Agribusiness and primary industries

Our post-industrialised global economy has achieved spectacular success and pushed back poverty to an extent previously thought impossible.

Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories brings together the papers presented at the Sixth International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH, Brussels, Belgium, 9-13 July 2018).

Foodborne illness is a big problem.

Energy Efficiency Applications in Buildings presents an investigation into the energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of existing building stock in the UK.

Offering the fundamental information for successful piping and pipeline engineering, this book pairs real-world practice with the underlying technical principles in materials, design, construction, inspection, testing, and maintenance.

Few nations rely upon the ocean as much as Japan for livelihood, culture and transport.

Airport development is critical to economic growth and poverty reduction.

Modeling and Computation in Engineering II (CMCE 2013, Hong Kong, 22-23 June 2013) includes 50 contributions on modeling and simulation technology, which were presented at the 2nd SREE Conference on Modeling and Computation in Engineering (CMCE 2013) and the 3rd SREE Workshop on Applied Mechanics and Civil Engineering (AMCE 2013), both held in Hong

The complexity of specifications and the number of materials options available today for concrete production mean that the traditional procedure of making trial mixes is now unnecessary, expensive and time consuming.

It is a major problem for less developed countries to make their primary sectors sufficiently profitable in order to be able to build up their manufacturing and service sectors.

Aquaculture Landscapes explores the landscape architecture of farms, reefs, parks, and cities that are designed to entwine the lives of fish and humans.

The primary aim of this edited volume is to document the current theories, best practices, and technological advancements in the move towards a Smart Built Environment (SBE).

The Brown trout displays widely divergent life history strategies involving, variously, usage of streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries and the sea.

This book examines global environmental governance and how legal, institutional, and conceptual reform can facilitate a transformation to a new 'natural-systems' form of agriculture.

AI, Edge, and IoT Smart Agriculture integrates applications of IoT, edge computing, and data analytics for sustainable agricultural development and introduces Edge of Thing-based data analytics and IoT for predictability of crop, soil, and plant disease occurrence for improved sustainability and increased profitability.

Since the 1980s in Europe high-speed rail has emerged rapidly as a means of transportation, and in the upcoming years many more tunnel, bridge and other infrastructure projects will be developed across the continent.

External Works Roads and Drainage: A Practical Guide bridges the gap between theory and practice in building, construction and civil engineering, providing practical guidance, and the knowledge required 'on the job'.

In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion of the growing of crops for use in bioenergy production rather than for food.

Describe un mundo donde las papas a la francesa que usted come están registradas como un pesticida.

This book forms the Proceedings of an RILEM workshop in Barcelona in November 1994.

Successful cost management and value engineering in construction is based on accurate and early estimations of cost, and this book is the quickest route to creating a cost plan from scratch.

Surface and Underground Excavations - Methods, Techniques and Equipment (2nd edition) covers the latest technologies and developments in the excavation arena at any locale: surface or underground.

Comprehensive exploration of how land use interacts with the atmosphere and carbon cycle, for advanced students, researchers and policy makers.

Cotton Trading Manual (CTM) is the first work to provide a comprehensive reference source to the conduct of the complex international cotton market.

Tools to Safeguard New Buildings and Assess Existing OnesNonlinear analysis methods such as static pushover are globally considered a reliable tool for seismic and structural assessment.

st t At the dawn of the 21 century, the impact of human beings on the environment continues to provide cause for concern.

This edition of "e;Ice Cream"e; is a full revision of previous editions and includes an updating of the areas that have been affected by changes and new technolo- gy.

Plant Biotechnology comprehensively covers different aspects of the subject based on the latest outcomes of this field.

A practical reference for geoscientists and engineers in the petroleum and geothermal industries.

This book explores the interrelations between food, technology and knowledge-sharing practices in producing digital food cultures.

This book comprehensively examines the development of Brazilian agriculture by focusing on the crops which evolved from national products to international commodities on a massive scale.

Training and Promotion in Nationalised Industry (1951) is the results of a study made into the personnel department and into certain aspects of personnel policy in the nationalised coal, electricity, gas, transport and airways industries in postwar Britain.

This book examines why and how colonial fishermen and fish merchants mobilized for the American Revolution, underscoring the pivotal maritime efforts that secured American independence.

Food security is a pressing concern in the Caribbean.

An overview of ecosystem-based management of fisheries, with contributions from some of the world''s leading fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists.

Recurring and worsening flood incidence around the world has necessitated the understanding and strengthening of community-based flood risk management from an international perspective.

This book provides an in-depth overview of marine greens and their environmental and biotechnological applications.

Gewirth's theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy.

As a consequence of the Grenfell Tower fire, a building safety revolution is underway for construction and property professionals.

This book looks at current knowledge on management of pastures and rangelands for sheep production, of problems, of practical solutions where possible, and of priority areas for research.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to matrix methods of structural analysis, framed within a discrete modeling approach that is well-suited for digital computation.

The application of fracture mechanics to cementitious materials allows the investigation of many important factors relating to the durability of these materials.

This general treatise on precast concrete reflects Maurice Levitt's extensive experience in the construction industry and as a researcher and consultant.

Hedges and field margins are important wildlife habitats and deliver a range of ecosystem services, and their value is increasingly recognised by ecologists.

The construction enterprise is being transformed by visual modelling.

Incorporating Sustainable Practice in Mechanics of Structures and Materials is a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the 21st Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM21, Victoria, University, Melbourne, Australia, 7th , 10th of December 2010).

Building Systems in Interior Design takes an entirely new approach to teaching this essential topic for Architects, Designers and Building Engineers.

This book explores the most important aspects of the biology, ecology and management of what is one of the world's worst weeds.