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Population pressures and urbanization, together with the challenges of sustainable development, have, in recent decades, led to a proliferation of township developments which are termed 'eco-cities'. These townships seek to attain a wide range of social,...

When a country is covered in trash, what does that say about its culture? This passionate plea by The Oldie columnist Theodore Dalrymple is now published for the first time in paperback.Book InformationISBN 9781783341719Author Theodore DalrympleFormat...

This compendium provides a hands-on description of Random Forests. It starts with a consistent introduction of general methods to create, train, and fuse ensembles of decision trees. Instead of limiting the discussion to the general-purpose layout of...

A concise, accessible overview of the maddeningly complex civil conflict in Syria and its destabilizing impact on both Middle Eastern politics and the broader international system. The Syrian Crisis began with political protest yet evolved into an open...

This unique compendium gives a complete, concise and rigorous treatment of virtually all the essential topics typically included in most textbooks for undergraduate students majoring in electrical and computer engineering. These topics include basic...

Revised and expanded, this new edition of Tim Oliver’s previously published Understanding Brexit provides a comprehensive yet accessible account of the UK’s relationship with the EU, including the challenges faced by both state and society in the...

The definitive guide to Traditionalism: the world's least-known major philosophy, but one that is essential for understanding our past, present and futureTraditionalism is founded on ancient teachings that, its followers argue, have been handed down from...

Der Einfluss der Politik auf unser Leben ist groß, wer mag das bestreiten? Deshalb ist es wichtig, dass wir Politik selbst gestalten können. Gerade da helfen Grundkenntnisse darüber, worum es bei politischem Handeln geht, welche Kräfte wirken und wo was...

'An essential primer on humanity’s ongoing quest to understand the secrets of life . . . Excellent . . . Ball is a terrific writer.' – Adam Rutherford, The Guardian'Ball is a ferociously gifted science writer . . . There is so much [here] that is amazing...

Throughout films and television series like The Piano, Bright Star, In the Cut and Top of the Lake, Jane Campion has constantly explored gender, subjectivity and narrative representation. In an intensive engagement with her cross-medium career,...

Gait, Balance and Mobility Analysis: Theoretical, Technical, and Clinical Applications provides a comprehensive overview of gait and movement analysis techniques, from traditional motion capture to modern wearable technologies. The book contains both a...

Developments in synthetic biology are raising significant security concerns: Will they enable the creation of dangerous viruses from scratch? Will scientific advances enable radically new pathogens not found in nature to be designed? Is synthetic biology...

Developments in synthetic biology are raising significant security concerns: Will they enable the creation of dangerous viruses from scratch? Will scientific advances enable radically new pathogens not found in nature to be designed? Is synthetic biology...

This book reports the recent progress in the field of continuous-time Markov chains (CTMCs), with a comprehensive and extensive discussion on its general theory and applications. It covers the properties of Q-matrix and transition function as well as the...

The world of images is radically challenging our understanding of race and politics. This book examines the changing representation of race and ethnicity in the visual culture of the first decade of the 21st century - a period marked by the traumas of...

Unravelling the narratives surrounding EU–China relations, this book sheds light on how these diverse and often contradictory perspectives can play a crucial role in shaping decisions and warns of their influence on policy making.

How can scientists present their projects with power to the point? This book is the ultimate guide for transforming complex research into captivating, convincing Science Pitches in a given time. The innovative ESPRIT model equips scientists with tools to...

Revised and expanded, this new edition of Tim Oliver’s previously published Understanding Brexit provides a comprehensive yet accessible account of the UK’s relationship with the EU, including the challenges faced by both state and society in the...

Why have so many radical thinkers advocated for the abolition of prisons and punishment? And why have their ideas been so difficult to popularise or garner the political will for change? This book outlines several different approaches to penal...

