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Now in its sixth edition, the hugely popular Digital Marketing Excellence is a practical guide to creating and executing integrated digital marketing plans, combining established approaches to marketing planning with the creative use of new digital models and digital tools.
Written by two highly experienced digital marketing consultants, the book shows you how to:
Draw up an outline integrated digital marketing plan
Evaluate and apply digital marketing principles and models
Integrate online and offline communications
Implement customer-driven digital marketing as part of digital transformation
Reduce costly trial and error
Measure and enhance your digital marketing
Learn best practices for reaching and engaging your audiences using the key digital marketing platforms.
This new edition has been streamlined to seamlessly integrate the latest developments in digital analytics, ethics and privacy, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Including new international case studies and up-to-date examples throughout, this book cuts through the jargon to show marketers how to leverage data and digital technologies to their advantage.
Offering a highly structured and accessible guide to a critical and far-reaching subject, Digital Marketing Excellence, 6th edition,provides a vital reference point for all digital marketing students, and managers involved in digital marketing strategy and implementation.
Online resources have been fully updated for the new edition and include a new set of PowerPoint slides and a full test bank of questions and exercises.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Digital Marketing
2. Digital Customers
3. Digital Models
4. Content Marketing
5. Create Integrated Campaigns
6. Social Media Marketing
7. Digital Communications
8. Designing Digital Experiences
9. Digital Innovation
10. Digital Marketing Plan
Data-gathering technology is more sophisticated than ever, as are
the ethical standards for using this data. This second edition
shows how to navigate this complex environment. Data Ethics
provides a practical framework for the implementation of ethical
principles into information management systems. It shows how to
assess the types of ethical dilemmas organizations might face as
they become more data-driven. This fully updated edition includes
guidance on sustainability and environmental management and on how
ethical frameworks can be standardized across cultures that have
conflicting values. There is also discussion of data colonialism,
the challenge of ethical trade-offs with ad-tech and analytics such
as Covid-19 tracking systems and case studies on Smart Cities and
Demings Principles. As the pace of developments in data-processing
technology continues to increase, it is vital to capitalize on the
opportunities this affords while ensuring that ethical standards
and ideals are not compromised. Written by internationally regarded
experts in the field, Data Ethics is the essential guide for
students and practitioners to optimizing ethical data standards in
organizations.
Structured around the author's tried-and-tested New Venture
Creation framework, this textbook encourages practical learning,
enabling you to launch and develop your business. Broken down into
three phases - Research, Business model development, Launch - the
book provides a systematic approach which tells you everything you
need to know and, most importantly, everything you need to do, to
start a new venture. You will learn how organisations and
entrepreneurs address issues via real life case insights and
quotes, while fictional case studies are presented to explore how
you might choose ways forward in your entrepreneurial journey. The
popular and effective Workbook, which enables you to work through
your thoughts and ideas on business development and construct a
profile of your new venture, is now presented in a digital format.
A new Digital links booklet directs to company websites and
interviews with entrepreneurs, and these resources are designed so
that they can be used concurrently with the book. This edition
includes new material on the importance of anticipating new
challenges and the need for re-strategizing and building
resilience, while sustainability and diversity have been
foregrounded in a re-examination of the case studies. New Venture
Creation is the essential textbook for preparing for real-life
entrepreneurial experience: accessible, practical and grounded in
academic insight.
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The text offers a comprehensive and unique perspective on disaster risk associated with natural hazards. It covers a wide range of topics, reflecting the most recent debates but also older and pioneering discussions in the academic field of disaster studies as well as in the policy and practical areas of disaster risk reduction (DRR). This book will be of particular interest to undergraduate students studying geography and environmental studies/science. It will also be of relevance to students/professionals from a wide range of social and physical science disciplines, including public health and public policy, sociology, anthropology, political science and geology.
