Ergonomics Books

New and Published Books

1. The Right Light

   Matching Technologies to Needs and Applications

   By Spiros Kitsinelis

   With so many new lighting technologies available for a wide range of visual environments, how do you choose the options that best address the needs and improve the quality of life for various groups? Focusing on applications and everyday use of light sources, The Right Light: Matching Technologies...

   Published May 17th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Knowledge Service Engineering Handbook

   Edited by Jussi Kantola, Waldemar Karwowski

   Series: Ergonomics Design & Mgmt. Theory & Applications

   Edited by Jussi Kantola, the founding faculty member of the world’s first university Knowledge Service Engineering Department at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Waldemar Karwowski from the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at UCF, Knowledge Service...

   Published May 16th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Web 2.0 and Beyond

   Principles and Technologies

   By Paul Anderson

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing

   Web 2.0 and Beyond: Principles and Technologies draws on the author’s iceberg model of Web 2.0, which places the social Web at the tip of the iceberg underpinned by a framework of technologies and ideas. The author incorporates research from a range of areas, including business, economics,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
4. Human–Computer Interaction Handbook

   Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, Third Edition

   Edited by Julie A. Jacko

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   The third edition of a groundbreaking reference, The Human–Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications raises the bar for handbooks in this field. It is the largest, most complete compilation of HCI theories, principles, advances, case studies, and...

   Published May 3rd 2012 by CRC Press
5. Motor Fleet Safety and Security Management, Second Edition

   By Daniel E. Della-Giustina

   Providing a thorough understanding of how to develop and manage a comprehensive motor fleet safety and instructional program, this newly updated edition presents the underlying concepts, basic techniques, and principles of motor fleet safety and security management. It addresses the critical steps...

   Published May 3rd 2012 by CRC Press
6. Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2012

   Proceedings of the international conference on Ergonomics & Human Factors 2012, Blackpool, UK, 16-19 April 2012

   Edited by Martin Anderson

   The broad and developing scope of ergonomics - the application of scientific knowledge to improve people’s interaction with products, systems and environments - has been illustrated for 25 years by the books which make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. This book presents the proceedings of the...

   Published April 15th 2012 by CRC Press
7. Ergonomics in Asia: Development, Opportunities and Challenges

   Proceedings of the 2nd East Asian Ergonomics Federation Symposium (EAEFS 2011), National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan,4 - 8 October 2011

   Edited by Yuh-Chuan Shih, Sheau-Farn Max Liang, Yu-Hsing Huang, Yu-Cheng Lin, Chih-Long Lin

   For the past decade, the rapid development of the ergonomics disciplines as well as the fast growing economy in the Asian region have been attracting the attention of the international ergonomics community. Although East Asia has been changing from a traditional agriculture-oriented society into a...

   Published April 10th 2012 by CRC Press
8. Adaptive Thermal Comfort: Principles and Practice

   By Fergus Nicol, Michael Humphreys, Susan Roaf

   The fundamental function of buildings is to provide safe and healthy shelter. For the fortunate they also provide comfort and delight. In the twentieth century comfort became a 'product' produced by machines and run on cheap energy. In a world where fossil fuels are becoming ever scarcer and more...

   Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge
9. Radiation Injury Prevention and Mitigation in Humans

   By Kedar Prasad

   With an estimated 3.3 billion ionizing radiation imaging examinations performed worldwide each year, the growing use of x-ray-based diagnostic procedures raises concerns about long-term health risks, especially cancer. In addition, rapid growth in the number of nuclear power plants around the world...

   Published March 12th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Occupational Ergonomics

    Theory and Applications, Second Edition

    Edited by Amit Bhattacharya, James D. McGlothlin

    In the fifteen years since the publication of Occupational Ergonomics: Theory and Applications significant advances have been made in this field. These advances include understanding the impact of ageing and obesity on workplace, the role of ergonomics in promoting healthy workplaces and...

    Published March 7th 2012 by CRC Press