1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996210112303316

Titolo

Quartz cementation in sandstones [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard H. Worden and Sadoon Morad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000

ISBN

9786612042355

1-4443-0423-2

1-282-04235-1

1-4443-0424-0

Descrizione fisica

ix, 342 p. : ill

Collana

Special publication number 29 of the International Association of Sedimentologists

Altri autori (Persone)

WordenRichard H

MoradSadoon

Disciplina

552/.5

Soggetti

Sandstone

Cementation (Petrology)

Quartz

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910228457403321

Titolo

Current opinion in behavioral sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Elsevier B.V., , [2015]-

©2015

ISSN

2352-1554

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Psychology

Behavioral Research

Periodicals.

Periodical

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783602703321

Autore

Cain Clive Thomas.

Titolo

Building down barriers : a guide to construction best practice / / live Thomas Cain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-43928-8

1-134-43929-6

1-138-16087-3

1-280-07129-X

0-203-39828-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Disciplina

624/.0068

Soggetti

Construction industry - Management

Construction industry - Quality control

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 (p. [130]-136) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; About the author; The six goals of construction best practice; Introduction; Seventy years of customer demand for improvement; The international demand for improvement; The three UK best practice standards and their six goals; The virtual firm; Motivating and leading radical improvement; Becoming a best practice client; Integrating the design and construction team; Ensuring the delight of the end users; Selecting the independent experts; The benefits of best practice and the risk of ignoring change; Further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With rapid changes in procurement processes and increasing pressure for improvement, cohesion and efficiency, practitioners need to be aware of industry-wide generally acknowledged best practice. The recent Latham and Egan reports in the UK have spurred further intitiatives from the demand side of the industry to speed the pace of reform. This text examines those new initiatives, clearly explaining and comparing them with each other and with similar initiatives from other countries such as the USA or Singapore, and painting a vivid picture of the future of the construction industry under the e