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Building With Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture / Gernot Minke

Offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical ...

Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers ...

Building from Tradition: Local Materials and Methods in Contemporary Architecture / Elizabeth Golden

Examines the recent resurgence of interest in the handmade building and the use of local and renewable materials in contemporary ...

Building to Suit the Climate: A Handbook / Petra Liedl, Gerhard Hausladen, Michael Saldanha

Serves as a concrete aid to planning and design. With the planning process as its roadmap, it accompanies the planner from ...

CSR and Codes of Business Ethics in the USA, Austria (EU) and China and their Enforcement in International Supply Chain Arbitrations

Analyzes the implementation of CSR reporting and codes of business conduct and ethics in the legal systems of the USA, Austria ...

Case Studies in Building Rehabilitation / J.M.P.Q. Delgado

Presents recent research and practical insights relating to building pathology. As such it contributes toward the systematization ...

Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Smart City Development / R. Maheswar, M. Balasaraswathi, Ravi Rastogi, A. Sampathkumar, G. R. Kanagachidambaresan

Discusses advances in smart and sustainable development of smart environments. The authors discuss the challenges faced in ...

Chasing the Chinese Dream Four Decades of Following China’s War on Poverty

This book explores the historical, cultural and philosophical contexts that have made anti-poverty the core of Chinese society ...

Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment 4

This volume is the proceedings of the first CPE conference in the new millennium and the thirteenth in a well-established ...

China and the World in a Changing Context : Perspectives from Ambassadors to China

This book aims to present an overview of China and the world from diverse angles. It brings together essays by ambassadors ...

China's Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategies and Pathways : Comprehensive Report

This book introduces a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive research on China's long-term low-carbon emission strategies ...

Chromatography for Sustainable Polymeric Materials

This volume is a valuable contribution to sustainability research. … This interesting, well-written book provides the reader ...

Circular Entrepreneurship : Creating Responsible Enterprise / Antonella Zucchella , Sabine Urban

Investigation reveals enterprises small and large delivering a stimulating message, from changes in entrepreneurial mindsets ...

City Logistics 1: New Opportunities and Challenges / Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson

Presents recent advances in modelling, planning and evaluating city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities based on ...

City Logistics 2: Modeling and Planning Initiatives / Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson

Presents recent advances in modelling, planning and evaluating city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities based on ...

City Logistics 3: Towards Sustainable and Liveable Cities / Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson

Presents recent advances in modelling, planning and evaluating city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities based on ...

City, Climate, and Architecture : A Theory of Collective Practice / Sascha Roesler

Based on a history of climate control on urban scales, it promotes the integration of indoors and outdoors in order to reduce ...

Climate Change and Community Resilience : Insights from South Asia

This book documents myriads of ways community-based climate change adaptation and resilience programs are being implemented ...

Climate Change and Energy Pathways for the Mediterranean : Workshop Proceedings, Cyprus

This the workshop proceedings present an overview of the implications of climate change for the eastern Mediterranean and ...

Climate Risk in Africa Adaptation and Resilience

This book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate ...

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