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Vermiculture Technology Earthworms Organic Wastes and Environmental Management

Vermiculture Technology Earthworms Organic Wastes and Environmental Management

Co-edited by international earthworm expert Clive A. Edwards Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms Organic Wastes and Environmental Management is the first international comprehensive and definitive work on how earthworms and microorganisms interact to break down organic wastes on a commercial basis. Many books cover the importance of composting for reducing the amount of organic wastes in landfills. This reference focuses on innovative vermiculture technology that turns organic waste into a value-added environmentally friendly products that can improve soil fertility and productivity on a large scale. Chronicles more than two decades of growth and changes in earthworm composting technologyBased on the work of an outstanding international cast of scientists the book explores the dramatic growth and changes in vermiculture technology since 1988 and assesses advances made in government-funded projects in the United States and United Kingdom. The contributors discuss outdoor and indoor windrows container systems wedge systems and low labor-requirement fully-automated continuous flow vermicomposting reactor systems that can process more than 1000 tons of organic wastes per reactor per annum. They also highlight the science and biology behind the use and efficacy of vermicomposting examine its importance to developing countries and detail the technology of the past present and future. Although the development of a range of vermicomposting technologies has been rapid and the spread of vermicomposting dramatic the scientific literature remains scattered throughout a range of journals newsletters and online resources. As a compilation of information designed specifically to have an extended shelf life this volume chronicles how vermiculture can be brought into full commercial and industrial development and find application in integrated waste management systems. | Vermiculture Technology Earthworms Organic Wastes and Environmental Management

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Electrical Power Generation Methods and Plants

Software Development Patterns and Antipatterns

Software Development Patterns and Antipatterns

Software development has been a troubling since it first started. There are seven chronic problems that have plagued it from the beginning: Incomplete and ambiguous user requirements that grow by >2% per month. Major cost and schedule overruns for large applications > 35% higher than planned. Low defect removal efficiency (DRE) < 85% on large systems. Cancelled projects that are not completed: > 30% above 10 000 function points. Poor quality and low reliability after the software is delivered: > 5 bugs per FP. Breach of contract litigation against software outsource vendors. Expensive maintenance and enhancement costs after delivery. These are endemic problems for software executives software engineers and software customers but they are not insurmountable. In Software Development Patterns and Antipatterns software engineering and metrics pioneer Capers Jones presents technical solutions for all seven. The solutions involve moving from harmful patterns of software development to effective patterns of software development. The first section of the book examines common software development problems that have been observed in many companies and government agencies. The data on the problems comes from consulting studies breach of contract lawsuits and the literature on major software failures. This section considers the factors involved with cost overruns schedule delays canceled projects poor quality and expensive maintenance after deployment. The second section shows patterns that lead to software success. The data comes from actual companies. The section’s first chapter on Corporate Software Risk Reduction in a Fortune 500 company was based on a major telecom company whose CEO was troubled by repeated software failures. The other chapters in this section deal with methods of achieving excellence as well as measures that can prove excellence to C-level executives and with continuing excellence through the maintenance cycle as well as for software development.

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Undernutrition and Public Policy in India Investing in the future

Head and Neck Oncology A Concise Guide

Human Factors and Aerospace Safety An International Journal: Volume 1

New Models of Inclusive Innovation for Development

Freshwater Ecosystems in Protected Areas Conservation and Management

Digital Image Processing An Algorithmic Approach with MATLAB

Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles A Sustainable Development

Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles A Sustainable Development

