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Cultures of glass architecture (2006)
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Elkadi, H. (2006). Cultures of glass architecture. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate

When designing, architects are responding to and creating a relationship between identity, culture and architectural style. This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of mean... Read More about Cultures of glass architecture.

Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors (2005)
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(2005). J. Dew, & J. Boubli (Eds.), Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3833-X

In this book we undertake one of the first global-scale comparisons of the relationships between tropical plants and frugivorous animal communities, comparing sites within and across continents. In total, 12 primary contributors, including noted plan... Read More about Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors.

Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement (2005)
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(2005). M. Nevell, & N. Redhead (Eds.), Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement. Manchester, UK: University of Manchester Archaeological Unit

Mellor is an exceptional archaeological site. An Iron Age hillfort on the fringes of the Pennines in Stockport it was only discovered in 1995. Its investigation has been the result of a partnership between the Mellor Archaeological Trust and the Univ... Read More about Mellor: Living on the edge. a regional study of an iron age and Romano-British upland settlement.

Proceedings of the CIB W102 - 2005, International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management in a Global Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Construction Organizations, 19-20 May, Lisbon, Portugal (2005)
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(2005). F. Ribeiro, P. Love, C. Davidson, C. Egbu, & B. Dimitrijevic (Eds.), Proceedings of the CIB W102 - 2005, International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management in a Global Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Construction Organizations, 19-20 May, Lisbon, Portugal. CIB W102

Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment (2005)
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Brandon, P., & Lombardi, P. (2005). Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell Publishing

Sustainable development has been characterised by an emphasis on environmental issues and an ad hoc approach to structuring the subject which hinders the development of knowledge in a systematic way. The built environment contributes significantly to... Read More about Evaluating sustainable development in the built environment.

The practice of construction management : people and business performance (2004)
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Fryer, B., Egbu, C., Ellis, R., & Gorse, C. (2004). The practice of construction management : people and business performance. Wiley-Blackwell

This book offers construction managers and students a readable account of management ideas and practices, concentrating particularly on the human side of construction management. It pulls together what has been learned both from management practice a... Read More about The practice of construction management : people and business performance.