Adam Simmons

Gebundenes Buch

Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World

Beschreibung

This is a fascinating encyclopedia comparing the most important adaptations and evolutions in the natural world with the most important discoveries and inventions of human history. Welcome to the amazing world of adaptations, where species-including humans-develop fascinating new capabilities to ensure a competitive edge in their environment, or in some cases, survival itself. Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World is a wide-ranging catalog of the most important of those adaptations-from photosynthesis to the the peculiar "vampire"-like behavior of the tiny life form called the prion. The seven chapters in the Encyclopedia cover the key survival challenges all organisms face. Entries within those chapters cover specific adaptations from all forms of life, including animals, plants, bacteria, algae, fungi, and viruses. For each adaptation, the book also describes a related technological breakthrough in the human world, showing how engineers today study natural processes to help them develop new inventions.

Autor

Up until 1988, Adam Simmons MBA, MSc, BSc worked in two British transport companies, British Rail and London Transport. Since then, he has been involved in several franchising competitions for rail services in Great Britain. His work has encompassed the other side of the fence, particularly in auditing revenue and performance models for the Department of Transport and Network Rail. On the international front, he has worked on major passenger, freight and infrastructure projects on all five continents. Adam has been involved in transport and corridor studies throughout Africa as well as the Caribbean, southeast Asia and Europe and has also participated in studies concerning the political and structural aspects of transport infrastructure, demand forecasting and economic/financial analysis (including cost-benefit analyses). In addition, he has undertaken European aid projects on ex-post evaluation and institutional restructuring. Adam is also employed by Warwick University as a Teaching Associate in Modelling for Management and by Birmingham University, in a similar role, for Service Operations Management and by the Institute of Railway Operators (UK) as a tutor in Railway Economics and Business Organisation. He has lectured at Westminster University Business School and has been a freelance lecturer elsewhere in the London area on a wide array of subjects including quantitative analysis for marketing, services marketing, business strategy and financial management.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9780313355561
• ISBN-10: 0313355568
• Artikelnr.: 27406440