Table of Contents
Part I: The nature and impact of disasters. 1.What’s disaster risk? 2.Where and when do disasters occur? 3.The impact of disasters. Part II: Vulnerabilities and capacities. 4.Why do disasters occur? 5.People’s vulnerability. 6.People’s capacities. Part III: Natural and socio-natural hazards. 7.Endogenous processes: Earthquake, Volcanoes and Tsunamis. 8.Gravity-Driven ‘Natural’ Exogenous Processes. 9.Climatological and hydro-meteorological hazards. 10.Socio-natural hazards. Part IV: People’s response to and resilience during and after disasters. 11.People’s behaviour in time of disaster. 12.People’s resilience. 13.Moving Towards Disaster Recovery. Part V: Disaster risk reduction and management. 14.Disaster risk reduction. 15.Disaster management. 16.Fostering disaster recovery. 17.Conclusions
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Now in a thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, An Introduction to the Policy Process provides students at all levels with an accessible, readable, and affordable introduction to the field of public policy. In keeping with prior editions, author Tom Birkland conveys the best current thinking on the policy process in a clear, conversational style. Designed to address new developments in both policy theory and policy making, the Fifth Edition includes examinations of:
the Brexit referendum result and its effects on the UK, European Union, and world politics, as well as the 2016 election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, and the ways in which these events have caused voters and policy makers to rethink their assumptions;
changes to the media environment, including the decline of newspapers and television news, the growth of social media, and the emergence of "fake news";
new policy theory developments like the emergence of the Narrative Policy Framework and continued and newer applications of existing theories of policy process like Advocacy Coalitions, Multiple Streams, Punctuated Equilibrium, and Institutional Analysis and Development; and
all-new and updated chapter "at a glance" outlines, definitions of key terms, provocative review questions, recommended reading, visual aids and case studies, theoretical literature, and preentation slides and Test Banks to make teaching from the book easier than ever.
Firmly grounded in both social science and political science, An Introduction to the Policy Process provides the most up-to-date and thorough overview of the theory and practice of the policy process, ideal for upper-level undergraduate and introductory graduate courses in Public Policy, Public Administration, and Political Science programs.
Table of Contents
1. Introducing the Policy Process. 2. Elements of the Policy Making System. 3. The Historical and Structural Contexts of Public Policy Making. 4. Official Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy. 5. Unofficial Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy. 6. Agenda Setting, Power, and Interest Groups. 7. Policies and Policy Types. 8. Decision Making and Policy Analysis. 9. Policy Design and Policy Tools. 10. Policy Implementation, Failure, and Learning. 11. Science and Theory in the Study of Public Policy. Index.
The Business Analysis Handbook was ground-breaking in providing a
hands-on guide to the business analyst role. This second edition
reflects key developments and new career pathways in the
profession. Business analysis helps organizations to develop an
informed understanding of the solutions they need to drive
effective change. In the age of digital transformation, the role is
more important than ever. Written by an expert, the book provides
practical advice on both the skills and the nitty-gritty activities
of the profession and outlines tools and techniques with guidelines
on how and when to apply them. This second edition offers increased
guidance on remote working and different career pathways in
business analysis. Readers will also benefit from a new chapter on
how to build the business analysis function effectively in an
organization, supported by skills matrix examples, training
strategies and tips on career development. It also features
examples of hot topics such as agile, sustainability and digital
transformation. This is an indispensable guide for business
analysts looking to upgrade their skills set and careers. It will
also be invaluable for business leaders seeking to harness the
value of the business analysis function within their organizations.
Marketing Strategy offers a unique and dynamic approach based on
four underlying principles that underpin marketing today: All
customers differ; All customers change; All competitors react; and
All resources are limited. The structured framework of this
acclaimed textbook allows marketers to develop effective and
flexible strategies to deal with diverse marketing problems under
varying circumstances. Uniquely integrating marketing analytics and
data driven techniques with fundamental strategic pillars the book
exemplifies a contemporary, evidence-based approach. This base
toolkit will support students' decision-making processes and equip
them for a world driven by big data. The second edition builds on
the first's successful core foundation, with additional pedagogy
and key updates. Research-based, action-oriented, and authored by
world-leading experts, Marketing Strategy is the ideal resource for
advanced undergraduate, MBA, and EMBA students of marketing, and
executives looking to bring a more systematic approach to corporate
marketing strategies. New to this Edition: - Revised and updated
throughout to reflect new research and industry developments,
including expanded coverage of digital marketing, influencer
marketing and social media strategies - Enhanced pedagogy including
new Worked Examples of Data Analytics Techniques and unsolved
Analytics Driven Case Exercises, to offer students hands-on
practice of data manipulation as well as classroom activities to
stimulate peer-to-peer discussion - Expanded range of examples to
cover over 250 diverse companies from 25 countries and most
industry segments - Vibrant visual presentation with a new full
colour design Accompanying online resources for this title can be
found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/marketing-strategy-2e. These
resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using
this textbook and are available at no extra cost.
