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Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies
George Pell is the most recognisable face of the Australian
Catholic Church. He was the Ballarat boy with the film-star looks
who studied at Oxford and rose through the ranks to become the
Vatican's indispensable 'Treasurer'. As an outspoken defender of
church orthodoxy, 'Big George's' ascendancy within the clergy was
remarkable and seemingly unstoppable. The Royal Commission into
Institutional Responses to Child Abuse has brought to light
horrific stories about sexual abuse of the most vulnerable and
provoked public anger at the extent of the cover-up. George Pell
has always portrayed himself as the first man in the Church to
tackle the problem. But questions about what the Cardinal knew, and
when, have persisted. The nation's most prominent Catholic is now
the subject of a police investigation into allegations spanning
decades that he too abused children. Louise Milligan is the only
Australian journalist who has been privy to the most intimate
stories of complainants. She pieces together a series of disturbing
pictures of the Cardinal's knowledge and his actions, many of which
are being told here for the first time. Conspiracy or cover-up?
Cardinal uncovers uncomfortable truths about a culture of sexual
entitlement, abuse of trust and how ambition can silence evil.
A clear and lively account of the machinery, innovation and
personalities that have shaped the industry that provides the
all-essential daily bread. Indispensible for anyone with an
interest in industrial history. There is a wealth of literature on
the traditional flour milling industry, much of it concerned with
the charms of rural settings and ancient crafts, whereas the
history of the dramatic changes in milling methods from the 1870s
onwards has been somewhat neglected. Written by Glyn Jones,
engineer and lecturer in technology, `The Millers' sets out to
redress the balance and tells the story of the transformation of
the flour milling industry by men of vision with enterprise and
engineering skill, from the first experiments with roller mills
before 1880 to the sleek, automated flour mills operating at the
end of the twentieth century. It is a story of technological
endeavour and industrial success. The innovations were
revolutionary, with roller mills, purifiers and a variety of
sifting and sorting machines replacing millstones and crude sieving
equipment. Change was propelled by an increasing demand for white
bread, and whiter flour could be produced by roller milling of hard
foreign wheats, whereas traditional millstone methods were not
suitable for the production of large quantities of branless flour.
Henry Simon, who became the pioneering leader of the new field of
milling engineering, installed his first roller plant in Manchester
in 1878; by 1887 mills on the Simon system could produce enough
flour to meet the requirements of 11 million people. The mass
production of flour for our daily bread began in earnest. From
1904, the most forceful innovator among British millers was Joseph
Rank, who commissioned Henry Simon Ltd to supply new plants at the
main ports of Hull, London, Cardiff and Liverpool. The roles played
by the other leading millers, many of which are still household
names, are also included in this account. Despite the hugely
impressive and far-reaching technological advances made by British
millers and milling engineers, they have not received the credit
they deserve. In truth, they replaced the traditional, basic form
of the industry rapidly and effectively, and their inventions
transformed milling in Britain and further afield. `The Millers'
describes, in a clear and lively way, not only the changes in
machinery and processing and the effects on the traditional
industry, but the personalities who shaped the trade and the
companies they ran, and the myths and legends which have surrounded
them. Modern mills, rooted in British innovation and enterprise,
are impressive in appearance and striking inside, with machinery
that looks smart and is automatically controlled, processing wheat
for a range of attractive foods and for the still essential daily
bread.
This book examines patent law and policy in biotechnology across
the full lifecycle of the patent, focusing on the patent bargain
and the public interest. It considers the central issues of how to
strike an effective balance of rights, and whether public interest
is adequately safeguarded - two issues that are particularly
important in areas of rapidly emerging technology. Expert
contributors are brought together to explore patent eligibility in
biotechnology, focusing on the fields of precision medicine,
biofabrication and non-invasive prenatal testing. Chapters also
explore the construction and coherence of exceptions to
patentability,an examination of FRAND licensing in the context of
the internet of medical things, and the possibility of using
licensing to encourage or ensure the ethical use of patented
technologies. With its carefully constructed analysis, this book
will be an excellent resource for academic researchers, and
students, in the fields of biotechnology law, pharmaceutical law
and intellectual property law. It will also be useful for legal
practitioners and policymakers, as well as charitable bodies and
non-governmental organisations.
This insightful Handbook brings together the practical guidance of
over 50 international practitioners in sustainable tourism.
Applying strong research design principles it provides a workable
and rational toolkit for investigating practical challenges while
accounting for modest timeframes and resources. Expert contributors
illustrate how to undertake environmental, socio-cultural and
economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism
ventures and ascertain their impact over time. Chapters cover
fundamentals including how to conduct feasibility studies and
business plans, and address key topics such as visitor management
and overcrowding. Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance,
this Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional
experience to outline the best practices for an array of tasks to
inform sustainable tourism planning, development and operation.
Incorporating concrete solutions employed in numerous contexts,
this Handbook is crucial reading for practitioners of sustainable
tourism and agencies commissioning sustainable tourism assignments
who are in need of innovative methods and up-to-date guidance in
the field. It will also benefit tourism scholars, particularly
those investigating practical methodologies for creating
sustainable tourism experiences.
Providing a comprehensive overview and analysis of the latest
research in the growing field of public transport studies, this
Handbook looks at the impact of urbanisation and the growth of
mega-cities on public transport. Chapters examine the significant
challenges facing the field that require new and original
solutions, including congestion and environmental relief, and the
social equity objectives that justify public transport in cities.
