Infrastructure category: 179 books
The Towers of New Capital
Mega Townships in India
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Based on the study of a number of large mega township projects under development on the urban fringes of Delhi and Ahmedabad, The Towers of New Capital is an enquiry into how these 'global fixes' are leading to territorial reorganization. What are the social and economic impacts of large mega projects?...
The Rural Connectivity Investment Program
Connecting People, Transforming Lives—India Gender Equality Results Case Study
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
This publication presents stories that showcase how improved connectivity has transformed lives---especially of women and girls---in rural communities of India. It presents the contributions of the Asian Development Bank's Rural Connectivity Investment Program (RCIP) in five states: Assam, Chhattisgarh,...
Rebuilding Construction (Routledge Revivals)
Economic Change in the British Construction Industry
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
First published in 1988, this book analyses the changes that took place in the economic organisation of the British construction industry throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, in particular considering its social and economic structure and examining the causes of its poor industrial record. Michael...
by Constantine Samaras, Henry H. Willis
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Department of Defense (DoD) installations rely on the commercial electricity grid for 99 percent of their electricity needs, but the U.S. electricity grid is vulnerable to disruption from natural hazards and actor-induced outages, such as physical or cyber attacks. Using portfolio analysis methods for...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Cross-disciplinary and critical in its approach, The SAGE Handbook of Housing Studies is an elucidating look at the key issues within the field. It covers the study of housing retrospectively, but also analyses the future directions of research and theory, demonstrating how it can contribute to wider...
Construction Management
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Construction Management: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive textbook for budding construction managers. The range of coverage makes the book essential reading for students studying management courses in all construction related disciplines and ideal reading for those with non-cognate degrees...
Critical Materials
Present Danger to U.S. Manufacturing
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
A high percentage of many raw and semi-finished materials critical to U.S. manufacturing are imported. China is the controlling producer of 11 of these materials and has instituted export restrictions that have led to two-tier pricing, creating pressure to move manufacturing to China. This report suggests...
Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces
An Assessment of Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by characterizing...
Die Start-up-Illusion
Wie die Internet-Ökonomie unseren Sozialstaat ruiniert
Language: German
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Wenige Gewinner – viele Verlierer: die Wahrheit über das Jobwunder Internet: Die Internet-Ökonomie verspricht den Konsumenten Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit. Doch was bedeutet es für die Arbeitnehmer, wenn Algorithmen Arbeitskräfte ersetzen und Start-ups ihre Arbeitnehmer projektbezogen beschäftigen?...
Die deutschen Seehaefen im Fokus ueberregionaler Entwicklungspolitik
Eine Folgenabschaetzung zum Nationalen Hafenkonzept
Language: German
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Hafenpolitik ist Ländersache – dieser traditionelle Grundsatz wird zunehmend durch eine überregionalen Zielen verpflichtete Hafenplanung ersetzt. Das Buch dokumentiert, dass sich das über Jahrzehnte bewährte System der Hafenentwicklungsplanung in Deutschland im Umbruch befindet und dass der...
Das gespaltene Land
Wie Ungleichheit unsere Gesellschaft zerstört – und was die Politik ändern muss
Language: German
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Deutschland driftet auseinander und die Kluft zwischen Reichtum und Armut wird größer: Gerade einmal 40.000 Super-Reichen gehört fast ein Fünftel des gesamten Volksvermögens. Vierzig Millionen Menschen dagegen besitzen fast nichts – oder nur Schulden. Arme sterben sogar 10 bis 20 Jahre vor...
by Sebastian A. Tideman
Language: German
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Language: German
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Diese Studie verknüpft die Kapitalanlageentscheidungen privater Haushalte im internationalen Rahmen mit der Konvergenz von Rechnungslegungssystemen. Hierzu betrachtet der Autor zunächst die Investitionsentscheidungen privater Investoren aus einer mikroökonomischen Perspektive, um darauf aufbauend...
Blockchain Technology for Avoiding $1.77 Billion Scams in Public Banks
Blockchain in Banking
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Summary
BLOCKCHAIN Technology is being predicted to disrupt various sectors. Blockchain is the technology which helps in transfer of Bitcoin digitally. It uses cryptography to control its creation and management. Originally it was designed for digital currency Bitcoin also called digital gold....
El mapa del flujo de valor
Los secretos de la herramienta clave del Lean Manufacturing
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para entender y aplicar el mapa del flujo de valor, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Realizar un completo análisis de los procesos de su empresa para describir...