experts, providing valuable economic and creative insights to complement its comprehensive approach.
;A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age
Author: De Wolf, Catherine;Çetin, Sultan;Bocken, Nancy M. P.
Subject: Engineering; Engineering: Construction; Architecture
This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of the digital innovations that have emerged in recent years for the circular built environment. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to ensure that both academic readers and industry practitioners can grasp the inner workings of each digital technology, understand its relevance to the circular built environment, examine real-life implementations, and appreciate the intriguing business models behind them. Our primary objective is to blend scholarly knowledge with practical inspiration by providing real-life case studies for each innovation. The authors, who possess extensive expertise in their respective fields, have contributed chapters dedicated to digital technologies within their areas of specialization. The book is organized into three distinct parts. The first part focuses on data-driven digital technologies and delves into how their capabilities can facilitate the transition to a circular built environment. Essential aspects such as building information modeling (BIM), digital twins, geographical information systems (GIS), scanning technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), data templates, and material passports are explored as vital tools for data collection, integration, and analysis in the context of circular construction. In the second part, various digital technologies for design and fabrication are introduced. Topics covered include computational design algorithms, additive and subtractive manufacturing, robotic manufacturing, and extended reality. These discussions shed light on how these technologies can be leveraged to enhance design and fabrication processes within the circular built environment. Finally, the last part of the book presents emerging digital concepts related to business and governance. It explores the role of deconstruction and reverse logistics, blockchain technology, digital building logbooks, and innovative business models as enablers of circularity inthe built environment. The book concludes with a chapter dedicated to digital transformation and its potential to propel the built environment towards a regenerative future. In addition to the substantive content, the book features forewords and perspectives from esteemed experts, providing valuable economic and creative insights to complement its comprehensive approach.
;A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age
Author: De Wolf, Catherine;Çetin, Sultan;Bocken, Nancy M. P.
Subject: Engineering; Engineering: Construction; Architecture
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A Deep Dive into NoSQL Databases: The Use Cases and Applications
Author: Ganesh Chandra Deka, Pethuru Raj
Subject:
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A Guide to Navigating Childhood Development and Wellbeing
Author: Prasad, Dr. Niru
Subject: Education
A Machine-Learning Approach to Phishing Detection and Defense
Author: O.A. Akanbi, Iraj Sadegh Amiri, E. Fazeldehkordi
Subject:
;A Multidisciplinary Introduction to Information Security
Author: Mjolsnes, Stig F.;Rosen, Kenneth H.
Subject: Computer Science/IT
With most services and products now being offered through digital communications, new challenges have emerged for information security...
A Non-Technical Guide to International Accounting
Author: Hussey, Roger;Ong, Audra
Subject: Science , Accounting , International business enterprises-Accounting , Accounting equation , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Accounting
Business has become more international and more complex. Whether you are a manager, a student, or someone generally...
A Practical Guide to Global Point-of-Care Testing
Author: Mark Shephard OAM
Subject: MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Preventive health services; Pathology; Point-of-care testing; Medicine, Preventive; Diagnostic services; Medical technology
A Primer on Corporate Governance
Author: Melis, Andrea;Zattoni, Alessandro
Subject: Finance , Corporate governance--Italy , Corporate governance , Italy , Corporate governance , Business conditions , Economic conditions
A Risk Management Approach to Business Continuity: Aligning Business Continuity and Corporate Governance
Author: Graham, Julia;Kaye, David
Subject: KJ , Corporate governance , Case studies , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Decision making , Problem solving , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Risk assessment , Risk management , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Management , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Insurance , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Corporate finance
A Short History of Sociology
Author: Maus, Heinz
Subject: Social Science
Originally published in English in 1962, this book presents in clear language an account of the growth of...
A STING from a Tick : Epidemiology, Ecology and Clinical Aspects of Lyme Borreliosis
Author: Wilhelmsson, Peter
Subject:
;A Textbook of Neuroanatomy
Author: Patestas, Maria A.;Gartner, Leslie P.
Subject: Science; Science: Anatomy/Physiology
This complete, yet concise text is designed to help students easily master the anatomy and basic physiology of...
Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants : Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
Author: Shanker, Arun K.;Shanker, Chitra
Subject:
;Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants : Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
Author: Shanker, Arun K.;Shanker, Chitra
Subject:
;Abiotic Stress : Plant Responses and Applications in Agriculture
Author: Vahdati, Kourosh;Leslie, Charles
Subject:
;Abiotic Stress in Plants
Author: Fahad, Shah;Saud, Shah;Chen, Yajun;Wu, Chao;Wang, Depeng
Subject: Agriculture
;Abiotic Stress in Plants : Mechanisms and Adaptations
Author: Shanker, Arun;Venkateswarlu, B.