Fully updated throughout, this fifth edition is essential reading
for master's-level CIPD and non-CIPD students alike. Balancing
theoretical frameworks and practical guidance, Research Methods in
Human Resource Management explains everything from the first stages
of a HR research project from defining a hypothesis and planning
the research process through to reviewing literature and documents,
collecting and analysing both qualitative and quantitative data.
There is also guidance on how to write up the research project with
best practice sample literature reviews and write-ups included.
Fully updated throughout, this edition now includes expert
discussion of how secondary data can be used in a research project
as well as new material on data collection in a hybrid world,
ethics and sustainability. International examples and discussion of
collecting data from different geographies. Mapped to the CIPD
Advanced module, Business Research in People Practice, this is an
invaluable textbook for all postgraduate HR students needing to
complete a dissertation or research project. 'Review and Reflect'
sections at the end of each chapter, case illustrations and
activities help to consolidate learning. Online resources include
an Instructor's manual, PowerPoint slides and annotated weblinks.
Better communication skills will have a direct impact on your career development. Improve Your Communication Skills is your practical guide to effective communication in business.
This fully updated 7th edition now features a handy self-assessment tool to help you profile your own preferred communication style, even more practical exercises, useful checklists and top tips, as well as content on influencing others and managing difficult conversations. This book provides vital guidance on improving your conversations, building rapport, giving effective presentations, writing excellent reports and networking successfully.
With the help of Improve Your Communication Skills, you will be able to get your message across - every time.
A must-have introductory text of unrivalled coverage and depth focusing on events planning and management, the fourth edition of Events Management provides a complete A to Z of the principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events.
The book offers a systematic guide to organising successful events, examining areas such as event design, logistics, marketing, human resource management, financial planning, risk management, impacts, evaluation and reporting. The fourth edition has been fully updated and revised to include content covering technology, including virtual and hybrid events, concepts such as social capital, soft power and events, social inclusion, equality, accessibility and diversity, and the latest industry reports, research and legal frameworks. The book is logically structured and features new case studies, showing real-life applications and highlighting issues with planning events of all types and scales in a range of geographical locations.
This book has been dubbed ‘the events management bible’ and fosters an interactive learning experience amongst scholars of events management, tourism and hospitality.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Event Context
1. An Overview of the Event Field
2. Perspectives on Events
3. The Event Planning Context
4. Event Tourism Planning
5. Sustainable Event Management
Section 2: Planning
6. Strategic Event Planning
7. Conceptualising the Event
8. Event Project Management
9. Event Financial Planning
10. Human Resource Management and Events
11. Marketing Planning for Events
12. Promotion: Integrated Marketing Communication for Events
13. Sponsorship of Events
Section 3: Event Operations and Evaluation
14. Event Design and Production
15. Event Logistics
16. Legal Considerations in Event Planning and Management
17. Risk Management
18. Evaluation and Research
Fully updated and revised, this seminal book explains and illustrates what photographs are, how they were made and used in the past and, more particularly, what their place is in the creative arts and visual communications world of today.
Paul Hill looks at photographs as modes of expression and explores the diversity of approaches taken when creating photographs and what these mean for a photographer’s practice and purpose. It emphasises the importance of contextualisation to the understanding of the medium, diving into the ideas behind the images and how the camera transforms and influences how we see the world. With an impressive collection of 200 full colour images from professional practitioners and artists, it invites us to consider the foundations of photography’s past and the digital revolution’s impact on the creation and dissemination of photographs today.
