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UNINA9910830395203321 |
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Autore |
Spier Fred <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Big history and the future of humanity [[electronic resource] /] / Fred Spier |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
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1-4443-9587-4 |
1-282-48266-1 |
9786612482663 |
1-4443-2349-0 |
1-4443-2350-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Civilization - Philosophy |
History - Philosophy |
World history - Philosophy |
Human evolution |
Human ecology |
Biocomplexity |
Complexity (Philosophy) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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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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BIG HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIG HISTORY; 2: GENERAL APPROACH; 3: COSMIC EVOLUTION: The Emergence of Simple Forms of Complexity; 4: OUR COSMIC NEIGHBORHOOD: The Emergence of Greater Complexity; 5: LIFE ON EARTH: The Widening Range of Complexity; 6: EARLY HUMAN HISTORY: The Emergence of the Greatest Known Complexity; 7: RECENT HUMAN HISTORY: The Development of the Greatest Known Complexity; 8: FACING THE FUTURE; Appendix: A SHORT TIME LINE OF BIG HISTORY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Big History and the Future of Humanity presents an original theoretical approach that makes "big history" - the placing of the human past |
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within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe -- accessible to general readers while revealing insights into what the future may hold for humanity. Provides an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history that places human history within the history of life, the Earth, and the Universe Features an |
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UNINA9910347049903321 |
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Autore |
Kirchbach Kim |
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Anwendung von Lean-Prinzipien im Erdbau - Entwicklung eines Baustellenleitstands auf Basis von Virtual Reality |
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KIT Scientific Publishing, 2014 |
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1 online resource (XX, 314 p. p.) |
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Karlsruher Reihe Technologie und Management im Baubetrieb / Institut für Technologie und Management im Baubetrieb, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) |
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History of engineering and technology |
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This dissertation deals with the development of a Virtual Reality-based construction site control centre for earth work in consideration of lean management principles. Beside the enhanced availability of information and increased transparency in presentation, a raise in the performance on-site by the use of a digital Kanban system could be proved. |
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