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Building information modelling (2015)
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Arayici, Y. (2015). Building information modelling. Bookboon Publisher

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is often misinterpreted by practitioners and researchers as REVIT or ArchiCAD since these tools are introduced as BIM by the software vendors. Yet, BIM is much more than a software tool. It is actually more about... Read More about Building information modelling.

A retrofit study of tower blocks under ECO (2015)
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Gibson, M., & Todd, S. (2015). G. Lasker (Ed.), A retrofit study of tower blocks under ECO. Tecumseh, ON N8N 2M3, Canada: The International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics

A major cause of climate change emanates from the energy used in heating, lighting and the running of our buildings, with the domestic sector accounting for some 27% of the UK’s CO2 emissions. The UK has a target of achieving an 80% reduction in CO2... Read More about A retrofit study of tower blocks under ECO.

Natural language processing and information systems : 20th international conference on applications of natural language to information systems, NLDB 2015, Passau, Germany, June 17-19, 2015, proceedings (2015)
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(2015). C. Biemann, S. Handschuh, A. Freitas, F. Meziane, & E. Metais (Eds.), Natural language processing and information systems : 20th international conference on applications of natural language to information systems, NLDB 2015, Passau, Germany, June 17-19, 2015, proceedings. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19581-0

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, NLDB 2015, held in Passau, Germany, in June 2015. The 18 full papers, 15 short papers, 14 poster and... Read More about Natural language processing and information systems : 20th international conference on applications of natural language to information systems, NLDB 2015, Passau, Germany, June 17-19, 2015, proceedings.

Leadership and sustainability in the built environment (2015)
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(2015). A. Opoku, & V. Ahmed (Eds.), Leadership and sustainability in the built environment. Abingdon: Routledge

Leadership and sustainability have separately been the subject of numerous studies in a built environment context over the years, but they have yet to be addressed together. The real impact of legislation and guidelines designed to promote sustainabi... Read More about Leadership and sustainability in the built environment.

Warburton. Glimpses of rural life : the archaeology and history of a Cheshire village (2015)
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Nevell, M., Carney, M., Cracknell, J., Hill, C., & Jubb, D. (2015). M. Nevell (Ed.), Warburton. Glimpses of rural life : the archaeology and history of a Cheshire village. Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology, University of Salford

Warburton lies in an ancient landscape, on the border of East Cheshire and Trafford,Greater Manchester, in North West England. Today it is best known for the busy tollbridge that crosses the now dry river bed of the Mersey, and its two parish church... Read More about Warburton. Glimpses of rural life : the archaeology and history of a Cheshire village.

Urban ecology : An introduction (2015)
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Douglas, I., & James, P. (2015). Urban ecology : An introduction. Routledge

Urban Ecology: An Introduction seeks to open the reader’s mind and eyes to the way in which nature permeates everyday urban living, and how it has to be understood, cared for, and managed in order to make our towns and cities healthier places to visi... Read More about Urban ecology : An introduction.

A guide to the industrial archaeology of cheshire (2014)
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Nevell, M., & George, D. (2014). A guide to the industrial archaeology of cheshire. Ironbridge: Association for Industrial Archaeology

This is a guide and overview of the surviving industrial archaeology remains within Cheshire, UK. It covers the years 1600 to 2000 and reviews 307 Industrial Period sites in six main sections: cornmills; textiles, silk; textiles cotton; minerals, che... Read More about A guide to the industrial archaeology of cheshire.

The Olympic movement and new media (2014)
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Miah, A., Belousov, L., & Zolotarev, A. (2014). The Olympic movement and new media. Moscow: Russian International Olympic University

This book is devoted to the trends in the development of digital media and their impact on coverage of the Olympic Games and the promotion of Olympic values. The research for the book was carried out through content collection and analysis of social... Read More about The Olympic movement and new media.

Natural gas engineering and safety challenges : downstream process, analysis, utilization and safety (2014)
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Nasr, G., & Connor, N. (2014). Natural gas engineering and safety challenges : downstream process, analysis, utilization and safety. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08948-5

Provides a critical and extensive compilation of the downstream processes of natural gas that involve the principle of gas processing , transmission and distribution, gas flow and network analysis, instrumentation and measurement systems and its util... Read More about Natural gas engineering and safety challenges : downstream process, analysis, utilization and safety.

Informal urban agriculture : the secret lives of guerrilla gardeners (2014)
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Hardman, M., & Larkham, P. (2014). Informal urban agriculture : the secret lives of guerrilla gardeners. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09534-9

The book explores how unused and under-used urban spaces – from grass verges, roundabouts, green spaces – have been made more visually interesting, and more productive, by informal (and usually illegal) groups known as “guerrilla gardeners”. The boo... Read More about Informal urban agriculture : the secret lives of guerrilla gardeners.

Media production, delivery and interaction for platform independent systems : format-agnostic media (2013)
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(2014). O. Schreer, J. Macq, O. Niamut, J. Ruiz-Hidalgo, B. Shirley, G. Thallinger, & G. Thomas (Eds.), Media production, delivery and interaction for platform independent systems : format-agnostic media. Hoboken: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118706350

The underlying audio and video processing technology that is discussed in the book relates to areas such as 3D object extraction, audio event detection; 3D sound rendering and face detection, gesture analysis and tracking using video and depth inform... Read More about Media production, delivery and interaction for platform independent systems : format-agnostic media.

Facilities management : The dynamics of excellence (third edition) (2013)
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Barrett, P., & Finch, E. (2013). Facilities management : The dynamics of excellence (third edition). Wiley-Blackwell

Facilities management continues to expand and develop in terms of the volume and diversity of commercial activity, with a significant influence upon organisational success and goal achievement. The two previous editions of Facilities Management ha... Read More about Facilities management : The dynamics of excellence (third edition).

Natural language processing and information systems : 18th international conference on applications of natural language to information systems, NLDB 2013, Salford, UK, June 2013; Proceedings (2013)
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(2013). E. Métais, F. Meziane, M. Saraee, & S. Vadera (Eds.), Natural language processing and information systems : 18th international conference on applications of natural language to information systems, NLDB 2013, Salford, UK, June 2013; Proceedings. Springer

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, held in Salford, UK, in June 2013. The 21 long papers, 15 short papers and 17 poster papers presented... Read More about Natural language processing and information systems : 18th international conference on applications of natural language to information systems, NLDB 2013, Salford, UK, June 2013; Proceedings.

Timperley old hall: Rediscovering a moated site (2013)
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Nevell, M., North, P., & Pierce, D. (2013). Timperley old hall: Rediscovering a moated site. Salford: Centre for Applied Archaeology

Timperley Old Hall moat is one of the oldest inhabited places in Trafford, Greater Manchester. Stone tools indicate prehistoric activity in the Neolithic and early Bronze Ages. The site was re-used again, briefly, in the mid-Saxon period. From the 13... Read More about Timperley old hall: Rediscovering a moated site.