Subject(s): Building -- Drawings -- Details | Metric system Summary: "An essential reference resource for any architect or architect student, the Metric Handbook is the major handbook for planning and design data. For each building type, the book gives basic design requirements, principal dimensional data and details of relevant building re

Subject(s): Internet -- Social aspects -- Malaysia | Internet -- Government policy -- Malaysia | Digital media -- Social aspects -- Malaysia | Digital media -- Government policy -- Malaysia Summary: "In the four decades or so since its invention, the internet has become pivotal to how many societies function, influencing how individual citi

Subject(s): Autodesk Revit | Architectural drawing -- Computer-aided design | Architectural design -- Data processing Summary: "This Autodesk Official Training Guide teaches Revit to new usersThe perfect introduction to Revit Architecture, Autodesk?s building information modeling (BIM) software, this unique and highly effective guide uses a

Subject(s): Public-private sector cooperation | Public-private sector cooperation -- Europe | Public-private sector cooperation -- United States Summary: "Managing PPP projects is not a routine job, as every PPP project is different and should be managed accordingly. These projects require considerable capability and skills from both public

Subject(s): Transnational education -- Australia Summary: "Enhancing Quality in Transnational Higher Education explores issues and questions concerning the provision of quality teaching and learning in university programs delivered 'offshore'. The focus of the book is on what makes for a good and successful education in the context

Subject(s): Geology, Economic Summary: "Humanity's ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad panorama of mineral deposits, covering their origin and g

Subject(s): Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984 | Architecture -- Philosophy Summary: "Offering an excellent entry point into the remarkable work of Michel Foucault, this book provides a focused overture suitable for architects, designers, urban designers, students of architectural design and related histories and theories. Michel Foucault has had

Subject(s): City planning | Land use -- Planning Summary: Urban planning is vital in helping communities take stock of what's good and bad about the community in the present and determining the best improvements to make for the future. Here is a practical overview of this fascinating field. Contents:Introduction -- What is urban plannin

Subject(s): Differential calculus -- Textbooks Summary: "Through the use of examples and graphs, this book maintains a high level of precision in clarifying prerequisite materials such as algebra, geometry, coordinate geometry, trigonometry, and the concept of limits. The book explores concepts of limits of a function, limits of algebraic f

Subject(s): City planning -- Social aspects | Architecture -- Human factors | Cultural landscapes Summary: "Under the influence of globalization, the centres of many cities in the industrialised world are losing their place identity, the set of cultural markers that define a city's uniqueness and make it instantly recognisable. A key ta