10001 results for 'materi carbon'

The Manual of Biogenic House Sections explores how buildings can be designed to reduce their environmental impact. By focusing on materials that sequester carbon, use low embodied carbon, or reuse...

Get ready to build, design, and decorate your own world in this full-color Animal Crossing sticker book. With tons of awesome activities and over 800 stickers, fans of the series will love bringing...

Get ready for a world of fun and action with Super Mario: Bring on the Bad Guys!This full-color activity book is packed with over 500 stickers and action-packed activities that are perfect for gamers...

Renovating Carbon explores the complex relationship between architecture and carbon. Twelve essays present diverse perspectives on the topic, examining how buildings are transformed by architects to...

Carbon Capture: A Promising Pathway to Climate Change Mitigation Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a climate change mitigation technique that offers a direct approach to reducing CO2 emissions from...

Carbon-14 has revolutionized our understanding of the past, and its story is one of scientific discovery and innovation.In "Hot Carbon", John F. Marra explores the untold history of this...

Returning Carbon to Nature: Coal, Carbon Capture, and StorageThis comprehensive guide explains carbon capture and storage in accessible terms, making it an essential resource for policymakers and...

Carbon: A Biography by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and Sacha Loeve is a major new history that challenges our understanding of this omnipresent element. Ranging across ten million different...

Carbon is a critical challenge to our world's survival. Excessive carbon levels threaten life as we know it, with rising sea levels, droughts, and floods sounding the alarm on a future now upon us...

Material Reform: Building for a Post-Carbon FutureThis book presents a series of short essays and conversations exploring the cultures, systems, and infrastructures that shape the architectural...

The Carbon Almanac brings together hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers, and illustrators to provide a comprehensive overview of our current situation. Drawing on over 1,000 data points, this...

Geochemistry of Sedimentary Carbonates explores the fundamental chemistry of carbonate minerals and their interaction with aqueous solutions. This comprehensive volume covers modern marine carbonate...

Volume 11 of Reviews in Mineralogy provides an overview of our current understanding of carbonate minerals. Published ten years after a significant assessment of sedimentary carbonate minerals, this...

Explore the imaginative world of Mark Schultz in Carbon 5, the latest volume in his acclaimed art-book series. This collection features new drawings and paintings created over the past two years,...

The New Carbon Architecture: Building to Cool the Climate A practical guide to reducing carbon emissions in building materials and construction. Existing carbon emissions from buildings are a...

The Handbook of Carbon Accounting provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this vital tool for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions. It explores the different methods used...

The Carbon Footprint Handbook provides in-depth information on carbon footprint assessment, covering scientific elements, methodological and technological aspects, standards, industrial case studies,...

The environmental impacts of construction are significant. This primer sets out to guide architects in making responsible material choices that can help minimise these effects. With the design and...

Let's explore the material world! This interesting and informative series takes a closer look at the many materials around us. From milk bottles made of plastic to sweaters made of wool, each...

Carbon: One Atom's Odyssey tells the story of a single atom of carbon, tracing its journey from the Big Bang to the present day. This beautifully illustrated book follows the life and many molecular...

Low-Carbon Birding by Javier Caletrío is a pioneering collection that challenges the traditional approach to birdwatching in the face of climate change. By exploring ways to reduce our carbon...

Low Carbon Politics: A Cultural Approach Focusing on Low Carbon Electricity by David Toke explores how cultural factors shape policy preferences and actions in support of renewable energy and nuclear...

Franz Kline: A Closer Look at His Artistic Materials. This book offers a detailed examination of the materials and methods used by Franz Kline, a key American Abstract Expressionist artist. Despite...

Targeting Zero Embodied and Whole Life Carbon Explained by Simon Sturgis is a comprehensive guide to reducing carbon emissions in buildings. Currently, the profession's understanding of embodied and...

Fabricating Automotive Fiberglass & Carbon Fiber Parts is a comprehensive guide for working with these materials in the garage. The book covers the use of various mats and fabrics, resin mixing and...