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change adopted on December 12 2015 is a voluntary effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reach the goals of this agreement there is a need to generate electricity without greenhouse gas emissions and to electrify transportation. An infrastructure of SPCSs can help accomplish both of these transitions. Globally expenditures associated with the generation transmission and use of electricity are more than one trillion dollars per year. Annual transportation expenditures are also more than one trillion dollars per year. Almost everyone will be impacted by these changes in transportation solar power generation and smart grid developments. The benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions will differ with location but all will be impacted. This book is about the benefits associated with adding solar panels to parking lots to generate electricity reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide shade and shelter from rain and snow. The electricity can flow into the power grid or be used to charge electric vehicles (EVs). Solar powered charging stations (SPCSs) are already in many parking lots in many countries of the world. The prices of solar panels have decreased recently and about 30% of the new U. S. electrical generating capacity in 2015 was from solar energy. More than one million EVs are in service in 2016 and there are significant benefits associated with a convenient charging infrastructure of SPCSs to support transportation with electric vehicles. Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles: A Sustainable Development aims to share information on pathways from our present situation to a world with a more sustainable transportation system with EVs SPCSs a modernized smart power grid with energy storage reduced greenhouse gas emissions and better urban air quality. Covering 200 million parking spaces with solar panels can generate about 1/4 of the electricity that was generated in 2014 in the United States. Millions of EVs with 20 to 50 kWh of battery storage can help with the transition to wind and solar power generation through owners responding to time-of-use prices. Written for all audiences high school and college teachers and students those in industry and government and those involved in community issues will benefit by learning more about the topics addressed in the book. Those working with electrical power and transportation who will be in the middle of the transition will want to learn about all of the challenges and developments that are addressed here. | Solar Powered Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles A Sustainable Development

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Alcohol Drugs and Impaired Driving Forensic Science and Law Enforcement Issues

Alcohol Drugs and Impaired Driving Forensic Science and Law Enforcement Issues

Alcohol Drugs and Impaired Driving addresses many theoretical and practical issues related to the role played by alcohol and other psychoactive drugs on driving performance road-traffic safety and public health. Several key forensic issues are involved in the enforcement of laws regulating driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs including analytical toxicology pharmacology of drug action as well as the relationships between dose taken concentration levels in the body and impairment of performance and behavior. Our knowledge of drunken driving is much more comprehensive than drugged driving so a large part of this book is devoted to alcohol impairment as well as impairment caused by use of drugs other than alcohol. For convenience the book is divided into four main sections. The first section gives some historical background about measuring alcohol in blood and breath as evidence for the prosecution of traffic offenders. The important role of the Breathalyzer instrument in traffic-law enforcement especially in Australia Canada and the USA is presented along with a biographical sketch of its inventor (Professor Robert F. Borkenstein of Indiana University) with focus on the man his work and his impact. The second section discusses several issues related to forensic blood and breath-alcohol alcohol analysis as evidence for prosecution of traffic offenders. This includes how the results should be interpreted in relation to impairment and an evaluation of common defense challenges. Because most countries have adopted concentration per se laws the main thrust of the prosecution case is the suspect’s measured blood- or breath-alcohol concentration. This legal framework necessitates that the analytical methods used are fit for purpose and are subjected to rigorous quality assurance procedures. The third section gives a broad overview of the current state of knowledge about driving under the influence of non-alcohol drugs in various countries. This includes adoption of zero-tolerance laws concentration per se statutes and clinical evidence of driver impairment based on field sobriety tests and drug recognition expert evidence. The fourth section deals with epidemiology enforcement and countermeasures aimed at reducing the threat of drunken and drugged driving. All articles have appeared previously in the international journal Forensic Science Review but all are completely updated with current data references and the latest research on developments since the articles were published. This book contains a convenient collection of the best articles covering recommendations for blood and breath testing methods public policy relating to such methods and forensic and legal implications of the enforcement of measures to counter driving under the influence. | Alcohol Drugs and Impaired Driving Forensic Science and Law Enforcement Issues

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A Global Guide to Human Resource Management Managing Across Stakeholders

A Global Guide to Human Resource Management Managing Across Stakeholders

A Global Guide to Human Resource Management is a concise HRM introductory text offering a uniquely non-region-specific approach to people management in international business organisations. The book presents an alternative to standard managerial approaches reflecting the perspectives of multiple stakeholders (workers trade unions states and governments NGOs) to critically evaluate HRM in practice and in so doing enables students to make effective decisions in their own practice wherever their careers take them. Its accessibility and concision make it well suited to short courses for non-HRM and non-business specialists. This text covers all major introductory topics for non-specialists introducing the concept and purpose of HRM through recruitment people skills designing work promoting health rewarding success and successful and ethical people management. This edition includes a new chapter on green HRM. Rich with pedagogical features the book includes five case studies per chapter to connect theory with practice. It is also supported with a range of instructor materials including online guest lectures general discussion questions a glossary an index and online documentaries that explain how to manage people. It is essential reading for students interested in Human Resources and Personnel Management Organisational Behaviour and Development and Workplace Culture. | A Global Guide to Human Resource Management Managing Across Stakeholders

