Freshwater is a finite resource as essential to agriculture and industry as it is to basic human existence. Water quality monitoring is a fundamental tool in the management of freshwater resources, and this book comprehensively explores the entire monitoring operation. This essential work: highlights ... more »

This book is written for all construction professionals concerned with getting the best value solution for their profiled sheet clad buildings. Published in association with the National Federation of Roofing Contractors. more »

The aim of this book is to encourage students to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of soil mechanics. It builds a robust and adaptable framework of ideas to support and accommodate the more complex problems and analytical procedures that confront the practising geotechnical engineer. Soil ... more »

The Channel Tunnel is a huge construction project, employing over 14,000 people at peak, and costing over $11 billion of private money. It has succeeded in spite of great financial, political and techncial difficulties, and a fundamentally flawed contract. This book tells the story of the project, based ... more »

Retaining the successful format of the first edition and building on its solid grounding in the principles of renewable energy resources, this second edition has been revised in line with the latest advances in the field to include new technologies and an assessment of their impact. Considering each ... more »

Everything you should know about going wireless A valuable reality check for the many claims about wireless, Wireless Data For The Enterprise sorts out myth from fact, truth from exaggeration. This guide by George Faigen, Boris Fridman, and Arielle Emmett shows you how your enterprise can extend its ... more »

Structures: From Theory to Practice provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis and design of structures. Aspects of structural behaviour, good design practice and effective computational techniques are used to illustrate the importance of the fundamental theoretical concepts presented. The ... more »

... wireless)--he thoroughly examines the technologies, protocols, and business models on this next giant happening in the world of video and telecom. * Internet protocols for delivering streaming media * Audio and video compression schemes * Covers MPEG-4 and MPEG-7 * Discusses digital rights management ... more »

The number of books on Business-Society Management, Business Ethics and Corporate Communication has seen an exponential growth, but most do not treat the issues, strategies and societal interaction in a homogenous manner. At last, here is a book that does just that. International Business-Society Management ... more »

... triumphs (co-author Christian Lindholm was featured in the August 2002 issue of Business 2.0 magazine)this one-of-a-kind reference vividly delivers: * The complete design process, from concept creation to product testing * The future of small interfaces * Usability engineering in practice in the mobile ... more »