Essential reading for all students of photography, it is an invaluable guide for those who want to make a career in photography, covering most areas of photographic practice from photojournalism to fine art to personal essay.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Roger Taylor
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: SEEING AND THINKING PHOTOGRAPHICALLY
Reading Photographs
Lenses and Angles
‘Flattening’ the 3-D World
Tones and Hues
The Focal Point
Juxtaposition
Metaphors and Symbols
Chapter Two: AFTER THE SHUTTER IS PRESSED
Understanding Images
Selection
Ambiguity
Making Prints
A Theme
Sequence and Series
Chapter Three: ART AND COMMUNICATION
Influence of Photography on Art
Influence of Art on Photography
Links with Literature
Narrative Flow
The Moving Image
Mixed Media
Visual Impact
Chapter Four: HOW PHOTOGRAPHY IS USED
Captions and Titles
Galleries
Publishing and Reproduction
Commissions
Magazines
Newspapers
Photojournalism
Posters and Photomurals
Chapter Five: THE PHOTOGRAPHER AS WITNESS
Making a Record
Snapshots
Portraits
Content and Form
Documentary
Events
Chapter Six: EXPERIENCING BEAUTY
Landscape and Nature
Natural Landscape
Manmade Landscape
Home Environment
The ‘Fine’ Print
Chapter Seven: IN SEARCH OF SELF AND THE METAPHOR
Self-expression
Reflecting the Human Condition
Spirit of Place
Sequencing
Chapter Eight: FROM PRINTED PAGE TO GALLERY WALL
New Outlets
New Documentary
Surrealism
Topographies
Chapter Nine: RADICAL CHANGES AND THE IMAGING FUTURE
Conceptual Art
Democratic Dissemination
Signs and Symbols
Photography and Politics
Postmodernism and Beyond
Electronic Imaging
Conclusion
The new edition of Gene Control, for the first time, provides extensive coverage on prokaryotic gene regulation, which makes it the only textbook offering a complete and detailed account of gene control for both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The core objective of this edition is to educate students about the fundamental principles and mechanisms governing gene expression, regulation, and function. To reinforce these ideas, each chapter now includes discussion questions to promote critical thinking. There are also multiple choice questions and animations for students, and a large question bank and figure slides for instructors. The textbook also emphasizes the vital role of scientific experiments and evidence in shaping our current understanding of gene control and provides comprehensive coverage of essential gene expression techniques and methodologies throughout the book.
This extensively updated edition of the renowned textbook Gene Control will remain a valuable resource for students, instructors, researchers, and medical professionals exploring various aspects of gene control, ranging from the regulation of genes in infectious diseases to embryonic development across different organisms, from bacteria to humans.
Table of Contents
1. Level of Gene Control
2. Transcription in Bacteria
3. Gene Regulation in Bacteria
4. Structure of Chromatin
5. The Epigenome: Role of Chromatin Structure in Gene Control
6. Transcription in Eukaryotes
7. Transcription Factors and Transcriptional Control
8. Post-transcriptional Processes
9. Post-transcriptional Regulation
10. Gene Control and Cellular Signaling Pathways
11. Gene Control in Embryonic Development
12. Control of Cell Type-specific Gene Expression
13. Gene Regulation and Cancer
14. Gene Regulation and Human Disease
15. Conclusions
Glossary
Index
A thoroughly accessible and engaging workbook-style text, ideal for all NVQ students, including Foundation Modern Apprentices. Mechanical Engineering: Level 2 NVQ is a practical and interactive engineering book, written by practicing lecturers and designed for college students and Foundation Modern Apprentices. A highly readable text is supported by numerous assignments provided to build up a portfolio of evidence. Designed so that students can complete the blanks this book can be used as evidence for assessment purposes and as an essential reference guide for their subsequent employment.
This book covers the mandatory units (1-3), general support units (4-5) and option units (10-12) required to deliver a full NVQ programme. Key Skills activities are also provided at the relevant points through the book.