Subject:
;Aboveground Storage Tanks, 1st Edition
Author: Philip E. Myers
Subject: Petroleum engineering | Chemical process safety | Fuel handling
;Absolute Beginner's Guide to HTML and CSS: A Step-by-Step Guide with Examples and Lab Exercises, The
Author: Kevin Wilson
Subject:
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Accountants' Handbook, Financial Accounting and General Topics: Financial Accounting and General Topics
Author: Carmichael, D R;Graham, Lynford
Subject: Accounting -- Encyclopedias , Accounting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Accounting
Accounting and Auditing Practices in Africa
Author:
Subject: Accounting. , Audits , Regulation of financial institutions , Accounting , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Accounting
This book comprises nine chapters drawn from the papers presented at the fourth annual conference of the African...
Accounting for Business: Practicalities and Strategies
Author: Hussey, Roger;Ong, Audra
Subject: Managerial accounting , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Management accounting
This book is not an introduction to accounting. It is an explanation of how accounting is used for...
Accounting Fraud, Second Edition: Maneuvering and Manipulation, Past and Present
Author: Giroux, Gary
Subject: Accounting fraud-United States , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Accounting
Scandals relating to manipulation and fraud have dominated much of the history of business and the accounting profession...
Accounting Standards Setting
Author: Potter Brad;Howieson Bryan;Chapple Ellie
Subject: Business,Management
Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology
Author:
Subject: Science: Biology/Natural History; Science: Botany; Science
;Additive Manufacturing of Metals: Fundamentals and Testing of 3D and 4D Printing, 1st Edition
Author: Hisham A. Abdel-Aal Ph.D.
Subject: Materials | Production engineering | Quality engineering
;Adjustment Computations : Spatial Data Analysis
Author: Ghilani, Charles D.;Wolf, Paul R.
Subject: Science: Astronomy; Engineering; Engineering: Civil; Science
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Adolescent Medicine Today: A Guide To Caring For The Adolescent Patient
Author: Elise D Berlan; Terrill D Bravender
Subject: MEDICAL / Pediatrics; MEDICAL / Family & General Practice; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent; Teenagers--Medical care; Adolescent medicine
Adult Educational Psychology
Author: Athanasou, James A.
Subject: Education
Adult Educational Psychology is useful for those encountering psychology as a subject in adult education courses as well...
Adult Learning and Development : Perspectives from Educational Psychology
Author: Smith, M. Cecil;Pourchot, Thomas;Pressley, M.
Subject: Education
Advanced Operations Management
Author: Loader, David
Subject: Business/Management
In the fast changing business and financial markets, the role of operations manager is crucially important to any organisation. As automated processes increase and settlement cycles shorten, the demands on operations managers to embrace change and to become cost effective contributors to the bottom line increases. This book follows on from Fundamentals of Global Operations Management, 2e (0470026537). Author David Loader explores the challenges of being a good supervisor and manager in an environment of constant change, variable workloads and pressure to deliver quality services cost-effectively. He covers the key aspects of the role, which include managing risk, people and clients.
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Advances in Child Development and Behavior
Author: Benson, Janette B.
Subject: Social Science; Psychology
Volume 48 of Advances in Child Development and Behavior includes chapters that highlight some the most recent research...
Advances in Clinical Chemistry
Author: Bodansky, Oscar;Stewart, C. P.
Subject: Medicine
Advances in Clinical Chemistry
Advances in Clinical Chemistry
Author: Spiegel, Herbert E.;Author, Unknown
Subject: Medicine
Advances in Clinical Chemistry
Advances in Clinical Chemistry
Author: Makowski, Gregory S.
Subject: Medicine
Volume 68 in the internationally acclaimed Advances in Clinical Chemistry contains chapters authored by world renowned clinical laboratory...
Advances in Computers : Information Security
Author: Zelkowitz, Marvin
Subject: Computer Science/IT
Advances in Computers covers new developments in computer technology. Most chapters present an overview of a current subfield...
Advances in Management Accounting
Author: Lee John Y.;Epstein Marc J.;Lee John Y. ;Epstein Mark
Subject: Business,Management
Advances in Management Accounting
Author: Epstein Marc J.;Malina Mary M.;Malina Mary A.
Subject: Business,Management
Advances in Management Accounting
Author: Mary A. Malina
Subject: Managerial accounting , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Accounting , Management accounting
This volume of Advances in Management Accounting explores a variety of current issues through rigorous academic research. Topics...
Advances in Management Accounting
Author:
Subject: Managerial accounting , Business conditions , Economic conditions , Accounting , Management accounting
Advances in Management Accounting (AIMA) is a publication of quality applied research in management accounting. The journal’s purpose...