Building Materials: A Radical Rethink of Architectural Theory. This book offers a fresh perspective on architectural practice by exploring how materials are constructed and mobilized in architecture...

Carbon Nation: Fossil Fuels in the Making of American Culture by Bob Johnson explores how fossil fuels have shaped modern American culture. From film and literary studies to ecology, politics,...

Understanding Solids: The Science of Materials by Richard J. D. Tilley provides a comprehensive introduction to the chemistry and physics of solids, making it an ideal resource for students of...

Introducing Carbon Chemistry, an engaging introduction to organic chemistry for students aged 10-15. This comprehensive guide covers essential topics such as carbon atoms, hydrocarbons, and...

A World Full of Materials: The Science of Materials by John LesleyDiscover why choosing the right material for a structure is crucial for engineers, and how everyday choices in the kitchen can be...

Build Beyond Zero: New Ideas for Carbon-Smart Architecture by Bruce King and Chris Magwood. Net-zero energy buildings have made significant strides in improving building performance, but renovating...

Four hundred years into the future, humanity has colonised a region of interstellar space, with the colonies linked together by sublight voyages and hyperspatial data-casting. Human consciousness is...

The Carbon Cycle A 4D Book by Catherine Ipcizade explores how all living things are made of carbon, from plants to animals to people. Learn about the impact humans have on the carbon cycle and...

Death, Memory and Material Culture by Elizabeth Hallam and Jenny Hockey explores how people in Western societies maintain connections with those who have died. This book examines the role of material...

Reducing carbon emissions is crucial to avoid catastrophic climate change. Individuals can no longer rely on governments and businesses to act; they must take responsibility themselves.With an...

Love Songs of Carbon is Philip Gross's 18th collection of poetry, exploring the complexities of ageing and the human body. With a confident and inventive curiosity, he inhabits his own skin,...

Carbon, the building block of life, has a story to tell. Formed in the hearts of stars, it's the essential component of every living thing, from the air we breathe to the food we eat. Yet, there are...

Go behind the scenes of Altered Carbon with this exclusive collection of art. Packed with concept art, final designs, and artist commentary, as well as previously unseen storyboards, this coffee...

This book explores the issues and approaches that society must take to shift towards lower carbon usage in transportation. It provides insight into the various facets of contemporary mobility systems...

Catchments & Carbon: The Real Cause of Unstable WeatherLois Caborn challenges conventional wisdom on climate change in this thought-provoking analysis. She argues that the removal of water from the...

Wood Creative Interpretations of Common MaterialsThis edition of Material Matters explores the unique characteristics of wood as a creative medium. Artists and designers showcase stunning...

The Politics of Carbon Markets by Benjamin Stephan and Richard Lane explores the complex relationship between carbon markets and politics. Despite the challenges faced by these markets, including...

This collection explores the complex challenges of addressing inequality within decarbonisation, particularly in relation to high consumption and degrowth approaches. It offers insights into the...

Rethinking Urban Transitions: Politics in the Low Carbon City offers critical insight into the potential and limits of low carbon urbanism. Drawing on over a decade of international research, this...

Materials for Design by Chris Lefteri provides an essential guide to understanding raw materials and their applications in design. This comprehensive resource presents material properties and...

Materialism and Politics explores the concept's ongoing relevance in contemporary politics and philosophy. As neoliberal policies have expanded beyond the state, materiality has become increasingly...

Materiality and Society explores the complex relationships between people and the material world. Tim Dant argues that traditional approaches to material culture have focused primarily on the...

Materials for Engineering provides a clear and accessible introduction to the properties and testing of materials. This textbook is designed to help students develop a thorough understanding of...

Contract Law Text, Cases, and Materials by Ewan McKendrick provides a comprehensive guide to contract law in a single volume. This unique textbook combines clear explanations with extracts from cases...

Materializing Art History explores the value of Marxism to the social history of art, situating various strands within ideological, political and historical contexts. This study represents a...

