This code of practice is intended to raise awareness of the hazards and risks associated with agriculture and promote their effective management and control; to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases and improve the working environment in practice; to encourage governments, employers,...

This book will help you apply ISO/IEC 19770 to your business and enjoy the rewards it offers. David Wright calls on his vast experience to explain how the Standard applies to the whole of the software life cycle, not just the software asset management aspects. His informative guide gives...

Delayed completion affects IT, process plant, oil and gas, civil engineering, shipbuilding and marine work contracts. In fact it affects all industries in all countries and the bigger the project, the more damage delayed completion causes to costs, to reputation and sometimes, even to the...

Nowadays most consumers are aware of the European dimensions of their electricity supply. But what ideas lie behind this European network? In constructing electricity networks, Europe performed a Janus-faced function. On the one hand, a European network would bolster economic growth and peace....

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The NIOSH Construction Research Program -- 3 Evaluation of the Relevance and Impact of the NIOSH Construction Research Program -- 4 Future Research and...

FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I INTRODUCTION -- Innovation Policies for the 21st Century -- II PROCEEDINGS -- Welcome Remarks -- Opening Remarks -- Panel I: An Overview of the Global Challenge -- Panel II: New National Models -- Luncheon Address in the Great Hall -- Panel III: New Models...

Achieving sustainable transport requires more than 'optimal' management of congestion and the effects on public health and the environment. This book is organized into three sections, each discussing a major set of challenges to the transition to a sustainable transport system.

Jim MacNeill was the principal author of "Our Common Future". This book builds on that report to demonstrate the relationship between the global environment, the world's economy, and the international order.

This revealing study shows how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in communities around the Mediterranean can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Includes a wealth of original interview material and data from field...