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Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
Paperback. This ground-breaking analysis of the cost-effectiveness of investments in energy efficiency sets out a clear methodology for evaluating real-world projects in climate change mitigation and energy use, including the impact of multi-billion dollar programs. Num Pages: 228 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447162230
- ISBN
- 9781447162230
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Condition: New
€ 126.89
€ 126.89
Paperback. This book examines key subjects in the design and management of modern built environments to meet carbon emission reduction targets. An international group of experts cover sustainable urban and building design, management and assessment. Editor(s): Yao, Runming. Num Pages: 451 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; RPC; TH; TNK; TNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 451
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447161837
- ISBN
- 9781447161837
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Condition: New
€ 250.48
€ 250.48
Paperback. This book covers the use of recycled industrial waste as aggregates in concrete, reviewing properties of aggregates and offering procedures for estimating the properties of concrete containing construction and demolition waste in light of codes and practices. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 460 pages, 144 black & white tables, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; RNU; TGM; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447161561
- ISBN
- 9781447161561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
Paperback. This book addresses the problems of integrating waste-to-energy (WTE) in developing countries and countries in transition, where waste management infrastructure and awareness can be lacking, and where scepticism is among a unique and complex set of barriers. Editor(s): Karagiannidis, Avraam. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 372 pages, 59 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; RNU; THRB; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447161035
- ISBN
- 9781447161035
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Condition: New
€ 194.98
€ 194.98
Paperback. Here is a thorough explanation of advanced methods for analyzing fixed offshore steel structures using 3D beam finite elements under random wave and earthquake loadings, presenting calculation of wave loading on structural members, and more. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 424 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TBD; TGPR; TTSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447160946
- ISBN
- 9781447160946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.30
€ 195.30
Paperback. This book explores the concept of waste-to-energy through a 5-step process which reflects stages in the transformation of refuse flows to a valuable commodity such as clean energy. Reviews the current state of technology, and includes real-world examples. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 230 pages, 35 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; TDC; THRB; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447160335
- ISBN
- 9781447160335
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Condition: New
€ 193.57
€ 193.57
Paperback. This book reviews technological innovations and emerging concepts in biobased energy production and coproducts utilization. Covers production capacity of hydrocarbons in plants, algae and microbes; microbial fuel cells; environmental risk assessment and more. Editor(s): Gopalakrishnan, Kasthurirangan; van Leeuwen, J. (Hans); Brown, Robert C. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 228 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; TGM; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447160274
- ISBN
- 9781447160274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. Dynamic Management of Sustainable Development presents a concise summary of the authors' research in dynamic methods analysis of technical systems development. The text illustrates mathematical methods, with a focus on practical realization and applications. Num Pages: 196 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; PBWH; RNU; THX; UYQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447160236
- ISBN
- 9781447160236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.82
€ 126.82
Paperback. Warming to Ecocide evaluates climate change from a thermodynamic perspective and offers strategies whereby mankind may avoid propelling the global average temperature above the pre-industrial level by more than 2 C -- a threshold presaging catastrophic run-away processes. Num Pages: 259 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; RB; RN; TGMB; TH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447160205
- ISBN
- 9781447160205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. Industrial energy efficiency is a key element of our efforts to mitigate global warming, and this combination of engineering and social science approaches does much to enhance our understanding in both technical-industrial and policy-making contexts. Num Pages: 172 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCD; RNU; TBC; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159957
- ISBN
- 9781447159957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.73
€ 181.73
Paperback. This concise and readable handbook for practitioners who are trying to implement sustainability strategies for packaging deploys industry case studies throughout to illustrate possible applications and scenarios in a sector under growing regulatory pressure. Editor(s): Verghese, Karli; Lewis, Helen; Fitzpatrick, Leanne. Num Pages: 396 pages, 79 black & white tables, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV9; RNH; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159667
- ISBN
- 9781447159667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.77
€ 139.77
Risk and Interdependencies in Critical Infrastructures
. Ed(S): Hokstad, Per; Utne, Ingrid B.; Vatn,...
