1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798726703321

Titolo

Lady Churchill's rosebud wristlet . #34

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[La Vergne] : , : Small Beer Press, , 2016

ISBN

1-61873-136-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Soggetti

American literature - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

There are no ghostly bumps in the night, no loud noises, no cheap shot surprises to knock you out your seat. Instead: stories and poetry -- so much excellent poetry! -- that knock all the dust off your edges, the pencil off your table, the crown off the monarchy.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019874703321

Autore

Furmston M. P

Titolo

Powell-Smith and Furmston's building contract casebook / / Michael Furmston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

9786613425362

9781119963882

1119963885

9781283425360

128342536X

9781119963905

1119963907

9781119963875

1119963877

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (505 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Powell-SmithVincent

Disciplina

343.41/07869

Soggetti

Construction contracts - England

Construction contracts - Wales

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

Letters of intent -- Costs of tendering -- Tenders and estimates -- Incorporation of documents -- Completion of the contract -- The contractor's obligations -- The employer's obligations -- Ownership and vesting of materials -- Acceptance and defects -- Approval and certificates -- Variations -- Damages for breach of construction contracts -- Prolongation and disruption claims -- Liquidated damages and extensions of time -- Release -- Frustration -- Illegality -- Forfeiture clauses, repudiation and determination -- Limitation -- Assignment and sub-letting -- Domestic sub-contractors -- Nominated sub-contractors -- Building contracts and the law of tort.

pt. 1. Formation of the contract -- pt. 2. Performance of the contract -- pt. 3. Discharge of the contract -- pt. 4. Sub-contracts and sub-contracting -- pt. 5. Building contracts and the law of tort.



Sommario/riassunto

The interaction between general principles and the provisions of the standard building and construction contracts is a central feature of construction law. The major part of the law is laid down in decided cases, and construction professionals should be familiar with these cases but the information is scattered throughout a large number of law reports. The fifth edition of Powell Smith and Furmston's Building Contract Casebook is designed to help construction professionals become familiar with those key cases.  It brings together a wide range of cases on the main aspects of the law of con

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910861087603321

Autore

Goel Sudha

Titolo

Advances in Solid and Hazardous Waste Management / / edited by Sudha Goel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-49144-0

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages)

Disciplina

628.4

Soggetti

Refuse and refuse disposal

Waste Management/Waste Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Solid Waste Management: An Introduction -- Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Generation and Management -- Survey of Composting Companies and Compost Samples in India -- Treatment Options for Efficient Municipal Solid Waste Management -- Crop Residue Management Techniques for North-Western India: Evaluating Alternatives to Residue Burning -- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Contamination of Soil in Informal E-waste Recycling Facilities -- Bioluminescence Inhibition Assay for Toxicity Measurement of PAHs and Heterocyclic PAHs -- Method Development for Identification and Quantification of PAHs and Heterocyclic PAHs and Their Degradation Intermediates -- A Simple Approach for Designing a Waste Collection System for Guwahati City



using Google Earth -- Fundamentals of Microbiology -- Mechanical Biological Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste -- Current Status of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Kharagpur, India and Recommendations for Sustainable Management -- Biodegradation of Plastics.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides the reader with topical applications of innovative tools for better solid and hazardous waste management. Separate sections have been compiled for both traditional and new solid waste categories with examples and case studies in all of them. Various physical, chemical and biological processes can be used for segregation and treatment of these wastes and some advanced methods are covered in this book. Advances in laboratory analytical methods, mathematical tools, remote sensing and GIS have been successfully applied to finding solutions to many problems in this field.