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This book covers the history of supported housing provision in the context of the broader political and theoretical considerations of the time in which the respective policies were being implemented……続きを見る

As man's ability to disrupt the climate becomes increasingly apparent,evidence is mounting that human-activity-induced climate changes may well rival anything nature can produce. If the consensus of……続きを見る

This book is an initial attempt to estimate the loads of heavy metal and nutrient loads into an industrial effluent receiving rivers of a typical industrializing catchment. It shows the effects and ……続きを見る

We can't stop natural disasters but we can stop them being disastrous. One of the world's foremost risk experts tells us how. Year after year, floods wreck people's homes and livelihoods, earthquake……続きを見る

One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016 A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy……続きを見る

Cities are the places that have the greatest influence over life on Earth. The single biggest cause of global warming, the urbanisation of humanity, is potentially the principal solution. The ‘ecolo……続きを見る

This publication presents stories that showcase how improved connectivity has transformed lives---especially of women and girls---in rural communities of India. It presents the contributions of the ……続きを見る

The eleventh volume of a new, well-received, and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Information Technology Protection and Homeland Security is an eye-opening a……続きを見る

Urban parks are a much-loved feature of the city environment. However, our knowledge of the true scale of their impact remains uneven. Much work has been done on their origins and design features, b……続きを見る

A lo largo de este libro se tratará de poner de manifiesto la importancia del CRM para una compañía, independientemente del tamaño de la misma. Para ello se tratarán diferentes aspectos para su impl……続きを見る

This annual publication contains statistical data on international terrorism in 1989, as well as brief analyses of key terrorism-related issues. Extensive tables are accompanied by a chronology of s……続きを見る

Despite numerous small success stories, the big picture of America’s toxics programs is one of overall failure. Superfund has failed to Clean up America’s worst dump sites; policies to regulate gene……続きを見る

First published in 1997, this volume examines the urban environments of Accra (Ghana), Harare (Zimbabwe) and Gaborone (Botswana). Each was effectively the capital city of a former British colony, an……続きを見る

Risk communication is crucial to building community resilience and reducing risk from extreme events. True community resilience involves accurate and timely dissemination of risk information to stak……続きを見る

The financial services sector is critical to the economy and represents a vital component of our nation’s critical infrastructure. It includes thousands of depository institutions, providers of inve……続きを見る

This book provides insights into commercial and residential real estate markets in one of the world’s fastest growing regions: South Asia. Despite being the growth leader of the future, South Asia i……続きを見る

Utopia in the Anthropocene takes a cross-disciplinary approach to analyse our current world problems, identify the key resistance to change and take the reader step by step towards a more sustainabl……続きを見る

The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-……続きを見る

Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams. This book illuminates how surf ……続きを見る

This volume, based on papers presented at a conference on Environmental Security after Communism at Carleton University, explores the linkages between environmental quality and security in Eastern E……続きを見る

"Anyone who has ever driven on a U.S. interstate highway or eaten at an exit-ramp McDonald’s will come away from this book with a better understanding of what makes modern America what it is." – Chi……続きを見る

The thirteenth of a well-received and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure, Commercial Facilities Protection and Homeland Security is intended to help law enforcement, security special……続きを見る

This volume introduces the notion of Thinking Infrastructures to explore a broad range of phenomena that structure attention, shape decision-making, and guide cognition: Thinking Infrastructures con……続きを見る

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme, often of a social nature and for societ……続きを見る

Our understandings of the landscapes around us are constantly changing. How we interact with, manage and value these spaces is important, as it helps us to ensure we live in attractive, functional a……続きを見る

Infrastructureーelectricity, telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitationーare central to people’s lives. Without it, they cannot make a living, stay healthy, and maintain a good quality of life……続きを見る

China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013 to improve connectivity and cooperation on a transcontinental scale. This study, by a team of World Bank Group economists led by Michele Ruta, ana……続きを見る

This book is the first to bring together academic and practitioner views of Value for Money (VFM). VFM has been used to assess whether or not an organisation has obtained the maximum benefit within ……続きを見る

A Financial Times Book of the Year A ProMarket Book of the Year “Superbly argued and important…Donald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defective capitalism described in The Great Reversal. ……続きを見る

Soy el autor de este libro para proporcionar una guía esencial, ideas convincentes y formas únicas para Arquitectos Empresariales para que puedan llevar a cabo con éxito iniciativas complejas de mod……続きを見る