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Carbon Management in the Built Environment
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Subject(s): Sustainable buildings | Sustainable construction Summary: "Three broad sectors of the economy are generally recognised as key to a low carbon future: energy, construction and transportation. Of these, carbon management in the built environment remains the least well-studied.This much-needed book brings together the latest develo

Supply Chain Planning and Analytics : the Right Product in the Right Place at the Right Time
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Subject(s): Business logistics | Just-in-time systems | Physical distribution of goods -- Management | Industrial procurement | Business -- Decision-making | Industrial efficiency Summary: Supply chain planning is concerned with making decisions about how many goods to procure, make, and deliver before knowing exactly what the demand for produc

The Financial Services Marketing Handbook : Tactics and Techniques That Produce Results
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Subject(s): Financial services industry -- Marketing -- United States | Financial planners -- Marketing | Customer relations | Financial services industry -- Computer network resources Summary: "The financial industry is under intense pressure to improve profits, retain high-value clients, and maintain brand equity--without straining budget

Essentials of Physical Chemistry
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Subject(s): Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Textbooks Summary: "Particularly well-suited for students not pursuing a traditional chemistry curriculum, such as premedical and forensic science students, this book presents a stand-alone approach to teaching physical chemistry in a one-semester course, a current trend in undergraduate ed

Global Contamination Trends of Persistent Organic Chemicals
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Subject(s): Organic compounds -- Environmental aspects | Persistent pollutants Summary: "Composed by a diverse group of experts, this reference covers the history, present status, and projected future trends of environmental contamination from highly toxic synthetic chemical pollutants. The text informs practitioners on the effects of man-m

An Introduction to Numerical Methods : a Matlab Approach
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Subject(s): MATLAB | Numerical analysis -- Data processing Summary: "Highly recommended by CHOICE, previous editions of this popular textbook offered an accessible and practical introduction to numerical analysis. An Introduction to Numerical Methods: A MATLAB℗ʼ Approach, Third Edition continues to present a wide range of useful and impo

Worlding Cities : Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global
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Subject(s): Urbanization -- Asia | Globalization -- Asia Summary: "Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, an

Informative Hypotheses : Theory and Practice for Behavioral and Social Scientists
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Subject(s): Psychology -- Statistical methods | Social sciences -- Statistical methods | Hypothesis Summary: "When scientists formulate their theories, expectations, and hypotheses, they often use statements like: "I expect mean A to be bigger than means B and C"; "I expect that the relation between Y and both X1 and X2 is posit

Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability
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Subject(s): Nanotechnology | Sustainable engineering Summary: "Foreword Vijoleta Braach-Maksvytis When Donnie Maclurcan approached me in 2004 to help guide some of his groundbreaking PhD research on the societal implications of nanotechnology, I was delighted to discover a like-minded colleague who shared such a consideration. As his PhD co

Rethinking the City : Urban Dynamics and Motility
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Subject(s): Cities and towns | Sociology, Urban | Spatial behavior Summary: "Conditions for travel have changed and are still changing the world--a world experiencing what John Urry calls the 'mobility turn'. Since World War II we have been moving faster and going further--a fact that has profoundly changed our way of experiencing b

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