A M Neville: 14 books
by A. M. Neville
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Since its first publication in 1963, Properties of Concrete has been internationally acclaimed as the definitive work of reference on the subject for both the professional and the student engineer. The book has been translated into 12 languages and has sold well over half a million copies. ...
The Human Adrenal Cortex
Pathology and Biology — An Integrated Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Mental Models
Design of User Interaction and Interfaces for Domestic Energy Systems
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
There is a resurgence of interest in mental models due to advances in our understanding of how they can be used to help design and due to the development of practical methods to elicit them. This book brings both areas together with a focus on reducing domestic energy consumption. The book focuses...
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., R. A. Lafferty
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Worlds of If' was a three-time winner of the Hugo Award for best science fiction magazine. 'Worlds of If' discovered many talented writers who would go on to dominate genre fiction. This is the second in our 'Worlds of If' series, with even more memorable stories from its tremendous run. '2BR02B'...
LAOS FOLKLORE - 48 Folklore stories from Old Siam
48 children's stories from ancient Lan Xang
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
The 48 Folk-Tales in this book hail from the South East Asian land-locked country of Laos.
Herein are stories like The Enchanted Mountain, The Spirit-Guarded Cave, The Monkeys and the Crabs, The Origin of Lightning (a tale which seems to be endemic amongst all the world’s cultures,) The Faithful...
Human Factors in Land Use Planning and Urban Design
Methods, Practical Guidance, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
The integration of Human Factors in Land Use Planning and Urban Design (LUP & UD) is an exciting and emerging interdisciplinary field. This book offers practical guidance on a range of Human Factors methods that can be used to rigorously and reliably explore LUP & UD.
It provides new...
by Gemma J. M. Read, Vanessa Beanland, Michael G. Lenné
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
Governments and road safety agencies around the world have either introduced or are considering 'safe system' strategies, a long overdue acknowledgement that different elements of the road system contribute to road safety outcomes. Human factors approaches have a leading role here in both conceptualising...
Digitising Command and Control
A Human Factors and Ergonomics Analysis of Mission Planning and Battlespace Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
This book presents a human factors and ergonomics evaluation of a digital Mission Planning and Battle-space Management (MP/BM) system. An emphasis was placed on the activities at the Brigade (Bde) and the Battle Group (BG) headquarters (HQ) levels. The analysts distributed their time evenly between...
Human Factors Methods and Accident Analysis
Practical Guidance and Case Study Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
This book provides an overview of, and practical guidance on, the range of human factors (HF) methods that can be used for the purposes of accident analysis and investigation in complex sociotechnical systems. Human Factors Methods and Accident Analysis begins with an overview of different accident...
A Philosophy of Sacred Nature
Prospects for Ecstatic Naturalism
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
A Philosophy of Sacred Nature introduces Robert Corrington’s philosophical thought, “ecstatic naturalism,” which seeks to recognize nature’s self-transforming potential. Ecstatic naturalism is a philosophical-theological perspective, deeply seated in a semiotic cosmology and psychosemiosis,...
Distributed Situation Awareness
Theory, Measurement and Application to Teamwork
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Having an accurate understanding of what is going on is a key commodity for teams working within military systems. 'Situation awareness' (SA) is the term that is used within human factors circles to describe the level of awareness that operators have of the situation that they are engaged in; it focuses...
by Guy H. Walker, Neville A. Stanton, Paul M. Salmon
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
A potentially troubling aspect of modern vehicle design – some would argue - is a trend for isolating the driver and reducing vehicle feedback, usually in the name of comfort and refinement but increasingly because of automation. There is little doubt cars have become more civilised over the years,...
Distributed Situation Awareness in Road Transport
Theory, Measurement, and Application to Intersection Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2018
How can we design transport environments that cater to the situation awareness needs of different end-users? This book answers this question by showcasing how state-of-the-art human factors theory and methods can be used to understand how situation awareness differs across drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists,...
Human Factors Methods
A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
This second edition of Human Factors Methods: A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design now presents 107 design and evaluation methods as well as numerous refinements to those that featured in the original. The book has been carefully designed to act as an ergonomics methods manual, aiding both...