The art of insight in science and engineering : mastering complexity / / Sanjoy Mahajan
| The art of insight in science and engineering : mastering complexity / / Sanjoy Mahajan |
| Autore | Mahajan Sanjoy <1969-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501/.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Statistical physics
Estimation theory Hypothesis Problem solving |
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES/General
ENGINEERING/General MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS/General SCIENCE / Applied Sciences TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General) MATHEMATICS / Applied |
| ISBN |
0-262-32524-1
0-262-32523-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910260595203321 |
Mahajan Sanjoy <1969->
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] | ||
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A case for climate engineering / / David Keith
| A case for climate engineering / / David Keith |
| Autore | Keith David W. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Disciplina | 551.68 |
| Collana | A Boston review book |
| Soggetto topico |
Climate change mitigation
Global warming - Prevention Environmental engineering Sulfuric acid - Environmental aspects Environmental geotechnology Environmental policy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/General
ENGINEERING/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-31779-6
0-262-31778-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Engineering the world's sunshine -- Climate risk -- Science -- Technology and design -- Ethics and politics -- Prospect. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790527303321 |
Keith David W.
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| Cambridge, Mass. : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] | ||
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Design structure matrix methods and applications / / Steven D. Eppinger and Tyson R. Browning
| Design structure matrix methods and applications / / Steven D. Eppinger and Tyson R. Browning |
| Autore | Eppinger Steven D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 334 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 670.42/7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrowningTyson R. <1971-> |
| Collana | Engineering systems |
| Soggetto topico |
Product design
Systems engineering Flexible manufacturing systems |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Expert systems
Management Management skills & techniques ENGINEERING/General ENGINEERING/Systems Science & Engineering |
| ISBN |
1-62870-911-1
1-280-67836-4 9786613655295 0-262-30142-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction to design structure matrix methods -- Product architecture DSM models -- Product architecture DSM examples -- Organization architecture DSM models -- Organization architecture DSM examples -- Process architecture DSM models -- Process architecture DSM examples -- Multi-domain architecture MDM models -- Multi-domain architecture MDM examples -- The future of DSM. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790233303321 |
Eppinger Steven D
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
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Engineering systems : meeting human needs in a complex technological world / / Olivier L. de Weck, Daniel Roos, and Christopher L. Magee ; foreword by Charles M. Vest
| Engineering systems : meeting human needs in a complex technological world / / Olivier L. de Weck, Daniel Roos, and Christopher L. Magee ; foreword by Charles M. Vest |
| Autore | De Weck Olivier L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 620 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RoosDaniel
MageeChristopher L |
| Collana | Engineering systems |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering systems
Systems engineering Engineering design - Psychological aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENGINEERING/General
ENGINEERING/Systems Science & Engineering |
| ISBN |
1-280-49933-8
9786613594563 0-262-29851-1 1-61344-589-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Why This Book?; How Our Book Is Organized; Our MIT Connection; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. From Inventions to Systems; The Genius of Invention; Inventions Begin to Be Connected; Networks and Infrastructures; Unintended Consequences; Growing Systems Interactions; From Engineering to Engineering Systems; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 2. What Is an Engineering System?; The Changing Role of the Engineer; A Definition; What Else Distinguishes an Engineering System?; Functional Types; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading
Chapter 3. (Re)Thinking about SystemsThe (Re)Visioning Perspective; Scale and Scope; Function; Structure (or Architecture); Temporality; Complex Causality; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 4. Life-Cycle Properties of Engineering Systems: The Ilities; The Importance of Not Simply " Working "; Quality; Safety; Usability/Operability; Maintainability/Reliability; An Expanding View; How the Ilities Are Related; Flexibility; Resilience; Interoperability; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 5. Modeling and Analyzing Engineering Systems; Defining the Scale and Scope of Systems Describing and Delivering FunctionalityAnalyzing the Structure of Systems; Quantifying Temporality of System Behavior; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 6. Partially Designed, Partially Evolved; Influence of Designed Artifact Scale on Engineering Design; A Large-Scale, Sociotechnical Example: The Toyota Production System; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Electrical Grid; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Boston Transport System; The Partially Designed, Partially Evolved Internet; Characteristics and Future of Large-Scale Sociotechnical Design Suggestions for Supplemental ReadingChapter 7. Engineering Systems Research and Education; A Brief History of Engineering Education; Engineering Education ' s New Phase; The Growing Impact of Engineering Systems in Academic Institutions; Much of Traditional Engineering Education Has Changed Focus; An Identity Problem Revealed; Challenges in Academia from Other Integrative Disciplines; The Future Engineering Systems Curriculum; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Chapter 8. What the Future Holds; Grand Challenges; Enablers of Success; Scenarios for the Future Where Are Engineering Systems and the (Re)Visioning Perspective Headed?What Does the Future Hold for Engineering Systems as a Discipline?; A Global System of Systems?; Suggestions for Supplemental Reading; Appendix: Engineering Systems Terms and Definitions; 1. Complexity in Engineering Systems; 2. Basic Terms Related to Engineering Systems; 3. Ilities and Related System Issues; 4. Design/Manufacturing Concepts and Approaches; 5. Risk/Uncertainty/Safety in Design/Manufacturing and Operation; 6. Management and Related Social Science Issues; 7. General Concepts and Approaches Related to Systems 8. System Theories |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788431503321 |
