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    • Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 5B
      • May 15, 2015
      • Gilles Duranton + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 5 3 1 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 5 4 0 9
      Developments in methodologies, agglomeration, and a range of applied issues have characterized recent advances in regional and urban studies. Volume 5 concentrates on these developments while treating traditional subjects such as housing, the costs and benefits of cities, and policy issues beyond regional inequalities. Contributors make a habit of combining theory and empirics in each chapter, guiding research amid a trend in applied economics towards structural and quasi-experimental approaches. Clearly distinguished from the New Economic Geography covered by Volume 4, these articles feature an international approach that positions recent advances within the discipline of economics and society at large.

    • Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 5A
      • May 15, 2015
      • Gilles Duranton + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 5 1 7 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 9 5 1 8 8
      Developments in methodologies, agglomeration, and a range of applied issues have characterized recent advances in regional and urban studies. Volume 5 concentrates on these developments while treating traditional subjects such as housing, the costs and benefits of cities, and policy issues beyond regional inequalities. Contributors make a habit of combining theory and empirics in each chapter, guiding research amid a trend in applied economics towards structural and quasi-experimental approaches. Clearly distinguished from the New Economic Geography covered by Volume 4, these articles feature an international approach that positions recent advances within the discipline of economics and society at large.

    • Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy

      • 4th Edition
      • May 12, 2015
      • Aubrey H Fine
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 1 4 3 6 3
      In the 15 years since the first edition of Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy published, the field has changed considerably. The fourth edition of the Handbook highlights advances in the field, with 11 new chapters and over 40% new material. In reading this book, therapists will discover the benefits of incorporating animal-assisted therapy (AAT) into their practices, best practices in animal-assisted intervention, how to design and implement animal-assisted interventions, and the efficacy of AAT with different disorders and patient populations. Coverage includes the use of AAT with children, the elderly, those receiving palliative care, as well as people with chronic disorders, AIDS, trauma, and autistic spectrum disorders. Additional chapters cover techniques for working with families, in juvenile and criminal justice systems, and in colleges and universities.

    • Marketing the 21st Century Library

      • 1st Edition
      • May 11, 2015
      • Debra Lucas-Alfieri
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 8 4 3 3 4 7 7 3 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 7 8 0 6 3 4 5 4 8
      Although the 21st century library is competing with numerous web-based resources, its clients can benefit from using its research assistance, physical and online holdings, and physical space, so they need to understand what the library offers. Marketing the 21st Century Library systematically and concisely teaches students and practitioners how to and why they should market and promote academic libraries. Librarians need to use marketing not only to advertise and promote resources, but also to boost the profession and the role we play. The book introduces key marketing concepts, followed by the history of library marketing. Subsequent chapters guide readers through a series of tools and resources so they can create their own marketing plans, concluding with an exploration of resources, services and further readings.

    • Fracture Mechanics of Rock

      • 1st Edition
      • May 11, 2015
      • Barry Kean Atkinson
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 2 7 4 8
      The analysis of crack problems through fracture mechanics has been applied to the study of materials such as glass, metals and ceramics because relatively simple fracture criteria describe the failure of these materials. The increased attention paid to experimental rock fracture mechanics has led to major contributions to the solving of geophysical problems.The text presents a concise treatment of the physics and mathematics of a representative selection of problems from areas such as earthquake mechanics and prediction, hydraulic fracturing, hot dry rock geothermal energy, fault mechanics, and dynamic fragmentation.

    • To MOOC or Not to MOOC

      • 1st Edition
      • May 11, 2015
      • Sarah Porter
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 4 8 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 6 1 8
      Scarcely a week goes by without coverage in the UK and international media about the latest MOOC revelation. Despite some significant initiatives in the dotcom era, online learning has somehow never delivered on its promise to revolutionize education. To MOOC or not to MOOC explores the history of MOOCs and analyses the current MOOC context by describing six institutions and the story of their engagement with MOOCs. Looking at each of the different type of institution in turn, it analyses the processes behind their decision to engage with online learning and MOOCs, how the MOOC project is managed and led, and discusses issues such as quality assurance, governance and partnerships. Chapters draw together and analyse the data and draw out advice for institutions, to help them make choices about how to respond to MOOCs and other high-impact changes in digital education. The book contains checklists and planning tools to support strategy and planning, and concludes with a future look at MOOCs exploring some of the possible trends that may impact upon higher education, such as business models, data and analytics, learning design and competitors in the MOOC marketplace.

    • The European Parliament

      • 1st Edition
      • May 11, 2015
      • Michael Palmer
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 7 9 3 1 2
      The European Parliament: What it is? What it does? How it works? is a seven-chapter text that describes the fundamentals and functions of the European Parliament. This book begins with a revolutionary event of direct elections of the nine member countries of the European Community for the 410 members of the European Parliament. The next chapter provides a brief overview of the creation of the European Parliament, which is a product of the confused but dynamic movement to achieve European unity that marked the late 1940s and early 1950s. Other chapters describe the functions, institutional role, structure, and operation of the Parliament. A chapter relates the experience of a Parliament member. The final chapters consider the potential developments concerning the functions of the European Parliament.

    • The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry

      • 1st Edition
      • May 6, 2015
      • Keith A. Nier + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 0 8 1 0 0 3 7 9 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 1 0 0 3 9 5 4
      Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part B: Notable People in Mass Spectrometry of The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry briefly reviews the lives and works of many of the major people who carried out this development, providing insights into the history of mass spectrometry applications through the personal stories of pioneers and innovators in the field. The book presents biographies of notable contributors, including Nobel Prize winners J. J. Thomson, Francis W. Aston, Wolfgang Paul, John B. Fenn, and Koichi Tanaka, along with other luminaries in the field, including Franz Hillenkamp, Catherine Clarke Fenselau, Alfred O. C. Nier, and many more, discussing not only the instruments and their uses, but also providing interesting information on the careers, characters, and life stories of the people who did the work.

    • European Social Policy, Today and Tomorrow

      • 1st Edition
      • April 30, 2015
      • Michael Shanks
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 2 7 2 3 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 5 9 6 5 2
      European Social Policy, Today and Tomorrow discusses the future of the European Community focusing on nine member-countries. The book discusses that if the members of the European Community were to survive and prosper, they should develop a viable social policy focusing on the problems and priorities of the common man. The text also explains the need for a clearer definition of the relative role of the member-states. The book describes the process leading to European integration and social policy, and compares the achievements that have resulted in terms of full, better employment together with improvement of living and working conditions. The text gives special attention to the employment situation and the inception of the European Social Fund, with an emphasis on the freedom of workers to move around the Community in search of better opportunities for themselves. A chapter also emphasizes the role of community participation and industrial democracy toward a meaningful process of shared decision-making. The book argues that the different social systems can be harmonized through the establishment of the First European Social Budget, which tracks date of expenditures covering health, sickness, unemployment, and occupation diseases. The selection then evaluates problems of poverty, health, environment, as well as inflation and social justice. The text evaluates as well the institutions that are established to address the problems. The book then proposes several changes toward a more responsive, evolving European Community. Diplomats, government policymakers, migrant workers, foreign career service officers, and historians will find this book thought-provoking and helpful.

    • The Physical Environment

      • 1st Edition
      • April 30, 2015
      • D. M. Jones + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 9 1 2 0
      This volume covers such issues as sound and vibration, the thermal environment, and the visual environment. It contains conmmentaries from the leading authorities in the field.

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