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Sustainable energy for a resilient future: proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (2016)
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Rodrigues, L. T. (2016). L. T. Rodrigues (Ed.), Sustainable energy for a resilient future: proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. University of Nottingham

Volume I, 898 pages, ISBN 9780853583134 Energy Technologies & Renewables Session 1: Biofuels & Biomass Session 5: Building Energy Systems Session 9: Low-carbon/ Low-energy Technologies Session 13: Biomass Systems Session 16: Solar Energy Sessi... Read More about Sustainable energy for a resilient future: proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies.

Biaxial testing for fabrics and foils: optimizing devices and procedures (2015)
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Beccarelli, P. (2015). Biaxial testing for fabrics and foils: optimizing devices and procedures. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02228-4

This book offers a well-structured, critical review of current design practice for tensioned membrane structures, including a detailed analysis of the experimental data required and critical issues relating to the lack of a set of design codes and te... Read More about Biaxial testing for fabrics and foils: optimizing devices and procedures.

Demystifying Doha: on architecture and urbanism in an emerging city (2013)
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Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2013). Demystifying Doha: on architecture and urbanism in an emerging city. RIBA

While focusing on the architectural and planning aspects of Doha's intensive urbanization, this first comprehensive examination of the city sets this within the socio-political and economic context of the wider Arabian Peninsula. It features a compre... Read More about Demystifying Doha: on architecture and urbanism in an emerging city.

Post-oil urbanism in the Gulf: new evolutions in governance and the impact on urban morphologies (2012)
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Wiedmann, F. (2012). Post-oil urbanism in the Gulf: new evolutions in governance and the impact on urban morphologies. Stuttgart: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften

Since the end of the 20th century the governments of various Gulf states have been attempting to diversify their oil-dependent economies. This has resulted in a new type of urbanism, which the author refers to as post-oil urbanism. The first model of... Read More about Post-oil urbanism in the Gulf: new evolutions in governance and the impact on urban morphologies.