This cross-disciplinary Handbook explores current topics in public
transport research, focusing on the impact of innovative research
on planning and operations in practice. Looking at the research
frontiers in this increasingly complex and growing industry, the
Handbook offers detailed analysis of the foundations, trends and
futures of research, user perspectives, policy, planning and
operational perspectives, and the future of service developments. A
critical read for transport and urban planning students and
scholars, this cutting-edge book showcases important case studies
and insights into current research. The practical applications of
research discussed in the Handbook will also be useful to transport
and urban planners as well as public transport regulators.
Renewable energy technologies produce many measurable benefits,
such as a clear reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, it
is also apparent that these methods of energy production come with
costs. Discussing renewable energy developments within an economic
context, this pertinent Handbook provides a comprehensive view of
the present and future dimensions of renewable energy use. Divided
into six authoritative parts, the Handbook employs economic
evaluation to provide an analysis of the benefits and costs of
renewable energy, allowing authors to extrapolate potential policy
changes. Chapters address the conceptual, methodological and
empirical dimensions of renewable energy, providing a broad
coverage of key topics while maintaining a clear policy-oriented
philosophy. With a structured application of energy economics to
renewable energy issues, this enlightening Handbook will be
beneficial for environmental and energy policy makers. It will also
be an interesting read for academics within such fields as policy
regulation, energy economics and environmental economics.
Large-scale adverse health and developmental outcomes related to
tobacco affect millions of people across the world, raising serious
questions from a human rights perspective. In response to this
crisis, this timely book provides a comprehensive analysis of the
promotion and enforcement of human rights protection in tobacco
control law and policy at international, regional, and domestic
levels. This thought-provoking book offers significant new insights
to the topic, laying the foundations for a human rights based
approach to tobacco control. Addressing the function of law as a
tool to help combat one of the major public health challenges
facing society, contributions by global scholars rebut human rights
claims presented by the tobacco industry. Emphasis is instead
placed upon the human rights of vulnerable individuals, children in
particular, as a result of smoking and exposure to second-hand
smoke. Illustrating ways in which the right to health can be
advanced with regards to tobacco control, smoking and the use of
e-cigarettes, this important book will be a vital resource for
human rights and health law scholars and practitioners as well as
policy makers in public health law. Contributors include: D.
Barrett, D. Beyleveld, O.A. Cabrera, A. Constantin A. Garde, M.E.
Gispen, L. Gruszczynski, J. Hannah, S. Karjalainen, L. Lane, S.
Lierman, A.L. McCarthy, A. Mitchell, S. Negri, O. Nnamuchi, M.
Roberts, A. Schmidt, M. Sormunen, A. Taylor, B. Toebes, M. van
Westendorp, Y. Zhang
Bringing together a series of new perspectives and reflections on
creative economies, this insightful Modern Guide expands and
challenges current knowledge in the field. Interdisciplinary in
scope, it features a broad range of contributions from both leading
and emerging scholars, which provide innovative, critical research
into a wide range of disciplines, including arts and cultural
management, cultural policy, cultural sociology, economics,
entrepreneurship, management and business studies, geography,
humanities, and media studies. Designed to push the boundaries of
understanding on the topic, this Modern Guide initially addresses
definitional and methodological challenges, before offering new
perspectives on the theory and practice of creative and cultural
entrepreneurship, and exploring the role of networks and the
importance of place and mobility. The book concludes by
re-imagining creative economies, raising issues of inequality and
justice, care and solidarity, and opportunities for value
recognition, while providing new visions of inclusivity, cultural
capability, and future development. A timely reflection on the
importance of creative economies, this Modern Guide will be a
critical read for students, scholars and policymakers working to
support and develop future inclusive and sustainable creative
economies.
The book takes an in-depth look at the East Coast Main Line-King's
Cross to Edinburgh-between 1939 and 1959. This is carried out in a
series of chapters. In the first one a picture is painted of the
state of the network in the late 1930s. It is followed by an
account of the historical context of the changes on the ECML over
the subject years. This includes wartime 1939-1945 and the fortunes
of British Railways in the post-war period until the end of the
1950s; then follows an account of passenger services on the ECML in
the summer of 1939 and in the war and changes thereafter. Towards
the end of the book there are smaller chapters of specific
interest. Amongst these are military and other government
installations served by the ECML during WWII; specific wartime
locomotive workings; the impact of war on the ECML at various
locations along the line; accidents on the ECML September-December
1959 and snow and floods on the ECML in the 1940s and 1950s. The
period covered is a crucial one in the history of the line and it
is presented in an erudite yet readable manner.
Synthesizing current understandings on the relationship between
transport and land use, this timely Handbook proposes an agenda for
research and practice that leads toward more human-centered
communities within an increasingly urbanized world facing rapid
technological change. Â Leading scholars reframe and expand
conventional transport policy holistically with concepts grounded
in behavioral, economic, psychological and sociological theories in
this fundamental reference work. Chapters explore the role of
institutional policies and informal cultural contexts in
influencing transport and land use systems, before examining the
impacts of transportation and land use decisions across multiple
areas, including equity, public health, climate, environment, and
lifestyle preferences. The Handbook concludes by emphasizing
pathways for human-centered development, planning, and policy in an
age of rapid innovation in new mobility technologies. Â
Outlining the fundamental, emerging and developing theories,
methods, models and policies across the fields of transportation
and land use, this interdisciplinary Handbook will be invaluable to
students and scholars of urban planning and transport studies.
Setting an agenda for future research and policy initiatives, it
will also prove a useful resource to policymakers and practitioners
working within transport and land use planning.
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