A deep dive into the global waste industry by award-winning journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis.

Presents a formulation of the kinematics, dynamics, and control of robot manipulators. This book emphasizes the geometry of robot motion and allows a large class of robotic manipulation problems to be analyzed within a unified framework.

Explore the current state of the production, processing, and manufacturing industries and discover what it will take to achieve re-industrialization of the former industrial powerhouses that can counterbalance the benefits of cheap labor providers dominating the industrial sector. This book explores the potential for the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), and Smart Factory technologies to replace the still largely mechanical, people-based systems of offshore loc...

Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users, second edition, breaks down the myriad decisions involved in creating maps that communicate effectively. The second edition includes updated material and a new chapter on map publishing.