Future Energy will allow us to make reasonable, logical and correct decisions on our future energy as a result of two of the most serious problems that the civilized world has to face; the looming shortage of oil (which supplies most of our transport fuel) and the alarming rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 50 years (resulting from the burning of oil, gas and coal and the loss of forests) that threatens to change the world's climate through global warming. Future Energy focuses o...
Eva and Value-Based Management: A Practical Guide to Implementation
by S David Young and Stephen F O'Byrne
A concise and integrative introduction to both the basics of logistics management and leading edge thinking within a strategic context. Suitable for Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain management students at upper undergraduate or Masters level or Logistics practitioners. Companion website includes instructors manual and Powerpoint slides.
Suitable for undergraduate Civil Engineering, Construction, and Construction Management courses in Construction Equipment Management. Rich with examples, this accessible book provides students with critical knowledge of construction equipment, its use, and management considerations. It requires a basic understanding of the construction process and only limited knowledge of construction equipment
Making Sense of Innovation in the Built Environment (Spon Research)
by Natalya Sergeeva
This book offers a new understanding of innovation in the built environment. The ways meaning of innovation is constructed has important implications for policymakers, project managers, academics and students. Through a longitudinal research study into innovation in firms and projects, the book addresses some key themes, challenges and concerns that practitioners face when managing innovation in the built environment. It examines the key drivers for innovation in the construction, engineering an...