1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000021258

Autore

Trevor-Roper, Hugh

Titolo

Il Rinascimento / Trevor-Roper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma ; Bari : Laterza, 1987

ISBN

88-420-2917-3

Descrizione fisica

VII, 311 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Quadrante ; 5

Disciplina

940.21

Soggetti

Rinascimento - Europa - Storia - Sec. 16.-17

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Tit. orig.: Renaissance essays

Trad. di Maria Luisa Bassi



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452899103321

Titolo

Ice sheets [[electronic resource] ] : dynamics, formation and environmental concerns / / Jonas Muller and Luka Koch, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, NY, : Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., c2012

ISBN

1-61942-373-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Earth sciences in the 21st century

Altri autori (Persone)

MüllerJonas Adrian <1968->

KochLuka

Disciplina

511.31

Soggetti

Ice sheets

Glaciers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""ICE SHEETS: DYNAMICS, FORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS""; ""ICE SHEETS: DYNAMICS, FORMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: ICE SHEET DYNAMICS: OCEANS TRAPPED ON LAND""; ""NORTHERN HEMISPHERE""; ""SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: STRATIGRAPHY, PALEOENVIRONMENTSAND PROVENANCE OF LATE PLEISTOCENEGLACIAL SEDIMENTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERNGREAT LAKES REGION:IMPLICATIONSFOR ICE SHEET DYNAMICS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STUDY AREA AND GEOLOGIC SETTING""

""MATERIALS AND METHODS""""STRATIGRAPHY""; ""LITHOFACIES ANALYSIS""; ""PROVENANCE ANALYSIS""; ""INTERPRETATION""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION TO ANTARCTICGLACIOLOGY: A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1950 - 1960""; ""1960 - 1970""; ""1970 - 1980""; ""1980 - 1990""; ""1990 - 2000""; ""2000 - 2010""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Chapter 4: GREENLAND ICE SHEET DYNAMICS AND GLACIALEARTHQUAKE ACTIVITIES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CRYOSEISMIC SIGNALS IN POLAR REGION""

""ICE SHEET DYNAMICS IN GREENLAND""""GLACIAL EARTHQUAKES"";



""STATISTICS ON SEISMICITY""; ""ICE SHEET MONITORING NETWORK""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: MODELING THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHEETAND ICE SHELVES: ASSESSING THE EFFECTSOF UNCERTAINTY ON THE MODELPARAMETERS BY SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Model""; ""2.1. Basic equations for the ice sheet""; ""2.2. Basic equations for the ice shelf""; ""2.3. Boundary conditions""; ""2.4. Numerical model""; ""2.5. Input data of the model""; ""2.6. Output of the model""

""3. The Sensitivity Analysis""""3.1. Definition of sensitivity indices""; ""3.2. Control variables and model outcomes""; ""4. Results""; ""4.1. Results of the model""; ""4.2. Results of the sensitivity analysis""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: IMPLICATIONS OF COMPLEX GLACIALDEPOSITS FOR TILL GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION:EXAMPLES FROM THE CENTRALFENNOSCANDIAN ICE SHEET""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GEOLOGICAL SETTINGS""; ""METHODS IN SURFICIAL GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION""; ""GLACIGENIC DEPOSITION""; ""TILL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEAVYMINERALS IN EXPLORATION""

""CONCLUSION""""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 7: THE FORMER TIBETAN ICE SHEET""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. THE PLANETARY AND HYPSOMETRIC CHANGE OF FORMS IN ITSIMPORTANCE FOR THE GLOBAL GLACIER DISTRIBUTION""; ""2. THE INTERFERENCE OF SNOWLINE AND RELIEF""; ""3. THE ENERGETIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ICE COVERS IN HIGHAND LOW LATITUDES""; ""4. THE THEORETICAL FRAME-CONDITIONS OF A COVERING INLANDICE (ICE SHEET) ON THE TIBETAN HIGH PLATEAU""; ""5. QUATERNARY-GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL FIELDANDSEDIMENTOLOGICAL LABORATORY FINDINGS IN THE TIBETANHIGH PLATEAU AND ITS FRINGING MOUNTAINS""

""6. THE LACK OF GLACIAL END MORAINES ON THETIBETAN PLATEAU""



3.

Record Nr.

UNICASFER0162740

Titolo

2: Vers 6805-12926

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : E. Champion, 1933

Descrizione fisica

221 p. ; 19 cm

Collana

Les classiques français du Moyen Age ; 75

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese (ca. 842-1400)

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

4.

Record Nr.

UNISA996213965303316

Autore

Langford D. A

Titolo

Strategic management in construction [[electronic resource] /] / David Langford & Steven Male

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001

ISBN

1-281-31829-9

9786611318291

0-470-69029-1

0-470-68004-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaleSteven

Disciplina

624/.068

Soggetti

Construction industry - Management

Strategic planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part A - Construction and its business environment; 2 Construction - an overview of the market; Industrial building; Commercial building; The housing market; Repairs and maintenance; Making sense of the trends; 3 The strategic role of



the actors in the construction process; Thc cvolution of the construction industry in thc post World War IT era; 4 Clients, constructors and competencies; Introduction; The concepts of product and project life cycles in construction; The strategic concepts of industry and market in construction

Market structure, price determination and competition in constructionConclusion; Part B - Concepts of strategic management; 5 The firm and the strategic management process; Introduction; The strategic management process; Thc stratcgic managcmcnt process md organisational change; Thc managernent of change in construction; Strategic behaviour; Conclusion; 6 Strategic behaviour of construction firms; Introduction; Core business and core competencies in construction; Levels of strategy; Managing the diversified construction firm; Strategies at the operating core in contracting firms

Project portfolios and potential capacitySub-contracting as a production strategy within project portfolios; The management resource in construction firms as a source of competitive advantage - resolving a strategic paradox; Conclusions; 7 Strategies for international construction; Background; International business strategy; Size and structure; Reasons for internationalism; Characteristics and obstacles to internationalisation; Competitive advantage and strategy in international construction; Competitive advantage in international construction; Factor conditions; Domestic demand conditions

Related and supplier/sub-contractor indiistriesFirm strategy, structure and competitiveness; Country analysis; General overview; Strategic positioning competitive intelligence; Part C - Techniques for the strategic planner; 8 Portfolio management, Delphi techniques and scenarios; Business portfolio management; The Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix; Portfolio management and the construction industry; Delphi techniques; Scenarios; Cross impact analysis; 9 Marketing and promotional strategies in construction; Introduction; The marketing concept

Marketing orientation and relationship marketing philosophyService quality and customer satisfaction; Internal marketing; Internal customer satisfaction; Customer care; Marketing strategies - market choice and segmentation; The marketing mix in service industries; Promotional strategies; Promotional media (personal/non personal); Co-focusing on customer service - the problems to be overcome; Part D - Summary; 10 A synthesis of strategic management in construction; Introduction; Strategic management in the construction industry; Industries and markets in construction

Entry and exit barriers exist in an industry

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews the general theory of strategy, relates it to the particular circumstances of the construction industry, and shows how it can be applied in practice. It brings together ideas from economics, marketing, management, business and politics to develop strategic management for both contractors' firms and the associated professions. Substantial changes have occurred in the industry since the book was first published in 1991. This Second Edition reflects the major developments that have followed the Latham and Egan reports, and includes new chapters on international strategy and ma