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The Circular Economy in Europe

Critical Perspectives on Policies and Imaginaries

af Zora Kovacic, Roger Strand, Thomas Völker ...

Serier serie Routledge Explorations in Sustainability and Governance
The Circular Economy in Europe presents an overview and a critical discussion on how circularity is conceived, imagined, and enacted in current EU policy-making. In 2013, the idea of a circular economy entered the stage of European policy-making in the efforts to reconcile environmental and economic policy objectives. In 2019 the European Commission declared in a press release that the Circular ... Læs mere

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Urban Design Futures

Redigeret af Malcolm Moor, Jon Rowland ...

The last decade has seen the rise of urban design which has taken a central position in the new agendas for urban regeneration and renaissance. Urban design has moved from marginality to mainstream. The principles espoused by urban designers over the past thirty years are now accepted as key to a better urban environment and as we move towards greater sustainability, different ideas are emerging ... Læs mere

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Energy and Civilization

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af Vaclav Smil ...

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Movement

how to take back our streets and transform our lives

af Thalia Verkade, Marco te Brömmelstroet ...

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Building with straw bales is being embraced by amateurs and professionals for its versatility, comfort, environmental friendliness and high insulation. New methods should expand its growing worldwide popularity. In Practical Straw Bale Building, Murray Hollis uses simple, easy to understand language to describe the established techniques of straw bale construction and ways in which they can be ... Læs mere

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af Craig Attebery ...

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New Narratives of Russian and East European Art

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The Things We Make

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af Bill Hammack ...

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Landscape and Building Design for Bushfire Areas

af Caird Ramsay, Lisle Rudolph ...

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How Infrastructure Works

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af Deb Chachra ...

'Pulsing with wisdom and humanity... a masterpiece' ED YONG'A hopeful, lyrical - even beautiful - hymn to the systems of mutual aid we embed in our material world' CORY DOCTOROW'An extraordinary book' MARK MIODOWNIK'You won't see the world the same after reading this book!' AUSTIN KLEONEvery day, we are granted the power to travel at high speeds, fly, see in the dark, summon water from ... ... Læs mere

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A Geography of the Lifeworld (Routledge Revivals)

Movement, Rest and Encounter

af David Seamon ...

Serier serie Routledge Revivals
Within the modern Western lifestyle increasing conflict is becoming apparent between that patchwork of isolated points such as the home or the office, which are linked by a mechanical system of transportation and communication devices, and a growing sense of homelessness and isolation.This work, first published in 1979, adopts a phenomenological perspective illustrating that this malaise may have ... Læs mere

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Sustainable Coastal Management and Climate Adaptation

Global Lessons from Regional Approaches in Australia

Redigeret af Richard Kenchington, David Wood, Laura Stocker ...

Australians are famous for our love of the coast, although in many places this 'love' has caused serious and often irreversible impacts. The sustainable management of our society's many uses of the coast is complex and challenging. While a wealth of knowledge exists about the coast, this is not always brought to bear on decision-making. Coastal management to date has had limited success, and in ... Læs mere

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Australians are famous for our love of the coast, although in many places this 'love' has caused serious and often irreversible impacts. The sustainable management of our society's many uses of the coast is complex and challenging. While a wealth of knowledge exists about the coast, this is not always brought to bear on decision-making. Coastal management to date has had limited success, and in
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Wärmeschutz und Heizungstechnik

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af Ekbert Hering, Bernd Schröder ...

Serier serie Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Beim Wärmeschutz im Hochbau werden Maßnahmen getroffen, um in beheizten Gebäuden ein für Menschen behagliches Raumklima zu schaffen. Grundlegend ist hierzu die Wärmebewegung durch Bauteile, die es zu berechnen gilt. Mindestanforderungen an den Wärmeschutz im Winter sind nach DIN geregelt. Im Bereich der Heizungstechnik unterscheidet man Einzelheizgeräte für Wohnräume, größere Räume und Hallen. Für ... Læs mere

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The Due Diligence in Maritime Transportation in the Technological Era

af Víctor Hugo Chacón ...

Serier serie Law and Criminology (R0)
This book discusses the problem of sea carriers’ liability, with a particular focus on role of the technologies that have been employed to support maritime transport in recent decades. It examines the Hague Rules, providing an overview of the precedent standard of liability, its historical development up until its application, and its construction at the current time. To do so, it presents two ... Læs mere

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Big Places, Big Plans

af Mark B. Lapping ...

With origins in the late 1960s, a 'quiet revolution' in land use planning and control has taken hold across North America. First seen as a manifestation of the environmental movement, the revolution prompted governments at several levels to attempt to protect critical areas and vulnerable natural resources. Many of the most dramatic and far-reaching shifts in planning regimes have occurred in ... Læs mere

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Dynamic Substructures, Volume 4

Proceedings of the 37th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2019

Redigeret af Andreas Linderholt, Matthew S. Allen, Randall L. Mayes, Daniel Rixen ...

Serier serie Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Dynamics of Coupled Structures*, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 37th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2019,* the fourth volume of eight from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of the Dynamics of Coupled Structures, including ... Læs mere

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Deep Energy Retrofit Guide for Public Buildings

Business and Financial Models

af Rüdiger Lohse, Alexander Zhivov ...

Serier serie Energy (R0)
This book provides detailed information on how to set up Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) in public buildings, and shares in-depth insights into the current status of the major technologies, strategies and practical best practice examples of how to cost-effectively combine them. Case studies from Europe are analyzed with respect to energy use before and after renovation, reasons for undertaking the ... Læs mere

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Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2023

Rail Transportation Operation Management Technologies

Redigeret af Yong Qin, Limin Jia, Jianwei Yang, Lijun Diao, Dechen Yao, Min An ...

Serier serie Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the subjects it covered include intelligent computing, ... Læs mere

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Biodiversity of the Himalaya

Volume 2: Utilization, Conservation, and Management of Plant Resources

Redigeret af Rajesh Kumar, Suresh Kumar ...

This new two-volume set pays tribute to the incredibly diversified Himalaya. It presents and assesses the various threats and challenges to Himalayan biodiversity, documenting the multifaceted approaches for conservation and sustainable management of biological resources in the Himalayan region.Volume 2 focuses on the utilization, conservation, and management of animal resources in the Himalayan ... Læs mere

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