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UNINA9910782157503321 |
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Autore |
Ramcharan B. G |
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Preventive diplomacy at the UN [[electronic resource] /] / Bertrand G. Ramcharan ; foreword by Leon Gordenker |
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Bloomington, Ind., : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
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1-281-72646-X |
9786611726461 |
0-253-00016-5 |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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United Nations intellectual history project (Series) ; ; 10 |
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Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes |
Pacific settlement of international disputes |
Conflict management |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Series editors' foreword / by Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss -- Foreword / by Leon Gordenker -- Preface and acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Secretaries-General on preventive diplomacy -- Introduction -- Preventive diplomacy in the concert of Europe, the Hague Peace Conferences, the League of Nations, and the UN Charter -- UN policies and doctrines of preventive diplomacy -- The practice of preventive diplomacy by the Security Council -- The practice of preventive diplomacy by the Secretaries-General -- Preventive diplomacy during the Cuban missile crisis -- The practice of preventive diplomacy by representatives of the Secretary-General and UN subregional offices -- The preventive role of UN peacekeepers and observers -- Preventive diplomacy in the economic, social, human rights, and humanitarian fields -- Preventive diplomacy in an age of genocide, terrorism, and nontraditional threats to security -- Cooperative preventive diplomacy with regional and subregional organizations -- Conclusion: some thoughts for the future -- Notes -- Index. |
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UNICAMPANIAVAN00071984 |
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Autore |
Bertini, Ivano |
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Biological inorganic chemistry : structure and reactivity / Ivano Bertini ... [et al.] |
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Sausalito, : University Science, c2007 |
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XXV, 739 p., 24 p. di tav. : ill. ; 27 cm |
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UNINA9910877294703321 |
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Titolo |
Virtual futures for design, construction & procurement / / edited by Peter Brandon, Tuba Kocaturk ; foreword by William J. Mitchell |
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Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
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9786612259395 |
9786612003462 |
9781282003460 |
1282003461 |
9781282259393 |
1282259393 |
9781444302349 |
1444302345 |
9781444302356 |
1444302353 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p.) |
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BrandonP. S (Peter S.) |
KocaturkTuba |
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Building - Data processing |
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"Thinklab; RICS Foundation." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Note on editors; List of contributors; Note on Think Lab; Acknowledgements; Foreword - Virtual worlds, virtual prototypes, and design; Introduction - Virtually there. . . ?; PART 1 DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES; 1 Emerging paradigms and models in digital design - Performance-based architectural design; 2 Algorithmic design optimization; 3 VR or PR: Virtual or physical reality?; 4 Digital affordances: Emerging knowledge and cognition in design; PART 2 CHALLENGES FOR IMPLEMENTATION: FROM VIRTUAL THROUGH TO CONSTRUCTION |
5 One Island East, Hong Kong: A case study in construction virtual prototyping6 The virtual building: A designer's perspective; PART 3 CHALLENGES FOR VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION; 7 Planning and scheduling in a virtual prototyping environment; 8 Reshaping the life cycle process with virtual design and construction methods; 9 Virtual prototyping from need to pre-construction; 10 The need for creativity enhancing design tools; PART 4 CHALLENGES FOR INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MODELLING; 11 Context-aware virtual prototyping; 12 nD modelling, present and future |
13 Interoperable knowledge: Achievements and future challenges14 Knowledge management systems in the future; PART 5 OTHER CHALLENGES: AGENT TECHNOLOGIES, SECURITY, REGULATIONS AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL; 15 Future agent-driven virtual prototyping environments in construction; 16 The nature of virtuality and the need for enhanced security in the virtual world; 17 The future of virtual construction and regulation checking; 18 Virtual prototyping of financial flows as a form of management control; PART 6 VISIONS, ROADMAPS AND FUTURE SCENARIOS |
19 VR - Roadmap: A vision for 2030 in the built environment20 Future collaborative workspaces for the construction industry; 21 The future organization: Sustainable competitiveness through virtual prototyping; Index |
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This book brings together some of the best practitioners and thinkers from around the world to discuss the likely future of information and communication technologies for the construction industry.It addresses a range of innovative developments, state of the art applications, research work and theoretical arguments with regard to the use of virtual technologies in design, construction and procurement. From a future oriented perspective, the book presents what can be expected from the next generation of these technologies. |
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