The global implications surrounding embodied carbon — the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, transportation, assembly, and deconstruction of building materials — are often overlooked. Embodied Carbon challenges the conventional focus on operational carbon, focusing on the inequalities between the Global North and South, offering a new framework for creating equitable and effective solutions to reduce embodied carbon emissions.

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Exploring the justifications that underlie the opposition to technology and the strategies employed to 'stop the machines', Mauro Lubrano shows how anti-tech extremism has emerged as a reaction to the Anthropocene - an attempt to undo the epoch of human domination.

Uploaded March 2026

The primary sources in this volume provide opportunities for learners to explore a range of concepts related to invention and innovation, from inventive design processes and practices, to the characteristics and habits of mind that can support innovation, to the relationships between invention and society.

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The ever-evolving ways that we interact with each other, our world, and ourselves through technology is a topic as worn as the devices we clutch and carry every day. How did we get here? Drawing from the disciplines of media ecology and media archaeology, as well as bringing fresh perspectives from subcultures of music and skateboarding, The Medium Picture illuminates aspects of technological mediation that have been overlooked along the way.

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Green tribology is a new field established by the present author at the beginning of this century, given the increasing global environmental and energy crises. This book is currently the only academic monograph in the world which systematically validates the principles and practice fields (energy conservation, environment protection, green equipment, natural disaster, nano-green tribology) of green tribology.

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Unifying the Field of Digital Twins for Urban Management presents a holistic and integrated approach to the rapidly evolving field of digital twins for urban management. The framework offers a structured approach that encompasses both theoretical underpinnings and practical applications. It aims to provide a foundation to support enhanced decision-making, optimised resource utilisation, and improved urban resilience and sustainability.

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The paper is devoted to the development and analysis of the mathematical model for mixing and heat transfer in the two-fluid turbulent heterogeneous jet of mutually immiscible liquids. The results may be of interest for researchers and engineers in the multiphase turbulent jets, mixing and heat transfer processes.

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This book introduces an innovative approach to multi-fidelity probabilistic optimisation for aircraft composite structures, addressing the challenge of balancing reliability with computational cost. For the first time, the proposed multi-fidelity method combines high- and low-fidelity models, enabling high-fidelity models to focus on specific areas of the design space, while low-fidelity models explore the entire space. Machine learning technologies, such as artificial neural networks and nonlinear autoregressive Gaussian processes, fill information gaps between different fidelity models, enhancing model accuracy.

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The intersection of environmental quality and technological innovation represents a critical nexus in sustainable development. As global challenges like climate change, pollution, and resource depletion increase, the role of technology in addressing these issues has become vital. Nexus of Environmental Quality and Technology Innovation examines the challenges and solutions to technology innovation and its impact on business management. It addresses the barriers to strengthening environmental quality, technology innovation, and business management nexus in international evidence, and provides a clear roadmap for overcoming these hurtles.

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Women continue to be underrepresented in tech and design, resulting in their needs and perspectives being frequently overlooked. While discussions around gender theories and the challenges of tackling tech and design from stereotypical viewpoints have increased, the focus often remains on the negative aspects. What is missing is a comprehensive look at real progress and the mechanisms driving it. This book closes that gap by showcasing successful initiatives and projects across various sectors - ranging from academia to industry, and from product design to engineering.

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