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UNINA9910973896903321 |
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Titolo |
Transforming combustion research through cyberinfrastructure / / Committee on Building Cyberinfrastructure for Combustion Research |
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Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, 2011 |
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9786613135025 |
9780309215138 |
0309215137 |
9781283135023 |
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9780309163880 |
0309163889 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (115 p.) |
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Combustion - Research |
Fossil fuels |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Cyberinfrastructure""; ""3 Combustion and Cyberinfrastructure""; ""4 Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: The GRIMech Model""; ""Appendix B: CHEMKIN Chemical Kinetics Software""; ""Appendix C: Direct Numerical Simulations""; ""Appendix D: Chemical Kinetic Reaction Mechanisms""; ""Appendix E: Committee Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix F: Biographies of the Committee Members"" |
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Combustion has provided society with most of its energy needs for millennia, from igniting the fires of cave dwellers to propelling the rockets that traveled to the Moon. Even in the face of climate change and the increasing availability of alternative energy sources, fossil fuels will continue to be used for many decades. However, they will likely become more expensive, and pressure to minimize undesired combustion by-products (pollutants) will likely increase. The trends in the continued use of fossil fuels and likely use of alternative |
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combustion fuels call for more rapid development of improved combustion systems. In January 2009, the Multi-Agency Coordinating Committee on Combustion Research (MACCCR) requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct a study of the structure and use of a cyberinfrastructure (CI) for combustion research. |
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UNINA9910973976803321 |
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Regional planning in America : practice and prospect / / edited by Ethan Seltzer and Armando Carbonell |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, c2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (298 p.) |
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SeltzerEthan |
CarbonellArmando <1951-> |
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Regional planning - United States |
Sustainable development - United States |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Planning regions / Ethan Seltzer and Armando Carbonell -- Plan with nature : the legacy of Ian McHarg / Frederick Steiner -- A region of one's own / Kathryn A. Foster -- Planning for equity, fighting for justice : planners, organizers, and the struggle for metropolitan inclusion / Manuel Pastor and Chris Benner -- Regional planning on the frontier / Deborah E. Popper and Frank J. Popper -- Green regions, green regionalism / Timothy Beatley -- Regional planning for sustainability and hegemony of metropolitan regionalism / Gerrit Knaap and Rebecca Lewis -- Engaging the public and communicating successfully in regional planning / John Fregonese and C. J. Gabbe -- Moving forward : the promise of megaregions and high-speed rail / Robert D. Yaro -- Regional practice, regional prospect / Ethan Seltzer and Armando Carbonell. |
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We live in regions--territories defined primarily by function and only rarely by jurisdiction. The places where we work, live, shop, recreate, |
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and socialize constitute a territory that seldom corresponds to a single town or city. Regional planning is concerned less with the exercise of jurisdiction and more with the search for new forms of habitation based on a clear commitment to advancing sustainability. The state of our world and the realities of contemporary daily life make the case for robust regional planning. With regional planning practice in the United States settling into a new century, challenges communities and institutions face require boundary-crossing collaboration.For future sustainability, regional planning in America will need to make "region ethic" a tool for planners, communities and institutions to address issues affecting their shared geographic territories. The primary objective for future planners will be to first, define the region by analyzing the common set of physical attributes and economic concerns. Then organize the region, as specialized community organizers acting through many levels of governance to affect sustainable development of mega-regions.The contributors suggest that planners in the twenty-first century will need to understand local issues in a regional and global context. They must be adept at defining planning regions based on functional planning problems; capable of reaching across boundaries to assess, identify, and act on common cause; and able to navigate the currents of power to create the lasting relationships and institutions needed to implement plans. Regional planning practices can address challenges urban and rural communities face achieving sustainability through green regionalism.The editors call for a "region ethic" that will advance the sustainability of the regions on which our existence will depend. The region ethic is a call to recognize the central interdependencies that make our inhabitation of cities and landscapes possible. This book seeks to assist a new generation of practitioners in understanding the roots, underpinnings, and applications of regional planning in America today, and the prospects for its practice in the future. |
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UNINA9910970524003321 |
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Titolo |
Situational judgment tests : theory, measurement, and application / / edited by Jeff A. Weekley, Robert E. Ployhart |
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Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, , 2006 |
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1-134-81249-3 |
0-203-77487-6 |
1-134-81242-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (408 p.) |
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Collana |
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SIOP organizational frontiers series |
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PloyhartRobert E. <1970-> |
WeekleyJeff A |
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Ability - Testing |
Prediction of occupational success |
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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 indexes. |
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1. Theory -- 2. Measurement -- 3. Application. |
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Situational Judgment Tests advances the science and practice of SJTs by promoting a theoretical framework, providing an understanding of best practices, and establishing a research agenda for years to come. Currently, there is no other source that provides such a comprehensive treatment of situational judgment testing.Key features of this book include:chapters rich with theoretical insights and future research possibilities;numerous implications for improving the practical applications of SJTs, which include not only SJT development and scoring, but also |
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