Mechanical Engineering: NVQ2 is a new single-volume text for the new Performing Engineering Operations NVQs from EMTA and City & Guilds updated and expanded from David Salmon's popular NVQ titles:
NVQ Engineering Manufacture: Mandatory Units
NVQ Engineering: Mechanical Option Units
Table of Contents
Preface; Chapter/unit references; Introduction for candidates; Introduction for trainers; Working safely in an engineering environment; Developing yourself and working with other people on engineering activities; Communicating using engineering drawings; Communicating technical information in the workplace; Identifying and selecting engineering materials; Checking workpieces for accuracy; Marking out for engineering activities; Fitting using hand skills; Machining engineering materials by turning; Machining engineering materials by milling; Using computer software packages to assist with engineering activities; Problem solving; Appendices; Index
Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art
of Style Selection, Fitting, and Alteration, Fourth Edition, shows
readers how to recognize, evaluate, and correct fit for a variety
of body types, sizes, for women, men, and children. This
comprehensive guide presents proven methods of style selection,
fitting, and alteration. The authors use a multi-level approach
that is both logical and easy to follow, and each procedure is
clearly identified and fully illustrated with a second color added
to clarify the procedure and show directional measuring. Each
figure is drawn to scale ensuring consistency and accuracy. The
cause for the fitting problem is clearly identified and
explained--giving readers the why behind each fitting procedure.
Highlights of this edition include discussions of sustainable
practices, body diversity, and now includes examples for menswear
and childrenswear. New to this Edition -Discusses sustainable
practices, in accordance with industry standards -Now includes
diverse body sizes, body types, and discussions around body
positivity -Newly added examples for menswear and childrenswear
-New step-by-step videos available via STUDIO STUDIO Features
Include -Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results
and personalized study tips -Review concepts with flashcards of
terms and definitions -Watch step-by-step videos depicting key
techniques Instructor Resources -Instructor’s Guide to help
integrate the text into your classroom -PowerPoint Slides for every
chapter
Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Eleventh Edition is intended for a course whose main purpose is to enable students to do computations and write proofs. This text stresses the importance of obtaining a solid introduction to the traditional topics, while at the same time presenting abstract algebra as a contemporary and very much active subject, which is currently being used by working physicists, chemists, and computer scientists.
For nearly four decades, this classic text has been widely appreciated by instructors and students alike. The book offers an enjoyable read and conveys and develops enthusiasm for the beauty of the topics presented. It is comprehensive, lively, and engaging.
Students will learn how to do computations and write proofs. A unique feature of the book are exercises that build the skill of generalizing, a skill that students should develop, but rarely do.
Examples elucidate the definitions, theorems, and proof techniques; exercises facilitate understanding, provide insight, and develop the ability to do proofs. The hallmark features of previous editions of the book are enhanced in this edition. These include:
A good mixture of approximately 1900 computational and theoretical exercises appearing in each chapter that synthesizes concepts from multiple chapters
Back-of-the-book skeleton solutions and hints to odd-numbered exercises
Over 300 worked-out examples ranging from routine computations to the more challenging
Links to interactive True/False questions with comments
Links to computer exercises that utilize interactive software available on the author's website, stressing guessing and making conjectures
Many applications from scientific and computing fields, as well as some from everyday life
Numerous historical notes and biographies that spotlight the people and events behind the mathematics
Motivational and humorous quotations
Hundreds of figures, photographs, and tables
Changes to the eleventh edition include new exercises, examples, biographies, and quotes, and an enrichment of the discussion portions. These changes accentuate and enhance the hallmark features that have made previous editions of the book a comprehensive, lively, and engaging introduction to the subject.