Low Carbon Communities: Imaginative Approaches to Combating Climate Change Locally By Michael Peters, Shane Fudge and Tim Jackson This timely volume explores the potential of community-based action...

Practicing Materiality explores how anthropologists can apply materiality to their investigations without losing sight of human agency. Ruth M. Van Dyke argues that focusing on the entangled lives of...

The Sixth Element: How Carbon Shapes Our World Astronomers Theodore Snow and Don Brownlee explore the story of carbon from a cosmic perspective, revealing its origins in starry furnaces, unique...

Material Memories: Design and Evocation explores how objects evoke memories through their association with us. By examining the process of evocation, this book reveals an open dialogue between...

The intersection of design and digital research is becoming increasingly important as our world becomes more digitally connected. Digital Materialities explores how to bring together human, digital,...

Terry Eagleton's exploration of materialism offers a thought-provoking examination of the philosophical concept and its relevance to contemporary science and culture. Eagleton draws fresh insights...

Material Feminisms explores new approaches to feminist theory by examining the concept of materiality and its relationship with power, identity, and reality.The contributors, including Elizabeth...

The Equations of Materials by Brian Cantor provides an accessible introduction to important equations in materials science. This primer explores how simple yet powerful equations have been derived by...

The Materiality of Language: A New Approach to Understanding Language and Its Role in Society. David Bleich's groundbreaking work challenges traditional views of language by exploring its material...

How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of EverythingThis updated edition of Mike Berners-Lee's influential guide explores the impact of everyday activities on carbon emissions, from simple actions...

Objects and Imagination Perspectives on Materialization and Meaning by Øivind Fuglerud and Leon Wainwright explores how we conceptualize our social surroundings through everyday objects, art,...

The oil industry's low-carbon future is uncertain. As climate change worsens due to fossil fuel consumption, the petroleum industry faces growing pressure. Geologist and former politician Bryan...

Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil by Timothy Mitchell explores how oil has shaped the course of modern democracy. The history of coal power is used to tell a radical new story about...

Natural Building Techniques: A Guide to Ecological Methods and Materials As the need to reduce carbon emissions in building projects becomes increasingly important, natural materials are emerging as...

Dialectical Materialism by Henri LefebvreThis influential work explores the core principles of dialectical materialism, a philosophical framework that seeks to understand the nature of society and...

ZEDlife: How to Build a Low-carbon Society TodayBill Dunster presents a range of tools for creating a low-carbon society, focusing on technologies already in use. This book explores both small-scale...

The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate Change by Albert Bates Discover how the dirt beneath our feet can play a crucial role in mitigating climate change. This book explores the innovative...

Material Cultures, Material Minds by Nicole Boivin explores how our physical surroundings shape our thoughts, emotions and social relations. By examining the agency of material culture, she draws on...

Material Matters: Stone explores the creative potential of stone as a material in art and design. This collection showcases innovative interpretations of stone across various mediums.The unique...

Four hundred years into interstellar space, humanity has colonised a region inherited from an ancient Martian civilisation. Digital consciousness is transferred between stars and downloaded into new...

Mildred Dresselhaus was a trailblazing physicist who defied expectations to forge a career in science. Born in 1930, she grew up in New York City and developed a passion for inquiry from an early...

Discover the impact of your daily choices on the environment with this comprehensive guide to reducing your carbon footprint.Leading carbon expert Mike Berners-Lee shares new research and insights on...

The Everywhere Atom: A Journey Through the Carbon Cycle and Climate ChangeA unique blend of science, humor, and engaging illustrations explains how the carbon cycle affects the climate, from Earth's...

This innovative volume explores the idea that photographs are not just images, but also objects with their own materiality and meaning. By examining photographs in different contexts - from...

Material Properties explores the boundaries between human and non-human worlds, asking what it means to interpret wildness in our language. Jacob Polley's poems examine parenthood at a time of...

