TALL BUILDINGS: FROM ENGINEERING TO SUSTAINABILITY by Kwong Wing Chau (Editor), Thomas Ng ( 9789812566201 )

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Title:

TALL BUILDINGS: FROM ENGINEERING TO SUSTAINABILITY

By:

Kwong Wing Chau (Editor), Thomas Ng

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Hardback

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9812566201

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9789812566201

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Publisher:

WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO PTE LTD

Pub. date:

27 December, 2005

Pages:

1168

Description:

A collection of papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Tall Buildings (ICTB), this volume explains the engineering and socio-economic aspects of tall buildings in specific areas of sustainability. It also deals with the increasing complexity of inter-related problems that require knowledge integration from different disciplines.

Synopsis:

A collection of papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Tall Buildings (ICTB), this volume clearly explains the engineering and socio-economic aspects of tall buildings in specific areas of sustainability. The papers focus on Asian cities, where tall buildings have become a major feature of the built environment. A multi-disciplinary book, it also deals with the increasing complexity of inter-related problems that require knowledge integration from different disciplines. With interesting contributions from distinguished practitioners, academics and policy makers, the book addresses the development and application of knowledge in solving problems related to tall buildings.

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Singapore

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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

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