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Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning

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Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning

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Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Design

“Daniel Williams’s Sustainable Design is . . . a thoroughly practical call for the design professions to take the next steps toward transformation of the human prospect toward a future that is sustainable and sustaining of the best in human life lived in partnership not domination.”

Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies

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Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies

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Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sutainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants.

Cities, Citizens, and Technologies: Urban Life and Postmodernity

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Cities, Citizens, and Technologies: Urban Life and Postmodernity

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This book is an investigation of how contemporary—postmodern—cities and their inhabitants have been transformed by the forces of globalization and new information technologies. Drawing upon a wide range of discourses, from architectural theory and urban studies to psychoanalysis and Marxism, it explores this transformation through readings of contemporary literature, film, art, and real-world urban and cyber spaces.

Information Assurance Architecture

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Information Assurance Architecture

Durability Design of Concrete Structures in the Severe Environments

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Durability Design of Concrete Structures in the Severe Environments

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This internationally relevant book takes an engineering design approach to tackle the perennial problem of chloride-induced corrosion and deterioration. Beginning with a historical review, this is the essential, up-to-date guide for engineers in the marine construction field, providing essential knowledge in an applied manner.

Structural Renovation in Concrete

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Structural Renovation in Concrete

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The mechanisms by which buildings and infrastructures degrade are complex, as are the procedures and methods for inspection and rehabilitation. This book examines problems caused by non-uniform deformation changes, poor durability, and disasters such as earthquakes and fire. It caters for students and academics world-wide and is useful for engineering professionals.