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Advanced Digital Optical Communications

Advanced Digital Optical Communications

This second edition of Digital Optical Communications provides a comprehensive treatment of the modern aspects of coherent homodyne and self-coherent reception techniques using algorithms incorporated in digital signal processing (DSP) systems and DSP-based transmitters to overcome several linear and nonlinear transmission impairments and frequency mismatching between the local oscillator and the carrier as well as clock recovery and cycle slips. These modern transmission systems have emerged as the core technology for Tera-bits per second (bps) and Peta-bps optical Internet for the near future. Featuring extensive updates to all existing chapters Advanced Digital Optical Communications Second Edition: Contains new chapters on optical fiber structures and propagation optical coherent receivers DSP equalizer algorithms and high-order spectral DSP receivers Examines theoretical foundations practical case studies and MATLAB® and Simulink® models for simulation transmissions Includes new end-of-chapter practice problems and useful appendices to supplement technical information Downloadable content available with qualifying course adoption Advanced Digital Optical Communications Second Edition supplies a fundamental understanding of digital communication applications in optical communication technologies emphasizing operation principles versus heavy mathematical analysis. It is an ideal text for aspiring engineers and a valuable professional reference for those involved in optics telecommunications electronics photonics and digital signal processing.

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Routledge Handbook on American Prisons

Routledge Handbook on American Prisons

The Routledge Handbook on American Prisons is an authoritative volume that provides an overview of the state of U. S. prisons and synthesizes the research on the many facets of the prison system. The United States is exceptional in its use of incarceration as punishment. It not only has the largest prison population in the world but also the highest per-capita incarceration rate. Research and debate about mass incarceration continues to grow with mounting bipartisan agreement on the need for criminal justice reform. Divided into four sections (Prisons: Security Operations and Administration; Types of Offenders and Populations; Living and Dying in Prison; and Release Reentry and Reform) the volume explores the key issues fundamental to understanding the U. S. prison system including the characteristics of facilities; inmate risk assessment and classification prison administration and employment for-profit prisons special populations overcrowding prison health care prison violence the special circumstances of death row prisoners collateral consequences of incarceration prison programming and parole. The final section examines reform efforts and ideas and offers suggestions for future research and attention. With contributions from leading correctional scholars this book is a valuable resource for scholars with an interest in U. S. prisons and the issues surrounding them. It is structured to serve scholars and graduate students studying corrections penology institutional corrections and other related topics.

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Silicon in Plants Advances and Future Prospects

Silicon in Plants Advances and Future Prospects

In the present era rapid industrialization and urbanization has resulted in unwanted physiological chemical and biological changes in the environment that have harmful effects on crop quality and productivity. This situation is further worsened by the growing demand for food due to an ever increasing population. This forces plant scientists and agronomists to look forward for alternative strategies to enhance crop production and produce safer healthier foods. Biotic and abiotic stresses are major constraints to crop productivity and have become an important challenge to agricultural scientists and agronomists due to the fact that both stress factors considerably reduce agriculture production worldwide per year. Silicon has various effects on plant growth and development as well as crop yields. It increases photosynthetic activity creates better disease resistance reduces heavy metal toxicity improves nutrient imbalance and enhances drought tolerance. Silicon in Plants: Advances and Future Prospects presents the beneficial effects of silicon in improving productivity in plants and enhancing the capacity of plants to resist stresses from environmental factors. It compiles recent advances made worldwide in different leading laboratories concerning the role of silicon in plant biology in order to make these outcomes easily accessible to academicians researchers industrialists and students. Nineteen chapters summarize information regarding the role of silicon in plants their growth and development physiological and molecular responses and responses against the various abiotic stresses. | Silicon in Plants Advances and Future Prospects