Dieses Buch behandelt neue Prinzipien und Methoden der Nanoprozesstechnik auf der Grundlage physikalischer/chemischer Effekte durch interdisziplinäre Forschung und zeigt Oberflächen-/Grenzflächeneffekte und Skaleneffekte bei der Verarbeitung, Formung,...

Community justice both as a practice and as a subject of criminological concern has become an issue of increasing significance over the past few years. While ideas and initiatives about such matters as community policing have been commonplace for several...

A user-friendly guide that teaches the core Nakoda vocabulary and how to use it in conversation Practising Nakoda contains basic Nakoda vocabulary, organized into 30 themes (such as animals, clothing, directions, and time) and divided into sections meant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750314329Author Mohan SrinivasaraoFormat HardbackPage Count 150Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics Publishing

Throughout films and television series like The Piano, Bright Star, In the Cut and Top of the Lake, Jane Campion has constantly explored gender, subjectivity and narrative representation. In an intensive engagement with her cross-medium career,...

A fascinating story of writing across cultures and timeWhile other ancient nonalphabetic scripts—Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Mayan hieroglyphs—are long extinct, Chinese characters, invented over three thousand years ago, are today used...

We hear all the time that we're moments from doomsday. Around us, crises interlock and escalate, threatening our collective survival: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with its rising risk of nuclear warfare, is taking place against a backdrop of global...

In diesem Buch wird ein umfangreiches Forschungsprogramm zur Erforschung von Signaltransduktionsprozessen mithilfe von Sonden mit kleinen Molekülen vorgestellt.  Das Programm wurde von der National Natural Science Foundation of China während des 11...

Hegel's Philosophy of Nature constitutes the second part of his mature philosophical system presented in the Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences, and covers an exceptionally broad spectrum of themes and issues, as Hegel considers the content and...

In der aktuellen Stadtentwicklungsdebatte wird das Leitbild des vielfältigen Stadtquartiers häufig mit sozialer Kohäsion als Zielaspekt einer anzustrebenden günstigen Gemeinwesenentwicklung in Verbindung gebracht. Dieser zunächst euphemistisch anmutende...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765107645Author Nemo Madeleine Sugimoto MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA

This book critically examines the reception and application of the 2011 Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations (ARIO), assessing their effectiveness and limitations. Adopting a panoptic approach, it explores the theory underlying...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780443264788Author Thomas WilhelmFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint SyngressPublisher Elsevier Science & Technology

Improving Health and Nutrition through Bioactive Compounds: Benefits and Applications presents bioactive compounds and functional foods as a therapeutic approach to disease and overall health and well-being. The book covers various bioactive compounds,...

Explore the contentious and multifaceted issue of drug decriminalization and legalization from a variety of perspectives. Part of the Health and Medical Issues Today series, this book explores the contentious issue of decriminalizing and legalizing drugs...

Neonatal Intensive Care for Extremely Preterm Infants: Japanese NICU Practices to Prevent Mortality and Morbidities presents the latest updates from top Japanese researchers at top Japanese institutions who come together to share their knowledge and...

Regarded as a heinous crime with serious, long-term consequences for victims, modern slavery is high on the political agenda and has been a focus of government action in recent years. Many victims of trafficking do not have a right to remain in the UK,...

Volume VI of The Cambridge History of International Law offers a survey of the law of nations in early modern Europe through a balanced treatment of legal theory and diplomatic practice. Bringing together a wide range of scholars, this volume builds on...

The mental healthcare of older adults can lead to age specific challenges, however, many healthcare settings have limited access to expert geriatric psychiatric consultation. This compelling book provides a comprehensive compilation of real-life cases...

This inspiring text unveils the storms and triumphs of coaching in the form of case studies. It explores coaches’ stories from across the globe through a scientific lens and translates them back into coaching practice, offering essential guidance on how...

Focusing on practical application, this textbook provides clear and concise explanations of statistical tests and techniques that students can apply in real-world situations. It has a dual emphasis: firstly, on doing statistics, and secondly, on...