Paperback. Today's global dependency on critical network infrastructure predicates a crucial need for clear analysis of the risks and interdependencies it generates. This book details practical assessment methodologies as well as how to adapt them to different systems. Editor(s): Hokstad, Per; Utne, Ingrid B.; Vatn, Jorn. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 260 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; RP; TGPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159414
- ISBN
- 9781447159414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Paperback. This book investigates and evaluates response strategies using both a vertical balance approach and a horizontal balance approach. Analyzes the costs and benefits of mitigation measures, and their effects on environment, energy security and energy economy. Editor(s): Yamaguchi, Mitsutsune. Series: Lecture Notes in Energy. Num Pages: 284 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RN; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159278
- ISBN
- 9781447159278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. This book presents a framework to facilitate the use of advanced control concepts in real systems based on two decades of research and over 150 successful applications for industrial end-users from various backgrounds. Editor(s): Strmcnik, Stanko; Juricic, Dani. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 427 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 112 colour illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biogr. BIC Classification: MQW; RNH; TGP; THRD; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 427
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159247
- ISBN
- 9781447159247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.06
€ 195.06
Paperback. This book introduces to readers who are unfamiliar with thermodynamics the concept of exergy, discussing a variety of relevant topics in the built-environmental space such as heating, cooling, lighting and many more. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 380 pages, 22 black & white tables, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: AM; KJMV4; RNU; TGMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159124
- ISBN
- 9781447159124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.56
€ 194.56
Paperback. In this book, international experts explore green and biodegradable nanocomposites from renewable and biodegradable polymers, and identifies their potential markets. Includes techniques for designing nano-biocomposites for new environmental uses. Editor(s): Averous, Luc; Pollet, Eric. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 450 pages, 55 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; TBN; TDPB; TGM; TGXW; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447158950
- ISBN
- 9781447158950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.73
€ 195.73
Paperback. Summarizing several decades of development in UTES-strategically vital in combating global warming-this book, which includes current statistics and real-world applications, forms an excellent introduction to this widely used method of energy conservation. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 164 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; TGMB; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447158899
- ISBN
- 9781447158899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.32
€ 126.32
Paperback. This exploration of the technical progress of wind energy conversion systems also examines potential future trends and includes recently developed systems such as those for multi-converter operation of variable-speed wind generators and lightning protection. Editor(s): Muyeen, S. M. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 526 pages, 68 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; THX; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447158769
- ISBN
- 9781447158769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 251.83
€ 251.83
Paperback. This book suggests that most literature on climate change is too optimistic regarding the potential for conventional mitigation solutions to achieve the deep cuts in greenhouse gases needed. It offers a global perspective in its treatment of various solutions. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 231 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; RBP; RN; THK; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447157113
- ISBN
- 9781447157113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
paperback. Series: Advances in Industrial Control. Num Pages: 161 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; TJFM; TN; TQSR; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9781447156734
- ISBN
- 9781447156734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. Editor(s): Singh, Anoop; Pant, Deepak; Olsen, Stig Irving. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 293 pages, 76 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 43 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RNU; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447153634
- ISBN
- 9781447153634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardback. Cleaner Combustion Editor(s): Battin-Leclerc, Frederique; Simmie, John M.; Blurock, Edward. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 671 pages, 245 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNRP; RNP; TGM; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 671
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447153061
- ISBN
- 9781447153061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.40
€ 198.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNH; RNP; THX; TQK; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447134848
- ISBN
- 9781447134848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
hardcover. This book provides quantitative analysis of the advantages and limitations of the three main modes of electricity generation-nuclear, fossil and renewable-to enable an assessment of their potential for reducing emissions and maintaining electricity supply. Series: Green Energy and Technology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RN; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447128120
- ISBN
- 9781447128120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09