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Multi-Core Embedded Systems

Multi-Core Embedded Systems

Details a real-world product that applies a cutting-edge multi-core architectureIncreasingly demanding modern applications—such as those used in telecommunications networking and real-time processing of audio video and multimedia streams—require multiple processors to achieve computational performance at the rate of a few giga-operations per second. This necessity for speed and manageable power consumption makes it likely that the next generation of embedded processing systems will include hundreds of cores while being increasingly programmable blending processors and configurable hardware in a power-efficient manner. Multi-Core Embedded Systems presents a variety of perspectives that elucidate the technical challenges associated with such increased integration of homogeneous (processors) and heterogeneous multiple cores. It offers an analysis that industry engineers and professionals will need to understand the physical details of both software and hardware in embedded architectures as well as their limitations and potential for future growth. Discusses the available programming models spread across different abstraction levelsThe book begins with an overview of the evolution of multiprocessor architectures for embedded applications and discusses techniques for autonomous power management of system-level parameters. It addresses the use of existing open-source (and free) tools originating from several application domains—such as traffic modeling graph theory parallel computing and network simulation. In addition the authors cover other important topics associated with multi-core embedded systems such as:Architectures and interconnectsEmbedded design methodologiesMapping of applications

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Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat

Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat

A Colour Handbook of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat was one of the first books to bring key information about skin diseases to clinicians in an easy-to-use problem-oriented format. This fully revised and updated Third Edition responds to the huge growth in knowledge about skin conditions over the last decade including the discovery of new conditions the development of new approaches to management and effective new treatment options. Chapters are organized based on symptoms each containing a decision tree giving basic and practical guidance. The clear user-friendly design provides one condition per page (or spread of pages). 13 chapters covering over 120 skin claw and ear conditions classified by their principle presenting sign. Concise systematically structured text covering definition aetiology and pathogenesis clinical features differential diagnoses diagnostic tests and management. Flow charts in each chapter to help clinicians get to the right diagnosis. Special focus on diseases affecting paediatric patients as well as chapters discussing paw ear and nasal planum diseases. Explanation of new treatments for atopic dermatitis. Over 350 superb colour photographs and diagrams mostly new for this this edition. A focus on clinical practice and the need to explain the disease to the owner. Up-to-date and fully referenced throughout. This practical book continues to provide an entirely comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of veterinary skin conditions in a format that is easily accessible for busy clinicians.

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Manual of First and Second Fixing Carpentry

Manual of First and Second Fixing Carpentry

Les Goring’s book covers all the detailed knowledge required for carrying out first fixing carpentry – such as modern and traditional roofing and fitting and fixing modern and traditional floor joists on new-build sites before plastering or drylining of walls and ceilings takes place – and second fixing carpentry – such as fitting staircases hanging doors skirting and architraves and kitchen units after dry-lined plastering has taken place and the shell of the building is watertight. In the opening chapters this work also covers reading-of-drawings' knowledge tools and fixing-devices. This new edition with over 500 coloured drawings supporting its step-by-step approach has been updated throughout to take into account current industry practices and changes in the UK’s Building Regulations. Two new chapters have also been added covering the formwork carpentry for casting in situ reinforced concrete stairs and landings and making and fixing different shelf arrangements to correct spans. The breadth of coverage and clear ‘how-to-do-it’ text makes this book an essential in-and-after-college resource for the 2000 apprentices per year taking NVQs and the 1500 students following Construction Awards within the Wood Occupations from the City & Guilds’ Construction Skills. The in-depth technical detail and practical focus makes this book an essential purchase for all aspiring woodworkers craft teachers and construction lecturers – to either read now and/or use as a future reference manual. It should also be of value to general builders and DIY enthusiasts whose carpentry knowledge might (understandably) be sketchy in certain areas. | Manual of First and Second Fixing Carpentry

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Sedimentation and Sustainable Use of Reservoirs and River Systems / Sédimentation et Utilisation Durable des Réservoirs et Systèmes Fluviaux

Sedimentation and Sustainable Use of Reservoirs and River Systems / Sédimentation et Utilisation Durable des Réservoirs et Systèmes Fluviaux

