Built Environment Books is part of Taylor and Francis, a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources across a wide range of subject areas. The Routledge list covers architecture, landscape, planning, urban design property and real estate; and the Spon Press list covers building and construction as well as civil and structural engineering engineering titles.
In the Built Environment Libraries Catalogue for 2011 we've arranged some of the highlights of our publishing in five themed sections, accessible via the links on the left of this page. We hope that you find this new format e-catalogue easy to us. If you have any feedback or questions, or want suggestions for course reading or textbooks, please don't hesitate to email me at samantha.whyte@tandf.co.uk
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Just a few of the highlights from this year are below. Click on the contents links to the left to access the catalogue.
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Hydrology in Practice, Fourth Edition
Hydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere. This fourth edition of Hydrology in Practice, while retaining all that is excellent about its...
Published July 26th 2010 by CRC Press
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Environmental and Architectural Acoustics
2nd Edition
Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach to the practice of achieving a more acceptable acoustic environment, this book draws on the same basic principles to cover both the outdoors and indoor space. It starts with the fundamentals of sound waves and hearing and goes on to the measurement of noise...
Published December 13th 2010 by CRC Press
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Cut-and-Cover Metro Structures
Geo-Structural Design: An Integrated Approach
Because of their complexity and scale, metro structures capture all the essential aspects of a cut-and-cover structure, and so are given primary focus in this book. The design of a metro construction is outlined coherently and in detail; and the reader is shown how to apply this design process...
Published April 7th 2010 by CRC Press
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Ground Improvement By Deep Vibratory Methods
Vibro-compaction and vibro-stone columns are the two dynamic methods of soil improvement most commonly used worldwide. These methods have been developed over seventy years and are now in a position of unrivalled importance amongst modern foundation measures. The first works on granular soil by...
Published June 6th 2010 by CRC Press
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Responsible Corporate Strategy in Construction and Engineering
"Doing the Right Thing?"
The role that communities have to play in the evolution and implementation of an effective strategy is often overlooked, despite the fact that it is becoming increasingly important and complex. This book addresses how consulting and contracting firms in the construction and engineering industries...
Published September 5th 2010 by Routledge
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Traditional Construction for a Sustainable Future
Since the spread of classical design and construction amongst the upper echolons of British society in the late seventeenth century, traditional construction methods have largely fallen by the wayside. Centuries later, as the construction industry faces up to its environmental responsibilities...
Published January 6th 2011 by Routledge
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Introduction to Building Procurement
The procurement stage of the building process is critical to the success of any building project, and as such must be understood by everybody entering the industry. Introduction to Building Procurement is designed to familiarize the novice with the principles and methods of building procurement,...
Published January 6th 2011 by Routledge
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Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health
20th Edition
Clay’s Handbook of Environmental Health, since its first publication in 1933, has provided a definitive guide for the environmental health practitioner or reference for the consultant or student. This twentieth edition continues as a first point of reference, reviewing the core principles,...
Published July 7th 2011 by Routledge
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Asian Gardens
History, Beliefs and Design
The gardens made on the fringes of Central Asia in the past 5000 years form a great arc. From the Fertile Crescent, it runs west to Europe and east to China and Japan. Asia's fringe was a zone of interchange: a vast landscape in which herders encountered farmers and the design of symbolic gardens...
Published August 10th 2010 by Routledge
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European Gardens
History, Philosophy and Design
Garden design and usage has been a feature of human civilization as far back as Neolithic times, when the first gardens began to be used for residential, horticultural and sacred tasks. Tom Turner follows the entire history of the European garden from its prehistoric roots right up to the present...
Published May 11th 2011 by Routledge
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Pragmatic Sustainability
Theoretical and Practical Tools
Though many disciplines have been advocating the need to create a world which is sustainable, too often the theories and ideas are discipline specific and too narrow for comprehensive adoption. The authors of this book – all leading thinkers in their fields – instead propose a more general way of...
Published January 24th 2010 by Routledge
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Property Asset Management
3rd Edition
Property asset management requires both the day-to-day oversight of rental properties as well as an ability to maximise the potential of the portfolio through forward thinking and practical planning. To be successful in property management, the individual must be flexible and proactive whilst...
Published October 21st 2010 by Routledge
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Elements of Parametric Design
Driven by new computer and digital fabrication tools, the architectural designs that are being built are pushing boundaries of form, customization and construction. Pushed by practices wanting and needing to produce novelty, computer-aided design systems are increasingly parametric – that...
Published May 25th 2010 by Routledge
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New Directions in Sustainable Design
Recently there has been a plethora of work published on the topic of sustainability, much of which is purely theoretical or technical in its approach. More often than not these books fail to introduce readers to the larger challenge of what thinking sustainably might entail. Combining a series of...
Published October 4th 2010 by Routledge
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Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understand
Have you ever wondered how the ideas behind the world’s greatest architectural designs came about? What process does an architect go through to design buildings which become world-renowned for their excellence? This book reveals the secrets behind these buildings. He asks you to ‘read’...
Published February 28th 2010 by Routledge
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Spon's Architects' and Builders' Price Book 2012
137th Edition
Spon’s Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book 2012, compiled by Davis Langdon, provides the most accurate, detailed and professionally relevant construction price information currently available for the UK. Its unique Tender Index, updated through the year, provides an ongoing reality check and...
Published September 6th 2011 by Spon Press
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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2012
26th Edition
Spon's Civil Engineering And Highway Works Price Book 2012 is more than just a price book. It provides a comprehensive work manual for the UK’s civil engineering, surveying and construction business. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full...
Published October 5th 2011 by Spon Press
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Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2012
31st Edition
Now in its thirty-first edition, Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2012 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape contracts, and forms an indispensable...
Published September 28th 2011 by Spon Press
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Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2012
43rd Edition
Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2012 continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering price book currently available. It provides detailed pricing information across the full range of mechanical and electrical services, together with higher-level...
Published September 21st 2011 by Spon Press