Rock types used in Nottingham city centre buildings The purpose of this investigation is to identify and visually examine the various rock types used in Nottingham city centre buildings. Table 1. General information Question Answer Briefly explain why the rock types used in the buildings are given specific‚ local names (e.g. “Ancaster Stone”‚ “Bulwell Stone” and “Portland Stone” are three different types of limestone used in Nottingham buildings). Rock types used in buildings are given
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Centre of Pressure on a Plane Vertical / Plane Inclined Surface EN1702: Thermofluids 1 – Fluid mechanics – Laboratory Date of Lab Report Submission: 18th March 2013 Date of Lab Exercise: 8th April 2013 Table of Contents Page Aim 3 Objectives 3 Theory
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Urban areas of the future present the greatest challenges and opportunities to people. Discuss. Introduction 3% of land surface on the earth is covered by urban areas‚ and more than half the world’s population live in urban areas. 100 years ago‚ only 20% of people lived in urban areas‚ and today the number is continually rising past 50%. However‚ with an increasing number of people taking up residence in ever expanding cities‚ towns and villages‚ problems in urban areas are growing more serious
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CTR CONTEMPORARY TOURISM REVIEWS Tourism Area Life Cycle R.W. Butler Emeritus Professor Strathclyde Business School‚ University of Strathclyde Contemporary Tourism Reviews Series Editor: Chris Cooper (G) http://www.goodfellowpublishers.com Published by Goodfellow Publishers Limited‚ Woodeaton‚ Oxford‚ OX3 9TJ Copyright © Goodfellow Publishers Ltd 2011 All rights reserved by Goodfellow Publishers Limited. The text of this publication‚ or any part thereof‚ may not be reproduced
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to provide an overview of the potential causes of the differences between the 9 Streets area and the Dam Square area in Amsterdam‚ in terms of tourism demand‚ supply and impacts. By conducting this research we hope to provide information for companies‚ entrepreneurs‚ travel agencies‚ NGO’s and other stakeholders who are interested in developing‚ improving or analyzing tourism as a product in the mentioned areas in Amsterdam. Limitations of our research When conducting this research‚ we tried to be
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emeraldinsight.com/1460-1060.htm Staff development and performance appraisal in a Brazilian research centre Cristina Lourenco Ubeda and Fernando Cesar Almada Santos ¸ Staff development and appraisal 109 ˜ ˜ University of Sao Paulo‚ Sao Paulo‚ Brazil Abstract Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse the staff development and performance appraisal in a Brazilian research centre. Design/methodology/approach – The key issues of this case study are: the main organisational changes
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Introduction The Glasgow Science Centre project was conceived as a way of promoting Glasgow as a major high-tech center‚ as well as a means of revitalizing the River Clyde dock area of Glasgow‚ Scotland‚ UK. The Science Centre consists of three main exhibits: the IMAX Theatre‚ the Science Mall‚ and the Glasgow Tower. The stunning design of the Glasgow Science Centre Tower was envisioned as a one of a kind structure capable of revolving 360° from the ground up and was expected to become a famous
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Section One INTRODUCTION The millennium Development agenda of the economy’s policymakers includes the attainment of a middle income status. One of the significant characteristics of this state of an economy is the planned nature of the physical structures in the economy. Planned infrastructure in itself enhances growth of the economy in terms of productivity of labour and also places the economy on the pedestal for growth to a developed state. The strategic location and management of space
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There have always been a continuous trend of people migrating from rural dwellings to urban area in search of an earning‚ better education or may be due to environmental degradation in rural areas. Even‚ political conflicts‚ wars‚ and income disparities among and within regions may also be a motivating factor which results in migration whether international or national. Whatever may be the reasons‚ migration is a very common phenomenon nowadays in most of the cities. Recent studies reveal that
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Area of some rectilinear figures Area of a Triangle : 1/2 x Base x Heights Area of Equilateral Triangle : Sqrt(3)/4 x (Side)2 Area of a Triangle - Hero’s formula : Sqrt{s (s - a) (s - b) (s - c)} where 2s = a + b + c. Area of Rectangle = Length x Breadth Area of a Square = (Side)2 Area of Four Walls = 2 x height (Length + breadth) Area of Rhombus = 1/2 x (Products of Diagonals) Area of Trapezium = 1/2 x (Sum of Parallel Sides) x (Distance between Parallel lines) Area of Parallelogram
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