ICOLD Bulletin 147 discusses the upstream and downstream fluvial morphological impacts of reservoir sedimentation and possible mitigation measures. The current state of and possible future sediment deposition in reservoirs have been investigated globally with the aid of the ICOLD Register on Dams. The global mean reservoir sedimentation rate was found to be 0. 8 % of the original storage capacity per year. The book also investigates the impacts of dams on the ecology related to fluvial morphological changes and guidelines are proposed to mitigate the impacts on the downstream river morphology. Finally an economical model is presented which considers a life cycle approach for reservoir conservation. Ce CIGB Bulletin 147 traite des impacts morphologiques fluviaux en amont et en aval de la sédimentation des réservoirs et des mesures d'atténuation possibles. L'état actuel et l'avenir possible du dépôt de sédiments dans les réservoirs ont été étudiés à l'échelle mondiale à l'aide du registre des barrages de la CIGB. Le taux moyen mondial de sédimentation des réservoirs s'est avéré être de 0 8 % de la capacité de stockage initiale par an. Le livre étudie également les impacts des barrages sur l'écologie liés aux changements morphologiques fluviaux et des directives sont proposées pour atténuer les impacts sur la morphologie des rivières en aval. Enfin un modèle économique est présenté qui prend en compte une approche de cycle de vie pour la conservation des réservoirs. | Sedimentation and Sustainable Use of Reservoirs and River Systems / Sédimentation et Utilisation Durable des Réservoirs et Systèmes Fluviaux

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The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production

The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production

The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production presents the state of knowledge on environmental factors in root growth and development and their effect on the improvement of the yield of annual crops. This book addresses the role of roots in crop production and includes references to numerous annual crops. In addition it brings together the issues and the state-of-the-art technologies that affect root growth with comprehensive reviews to facilitate efficient sustainable economical and environmentally responsible crop production. Written for plant scientists crop scientists horticulturalists and soil scientists plant physiologists breeders environmental scientists agronomists and undergraduate and graduate students in different disciplines of agricultural science The Role of Plant Roots in Crop Production:Addresses root architecture and development dynamics to help users improve crop productivityEmphasizes crop production plant nutrition and soil chemistry relative to root growth and functionsCovers root morphology root functions nutrient and water uptake by roots root-soil interactions root-environment interactions root-microbe interactions physiology of root crops and management practices to improve root growthSupports content with experimental results and additional data is presented with picturesIncreasing food production worldwide has become a major issue in the 21st century. Stagnation in grain yield of important food crops in recent years in developed as well as developing countries has contributed to a sharp increase in food prices. Furthermore higher grain yield will be needed in the future to feed a burgeoning world population with a rising standard of living that requires more grain per capita. Technologies that enhance productivity ensure environmental safety and conserve natural resources are r

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Food and Beverage Management

Food and Beverage Management

This introductory textbook provides a thorough guide to the management of food and beverage outlets from their day-to-day running through to the wider concerns of the hospitality industry. It explores the broad range of subject areas that encompass the food and beverage market and its main sectors – fast food and casual dining hotels and quality restaurants and event industrial and welfare catering. It also looks at some of the important trends affecting the food and beverage industry covering consumers the environment and ethical concerns as well as developments in technology. New to this edition: New chapter: Classifying food and drink service operations. New international case studies throughout covering the latest industry developments within a wide range of businesses. Enhanced coverage of financial aspects including forecasting and menu pricing with respective examples of costings. New coverage of contemporary trends including events management use of technology use of social media in marketing customer management and environmental concerns such as sourcing sustainability and waste management. Updated companion website including new case studies PowerPoint slides multiple choice questions revision notes true or false questions short answer questions and new video and web links per chapter. It is illustrated in full colour and contains in-chapter activities as well as end-of-chapter summaries and revision questions to test the readers' knowledge as they progress. Written by a team of authors with many years of industry practice and teaching experience this book is the ideal guide to the subject for hospitality students and industry practitioners alike. | Food and Beverage Management