Discover how your daily choices affect the planet in this engaging and informative book about carbon footprints. You'll learn what a carbon footprint is, why it's an important issue, and how to...

This introduction to Historical Materialism provides a comprehensive overview of the mode of production and its role in shaping social order. It explains how people are shaped by their social...

A chilling Gothic tale with a revealing glimpse of the iconic Mrs. Coulter, one of Philip Pullman's most enigmatic characters, is now available in a beautiful gift edition. This companion story to...

Ernst Bloch's Speculative Materialism Ontology, Epistemology, Politics by Cat Moir offers a fresh interpretation of this influential philosopher's work. Bloch's ideas have been subject to various...

A new chapter in Lyra's journey unfolds as she and her dæmon Pantalaimon embark on a fresh adventure. Following the world-altering events of the original trilogy, they seek answers from the Consul of...

This comprehensive treatise covers the hardening, tempering, annealing, and case-hardening of various steel types, including high-speed, high-carbon, alloy, and low carbon steels. A valuable resource...

Material Beings by Peter van Inwagen explores fundamental questions about reality and existence. The author tackles the nature of composition, identity, and unity in this thought-provoking work. Van...

Discover how glass is made from sand and learn more about this everyday material.Part of the Everyday Materials series, Glass explores the properties and uses of different materials in an engaging...

Biopolitics, Materiality and Meaning in Modern European Drama by Hedwig Fraunhofer explores the limitations of modernisation theories, offering a more nuanced understanding of modernity's...

The fundamental concepts that underpin materials science are explored in this concise and accessible book. From thermodynamic stability to quantum behaviour, and from defects in crystalline materials...

Material Imagination in Architecture explores the relationship between materials and architectural form, drawing on history, visual arts, and contemporary architecture. This text examines how the...

Metal by Harriet Brundle explores the properties and uses of metal, a material found inside rocks. After it is separated from a rock, metal can be made into many different things. This title, part of...

The Amber Spyglass is the third volume in Philip Pullman's HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. Separated by powerful forces beyond their control, Will and Lyra must find each other before facing the greatest...

Material Culture and Authenticity: Fake Branded Fashion in Europe explores how people engage with objects that are not what they seem. Through an ethnography of fake branded garments in Turkey and...

Religion: Material Dynamics by David Chidester is a thought-provoking exploration of religious materiality and its study. The book deconstructs and reconstructs religion as material categories,...

Materials by Charis Mather and Drue Rintoul is a comprehensive guide to various materials used in construction. The book covers a wide range of topics, including metals, polymers, ceramics, and...

Modernist Painting and Materiality by Craig G. Staff explores the significance of an artwork's materiality in modernist painting, focusing on how physical means define paintings. This critical text...

Against New Materialisms by Benjamin Boysen and Jesper Lundsfryd Rasmussen A comprehensive examination of the theories associated with new materialisms, including speculative realism, new...

The Handbook of Material Culture provides a comprehensive overview of the theories and concepts that underpin the analysis of material culture. This cutting-edge work examines the current state of...

Philip Pullman's second volume in the His Dark Materials trilogy is now available with a new cover directed and photographed by the legendary Rankin.When Will kills a man, he sets off on an escape...

A Material Harvest by Paul Cranwell is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the darker side of financial dealings. When Michael Turner, a senior banker at Scottish Imperial Bank,...

Good Material by Dolly Alderton is a sharply funny and beautifully observed story of heartbreak and friendship. After a relationship ends, Andy struggles to come to terms with what went wrong, and...

What We Need to Do Now For a Zero Carbon FutureA call to action for groups around the world seeking urgent action on climate breakdown and other pressing issues.Chris Goodall sets out a clear vision...

Squash It! explores the fascinating world of materials and their properties. Discover which everyday items can be squashed and what creative projects you can make with them.Real-world examples and...

Andreas Uebele: Material presents 85 projects from büro uebele's work, exploring how materials are transformed and reinterpreted. This collection features two types of materials: the original raw...