Advances in Production Technology
Author: Brecher, Christian
Subject: Engineering; Engineering: Manufacturing
Advances in Taxation
Author:
Subject: Taxation-United States , Taxation , Business conditions , Personal finance , Economic conditions
This volume of Advances in Taxation gathers together the latest research in accounting and finance. Edited by leading...
Advances in Urban Ecology : Integrating Humans and Ecological Processes in Urban Ecosystems
Author: Alberti, marina
Subject: Science: Biology/Natural History; Science
;Advances in Wheat Genetics: from Genome to Field : Proceedings of the 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium
Author: Ogihara, Yasunari;Takumi, Shigeo;Handa, Hirokazu
Subject: Science: Botany; Science; Agriculture
;Advances in Wheat Genetics: from Genome to Field : Proceedings of the 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium
Author: Ogihara, Yasunari;Takumi, Shigeo;Handa, Hirokazu
Subject: Science: Botany; Science; Agriculture
;Affective Justice : The International Criminal Court and the Pan-Africanist Pushback
Author: Clarke, Kamari Maxine
Subject: Law
Since its inception in 2001, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been met with resistance by various African states and their leaders, who see the court as a new iteration of colonial violence and control. In Affective Justice Kamari Maxine Clarke explores the African Union's pushback against the ICC in order to theorize affect's role in shaping forms of justice in the contemporary period. Drawing on fieldwork in The Hague, the African Union in Addis Ababa, sites of postelection violence in Kenya, and Boko Haram's circuits in Northern Nigeria, Clarke formulates the concept of affective justice—an emotional response to competing interpretations of justice—to trace how affect becomes manifest in judicial practices. By detailing the effects of the ICC’s all-African indictments, she outlines how affective responses to these call into question the "objectivity" of the ICC’s mission to protect those victimized by violence and prosecute perpetrators of those crimes. In analyzing the effects of such cases, Clarke provides a fuller theorization of how people articulate what justice is and the mechanisms through which they do so.
;African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation
Author: Leal Filho, Walter;Oguge, Nicholas;Ayal, Desalegn;Adeleke, Lydia;da Silva, Izael;Leal Filho, Walter;Oguge, Nicholas;Ayal, Desalegn;Adeleke, Lydia;da Silva, Izael
Subject: Environmental Studies
This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change...
African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation
Author: Leal Filho, Walter;Oguge, Nicholas;Ayal, Desalegn;Adeleke, Lydia;da Silva, Izael
Subject: Environmental Studies
This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implemented in African countries. Thanks to its scope and wide range of themes surrounding climate change, the ambition is that this book will be a lead publication on the topic, which may be regularly updated and hence capture further works. Climate change is a major global challenge. However, some geographical regions are more severly affected than others. One of these regions is the African continent. Due to a combination of unfavourable socio-economic and meteorological conditions, African countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change and its impacts. The recently released IPCC special report "Global Warming of 1.5o C" outlines the fact that keeping global warming by the level of 1.5o C is possible, but also suggested that an increase by 2o C could lead to crises with crops (agriculture fed by rain could drop by 50% in some African countries by 2020) and livestock production, could damage water supplies and pose an additonal threat to coastal areas. The 5th Assessment Report produced by IPCC predicts that wheat may disappear from Africa by 2080, and that maize— a staple—will fall significantly in southern Africa. Also, arid and semi-arid lands are likely to increase by up to 8%, with severe ramifications for livelihoods, poverty eradication and meeting the SDGs. Pursuing appropriate adaptation strategies is thus vital, in order to address the current and future challenges posed by a changing climate. It is against this background that the "African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation" is being published. It contains papers prepared by scholars, representatives from social movements, practitioners and members of governmental agencies, undertaking research and/or executing climate change projects in Africa, and working with communities across the African continent. Encompassing over 100 contribtions from across Africa, it is the most comprehensive publication on climate change adaptation in Africa ever produced.
;Agricultural Finance
Author: Moss, Charles B.;Gunderson, Michael A.
Subject: Business/Management; Economics; Agriculture
This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance. The presentation of financial economics...
Agricultural Marketing : Structural Models for Price Analysis
Author: Vercammen, James
Subject: Business/Management; Agriculture
This book rigorously examines key economic issues in the field of agricultural marketing and price analysis. Topics are...