While many partial solutions and sketches for the odd-numbered exercises appear in the book, an Instructor’s Solutions Manual offers solutions for all the exercises. A Student's Solution Manual has comprehensive solutions for all odd-numbered exercises, many even-numbered exercises, and numerous alternative solutions as well.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Groups
2 Groups
3 Finite Groups; Subgroups
4 Cyclic Groups
5 Permutation Groups
6 Ismorphisms
7 Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem
8 External Direct Products
9 Normal Subgroups and Factor Groups
10 Group Homomorphisms
11 Fundamental Theorem of Finite Abelian Groups
12 Introduction to Rings
13 Integral Domains
14 Ideals and Factor Rings
15 Ring Homomorphisms
16 Polynomial Rings
17 Factorization of Polynomials
18 Divisibilty in Integral Domains
19 Extension Fields
20 Algebraic Extensions
21 Finite Fields
22 Geometric Constructions
23 Sylow Theorems
24 Finite Simple Groups
25 Generators and Relations
26 Symmetry Groups
27 Symmetry and Counting
28 Cayley Digraphs of Groups
29 Introduction to Algebraic Coding Theory
30 An Introduction to Galois Theory
31 Cyclotomic Extensions
Water and Wastewater Engineering Technology presents the basic concepts and applications of water and wastewater engineering technology. It is primarily designed for students pursuing programs in civil, water resources, and environmental engineering, and presents the fundamentals of water and wastewater technology, hydraulics, chemistry, and biology. The book examines the urban water cycle in two main categories, water treatment and distribution, and wastewater collection and treatment. The material lays the foundation for typical one-semester courses in water engineering and also serves as a valuable resource to professionals operating and managing water and wastewater treatment plants. The chapters in this book are standalone, offering the flexibility to choose combinations of topics to suit the requirements of a given course or professional application.
Features:
Contains example problems and diagrams throughout to illustrate and clarify important topics
Problems both in SI and USC system of units
The procedure of unit cancellation followed in all solutions to the problems
Design applications and operation of water and wastewater system emphasized
Includes numerous practice problems with answers, and discussion questions in each chapter cover a range of engineering interventions to help conserve water resources and preserve water quality
Table of Contents
Section I: Basic Sciences 1. Introduction. 2. Standards of Measurement. 3. Basic Hydraulics. 4. Basic Chemistry. 5. Microbial Water Quality. Section II: Water Treatment 6. Sources of Water Supply. 7. Water Demand and Water Quality. 8. Coagulation and Flocculation. 9. Sedimentation. 10. Filtration. 11. Disinfection. 12. Water Softening. 13. Miscellaneous Methods I. 14. Miscellaneous Methods II. Section III: Water Distribution 15. Water Distribution. 16. Pipeline Systems. 17. Pumps and Pumping. 18. Water Distribution Operation. Section IV: Wastewater Collection 19. Wastewater Collection System. 20. Design of Sewers. 21. Construction of Sewers. Section V: Wastewater Treatment 22. Natural Purification. 23. Characteristics of Wastewater. 24. Primary Treatment. 25. Activated Sludge Process. 26. Stabilization Ponds. 27. Attached Growth Systems. 28. Anaerobic Systems. 29. Bio-Solids. 30. Advanced Wastewater Treatment.
This guidebook, now thorougly updated and revised in its second edition, gives comprehensive advice on the designing and setting up of monitoring programmes for the purpose of providing valid data for water quality assessments in all types of freshwater bodies. It is clearly and concisely written in order to provide the essential information for all agencies and individuals responsible for water quality.
International trade, and its financing, is now a key component of
many undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. For anyone
involved in international sales, finance, shipping and
administration, or for those studying for academic or professional
qualifications in international trade, The Handbook of
International Trade and Finance offers an extensive and topical
explanation of the key finance areas. This essential reference
resource provides the information necessary to help you to reduce
risks and improve cash flow, identify the most competitive finance
alternatives, structure the best payment terms, and minimize
finance and transaction costs. This fully revised and updated 4th
edition of The Handbook of International Trade and Finance also
describes the negotiating process from the perspectives of both the
buyer and the seller, providing valuable insight into the complete
financing process, and covering key topics such as: trade risks and
risk assessment; structured trade finance; methods and terms of
payment; currency risk management and bonds, guarantees and standby
letters of credit. The Handbook of International Trade and Finance
provides a complete and thorough assessment of all the issues
involved in constructing, financing and completing a cross-border
transaction, as an indispensable guide for anyone dealing with
international trade. The new edition also includes a section on
risk management, which plays an increasingly important role in
international trade from currency fluctuations to political risk
and natural disasters. N.B. This covers the principles of
international trade and finance that are common across the globe
and is relevant to anyone wanting to understand the subject,
wherever they are located. Specific national issues (such as the
UK's Brexit decision) do not affect the content. Online supporting
resources include PowerPoint lecture slides.