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Engineers for change : competing visions of technology in 1960s America / / Matthew Wisnioski
| Engineers for change : competing visions of technology in 1960s America / / Matthew Wisnioski |
| Autore | Wisnioski Matthew H. <1978-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3097309046 |
| Collana | Engineering studies series |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects - United States
Technological forecasting - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ENGINEERING/General
HUMANITIES/History SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology |
| ISBN |
0-262-30426-0
1-283-70748-9 0-262-30518-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Engineering Studies Series; Contents; Series Foreword; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 From System Builders to Servants of The System; 3 Technics-Out-of-Control as a Theme in Engineering Thought; 4 The Crisis of Technology as a Crisis of Responsibility; 5 The System and Its Discontents; 6 Three Bridges to Creative Renewal; 7 Making Socio-Technologists; 8 Epilogue; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786362203321 |
Wisnioski Matthew H. <1978->
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Metabolism of the anthroposphere : analysis, evaluation, design / / Peter Baccini and Paul H. Brunner
| Metabolism of the anthroposphere : analysis, evaluation, design / / Peter Baccini and Paul H. Brunner |
| Autore | Baccini P |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (405 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BrunnerPaul H. <1946-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - Methodology
Urban ecology (Biology) Urbanization City planning Metabolism Environmental monitoring Environmental engineering Environmental protection - Planning |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design
ENGINEERING/General ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
1-280-49916-8
9786613594396 0-262-30132-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Metabolic Phenomena in the Anthroposphere; 3 Analysis and Assessment of Metabolic Processes; 4 Analyzing Regional Metabolism; 5 Designing Metabolic Systems; References; Glossary; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778946003321 |
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The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance / / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard ; with the participation of Serghei Floricel and the IMEC Research Group
| The strategic management of large engineering projects : shaping institutions, risks, and governance / / Roger Miller and Donald Lessard ; with the participation of Serghei Floricel and the IMEC Research Group |
| Autore | Miller Roger <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Cambridge, Mass.], : [MIT Press], ©2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LessardDonald R |
| Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Management
Construction industry - Management |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Handbooks
BUSINESS/Management ENGINEERING/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-27986-X
1-61583-104-5 1-4237-2540-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: 1 Public Goods and Private Strategies: Making Sense of Project -- Performance 19 -- Roger Miller and Donald Lessard -- 2 Transformations in Arrangements for Shaping and Delivering -- Engineering Projects 51 -- Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel -- 3 Mapping and Facing the Landscape of Risks 75 -- Donald Lessard and Roger Miller -- 4 Project Shaping as a Competitive Advantage 93 -- Roger Miller and Xavier Olleros -- 5 Strategic Systems and Templates 113 -- Serghei Floricel and Roger Miller -- 6 Building Governability into Project Structures 131 -- Roger Miller and Serghei Floricel -- 7 Transforming Institutions 151 -- Pascale Michaud and Donald Lessard -- 8 The Financing of Large Engineering Projects 165 -- Richard Brealey, Ian Cooper, and Michel Habib -- 9 Partnering Alliances for Project Design and Execution 181 -- Brian Hobbs and Bjorn Andersen -- 10 Rising to the Challenge of Evolving High-Stakes Games 197 -- Roger Miller and Donald Lessard. |
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Sustainable urban metabolism / / Paulo Ferrão and John E. Fernández
| Sustainable urban metabolism / / Paulo Ferrão and John E. Fernández |
| Autore | Ferrão Paulo <1962-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 244 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 307.1/216 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable urban development
City planning Urban ecology (Sociology) Globalization |
| Soggetto non controllato |
URBANISM/General
ENVIRONMENT/General ENGINEERING/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-31696-X
0-262-31695-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Urban metabolism: defining a field -- Industrial ecology: a metaphor for sustainable development -- Urban metabolism: resource consumption of cities -- Intellectual foundations and key insights -- Industrial ecology: a framework -- Industrial ecology: a framework of tools and practices -- Industrial ecology tools applied to urban resource management -- Sustainable urban systems -- Green urban policies and development -- Urban typologies: prospects and indicators -- Complexity and dynamics of urban systems -- Integrated approaches to sustainable urban metabolism -- Mapping and assessing urban metabolism -- Urban metabolism in practice: case studies from the developed world -- The challenge of urban metabolism in a developing context. |
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2013] | ||
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