Agroecological Transitions, Between Determinist and Open-Ended Visions
Author: Lamine, Claire;Magda, Danièle;Rivera-Ferre, Marta*;Marsden, Terry
Subject: Environmental Studies
;Ahead of His Time : Wilhelm Pfeffer, Early Advances in Plant Biology
Author: Bünning, Erwin;Pfeffer, Helmut Wilhelm;Bünning, Erwin
Subject: Science: Botany; Science
;Aircraft Maintenance & Repair, 8th Edition
Author: Dr. Ronald Sterkenburg
Subject: Materials applications | Aircraft | Aircraft systems
;Aircraft Powerplants: Powerplant Certification, 10th Edition
Author: Thomas W. Wild Ph.D.
Subject: Power engineering | Aircraft | Fluid mechanics
;Aldosterone-Mineralocorticoid Receptor : Cell Biology to Translational Medicine
Author: Harvey, Brian;Jaisser, Frederic
Subject:
;Aldosterone-Mineralocorticoid Receptor : Cell Biology to Translational Medicine
Author: Harvey, Brian;Jaisser, Frederic
Subject:
;Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design, 1st Edition
Author: Peter Gevorkian
Subject: Sustainability | Power engineering | Renewable energy
;Alternative Energy Systems in Building Design, 1st Edition
Author: Peter Gevorkian
Subject: Sustainability | Power engineering | Renewable energy
;American Electricians' Handbook, Sixteenth Edition
Author: Terrell Croft
Subject: Electronics engineering | Power engineering
FULLY UPDATED FOR THE LATEST ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS For a century, the American Electricians' Handbook has served...
An Approach to Urban Sociology
Author: Mann, P. H.
Subject: Social Science
This is Volume I of thirteen in the Urban and Regional Sociology series. Originally published in 1965, the...
An Information Security Handbook
Author: Hunter, John M.;Hunter, John M. D.
Subject: Computer Science/IT
This book is geared at postgraduate courses on managing and designing information systems. It concentrates primarily on security...
An Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Author: Chowdhury, Azizur Rahman;Bhuiyan, Jahid Hossain
Subject: Law
This book is designed to provide an overview of the development and substance of international human rights law,...
An Introduction to Law and Economics
Author: Polinsky, A. Mitchell
Subject: Law
Distinguished by brevity, lucid writing, and well-chosen examples, An Introduction to Law and Economics, now in its Fifth...
An Introduction to Law and Regulation : Text and Materials
Author: Morgan, Bronwen;Yeung, Karen;Twining, William
Subject: Law
An Introduction to Orthodontics
Author: Mitchell, Laura
Subject: Medicine
Popular with students, lecturers, and practitioners, An Introduction to Orthodontics, Fourth Edition is a perfect starting point for...
An Introduction to Orthodontics
Author: Littlewood, Simon J.;Mitchell, Laura
Subject: Medicine
Hailed as 'superb', 'thorough', and 'contemporary', this is the essential orthodontics text for all staff involved in orthodontic...
An Introduction to Supply Chain Management: A Global Supply Chain Support Perspective
Author: Prater, Edmund;Whitehead, Kim
Subject: Business logistics , supply chain management , value chain perspective , global marketplace , forecasting , logistics , distribution , Economic conditions , Supply chains , Business conditions , Operations management , Logistics , Production management
Analects of Educational Psychology
Author: Yongxin, Zhu
Subject: Education
“Mental health bears vital importance to the healthy growth of young students.”—Zhu Yongxin One of China’s foremost educational...
Analysis Techniques for Information Security
Author: Datta, Anupam;Jha, Somesh;Li, Ninghui;Melski, David;Sandhu, Ravi;Sandhu, Ravi
Subject: Computer Science/IT
Increasingly our critical infrastructures are reliant on computers. We see examples of such infrastructures in several domains, including...
Antenna Engineering Handbook
Author: John L. Volakis
Subject: Telecommunications
The gold-standard reference on the design and application of classic and modern antennas—fully updated to reflect the latest...
Anti-Microbial Resistance in Global Perspective
Author: Ackers, Louise;Ackers-Johnson, Gavin;Welsh, Joanne;Kibombo, Daniel;Opio, Samuel
Subject: Medicine; Business/Management
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Antioxidants in Sport Nutrition
Author: Manfred Lamprecht
Subject: HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition; MEDICAL / Nutrition; MEDICAL / Sports Medicine; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science / General; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / General; Sports--Physiological aspects; Sports medicine; Antioxidants; Athletes--Nutrition
Applied Biofluid Mechanics
Author: Lee Waite
Subject: Biology
Up-to-date coverage of biofluid mechanics and applications in medical devices. This thoroughly revised textbook shows how fluid mechanics...
Applied Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers
Author: Gabi Nindle Waite
Subject: Biology
New engineering concepts that foster better machines and procedures in the health field. Bridging the gap between two...
Architectural Engineering Design: Mechanical Systems, 1st Edition
Author: Robert Butler Brown
Subject: Electronics engineering | Construction engineering | Pressure vessels and piping
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