Air Transport Management: An International Perspective provides in-depth instruction in the diverse and dynamic area of commercial air transport management. The 2nd edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the sector.
The textbook includes both introductory reference material and more advanced content so as to provide a solid foundation in the core principles and practices of air transport management. This 2nd edition includes a new chapter on airline regulation and deregulation and new dedicated chapters focusing on aviation safety and aviation security. Four new contributors bring additional insights and expertise to the book.
The 2nd edition retains many of the key features of the 1st edition, including:
• A clearly structured topic-based approach that provides information on key air transport management issues including: aviation law, economics; airport and airline management; finance; environmental impacts, human resource management; and marketing;
• Chapters authored by leading air transport academics and practitioners worldwide which provide an international perspective;
• Learning objectives and key points which provide a framework for learning;
• Boxed case studies and examples in each chapter;
• Keyword definitions and stop and think boxes to prompt reflection and aid understanding of key terms and concepts.
Designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying aviation and business management degree programmes and industry practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge base, the book provides a single point of reference to the key legal, regulatory, strategic and operational concepts and processes that shape the form and function of the world’s commercial air transport industry.
Table of Contents
1 Aviation law and regulation 2 Aviation economics and forecasting 3 Airline regulation and deregulation 4 Airfield design, configuration and management 5 Airport systems planning, design, and management 6 Airport management and performance 7 The airport–airline relationship 8 Airline business models 9 Airline pricing strategies 10 Airline passengers 11 Airline scheduling and disruption management 12 Airline finance and financial management 13 Aviation safety 14 Aviation security 15 Airspace and air traffic management 16 Aircraft manufacturing and technology 17 Air cargo and logistics 18 Environmental impacts and mitigation 19 Human resource management and industrial relations 20 Air transport marketing communications 21 Air transport in regional, rural and remote regions
This trusted textbook returns in its 4th edition with even more
exercises to help consolidate understanding - and a companion
website featuring additional materials, including a solutions
manual for instructors. Offering a unique blend of theory and
practical application, it provides ideal preparation for doing
applied econometric work as it takes students from a basic level up
to an advanced understanding in an intuitive, step-by-step fashion.
Clear presentation of economic tests and methods of estimation is
paired with practical guidance on using several types of software
packages. Using real world data throughout, the authors place
emphasis upon the interpretation of results, and the conclusions to
be drawn from them in econometric work. This book will be essential
reading for economics undergraduate and master's students taking a
course in applied econometrics. Its practical nature makes it ideal
for modules requiring a research project. New to this Edition: -
Additional practical exercises throughout to help consolidate
understanding - A freshly-updated companion website featuring a new
solutions manual for instructors
Introducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide.
This fifth edition has been fully revised, and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of languages, including Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including the Bible, Buddhist sutras, Beowulf, the fiction of Proust and the theatre of Shakespeare, European Union and UNESCO documents, a range of contemporary films, a travel brochure, a children's cookery book and the translations of Harry Potter. Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary, and discussion points and exercises.
New features in this fifth edition include:
New material to keep up with developments in research and practice; this includes the sociology of translation chapter, where a new case study employs a Bourdieusian approach; there is also newly structured discussion on translation in the digital age, and audiovisual and machine translation;
Revised discussion points and updated figures and tables;
New in-chapter activities with links in the enhanced ebook to online materials and articles to encourage independent research;
An extensive updated companion website with video introductions and journal articles to accompany each chapter, online exercises, an interactive timeline, weblinks, and PowerPoint slides for teacher support.
This is a practical, user-friendly textbook ideal for students and researchers on courses in translation and translation studies.