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Island Power Systems

Island Power Systems

A major concern of island power systems is frequency stability. A power system is said to be frequency stable if its generators are able to supply their loads at a frequency within acceptable limits after a disturbance. Frequency instability occurs if load-generation imbalances are not corrected in appropriate manner and time. Since island power systems are more sensitive to frequency instability than large ones due to the smaller number of generators online and the lower inertia they require a larger amount of primary reserve per generator. This book provides a worldwide overview of island power systems describing their main features and issues. Split into two parts the first part examines the technical operation and in particular frequency stability of island power systems and its technical solutions including more efficient underfrequency load-shedding schemes. The chapters explore both conventional and advanced load-shedding schemes and consider the improvement of these schemes by making them more robust and efficient. Advanced devices are modelled and analyzed to enhance frequency stability and reduce the need for load shedding. In the second part the economic operation of island power systems is explored in detail. For that purpose regulations and economic operations (centralized vs. market scheme) are reviewed by the authors. The authors discuss models for renewable energy sources and for advanced devices and systems such as demand-side management energy storage systems and electric vehicles. This book will be critical reading to all researchers and professionals in power system planning and engineering electrical/power delivery RES and control engineering. It will also be of interest to researchers in signal processing and telecommunications and renewable energy as well as power system utility providers.

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Commodity Derivatives A Guide for Future Practitioners

Commodity Derivatives A Guide for Future Practitioners

Commodity Derivatives: A Guide for Future Practitioners describes the origins and uses of these important markets. Commodities are often used as inputs in the production of other products and commodity prices are notoriously volatile. Derivatives include forwards futures options and swaps; all are types of contracts that allow buyers and sellers to establish the price at one time and exchange the commodity at another. These contracts can be used to establish a price now for a purchase or sale that will occur later or establish a price later for a purchase or sale now. This book provides detailed examples for using derivatives to manage prices by hedging using futures options and swaps. It also presents strategies for using derivatives to speculate on price levels relationships volatility and the passage of time. Finally because the relationship between a commodity price and a derivative price is not constant this book examines the impact of basis behaviour on hedging results and shows how the basis can be bought and sold like a commodity. The material in this book is based on the author’s 30-year career in commodity derivatives and is essential reading for students planning careers as commodity merchandisers traders and related industry positions. Not only does it provide them with the necessary theoretical background it also covers the practical applications that employers expect new hires to understand. Examples are coordinated across chapters using consistent prices and formats and industry terminology is used so students can become familiar with standard terms and concepts. This book is organized into 18 chapters corresponding to approximately one chapter per week for courses on the semester system. | Commodity Derivatives A Guide for Future Practitioners

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Low-Volume Road Engineering Design Construction and Maintenance

Low-Volume Road Engineering Design Construction and Maintenance

Everything that sustains us – grown mined or drilled – begins its journey to us on a low-volume road (Long). Defined as roads with traffic volumes of no more than 400 vehicles per day they have enormous impacts on economies communication and social interaction. Low-volume roads comprise at one end of the spectrum farm-to-market roads roads in developing countries northern roads roads on aboriginal lands and parklands; and at the other end of the spectrum heavy haul roads for mining oil and gas oil sands extraction and forestry. Low-Volume Road Engineering: Design Construction and Maintenance gives an international perspective to the engineering design of low-volume roads and their construction and maintenance. It is a single reference drawing from the dispersed literature. It lays out the basic principles of each topic from road location and geometric design pavement design slope stability and erosion control through construction to maintenance then refers the reader to more comprehensive treatment elsewhere. Wherever possible comparisons are made between the standard specifications and practices existing in the US Canada the UK South Africa Australia and New Zealand. Topics covered include the following: Road classification location and geometric design Pavement concepts materials and thickness design Drainage erosion and sediment control and watercrossings Slope stability Geosynthetics Road construction maintenance and maintenance management Low-Volume Road Engineering: Design Construction and Maintenance is a valuable reference for engineers planners designers and project managers in consulting firms contracting firms and NGOs. It also is an essential reference in support of university courses on transportation engineering and planning and on mining oil and gas and forestry infrastructure. | Low-Volume Road Engineering Design Construction and Maintenance

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