Construction & heavy industry
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Construction & heavy industry
Hardback. This book, from the ILO (International Labour Office) - the champion of good working conditions - analyses the roles of key players in promoting decent work in the construction industry worldwide. It combines theoretical analysis and case-studies, with recommendations to both practitioners and academics. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189439
- ISBN
- 9781405189439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.78
€ 177.78
Hardback. Veins of iron run deep in the history of America. Yet it was Great Britain that became the Atlantic world's dominant low-cost, high-volume producer of iron. The author argues that the prolonged development of the American iron industry was largely due to geographical problems the British did not face. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 colour plates, 10 halftones, 2 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTK; KNJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226448596
- ISBN
- 9780226448596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.11
€ 78.11
Paperback. Presents the issues that underlie the construction industry's woes and provides tips for those in the business of building, including advice on the precise language owners should use during contract negotiations. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM; KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226472690
- ISBN
- 9780226472690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.96
€ 21.99
€ 18.96
Hardcover. In the mid-1960s geotechnical engineers paid the highest liability insurance of any profession and by 1969 were virtually uninsurable. As a result, the ASFE was founded and helped these engineers not only lower their insurance rates, but get to the point where, by 1980, they were the least liability-prone members of the design profession. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KFFN; KNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471522058
- ISBN
- 9780471522058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.76
€ 188.76
Hardback. Series: Harvard Economic Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KJV; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674934900
- ISBN
- 9780674934900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.00€ 53.45
€ 58.00
€ 53.45
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633169
- ISBN
- 9780691633169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.30€ 163.28
€ 218.30
€ 163.28
Hardback. Big Steel examines trade, competition, and survival in a key industry under globalizing pressures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816656
- ISBN
- 9780774816656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.29
€ 120.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; KCF; KNJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454158
- ISBN
- 9780801454158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.86
€ 146.86
hardcover. Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment for future action and development. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: KCN; KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119190714
- ISBN
- 9781119190714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
Paperback. Introduces various aspects of management practice to students and professionals based in the construction industry. This book addresses each stage of the construction project from conception to completion, giving a perspective on the whole life cycle. It also covers design-build, build-own-operate-transfer, and construction management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; KJMP; KNJC; TNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750652544
- ISBN
- 9780750652544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.50
€ 84.50
Paperback. The construction industry has not had a good record on health and safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches of the law. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134460
- ISBN
- 9781405134460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.82
€ 79.82
Managing Reality - Book 3: Managing the Contract (Managing Reality: a ...
Trebes, Barry, Mitchell, Bronwyn
paperback. Series: Managing Reality: a Practical Guide to Applying NEC3. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; KNJC; LNCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727757227
- ISBN
- 9780727757227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.80
€ 74.80
Hardback. In this volume the authors present the results of field investigations into the operational strategy of construction firms and relates them to the theoretical analysis in the companion volume. The conclusion is that there is a gap between theory and practice to be bridged by academics and managers. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333467251
- ISBN
- 9780333467251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.83
€ 185.83
Paperback. Aims to explain in simple terms how the construction constituents of client, consultants and contractors fit together, as well as providing practical guidance on the decisions necessary to choose a particular procurement route. Series: Building & Surveying Series. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMP; KNJC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333522868
- ISBN
- 9780333522868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
paperback. Can the construction industry cope with the challenges of the future? This book presents an analysis of the state of large construction companies. Based on interviews with executives of 20 major firms, it focuses on changes since the boom conditions of the late 1980s. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333617717
- ISBN
- 9780333617717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49
Paperback. Aimed at built environment professionals and students of the economics and management of the built environment, this text shows the value of integrating ideas and data about the production of the built environment as an industrial process with theories and data about the demand for construction. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333626627
- ISBN
- 9780333626627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Hardback. Aimed at built environment professionals and students of the economics and management of the built environment, this text shows the value of integrating ideas and data about the production of the built environment as an industrial process with theories and data about the demand for construction. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333626672
- ISBN
- 9780333626672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.42
€ 123.42
Hardback. This revised edition applies economic theory to the formation of demand on the construction industry and the industry's response; provides an assessment of the implication for competition of new methods of procurement; and extends the use of theory to problems of appropriate technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KNJC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333774786
- ISBN
- 9780333774786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Paperback. This revised edition applies economic theory to the formation of demand on the construction industry and the industry's response; provides an assessment of the implication for competition of new methods of procurement; and extends the use of theory to problems of appropriate technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KNJC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333774793
- ISBN
- 9780333774793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.75
€ 121.75
Hardcover. This comprehensive manual provides guidance to the legal mechanisms used to protect wildlife and to conserve nature in the UK. For each section (e.g. trees, hedgerows, SSIs, protected species) there is an introduction covering the scale of the problem, the level of decline of the species and why there is a need to protect. Num Pages: 440 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; KNJC; LNKJ; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632057436
- ISBN
- 9780632057436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.50
€ 170.50
Hardcover. Northeast Asian steel industries have developed global production networks, but by spanning multiple national spaces, these networks unite many national economies while belonging exclusively to none. Who, therefore, is in control? Jeffrey D. Wilson examines how states and firms coordinate their activities to govern global production. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPS; KNJH; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023186
- ISBN
- 9781137023186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardback. Series: Latin American Political Economy. Num Pages: 281 pages, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPVH; KCG; KNJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488671
- ISBN
- 9781137488671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38
€ 65.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KNJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137501349
- ISBN
- 9781137501349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.18
€ 123.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 475 pages, 97 black & white illustrations, 110 colour illustrations, 80 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KNJH; RNPG; TDM; TGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319395272
- ISBN
- 9783319395272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.68
€ 241.68