Table of Contents
A visual tour of Introducing Translation Studies
List of figures and tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1 Main issues of translation studies
2 The basic concepts of early translation theory
3 Equivalence and equivalent effect
4 Studying translation product and process
5 Functional theories of translation
6 Discourse and Register analysis approaches
7 Systems theories
8 Cultural and ideological turns
9 The role of the translator: visibility, ethics and sociology
10 Philosophical approaches to translation
11 New directions from audiovisual translation and digital technology
12 Research and commentary projects
Bibliography
Index
Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction examines perennial questions of philosophy through engaging the empirical study of society. Questions of normativity concern the place of values in social scientific inquiry. Questions of naturalism concern the relationship between the natural and the social sciences. And questions of reductionism ask how social institutions relate to the people who constitute them.
This accessible text offers a comprehensive overview of debates in the field, with special attention to new research programs. Topics include the relationship of social policy to social science, interpretive research, cognitive and evolutionary explanations, intentional action explanation, rational choice theory, conventions and social norms, joint intentionality, causal inference, and experimentation.
Detailed examples of social scientific research motivate the philosophical questions and illustrate the important concepts. Treating philosophical commitments as implicit in social science, students of the social sciences will benefit from its application of philosophical argument to methodological and theoretical problems. The text argues that social science transforms philosophical questions, and students of philosophy will benefit from its direct engagement with contemporary debates.
The Second Edition provides updates with the most recent literature and adds two new chapters: one on modeling and one on the role of race and gender in the social sciences.
Key Updates to the Second Edition:
A new chapter on "Modeling and Explaining," which explores how models represent social systems and whether highly idealized models explain
A new chapter on "Race and Other Social Constructions," capturing much of the recent empirical research and philosophical interest in the social construction of categories like race and gender
Revised and updated chapters throughout, clarifying earlier presentations and bringing discussions from the First Edition into line with new research
Updated annotated Further Reading lists, which now include relevant publications from 2013 to 2022.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. What is the Philosophy of Social Science?
1.2. A Tour of the Philosophical Neighborhood
2. Objectivity, Values, and the Possibility of a Social Science
2.1. The Ideal of Value-Freedom
2.2. Impartiality and Theory Choice
2.3. Essentially Contested Ideas
2.4. Wrap Up
3. Theories, Interpretations, and Concepts
3.1. Aggression, Violence, and Video Games
3.2. Defining Theoretical concepts
3.3. Interpretivism
3.4. Wrap Up
4. Interpretive Methodology
4.1. Evidence for Interpretation
4.2. Rationality, Explanation, and Interpretive Charity
4.3. Cognition, Evolution, and Interpretation
4.4. Wrap Up
5. Action and Agency
5.1. Explaining Action
5.2. The Games People Play
5.3. Agency
5.4. Wrap Up
6. Modeling and Explaining
6.1. Modeling Segregation
6.2. Learning From Models
6.3. The Explanation Paradox
6.4. Wrap Up
7. Reductionism: Structures, Agents, and Evolution
7.1. Explaining Revolutions
7.2. Social Theory and Social Ontology
7.3. Agents and Social Explanations
7.4. Evolutionary Explanations
7.5. Wrap Up
8. Race and Other Social Constructions
8.1. Race in the Social Sciences: A Brief History
8.2. Reductionism and the Social Construction of Race
8.3. Is Race Real? From Social Construction to Social Kinds
8.4. Wrap Up
9. Social Norms
9.1. Disenchanting the Social World
9.2. Norms and Rational Choices
9.3. Normativity and Practice
9.4. Is Unification Possible?
9.5. Wrap Up
10. Intentions, Institutions, and Collective Action
10.1. Agency and Collective Intentionality
10.2. Joint Intentionality
10.3. Intentions and Institutions
10.4. Wrap Up
11. Causality and Law in the Social World
11.1. The Democratic Peace Hypothesis
11.2. Are There Social Scientific Laws?
11.3. Causation and Law
11.4. Interventions, Capacities, and Mechanisms
11.5. Wrap Up
12. Methodologies of Causal Inference
12.1. Bayesian Networks and Causal Modeling
12.2. Case Studies and Causal Structure
12.3. Experimentation
12.4. Extrapolation and Social Engineering
12.5. Wrap Up
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Table of Contents
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